Theatre at NU

rocketpixy
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:12:10 +0000

On the question about being in more than one show at a time…

You cannot act in two shows at once, because rehearsals are all essentially at the same time. After callbacks, you fill out a “pref sheet”, listing your preference for the shows you got called back for (For example, if you got called back for Show A and Show B and would rather be in Show B, you would pref that show first). Starting late last year, the mainstage productions also confer with student theatre, so you really can audition for everything without fear of getting cast in two places at once.

However, you can WORK on two shows at once, although I would not recommend it. I’ve definitely been acting in a show while Assistant Producing another, thus causing me to have two back-to-back tech weeks. And I’m currently Stage Managing one show and Producing another at the same time, but this is only recommended to vampires and the truly insane. However, NU students somehow manage to do this to themselves all the time, so if you’re a theatre nut, it’s easy to overdose. :)