February 2010 - drama-committee@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

Re: [Drama-Committee] [Drama] Actors Wanted, Drown Drama and Society Swap Reminder.
by Oluwatosin Omowole 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

who do we contact if we intereted in acting for the video thesis? because i am interested On 22 February 2010 16:24, DCU Drama <dcudrama(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Just a few more things that needed to be addressed. > > Drown Drama is on in the Nu Bar at TEN tonight, not 8 as the posters say. > > Clubs and Society Swap: > We need to gather a team together of guys and girls (about ten all > together!) who will play tag rugby and also perform songs from Glee with 10 > people from rugby in week 6. It's all in aid of RAG week charities and sure, > it's a bit of fun isn't it? Can people (men please!) email me > sec.sinead(a)gmail.com. I have a few girls already but we really need guys > to play the match! > > Below is an email sent to me by Paddy Thunder, a third year CS student who > is putting together a video thesis. This is a great opportunity for those > interested in screen acting and would look fabulous on a show reel or live > CV. Read below for more info. > > Hi Everyone, > > Myself, Nicola Leddy and Lorcan Smith (all final year communications > students) are about to embark on a particularly ambitious video project as > part of our final year thesis. Between us, we've been involved in various > professional television productions and some award winning student projects. > > Essentially, we are putting together a 25 minute pilot episode for a new > comedy series which, on completion, will be pitched to various television > channels and production companies around the country. While we are only > putting together a pilot episode, the general premise of the series as a > whole would be for each episode to examine one working week (Monday - > Friday) in the lives of three unemployed friends who, through the wonders of > social welfare and rent allowance, live together in a ramshackle three > bedroom house. > > To get to the point of this email, we are looking to put together a group > of talented people to get involved in the project. We need: > > 1) Actors: We will be holding a preliminary casting day on Wednesday 3rd > of March. This will be to cast the three lead roles. You will find a brief > description of these roles at the end of the email in order to get a better > idea of which might suit you best. If you intend to audition it is important > that you contact us with your name, age, phone number, and the role(s) you > wish to audition for by the end of this week. This will give us time to send > you a section of the script to learn before the auditions. If offered a > part, you will, of course, get to read the whole script before accepting. It > is important to note that there are many other roles to be filled aside from > the main three, and if you would prefer a smaller part, we can discuss this > at the casting. > > 2) Writers: Although we are a long way through the writing process and > already have a detailed outline of each scene written, we are still looking > for talented co-writers to join the team and have a go at writing out some > dialogue. If you have an interest in script writing for comedy, drop us an > email by the end of the week and we will send you a more detailed synopsis > of the episode, charecter bios and a scene or two for you to have a bash at. > For potential writers, we will need a response to this email by Thursday > 25th February and all writing attempts back to us by Monday 1st March. > > As this is a student project, work will be unpaid. Having said that, for > those interested in a career in film or television, the experienced gained > acting / writing for camera will be invaluable and the completed project > will be a perfect way to showcase your talent, along with making a > significant addition to any portfolio / showreel. Not to mention the chances > of it being taken up by a production company or winning a few awards! > > Anyway, that's about all the info I need to pass on for the moment. Thanks > for your time, and sorry about the long-winded email! > > Regards, > > Paddy Thunder. > > > * > * > *Brief Character Biographies: * > * > * > * > * > * > > Steven > > > Extremely eccentric. Very fond of alcohol/drugs and does bizarre + > unexplainable things when under the influence of them. Has no aspirations in > life and is completely content in wasting his life away. Has the ability > to be completely blassé in the most intense situations but can get extremely > worked up about insignificant things. Often gets silly ideas into his head > that he won't let go of. Has a child-like innocence about him, but is very > willing to partake in morally objectionable activities. > > > > > Damien > > > Somewhat of a father figure to Steven. Damien is a slightly more motivated > person and likes to think he is far smarter than Steven but this is not > necessarily the case. He sometimes attempts to be proactive in life, but is > always dragged down by Steven in the end. Having said that, Damien is still > known to have a 'get things done' attitude. He sometimes goes through phases > of seeking employment but is never successful. Has a bit of an inner city > Dublin accent. > > > > Klaudia > > > Just arrived from Poland. Is a really hard worker and has a great work > ethic, but can't get employed because of her poor English. Has a very good > heart and volunteers at a local youth centre. Her lack of English / > knowledge of Irish culture is the reason behind her tolerance of Damien and > Steven. She presumes that their lifestyle is the norm and all Irish people > are just a bit odd. Her naivety and lack of English are often exploited by > the two guys. Note: We understand Klaudia may be challenging for an Irish > person to play but would love to see as many attempts as possible! > > > All characters are in their twenties (could be anywhere from early - late). > * > > > Cheers Guys and apologies for the second email today. > > Sinead. > > > > -- > www.dcudrama.ie > > _______________________________________________ > Announce-Drama mailing list > Announce-Drama(a)lists.redbrick.dcu.ie > http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/announce-drama > > -- Tosin Omowole Class rep BT2 09/10 0877908472

