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Dear <<First Name>>,
We probably don't need to tell you the department is buzzing with activity. Here is what you need to know this week, including our first Wed@One of the semester!
Be sure to get your Hamlet tickets. They are available now through the Kaye Box Office. Tickets are free with a student ID.
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Wed@One with The Prop Guild Next Week!
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Join us for a presentation and Q&A with the founders of The Prop Guild - A Collective for Professional & Aspiring New York City Props People.
Panelists:
Rachel Kenner fell into props and has now worked as freelance prop artisan and prop master on and off Broadway for ten years. Her credits include shows at The Public, Lincoln Center Theater, New York City Center, and Second Stage. She particularly loves outdoor and immersive theatre, having worked at Sleep No More and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 among others.
Claire M. Kavanah is a prop supervisor and artisan based in Brooklyn. She has worked primarily with the Public Theater over the last six years on productions including Eclipsed, The Gabriels, Privacy, Gently Down the Stream, Hamlet, Miss You Like Hell, Mojada and The Michaels. Claire has also worked as a prop artisan on various other projects including SpongeBob SquarePants, Hand to God and one time a Burning Man type immersive installation on a boat. Claire recently helped transfer Girl from The North Country from the Public Theater to its Broadway home.
Alex Wylie is a freelance prop master and artisan based in Queens. He started working on props in undergrad quite by accident and hasn't looked back. His credits include shows at: The Public, MCC, Roundabout, and other theaters. He has worked on immersive shows as well as themed entertainment with RWS Entertainment Group as well. He loves woodworking, making spreadsheets, and using the word "y'all" in professional emails.
Mark your calendars for a FREE Props Workshop for Theatre Majors & Minors
Rachel, Claire and Alex will run a props workshop that is available for FREE to Hunter Theatre majors and minors a couple of weeks after the event in TH101 on Saturday, April 9th, 2022. The workshop will be an overview of the most commonly used consumable props including various paper items, blood types & uses, and breakaways.
Wednesday, March 23rd 1PM via Zoom
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Wardrobe Apprentice Needed
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Our Department production of Hamlet is still looking for a Costume Apprentice. Earn a required apprenticeship credit and be a part of the show!
Must be available to start on 3/28 and be available for all tech rehearsals and performances through 4/13.
Email Professor Brad Krumholz, bkrumhol@hunter.cuny.edu if interested.
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Share your talents or just enjoy watching other students at the BSC Open Mic Night, Next Friday, March 25th at 6PM in the Baker Library. No audition necessary to perform.
Friday, March 25th at 6PM
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Join the BSC Mentorship Program
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The Baker Student Committee is looking for students to join their mentorship program. Sign-up as a big sib to help out a new student or sign-up as a lil sib and get paired with a fellow theatre major who can show you the ins and outs of the department.
Interest Form Due by Friday, March 18th
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Audition for the Directing Class Showcase
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This semester the Directing Class will be presenting selections of Tennessee Williams short plays. No need to RSVP. Sides will be provided.
April 4 & 6 5:30-7:30PM
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Interested in Musical Theatre?
Let BSC Know!
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The Baker Student Committee is gauging student interest in an end of the year musical theatre performance event. Do you have your jazz hands ready and waiting? Fill out the interest form below!
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Socially Relevant Film Festival
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Hunter MA Alumna, Nora Armani presents the 9th annual Socially Relevant Film Festival Now-March 20th at Cinema Village
Check out the full schedule of films this year HERE.
Nora and SRFF have graciously agreed to offer complimentary tickets for Hunter students and faculty. In order to arrange tickets, RSVP via email with your name, contact information, Hunter affiliation, film preference, and number of tickets requested. SRFF will confirm tickets via email.
March 18-20, 2022
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Discount Tickets to Wish You Were Here
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Thanks to HTD Alumni, Charlie Chauca, the Hunter community has been invited to book $35 Tickets to Wish You Were Here at Playwrights Horizons.
Edgerton New Play Award winner Sanaz Toossi's Wish You Were Here — is a breathtaking new play that chronicles a decade of life during war, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home. Sanaz' play English this year garnered a Critic's Pick in The New York Times.
Performances begin April 13 — use code WISHOUT for $35 tickets
An even sweeter deal? PH invites Hunter Students to take advantage of their Student Membership.
Full-time students, can become a member for FREE and access $10 tickets for the whole season with no upfront cost.
April 13-May 22, 2022
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Get Broadway Management Experience,
Apply to the Thompson Turner Internship
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Thompson Turner Productions is a Broadway general management office, currently managing the Broadway productions of The Book of Mormon and Company and the national tour of Mean Girls. We're responsible for the day-to-day management of these productions, dealing with budgets, ticketing, contracting, personnel, and more.
The internship will take place in TTP's Midtown Manhattan office, Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm. Positions available for full-time (40 hrs/wk) or part-time (approx. 20 hrs/wk) internships. The spring internship will begin in early June 2022 and finish in late August or early September; exact dates are flexible. Pay is $15/hr.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with video interviews expected to be scheduled in April.
Apply Now!
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Apply to the Apprenticeship Program at Roundabout!
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Roundabout Apprentice Program Applications are now open!
About the Program:
-Season-long Apprenticeships run from September to June.
-Apprentices receive an hourly rate of $15.00 and are eligible for health benefits.
- A Cost of Living Scholarship is available to help offset the cost of housing and transportation for apprentices.
-Apprenticeships are available in the following administrative departments: Archives, Artistic, Audience Services, Development, Education, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Management, Sales & Analytics, and Special Events.
Additional opportunities for Apprentices include weekly career-building seminars, participation in the inter-department mentorship program, networking opportunities across the arts administration industry, and an invitation to participate in Roundabout identity-based affinity groups, volunteer opportunities and events.
Apply by May 1st!
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Camp Ramah in the Berkshires
Looking for Theatre Artists for Summer Work
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Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is an overnight summer camp in the New York area that serves children grades 3 – 11. They are seeking professionals and pre-professionals to join their Department of Performing Arts. Camp Ramah is seeking someone who has a passion for theater, dance, and/or music, teaching kids and being part of their camp community.
To apply, email the Director Staff Experience, Ayelet Teitelbaum, at ateitelbaum@ramahberkshires.org.
Apply Now!
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E-mail us with any questions you have, and be sure to keep checking the website for updates.
All the best,
Hunter College Theatre Department
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