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NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2009

ALUMNI THEATER AND FILM

	A CHRISTMAS CAROL Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas will appear in the Guthrie Theater's revamped production of A Christmas Carol, inspired by Charles Dickens' classic tale. Guthrie Theater November 19th - December 31st, 2009
	SOME GIRL(S) Walking Shadow Theater's regional premiere of Neil Labute's Some Girl(s) is directed by alumnus Brian Balcom with prop design by alumna Sarah Holmberg. Current South High students Ella Wiger and Kate Bussert appear as chambermaids and running crew. Pillsbury House Theater November 20th - December 5th, 2009
	COMPLETE READINGS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The American Shakespeare Repertory, founded by South High alumni Justin Alexander and Sarah Holmberg, is proud to present the Complete Readings of William Shakespeare - every play, poem, and sonnet (including a selection of the apocrypha!) in a series of staged readings spread over the next 18-24 months. Alumni Martha Heyl, Jordon Johnson, and Hannah Steblay also star, along with current South High student Emma Mayer. Macbeth - Gremlin Theater November 23rd, 2009 Two Gentlemen of Verona - Pillsbury House Theater December 2nd, 2009 Coriolanus - Open Eye Figure Theater December 9th, 2009 Twelfth Night - South High Skybox December 16th, 2009
	LIGHT UP THE SKY Alumni Ben Tallen and Justin Alexander appear in Starting Gate Production's Light Up the Sky!, a classic Moss Hart comedy unveiling the crazy realities backstage of 1940's Broadway. Mounds Theater January 8th - February 7th, 2010
	MOJO Alumna Sarah Holmberg serves as the stage manager for Walking Shadow Theater's regional premiere of Mojo: Rock 'n roll meets the Reservoir Dogs in Soho 1958. Red Eye Theater February 12th - February 27th, 2010
	FISSURES Why is it that each time you remember the past, you forget and invent a little more of it? Alumna Emily Gunyou Halaas stars in Fissures, an original play written by Dominic Orlando and directed by Dominique Serrand premiering at the 34th Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theater of Louisville. Bingham Theater - Louisville, KY February 26th - March 28th, 2010
	HAMLET Alumnus Justin Alexander appears as Horatio in Cromulent Shakespeare's production of Hamlet. Cedar Riverside People's Center Theater March 12th - March 28th, 2010
	TRANSDIMENSIONAL COURIERS UNION Alumnus Justin Alexander serves as the assistant director and alumna Sarah Holmberg as stage manager for Walking Shadow Theatre's Transdimensional Couriers Union: The Impulse Device is a miracle of technology; a touch can bring you anywhere or anywhen. But in a world where reality can be made or unmade in an instant, how do you create a cohesive life? People's Center Theatre May 7th - May 22nd, 2010

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.

2009-2010 SOUTH HIGH THEATER

Rabbit Hole, directed by Justin Alexander (November 2009)
Urinetown, directed by Ellen Fenster (December 2009)
Our Town, directed by Ellen Fenster (Spring 2010)
Private Lives, directed by senior Nick Day (Spring 2010)
Of Mice and Men, directed by senior Sam Humeleker (Spring 2010)
Student Written and Directed One Acts (Spring 2010)

All performances begin at 7:00 pm.

* Preview begins at 6:30 pm.

GOT NEWS?

Got a show coming up? Responsible for an audition and hoping that some talented South High alumni will show up? Know how to contact one of our theater alumni? Just feel like sharing?

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