FOR ALL THEATRE MAJORS

MAJOR EVENT 2014 IS COMING!!!!

November 1, 2014
Dear Theatre Major:
WHEN: Beginning at 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Novemer 1, !01", #e #i$$ e %taging our annua$ Major
Event, %o %tart ma&ing '$an% no# (or your 're%entation%.
WH)T: The Major Event #a% *reated in re%'on%e to %tudent re+ue%t% (or (eeda*& and *areer guidan*e.
,e%u$t% (rom thi% annua$ event e*ome 'art o( our de'artmenta$ a%%e%%ment re'ort -a .niver%ity
re+uirement de%igned to 'rovide (eeda*& *on*erning tea*hing e((e*tivene%% #ithin our degree
'rogram%/. Thi% i% an o''ortunity (or )00 theatre major% to 're'are (or the ty'e% o( intervie#% or
audition% that 'otentia$$y a#ait you a(ter graduation -and even (or %ummer jo%/. 1ome and 're%ent an
audition, have a mo*& intervie#, get (eeda*& on 'art o( your (i$m2video or %*reen'$ay, or ju%t o%erve.
3ou *an $earn a great dea$ y o%erving, even #hi$e you are $ending %u''ort to your 'eer%.
The Major Event #i$$ 'rovide an o''ortunity (or theatre and (i$m major% to re*eive 'ro(e%%iona$
a%%e%%ment o( their #or& (rom oth (a*u$ty and theatre 'ro(e%%iona$% (rom out%ide o( B4S..
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF ARTICIATING IN MAJOR EVENT!
M)56, E7ENT 8S )N 6996,T.N8T3 T6:
1/ :u$(i$$ degree re+uirement%; -TH:M 99/
!/ Begin ui$ding a 'ort(o$io (or em'$oyment 'ur'o%e%;
</ ,e*eive (eeda*& (rom a 'ro(e%%iona$ on ho# to im'rove your 're%entation, #hatever &ind% o( jo%
you *hoo%e to 'ur%ue;
"/ 4ain 'ra*ti*e and re*eive (eeda*& on 're'aring a re%ume;
5) Rehearse for upcoming state and regional auditions and design/tech interviews to find a great
summer job!
WH6: )$$ theatre and (i$m major% are %trong$y en*ouraged to either 'arti*i'ate or o%erve Major Event.
SEE DET)80S immediate$y e$o# (or THE)T,E M)56,S.
N6TE: Ba%ed on %tudent re%'on%e and (eeda*& #e are in the 'ro*e%% o( *hanging Ho# Major Event i%
%u''orted and %tru*tured. ,ather than having a Senior Seminar in the (a$$ o( your %enior year, #e are
*ra(ting So'homore and 5unior Seminar% to e taught in the S9,8N4 %eme%ter to a%%i%t you in thin&ing
aout your *areer ear$ier -e(ore your %enior year/.
8n addition, e=terna$ adjudi*ator% #i$$ (o*u% their time and (eeda*& on SEN86,S. 5.N86,S -and any
S69H6M6,ES #ho 'arti*i'ate #i$$ re*eive (eeda*& (rom :a*u$ty memer%. The%e #i$$ a$$o# $onger
%e%%ion% and more thorough (eeda*&. That (eeda*& %tru*ture #i$$ e im'$emented thi% (a$$.
MAJOR EVENT FOR THEATRE MAJORS
IN THE DEARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM
Senior% are re+uired to 'arti*i'ate. 5unior% and So'homore% are en*ouraged to 'arti*i'ate.
3ou M.ST 'arti*i'ate E8THE, So'homore 6, 5unior year./ :re%hmen are en*ouraged to o%erve. The
B)1 and B) degree% in theatre and in (i$m no# re+uire that a$$ %tudent% 9),T8189)TE in Major Event
at $ea%t TW81E in order to graduate. TH:M 99 %'ea&% dire*t$y to thi% re+uirement. )nyone 'arti*i'ating
%hou$d regi%ter (or TH:M 99.
S84N .9 (or a time in the main o((i*e -!1! Wo$(e 1enter/ > y :riday, Se'temer !?.
The %ign>u' %heet #i$$ e in the o((i*e y Se'temer !!