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Re: [Drama-Committee] [Drama] Actors Wanted, Drown Drama and Society Swap Reminder.
by Hannah Mullen 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

hey, just to say I'd be interested in audioning for the part of Klaudia. My names Hannah Mullen, i'm 18 and a first year communications student. My number is 0868612918. thanks a million, Hannah On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 4:24 PM, DCU Drama <dcudrama(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Just a few more things that needed to be addressed. > > Drown Drama is on in the Nu Bar at TEN tonight, not 8 as the posters say. > > Clubs and Society Swap: > We need to gather a team together of guys and girls (about ten all > together!) who will play tag rugby and also perform songs from Glee with 10 > people from rugby in week 6. It's all in aid of RAG week charities and sure, > it's a bit of fun isn't it? Can people (men please!) email me > sec.sinead(a)gmail.com. I have a few girls already but we really need guys > to play the match! > > Below is an email sent to me by Paddy Thunder, a third year CS student who > is putting together a video thesis. This is a great opportunity for those > interested in screen acting and would look fabulous on a show reel or live > CV. Read below for more info. > > Hi Everyone, > > Myself, Nicola Leddy and Lorcan Smith (all final year communications > students) are about to embark on a particularly ambitious video project as > part of our final year thesis. Between us, we've been involved in various > professional television productions and some award winning student projects. > > Essentially, we are putting together a 25 minute pilot episode for a new > comedy series which, on completion, will be pitched to various television > channels and production companies around the country. While we are only > putting together a pilot episode, the general premise of the series as a > whole would be for each episode to examine one working week (Monday - > Friday) in the lives of three unemployed friends who, through the wonders of > social welfare and rent allowance, live together in a ramshackle three > bedroom house. > > To get to the point of this email, we are looking to put together a group > of talented people to get involved in the project. We need: > > 1) Actors: We will be holding a preliminary casting day on Wednesday 3rd > of March. This will be to cast the three lead roles. You will find a brief > description of these roles at the end of the email in order to get a better > idea of which might suit you best. If you intend to audition it is important > that you contact us with your name, age, phone number, and the role(s) you > wish to audition for by the end of this week. This will give us time to send > you a section of the script to learn before the auditions. If offered a > part, you will, of course, get to read the whole script before accepting. It > is important to note that there are many other roles to be filled aside from > the main three, and if you would prefer a smaller part, we can discuss this > at the casting. > > 2) Writers: Although we are a long way through the writing process and > already have a detailed outline of each scene written, we are still looking > for talented co-writers to join the team and have a go at writing out some > dialogue. If you have an interest in script writing for comedy, drop us an > email by the end of the week and we will send you a more detailed synopsis > of the episode, charecter bios and a scene or two for you to have a bash at. > For potential writers, we will need a response to this email by Thursday > 25th February and all writing attempts back to us by Monday 1st March. > > As this is a student project, work will be unpaid. Having said that, for > those interested in a career in film or television, the experienced gained > acting / writing for camera will be invaluable and the completed project > will be a perfect way to showcase your talent, along with making a > significant addition to any portfolio / showreel. Not to mention the chances > of it being taken up by a production company or winning a few awards! > > Anyway, that's about all the info I need to pass on for the moment. Thanks > for your time, and sorry about the long-winded email! > > Regards, > > Paddy Thunder. > > > * > * > *Brief Character Biographies: * > * > * > * > * > * > > Steven > > > Extremely eccentric. Very fond of alcohol/drugs and does bizarre + > unexplainable things when under the influence of them. Has no aspirations in > life and is completely content in wasting his life away. Has the ability > to be completely blassé in the most intense situations but can get extremely > worked up about insignificant things. Often gets silly ideas into his head > that he won't let go of. Has a child-like innocence about him, but is very > willing to partake in morally objectionable activities. > > > > > Damien > > > Somewhat of a father figure to Steven. Damien is a slightly more motivated > person and likes to think he is far smarter than Steven but this is not > necessarily the case. He sometimes attempts to be proactive in life, but is > always dragged down by Steven in the end. Having said that, Damien is still > known to have a 'get things done' attitude. He sometimes goes through phases > of seeking employment but is never successful. Has a bit of an inner city > Dublin accent. > > > > Klaudia > > > Just arrived from Poland. Is a really hard worker and has a great work > ethic, but can't get employed because of her poor English. Has a very good > heart and volunteers at a local youth centre. Her lack of English / > knowledge of Irish culture is the reason behind her tolerance of Damien and > Steven. She presumes that their lifestyle is the norm and all Irish people > are just a bit odd. Her naivety and lack of English are often exploited by > the two guys. Note: We understand Klaudia may be challenging for an Irish > person to play but would love to see as many attempts as possible! > > > All characters are in their twenties (could be anywhere from early - late). > * > > > Cheers Guys and apologies for the second email today. > > Sinead. > > > > -- > www.dcudrama.ie > > _______________________________________________ > Announce-Drama mailing list > Announce-Drama(a)lists.redbrick.dcu.ie > http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/announce-drama > >

