Howdy, Theatre Folk!
Bravissimo! is coming up on May 18th. Congratulations to this year's honorees from SDUSD. They include Rookie of the Year, Charisa Childress at Montgomery Middle School, Choice Award Winners, Stacey Allen from Clairemont HS and Bill Cobb from Dana Middle School, and Elementary Administrator of the Year, Kimi Lochtefeld, Principal at Dingeman Elementary. Mr. William Virchis will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Please join us for a fun evening. For more info and tickets please contact Ron Jessee at ronarts@sdcoe.net.
Surprise! A special professional development treat! Jennifer Stoessner, the new face in the La Jolla Playhouse Education Department, has graciously offered to include us in her workshop this Saturday. Jennifer, in conjunction with the student board at LJP, will be offering an Object Theatre Workshop at 10:00 am, in room Seuss 2 the LJP campus. Just bring three objects that you might incorporate into character work and come ready to play.
Anyone planning on attending the 2009 EDTA conference? It's in Anaheim, September 10 - 13. For more info, check out edta.org/conference.
ETC Paradigm Happy Hour - Chris Rynne, the theatrical sales director from O'Conner Sales Agency, is having an event to provide demonstrations on the Paradigm and SmartLink architectural dimming systems that are typically used in high school theaters. He will also have a Selador 7-color LED fixture as well as the ION and Element consoles to show off. If you still have arts block monies available, Karen has said that she is willing to consider new equipment purchases. The price on these products is going up in the near future - so it's a good time to have a look and dream a little. If you are interested in attending, contact Chris directly by Friday. chris@oconnersales.com
Speaking of $$ - while things continue to look bleak as far as the budget is concerned, we never know when a pocket of money may pop up. It's my advice that you always have short and long term plans in place for your programs and facilities. Then, when the $$ fairy arrives, you can jump into action! The school board meets tonight and will have the first reading of their "Proposed Vision Statement" entitled "SDUSD: A 2020 Vision for Local Excellence." We want to make sure the arts in general, and theatre in particular, are part of that plan. Especially when it comes to the technical and facility aspects of teaching theatre. We need current equipment to help our students be viable in this very real and rapidly growing entertainment industry.
Don’t forget to order your discounted Padres tickets and support our Visual and Performing Arts programs. For information, contact Aly Evans at (619) 725-5582 or aevans2@sandi.net.
Elementary and Middle School Theatre Teachers may have students interested in the Peninsula Arts Summer Arts Academy at NTC Promenade. Students in grades 3-8 have the opportunity to engage with professional artists in dance, music, visual arts, theater, martial arts and physical conditioning. For more information, call Liberty School at (619) 573-9303 or e-mail libertyschool@ntcfoundation.org.
Get out and see a show! Coming this week -
Shakespeare Festival – Dana Middle School
May 14 & 15 – contact kkocar@sandi.net
Murder in the Air – Hoover High
May 15, 16 & 17 – contact lwilliams5@sandi.net
Arts Advocacy site of the week: www.sdcoe.net/sdeta
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