Alums Come Home 5

Thursday, April 24, 2008

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Registration, University Theatre Ticket Office.

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Script-in-Hand Reading: The Once and Future Faraday by Benjamin Smith, Inge Theatre.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Ron Willis

10:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m.

Improvisation Workshop with Scott Johnson, 209 Murphy Hall.

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Alumni Tour of Murphy Hall, led by Jim Peterson, meet in Crafton-Preyer Theatre Lobby.

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Script-in-Hand Reading: My Brother’s Keeper by John Volk, Inge Theatre.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Ron Willis

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Script-in-Hand Reading: Vacation Palace by Thomas Middleton, Inge Theatre.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Ric Averill, E. Arthur Kean

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

How to Be a Successful Irene Ryan Candidate with Harry Parker, 209 Murphy Hall.

4:15 p.m.

Film Showcase: Bunker Hill with Robert Hurst, Matt Jacobson, Kevin Willmott, Spencer Museum of Art.

7:30 p.m.

Faculty Voice Recital by Joyce Malicky Castle, mezzo-soprano, and Mark Ferrell, piano, Crafton-Preyer Theatre. (Tickets on sale in the University Theatre Ticket Office.)

Friday, April 25, 2008

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Registration, University Theatre Ticket Office.

8:30 a.m.

Homemade omelets available at Murphy Hall Snack Bar: $3.99..

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Portfolio Review for Scenographers with Gregory Hill, 201 Murphy Hall.

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Directing for Television and Film with Seth Wiley, 209 Murphy Hall.

10:00 a.m. – Noon

Script-in-Hand Reading: Depends on the Weather by Tess Banion, Oldfather Studios.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Laura Kirk

11:00 a.m.

Alumni Tour of Oldfather Studios, led by Matt Jacobson, meet at Oldfather.

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lighting Up the Possibilities of Your Degree by Avraham Mor, 341 Murphy Hall.

11:00 a.m.

Gourmet box lunches available at Murphy Hall and Oldfather Studios: $10.

Noon

Brown Bag Lunch: Roundtable Discussion: Growing the Local Film Industry, led by Anne Trani Chapman, Oldfather Studios

 

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Making of ‘No Country for Old Men’ with Gregory Hill, Crafton-Preyer Theatre.

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Panel: What YOU Can Do With a Theatre and Film Degree, Inge Theatre.

Moderator: John Tibbetts; Panelists: Gina Grad, Ben Krout, Scott McPhail, Michael Moore, Devin Scillian

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Script-in-Hand Reading: Words by Aron Gerson, 341 Murphy Hall.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Ron Willis

2:30 p.m.

Audition/Casting Workshop with Anne Trani Chapman and Mark Nash, 209 Murphy Hall.

3:30 p.m.

Screening of Student Films, Oldfather Studios.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Matt Jacobson, Ben Krout, Ward Russell

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Demonstration of Ariel Silks by Monica Wille, Inge Theatre.

7:30 p.m.        

The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, Crafton-Preyer Theatre. (Tickets on sale in the University Theatre Ticket Office.)

10:00 p.m.

Reception for All Alumni: Hors d’oeuvres & cash bar, Eldridge Extended, 8th & Vermont.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

8:30 a.m.

Homemade omelets available at Murphy Hall Snack Bar: $3.99.

9:00 a.m. – Noon

Registration, University Theatre Ticket Office.

 

10:00 a.m.

Alumni Bus Tour of Campus, led by Kip Grosshans, meet in front of the Parking Facility.

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Graduate Student Paper Presentations/Theatre, Swarthout Recital Hall.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Rhonda Blair, Marvin Carlson, Joe Roach          

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Lighting Toys: They’re Not Just for Kids Anymore by Avraham Mor, 341 Murphy Hall.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Script-in-Hand Reading: American B.S. by Ranjit Arab, produced by Laura Kirk, Oldfather Studios.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Laura Kirk

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Technical Careers in LA and NYC with Jennifer Jacob, Lora Hull Powell, 201 Murphy Hall.

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Graduate Student Paper Presentations/Film: Swarthout Recital Hall.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Novotny Lawrence, Benjamin Meade

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Speed Networking!: Build Your KU Connections, Swarthout Recital Hall Stage.
Moderator: Karen Lane Christilles, Jay Karnes, Laura Zabel

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Brown Bag Lunch for Graduate Students: Navigating a Career in Academe, 341 Murphy.
Host/Moderator/Respondent: Rhonda Blair, Marvin Carlson, Joe Roach, Sally Shedd

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Musical Theatre Workshop with Xavier Rice and Tom Picasso, 209 Murphy Hall.

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Alumni Talk Back with Rhonda Blair, Marvin Carlson, Joe Roach, Sally Shedd, 341 Murphy.

3:30 p.m.

Group Photos, Crafton-Preyer Theatre.

6:00 p.m.        

Friends of the Theatre Benefit Auction, Inge Theatre.
(Auction preview begins at 5:30 p.m.) (Tickets on sale in the University Theatre Ticket Office.)

8:00 p.m.

Benefit Concert with Kelley Hunt, Crafton-Preyer Theatre. (Tickets on sale in the University Theatre Ticket Office.)

9:30 p.m.

Dance with the Michael Beers Band, Hors d’oeuvres & cash bar, Lawrence Holiday Inn.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

10:00 a.m.

Memorial Service for Robert Findlay, coordinated by Delores Ringer and Jeanne Klein, Inge Theatre.

11:00 a.m.

Reception for Scenography Alumni, hosted by Del and Ione Unruh, 916 W. 20th Terrace.