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Re: [Drama-Committee] [Drama] Week 2 - Vagina Monologues, Tourette, Pudnouws'mrahceht + more
by Zoe Harmanconlon 16 Feb '10

16 Feb '10

Hi, I am interested in getting involved in crew for the upcoming Hair musical. When will crew be needed? Thanks, Zoe Harman-Conlon

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[Drama-Committee] Clubs and Socs Day 2
by Jennifer Tweed 16 Feb '10

16 Feb '10

Hey guys, Who is free to set up the stand tomorrow? I'll be busy with Alfla's show until about 2. Jen -- Jennifer Tweed SPC Chairperson 2009/2010 DCU Drama Treasurer 2009/2010

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[Drama-Committee] Possible Resolution?
by Maeve McQuillan - Secretary for DCU Drama 07 Feb '10

07 Feb '10

Hey guys, after much discussion, it as emerged that 6pm Wednesday meetings will be ok. This was not seen as possible before due to potential conflicts with rehersals and other committee meetings but it seems now it is possible! So the usual preset rehearsal times will stand. I am personally sorry that this has come about the way it has, but now that it seems to potentially be resolved, I hope it won't affect us all working together in future and that any future unforeseen problems can be dealt with more seamlessly, between the Committee and the HAIR Production Team (god knows everyone's lives would be made easier!) Looking forward to the start of the new semester! Maeve -- Maeve McQuillan 57348398 Associate Producer - HAIR The Musical - The Helix 2010 Secretary for DCU Drama 09/10 CS3 Class Rep 09/10 Office of Student Life Committee 09/10 Stars In Their Eyes Producer 2009

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[Drama-Committee] Rehearsals
by Edleamy 07 Feb '10

07 Feb '10

Dear Rebecca and Drama Committee, Unfortunately an issue has arose regarding Monday rehearsals. The first scheduled hair rehearsal is due to take place this Monday at 6.30. This comes in the aftermath of rebecca, kevin, colm and myself agreeing that for the initial weeks, rehearsals will be held every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. We need three rehearsals a week. There has always been Monday rehearsals for the last few years and as Ger, Sinead or any of our 08/09 committee will tell you, anyone involved it RENT managed to adapt and ajust accordingly in order to accomodate the Monday rehearsal. A Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday scenario is not a runner as it would be too demanding on cast and crew. We do not want anyone to suffer from burnout or complacency. The Tuesday break is neccesary for all. There seems to be a unique situation where it is not humanly possible for the committee to find any alternative time to meet. This is of strong concern to us as 2/3's of the committe are in the cast and Rob and Blaithin have lead roles. We have hit a roadblock and I don't know how to get around it. I have the first cast email typed and ready to send so beit a Monday or Tuesday rehearsal I need to send it out as early as possible tomorrow in order to give the cast adequate notice. Please respond as hastely as possible. Regards, Ed. -- Ed Leamy DCU PRO Societies and Publications Committee 09/10 HAIR - The DCU Musical. Producer 09/10 --

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