AUDITION ALERT: Lady Windermere's Fan

Do You Speak Fan? *

Auditions for Lady Windermere's Fan, a satirical comic gem by Oscar Wilde directed by Lowry Marshall will be:

Friday, September 16th
In Stuart Theatre (Entrance off of the Main Green)
1pm - 6pm
and
7pm - 11pm

Callbacks will be Saturday, September 17th
In Stuart Theatre (Entrance still off of the Main Green)
1pm - 6pm

If you have a truly real and unavoidable conflict, please contact the Stage Manager Ria at ria.dilullo@gmail.com.


HOW TO PREPARE:

1. Please read the play. There is a copy available in the Becker (the library on the 3rd floor of Lyman Hall, the theatre building) or you can email the Stage Manager, Ria, for an electronic copy (ria.dilullo@gmail.com).

2. Show up! Sides (pieces from the play for you to audition with) will be provided at auditions. A time slot sign up sheet will be available in Stuart a half hour before the start of auditions.




WANT TO BE INVOLVED, BUT DON'T WANT TO ACT?
Lowry is still looking for an Assistant Director. Please contact her at lowry_marshall@brown.edu if you would like to speak with her about that opportunity.



*Now you do:
The fan placed near the heart: You have won my love.
Half-opened fan pressed to the lips: You may kiss me.
Hiding the eyes behind an open fan: I love you.
Opening and closing the fan several times: You are cruel.
Fanning slowly: I am married.
Fanning quickly: I am engaged.
Twirling the fan in the left hand: You are being watched.

S&B is Back...Back Again!

We apologize. This image is Grossly Indecent.

Hey Everyone!

New faces, old faces, we here at S&B are so very very glad to virtually see you here at the S&B blog. (We would, incidentally, also be happy to see you at our Facebook page, HERE).



We've got some exciting things cooking at S&B this month:

1. Auditions for our second slot show, Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan directed by Lowry Marshall, are next Friday, September 16th. Stay tuned for more information.
2. Speaking of our good friend Oscar, get ready to GET WILD(E) with us at our first slot show Gross Indecency directed by Kym Moore! It opens Thursday, September 29th and runs for two weekends. And, as always, First Years are FREE on Thursdays! (Also, ask about ushering).
3. And finally, as always, we here at S&B will be reading plays each week, already working on picking next year's season. Please come join us to talk about plays any Tuesday at noon in Lyman 005. AND suggest plays that you want us to read by clicking the "Suggest A Play" tab on this blog or by entering the title and playwright into the box on our listserv email. We can't wait to hear from you!

Yours since 1908,
S&B

S&B is Saying Hello/Goodbye

 'Tis the season to say hello to our new members and goodbye to some of our old.



To Liz, James, Ria, Lauren and Ariel: Thank you. We love you and we will miss you.

To Ellen, MG, Jarrett, Alp, Ale, Patrick, Emma and Arianna: Welcome. We're so happy to have you!

And to everyone who has been involved in an S&B production in any capacity this year and especially to all of you who have come to sit in our audience: Thank you!

Have wonderful summers all and we'll see you in September for some Gross Indecency!

And Without Further Ado...

Sock & Buskin is going wild(e)!

Sock & Buskin is getting committed! 

Sock & Buskin wants to join with you in...

OUR 2011-2012 SEASON!

                                                                                                                                                                     

Gross Indecency: 

The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

By Moises Kaufman

Directed By Kym Moore
                                                                                                                                                                     

Lady Windermere's Fan

By Oscar Wilde

Directed By Lowry Marshall 
                                                                                                                                                                    

Dead City

By Sheila Callaghan 

Directed By Alexandra Keegan '12
                                                                                                                                                                     

Brownbrokers Musical 

To Be Announced 
                                                                                                                                                                   

A Perfect Wedding

By Chuck Mee

Directed By John Emigh (Professor Emeritus)

In the words of the lovely Lowry Marshall: "Gross Wedding? Indecency...Perfect!"

Survey Says...

Hey all,

So, we've been reading student suggested plays all year long and now, in advance of our final meeting where we will choose the S&B/TAPS 2011-2012 season, we want to know what you think of the plays on our Kept List.

To that end, we've created a quick and easy survey! Just choose your top three plays from the drop down menus:

Please please please let us know what you think! 

Love,

The Socks&Buskins

People are Talking About TALK!

The Providence Phoenix has something to say about our production of TALK:

Come on Sunday (to our FREE 2pm matinee or our closing 7pm show) and see if you agree!

Up and TALKing

S&B's TALK opened last night in Leeds!

Come hear us TALK again:
Friday (tonight!) at 8pm
Saturday, April 9th at 8pm
Sunday, April 10th at 2pm (Followed by a TALKback with the playwright himself!)

and

Thursday, April 14th at 8pm (Freshman get in FREE)
Sunday, April 17th at 2pm (FREE Spring Weekend Matinee!)
Sunday, April 17th at 7pm


Talk it up!

(P.S. Did you see the review in the BDH? It's here.)

