Showcase!

Announcing Duquesne's first ever Showcase!

Showcase is a combination of the efforts of the Directing II and Playwrighting I & II classes with the help of many Duquesne actors to produce an afternoon of completely original theater! Eight one-act plays ranging from the dramatic to the comedic and the realistic to the abusrd have been produced for this unique event. Take your mind off your final exams and share your afternoon with us! Showcase takes place
in Peter Mills Theater on Wednesday, April 29 at 1pm.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for the Keenan-Lane scholarship.

For more information, please visit http://redmasquers.blogspot.com.

Featuring:
"The Elite" by Ash Halli
Directed by Joe Jasek

"Untitled" by Leigha Hanby
Directed by MJ Flott

"Ghost?" by Sean McKee
Directed by Jacob George

"When it Rains" by Caroline Cook
Directed by Amy Lynn Greek

"Perks" by Justin Sines
Directed by Leah Cassella

"Drive and Smell the Roses" by Chris Brozetti
Directed by Gail Hofbauer

"In Sanatorium" by Joe Castellano
Directed by Joyce Hinnebusch

"Reliance Street Passage" by Brandon Siple
Directed by Kait Burrier

Showcase 2009

We are proud to announce a brand new event for the Duquesne University theater community! Showcase is taking the place of this season's One Acts for Charity. Showcase combines the talent and hard work of our Playwrighting students, our Directing II students, and our many actors and actresses! This type of show has never before been put together on Duquesne's campus. The same opportunities are available for students interested in One Acts, but the format has changed slightly.

Auditions are Saturday March 28 from 2-4pm and Monday March 30 from 5-7pm in the Red Masquers office.

Important End-of-Semester Information

One Acts becomes Showcase
To save our sanity at the end of the semester and showcase our talents on multiple levels, this year's One Acts for Charity has been changed to a Directing II and Playwriting I & II showcase. Eight plays by the Playwrighting students will be directed by Duquesne's first-ever crop of Directing II students. We will still hold auditions (to be announced at a later date) as we would have for One Acts, and since this project requires so many parts there is no lack of opportunities to get involved! We will also be collecting money for a charity to be determined, so there are no losers in this equation. The Showcase will be held on April 29, our Reading Day, to leave everyone free to enjoy Banquet and Finals Week without worrying about their extracurricular theater activities. This leads to our next announcement...

Banquet!
Woo! Banquet is scheduled for Friday May 1 this year. Keep your calendars open! Banquet is our end of the year get-together at a local restaurant to celebrate all that we have accomplished over the year. Anyone involved in a Red Masquers show this year is invited. Guests are also welcome. More information is coming soon. Speaking of Banquet...

General Meeting April 17, 2009
We will have our bi-annual general meeting on Friday, April 17 at 6pm. The most important thing we will discuss at this time is the executive board and chair positions for next year. If you are interested in running for a position you MUST attend this meeting. If you are interested in attaining a chair position (lights, sound, set, house, social, hair and make-up, public relations, costume), please speak to the current chair of that position. We need AS MANY MASQUERS AS POSSIBLE to come to this meeting for nominations. After nominations, we will then talk about...
Voting
Voting for this year's executive board (and ham sandwich) will take place from Monday April 27 through Thursday April 30. Voting for this year's executive board (and ham sandwich) will take place in the English office on the sixth floor of College Hall. Voting for this year's executive board (and ham sandwich) will be explained in greater detail at the general meeting. Don't forget to vote for this year's executive board (and ham sandwich)!
Comedian Gab Bonesso!
Fabulous Red Masquer alumna, comedian, actress, and radio personality Gab Bonesso is coming to do a show in Peter Mills Theater on April 4th at 8pm. This hilarious act also features our own Jay Keenan in several of the skits. Definitely not worth missing. Tickets are $10, but FREE with a DU ID.

Summer Company Auditions
This year's Summer Company auditions will be held April 19 from 1-4pm and April 20 from 6-10pm. The Summer Company is a theater company founded by Jay Keenan and John Lane of Duquesne University and Steve Fatla of Carlow University. They perform in Peter Mills Theater and are tied very close to the Red Masquers. For more information email John Lane at jelppt@aol.com.


As always, if you have any questions at all or see any misinformation in the above copius notes, please email us at redmasquers@gmail.com.