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, in *$a%% you need to hand into me:
A"#or$% TW6 hard *o'ie% o( your re%ume and a*tor@% head%hot
A N6TE: at the very end o( thi% in(ormation %heet i% in(ormation aout head%hot%B
De$&'(er$ )(* Te"+(&"&)($: TW6 hard *o'ie% o( your re%ume and $etter o( introdu*tion
S#)'e M)()'er$, T+e)#re ,or -o.#+/.00e#r1, )(* D&re"#or$% TH,EE hard *o'ie% o( your re%ume
and $etter o( introdu*tion
S"+o2)r$% TH,EE hard *o'ie% o( your re%ume and $etter o( introdu*tion and re%ear*h 'a'er %am'$e
2)13r&'+#$% TH,EE hard *o'ie% o( your re%ume and $etter o( introdu*tion and %am'$e %*ene%
NOTE% 4e").$e o, #+e O"#ober 5
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,or M)6or Eve(#8
)tta*hed i% a de%*ri'tion o( the #ay% in #hi*h the Theatre Major may *hoo%e to 'arti*i'ate.
8( you have any +ue%tion%, '$ea%e do not he%itate to *onta*t Mi*hae$ E$$i%on "19><C!>0"C! or
e$$i%onDg%u.edu/ , and he *an dire*t you to the a''ro'riate 'er%on (or additiona$ he$'.
INDIVID9AL RE:9IREMENTS
-O9 M9ST SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
ACTING A9DITION% There are t#o o'tion%:
)*tor% #i$$ 're'are a three minute audition. The a*tor mu%t 'er(orm t#o *ontra%ting mono$ogue% 6,
one mono$ogue and one %ong e=*er't. 8( the a*tor *hoo%e% to %ing an e=*er't o( a %ong, the a*tor i%
re+uired to 'rovide her or hi% o#n 're>re*orded a**om'animent or ring their o#n a**om'ani%t. No a
*a''e$$a %inging i% a$$o#ed. 3ou mu%t ring your o#n a 1D2ta'e '$ayer i( you *hoo%e that o'tion. The
three minute time $imit in*$ude% your introdu*tion%.
Be*au%e o( the re+uirement% o( their 'rogram Mu%i*a$ Theatre S'e*ia$iEation %tudent% are ,EF.8,ED
to uti$iEe the one mono$ogue2one %ong o'tion. 6ther %'e*ia$iEation %tudent% may u%e either o'tion.
-N6TE: Be*au%e Major Event i% (o*u%ed on oth %ho#ing your %&i$$% to e%t advantage and to re($e*t
your edu*ation at B4S., #e di%*ourage 'eo'$e (rom %inging (or thi% 'arti*u$ar event #ho have not had
any training or $e%%on% here at B4S./.
Be %ure to *hoo%e materia$ that i% #ithin your age range, #hi*h %ho#% you o(( to e%t advantage.
1riteria (or your 're%entation in*$ude%:
Do you introdu*e your%e$( in a #ay that i% *$ear, 'oi%ed and 'er%ona$eG
Doe% your 'er%ona$ity %hine through the introdu*tionG
Do your t#o %e$e*tion% %ho# o(( a range o( your %&i$$%G
Do you ma&e %trong *$ear 'hy%i*a$ and vo*a$ *hoi*e% e((e*tive$yG
)re you emotiona$$y engaged and engagingG Do you dra# the audien*e in to the *hara*ter@%
e='erien*eG
DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS )(* CRAFTSEOLE% 3our event #i$$ *on%i%t o( a 'ort(o$io revie#
and intervie#. 9ort(o$io% %hou$d in*$ude a re%ume and do*umentation o( 'roje*t% a$ready *om'$eted (or a
*$a%% or 'rodu*tion, a% #e$$ a% 'roje*t% in 'rogre%%. Do*umentation may in*$ude vi%ua$ materia$% %u*h a%
%$ide%, 'hoto%, rendering%, te*hni*a$ dra#ing%, digita$ image%, et*., a% #e$$ a% re$evant a*&ground
re%ear*h -#hi*h might in*$ude 'eriod in(ormation, in%'irationa$ image%, *o$or %tudie%, et*./. 3ou may
a$%o *hoo%e to in*$ude art and *ra(t 'roje*t% #hi*h have re$evan*e to your area% o( theatri*a$ intere%t.
3ou #i$$ 're'are a ,o.r m&(.#e or)2 0re$e(#)#&o( in #hi*h you #i$$ di%*u%% ho# your idea% deve$o'ed
throughout the 'ro*e%% o( de%ign and 2or e=e*ution. Be 're'ared to an%#er +ue%tion% aout your #or&
and 'ro*e%%. 3ou #i$$ re*eive (eeda*& regarding ho# 'ro(e%%iona$$y you 're%ent your%e$( and ho# #e$$
you a%%e%% the *urrent %tate o( your ai$itie% and arti*u$ate your goa$%.