We Want YOU To Be A Sock Or Buskin! (Or: Apply to S&B!)

It's that time again...
Time for the newest additions to S&B's family...
And we want you!

Start thinking about applying to be a member of the S&B Board!

To get started, e-mail Alex Keegan (alexandra_keegan@brown.edu) and she'll connect you with a board buddy who can answer any questions you might have and who will walk you through the process and help you with your application.

After that you can:

1. Start thinking about/working on the application, which is posted below. It will be due at 5pm EST on Wednesday, April 20th.

2. Come join in on one of our weekly Open Meetings Tuesdays at noon in Lyman 005. If you want to read one of the plays we'll be discussing, check the sidebar on this blog a few days before the meeting to see what plays are on tap for the upcoming week :)

3. Come to our low-key New Members Schmooze (there will be pizza!) for prospective new members on Wednesday, April 13th at 6:00pm in Lyman 005.

And, of course, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to speak with/email anyone on the board.

And now, without further ado:

The Sock & Buskin New Members Application: Spring 2011

Name:
Email:
Year:
Phone:


1. Please list all experience that is relevant to S&B.

2. What draws you to theatre? By extension, what will you bring to S&B?

3. Please mention any ideas you have to improve S&B.

4. A significant portion of the job of S&B members is to decide the department's season for the following year. Please pick a show and speak in favor of its inclusion in the S&B season.

 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Again, the application is due by 5pm EST on Wednesday, April 20th.

Please submit it via email it to our new members coordinators Alex and Jared at alexandra_keegan@brown.edu and jared_bellot@brown.edu.

We're so excited to hear from you!

(Seriously. Feel free to stop us on the main green for a chat!)

Freshmen Free Thursdays!

Remember all you class of 2014ers out there! You are special. Why? Well, because you get FREE tickets to Sock & Buskin shows on Thursday nights!

When can you take advantage of that? How about this Thursday, March 3rd?

Come see As You Like It for FREE in Stuart Theatre this Thursday at 8pm. Just got to the box office during the hour before the show starts, show your ID and get your FREE ticket.

Did I put the word FREE in large enough type?

Good. See you there!

AS YOU LIKE IT!!!

Sock & Buskin is proud to announce the opening of the fourth show of our 2010-2011 season:

As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare
Directed By: Nicholas Ridout

Featuring In No Particular Order: Michelle Migliori, Ariel Hudes, Patrick Madden, Sophie Netanel, Abby Colella, Nicola Ryan, Ned Risely, Liz Rothman, Gerrit Thurston, Jared Bellot, Mariagrazia LaFauci, Margaret Maurer, Jen Therrien and Ellen Shadburn

Performances will be March 3-6 & 10-13
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm

...in Stuart Theatre (entrance just north of the Bear off the Main Green)

Reserve today at brown.edu/tickets
(Students look in your mailboxes for a $5 coupon!)

Come Talk With Us!

AUDITION ALERT!!!

Audition for Sock and Buskin's final show of the 2010-2011 season! 

We're doing Talk by visiting professor Carl Hancock Rux, directed by our own Erik Ehn.

Representative Image for TALK

 








Auditions will be held in Lyman 005 on:
Monday, January 31st from 6pm to 10pm
and
Tuesday, February 1st from 3pm to 6pm AND 7pm to 10pm

Callbacks, if needed, will be held in Lyman 005 on:
Thursday, February 3rd from 7pm to 10pm

***IMPORTANT DATES***
Rehearsals begin Wednesday, February 23rd
Tech begins Saturday, April 2nd (THIS IS THE 2ND WEEKEND OF SPRING BREAK)
Performances are April 7-10 and April 14-17

What is talk?

Talk = verbal animation, a rhetorical vibration exloring/exploding i) what and how artists know what they know ii) what audiences know about artists and what artists know iii) how any of us talks about the forces that form our minds and souls and iv) what we really just don't know and cant' say about each other...

Words from Erik (the director) for all you auditioners out there:
"Greetings! Welcome to Talk auditions! All pretty simple. Nothing to prepare... Read the play, pick a character. Audition with just one side (familiarize yourself with it, but you don't have to memorize) - the character you read for will be taken as representative - you'll be put into consideration for various roles. Thanks!"



Sides, incidentally, are currently available in the Becker (the theatre department's library across the hall from Lyman 211).

Email us at sockandbuskin@gmail.com for an electronic copy of the script.

((Same information also available at the Facebook Event Page))

...Aaaaaand We're Back!

Well, welcome to Spring semester 2011!

Sock and Buskin is already off to a running start. Rehearsals for our first show of the semester, As You Like It, are in full swing in Stuart theater and auditions for our final show of the season, Talk, begin Monday January 31st.

Did you catch that?

AUDITIONS for TALK

begin

MONDAY JANUARY 31ST

Stay tuned for more information and a Facebook event coming very soon.

As always, our Tuesday meetings in Lyman 005 are open to visitors. Check on the sidebar of this lovely blog to see what plays we'll be discussing and come on in to join us.

Happy shopping period everyone!

Love,

S&B