SHTAA - South High Theater Alumni Alliance

NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2011

ALUMNI THEATER AND FILM

	THE WINTER'S TALE Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will appear as Mopsa in the Guthrie Theater's production of The Winter's Tale. Guthrie Theater January 29th - March 27th, 2011
	AFTER THE QUAKE Junpei still loves his best friend's wife. When the Earthquake Man haunts her young daughter, the timid writer searches for the courage they both need. He tells the story of Katagiri, a simple man recruited by a talking frog to do battle against the giant monster burrowed beneath Tokyo! Alumna Sarah Holmberg is the stage manager for Walking Shadow Theater's After the Quake, based on "Honey Prie" and "Superfrog Saves Tokyo" from the novel by Haruk Murakami. People's Center Theater May 6th - May 21st, 2011
	OPUS A celebrated string quartet has their backs against a wall on the eve of their White House debut. They’ve had to replace their violist with gifted, inexperienced Grace, who’s never played Beethoven's difficult Opus 131. Opus explores the power and pettiness of collaboration... and what a girl's gotta do to play with the big boys. Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas stars as Grace in Park Square Theater's area premiere. Park Square Theater May 6th - May 29th, 2011
	MOON ZOMBIES Twenty years have passed since Dr. Vincent Edwards took on a certain radiation-mutated bat creature and he is ready to retire. While training his replacement on the Jackson Lunar Base, the two stumble upon a seemingly impossible discovery: alien plant life on the surface of the moon! Unfortunately, exposure to the spores of this otherworldly flora cause instant death. Too bad those killed by them don't stay dead and instead, want nothing more than to replicate! Attack of the Moon Zombies is directed by alumnus Christopher Mihm. World Premiere Heights Theater - Columbia Heights, MN May 25th, 2011

INSTITUTIONS

This section is dedicated to the South High Theater alumni who have become part of institutions for theater, film, or the arts. As we all know, there's more to theater than just the performers up on stage. This is our way of acknowledging more than just the tip of the iceberg and recognizing the many accomplishments and achievements of our South High Theater alumni. (In general, the idea is that if you're contributing creatively to a specific show -- acting, directing, editing, designing, stage managing, writing, or the like -- the show will be spotlighted up above. But if you're on the board or own the company or running the theater's box office, this is the place for it.)

DAVENPORT THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES

Alumna Jane Caplow is a Creative Development Associate at Davenport Theatrical Enterprises, currently producing multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in New York.

TEATRO DEL PUEBLO

Alumna Sheila Regan is the Educational Coordinator for Teatro del Pueblo. Based out of the West Side's Latino community, Teatro del Pueblo has a mission to promote cultural pride in the Latino community, to develop and support Latino talent, to educate the community at large about Latino culture and to promote cultural diversity in the arts. Teatro del Pueblo maintains several educational tours, including Echoes from the New World, Manzi: The Adventures of Young Cesar Chavez, Help Wanted, The Great Cheese Adventures in Mexico, and Political Theater Matinees.

WARRIOR ARTS STUDIO

Alumna Jessa Carlstrom is the artistic director of the Warrior Arts Studio in Chicago. The Warrior Arts Studio is an arts organization dedicated to providing a community center for Chicago area veterans, artists and community members to work collaboratively in creating art, discussion and education.

2010-2011 SOUTH HIGH THEATER

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