3our 'ort(o$io may ta&e one o( a variety o( (orm%, in*$uding the traditiona$ 'rint 'ort(o$io, %$ide%,
video or digita$. 3ou mu%t ring in your o#n *om'uter i( you are u%ing a digita$ (ormat H (or any other
(ormat you mu%t in(orm u% y 6*toer <
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%o that the 'ro'er e+ui'ment #i$$ e avai$a$e. Three *o'ie% o(
your re%ume and $etter o( introdu*tion are due y 6*t. <
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STAGE MANAGERS% 3ou #i$$ 're%ent a 'ort(o$io o( a %am'$e 'rom't %*ri't, e=*er't% (rom any other
ty'e% o( 'rom't %*ri't% -o'era, dan*e, et*./, a**om'anying %am'$e (orm% -'rodu*tion, *ommuni*ation%,
audition, rehear%a$, et*./, and re'ort (orm%. The intervie#er #i$$ $oo& (or e=am'$e% o( ho# organiEed,
*$ear and thorough you are. 9re'are ) ,o.r m&(.#e or)2 0re$e(#)#&o( to introdu*e your%e$(, give an
overvie# o( your e='erien*e and your 'ro(e%%iona$ goa$% and %hare high$ight% o( your 'ort(o$io. E='e*t
to di%*u%% 'ro$em% that aro%e during your 'rodu*tion%, and ho# you dea$t #ith them. 8n addition, the
intervie#er may a%& %'e*u$ative +ue%tion% -I#hat #ou$d you do i(. . .GI/ in order to *$ari(y oth the #ay
you thin& and the +ua$ity o( your 'eo'$e %&i$$%. 3ou #i$$ re*eive (eeda*& regarding ho# 'ro(e%%iona$$y
you 're%ent your%e$( and ho# #e$$ you are a$e to a%%e%% the *urrent %tate o( your ai$itie% and arti*u$ate
your (uture goa$%.
DIRECTING ST9DENTS% Dire*tor% #i$$ di%*u%% either a '$ay they have dire*ted or a '$ay that they
#ou$d $i&e to dire*t in the (uture. 8n either *a%e, the dire*tor %hou$d 're'are a ,o.r m&(.#e or)2
0re$e(#)#&o( arti*u$ating her or hi% in%ight% into a 'arti*u$ar %*ri't, the *ha$$enge% the %*ri't 're%ent%,
and the a''roa*h that %he2he #ou$d ta&e in addre%%ing the%e *ha$$enge%. 8( the dire*tor i% di%*u%%ing a
#or& %he2he ha% a$ready dire*ted then %he2he %hou$d ring do*umentation -#ritten #or&, 'hoto%, 'rom't
oo&, et*./ to the intervie#.
8( the dire*tor i% 'it*hing a ne# 'roje*t, then %he2he mu%t %et the 'arameter% o( the
theatre2'er(orman*e venue -i.e. %tage *on(iguration > 'ro%*enium, thru%t, in>the>round, et*/, the
'rodu*ing organiEation -*o$$ege, *ommunity theatre, *hi$drenJ% theatre, et*./ and the intended audien*e.
The dire*tor %hou$d a$%o 'rovide -y 6*toer <
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/ three *o'ie% o( oth a $etter o( introdu*tion and a
re%ume, #hi*h #i$$ mo%t $i&e$y in*$ude not ju%t dire*ting *redit%, ut eviden*e o( your under%tanding o(
variou% a%'e*t% o( theatre, in*$uding a*ting, de%ign or *re# *redit%. )ove a$$, the adjudi*ator% need to
&no# you under%tand the variou% *om'onent% o( the 'rodu*tion and ho# they (it together.
RESEARCH SCHOLARS% Student% 'arti*i'ating in thi% o'tion %hou$d turn in < *o'ie% o( (our to eight
'age% (rom re%ear*h2*on(eren*e 'a'er y 6*toer <
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, a$ong #ith < *o'ie% o( their re%ume and $etter o(
introdu*tion. They %hou$d 're'are a (our>minute 're%entation o( their #or& and e ready to di%*u%% their
re%ear*h, %our*e%, and 'o%%i$e (uture area% o( intere%t2in+uiry in the F K ) that (o$$o#%. Their
're%entation %hou$d he$' the adjudi*ator to under%tand #hat dre# them to the %uje*t o( the 'a'er, major
%our*e% that in(ormed their in+uiry and im'ortant 'oint% that %ur(a*ed a% a re%u$t o( the re%ear*h. They
%hou$d a$%o e 're'ared to di%*u%% their %hort and $ong term edu*ationa$ and 'ro(e%%iona$ goa$%. The
re%ear*h %*ho$ar@% re%ume might e a one 'age re%ume #hi*h give% an overvie# o( the %*ho$ar@%
theatri*a$ a*&ground. 8t might a$%o e a it more e=ten%ive -a eginning 1urri*u$um 7itae H #hi*h i% a
very *om'rehen%ive ty'e o( #or& *om'endium/ #hi*h in*$ude% tit$e% o( 'a'er% #ritten, (ie$d% o( %tudy,
*on(eren*e% and #or&%ho'% attended, and re%ear*h intere%t%.
LA-WRIGHTS% 9$ay#right% #i$$ e given the o''ortunity to di%*u%% either a #or& in 'rogre%% or a
*om'$eted '$ay, and e='$ain #hy thi% '$ay i% #orthy o( a 'rodu*tion. 9$ay#right% #i$$ turn in < *o'ie% o(
their re%ume, $etter o( introdu*tion, %am'$e %*ene o( the '$ay and one 'age %yno'%i% -in*$uding te*hni*a$
re+uirement%/ o( the '$ay )ND #hat it o((er% to a 'rodu*ing organiEation y 6*t. <
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9$ay#right% %hou$d a$%o e 're'ared #ith a Ihoo&I a %hort %enten*e that #ou$d *ommand our
intere%t, %ho# u% the uni+uene%% o( their %tory, and #ant u% to hear the %ummary o( their '$ay.
:or e=. IHave you ever een o%e%%ed #ith the dar&er %ide o( $i(eG My 'rotagoni%t i% ju%t %u*h a 'er%on.I
IThi% '$ay i% aout #hen the $ine% get $urred et#een myth and rea$ity. ) ne#%'a'erman *overing a
murder %tart% to e$ieve the myth he *reated.I
The '$ay#right@% re%ume #i$$ mo%t $i&e$y in*$ude not ju%t #riting *redit%, ut eviden*e o( your
under%tanding o( variou% a%'e*t% o( theatre, in*$uding a*ting, dire*ting or de%ign *redit%. )ove a$$, the
adjudi*ator% need to &no# you under%tand the variou% *om'onent% o( the 'rodu*tion and ho# they (it
together.
9$ay#right% #i$$ have (our minute% to %'ea& #ith +ue%tion% (rom the adjudi*ator% to (o$$o#.
8dea% aout the idea$ 'er(orman*e venue or audien*e (or your #or& %hou$d e addre%%ed a% #e$$ a% the
%ty$e o( the 'ie*e and the *a%ting re+uirement%. Three *o'ie% o( a %am'$e %*ene %hou$d e turned in y
6*toer !
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, %o they *an e %ent to the adjudi*ator%.
N6TE: We have o((ered thi% o'tion in the 'a%t, ut e*au%e '$ay#riting a% a *$a%% ha% not een
o((ered (or %evera$ year% you #ou$d need %'e*ia$ 'ermi%%ion to 'ur%ue thi% tra*&. Be*au%e Major Event i%
%u''o%ed to re($e*t your e='erien*e here at B4, 'rimari$y (rom our de'artment, you #ou$d need to ma&e
the *a%e that 'roje*t% you have #or&ed in on *$a%%e% and2or through E$%e#here %ho#% have a%%i%ted you
in honing %&i$$% a% a '$ay#right #hi*h you #ant to 'ur%ue in the (uture H hen*e the im'ortan*e and va$ue
o( having a 9$ay#right@% 9re%entation at Major Event.
LLLLLLThan&% to )imee ,eid, #e have a ne# o'tion (or Major EventLLLLLL
THEATRE FOR -O9TH/9ETR-% 3ou #i$$ 're%ent a 'ort(o$io divided into t#o main %e*tion%:
edu*ation and arti%try. 8n the edu*ation %e*tion, you #i$$ in*$ude a tea*hing 'hi$o%o'hy a% #e$$ a%
'hotogra'h%, re'ort%, *urri*u$um, $e%%on '$an%, and other re$evant materia$% that high$ight your
edu*ationa$ e='erien*e. 8n the arti%try %e*tion, you #i$$ *reate a 'ort(o$io o( your T:3 arti%try, e it
de%ign, dire*ting, '$ay#riting, a*ting, et*. 9re'are a ,o.r;m&(.#e or)2 0re$e(#)#&o( to introdu*e
your%e$(, give an overvie# o( your edu*ationa$2arti%ti* e='erien*e% and your 'ro(e%%iona$ goa$%, and
%hare high$ight% o( your 'ort(o$io.
E='e*t to di%*u%% your tea*hing methodo$ogy and the ni*he your a%'e*t o( T:3 arti%try addre%%e%. 3our
'ane$ may a$%o a%& you %'e*u$ative +ue%tion% -M#hat #ou$d you do i(NGO/ in order to *$ari(y your
hand$ing o( di((erent youth, edu*ation, and arti%ti* %*enario%. 3ou #i$$ re*eive (eeda*& regarding ho#
'ro(e%%iona$$y and arti*u$ate$y you 're%ent your%e$(, your edu*ation and arti%ti* #or&, and your goa$%.
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