NEW WORKS 17 - PARENT MEETING TOMORROW!
Parents of cast members, writers, and crew - please join us for an informational meeting about the process, logistics, and a Q&A about this exciting venture!
WHAT: Parent Meeting for New Works 17
WHEN: Monday 2/22 at 6:00p
ZOOM INFO:
MEETING ID: 834 6789 8387
Lincoln High School Drama
in association with
Teen West Project
presents
The 17th Annual New Works Festival
Snapshot
The Writing Team
Aidan Kent
Amelia Schafer
Bella Bravo
Claire Richards
Iban Tolba
Jared Reynolds
Josh Fravel
Juliet Malecha
Mak Johnson
Natalia Bermudez
Niku Edlund-Farsad
Zoe Bowman
The Acting Ensemble
Aidan Kent
Allison Khalil
Claire Richards
Cordy Rouffy
Emily Renison
Henry Alexander
Jared Reynolds
Jackson Hanf
Jackson Jennings
Keeli Guilfoyle
Mak Johnson
Sydney Sallman
Tucker Bowerfind
The Production Management Team
Audrey Montgomery Gardes
Bella Bravo
Gabrielle Donaldson
NOTE: The design and film crew/editing needs have yet to be determined. Many of you expressed interest in these areas. We will be making requests for assistance as things become clearer.
Writer / Actor Pairings
Aidan Kent / Aidan Kent
Iban Tolba / Henry Alexander
Jared Reynolds / Jared Reynolds
Josh Fravel / Jackson Jennings
Mak Johnson / Mak Johnson
Amelia Shafer / Emily Renison
Bella Bravo / Cordy Rouffy
Claire Richards / Claire Richards
Juliet Malecha / Sydney Sallman
Natalia Bermudez / Jackson Hanf
Natalia Bermudez / Allison Khalil
Niku Edlund-Farsad / Keeli Guilfoyle
Zoe Bowman / Tucker Bowerfind
***IMPORTANT***
There is a parent meeting this Monday 2/22 at 6:00p to discuss the production, our needs, and to allow for a Q&A.
WHAT: Parent Meeting for New Works 17
WHEN: Monday 2/22 at 6:00p
ZOOM INFO:
MEETING ID: 834 6789 8387
LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83467898387
BUT...
If you are dealing with a power / internet outage issue, please do not stress. We will work it out as needed. If at all possible, please contact me to let me know you cannot make your appointment due to outages, and we can reschedule. If texting is the only way to reach me, you can text 503 577-8805 to let me know. Otherwise, please email matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com.
It is critical that you not use this as "an excuse" to buy more time for your audition / appointment. If we get too off schedule, it throws everything, so please be honest and only ask for a reschedule is absolutely necessary.
At this time, if you submitted an Intent Form, you have been emailed directly to inform you of your audition / interview time along with instructions.
If you have not received an email, it's because I did not get your Intent Form. Please email immediately, if you think there has been an error. Otherwise, I'll see you all next week!
As always, you can contact me at: matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com
REMINDER
If you are interested in writing for, acting in, or participating in any way in the 17th Annual New Works Festival, the deadline to send the Intent Form is:
M 2/8 at 5:00p
CLICK HERE if you have not already downloaded!
Deadline to send in the form is:
5:00p on 2/8
Lincoln High School Drama in association with Teen West Project presents:
New Works 17: Snapshot
With more understood about the pandemic, the plan for New Works 17 has changed!
OVERVIEW
Inspired by the need to allow individualistic expression by student artists during this unprecedented and historic time, Snapshot will feature 10-12 solo performers, each embodying a teenaged character in a solo-show microwork. These short pieces will be inspired by the myriad challenges (personal, financial, educational, sociopolitical, etc.) seen in our country over the past many months – and represent many styles and genres…naturalism, drama, comedy, surrealism, speculative fiction, musical, thrillers, and more! The current plan is that this will be presented as a pre-recorded, streamed event. This will be the first time in New Works history that an all solo show event has been executed; this is the ideal time for such a unique offering.
INCLUSION
We honor all identities – all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, abilities, body types, faiths, and sociopolitical views are respected. You are welcome here. The more diverse a society is and the more that diversity is celebrated, the richer a community will be. Making art, especially in a lab filled with peers, can be very personal. We demand a space that is respectful and develops trust. We develop art within an apolitical space that uses storytelling and questions as the tools for thematic investigation. We commit to not viewing others as sociopolitical abstractions, but as full human beings. We commit to constructively criticize, never to tear down, but only to lift up. We commit to coming from a place of kindness and love, not judgment.
NW17 INTENT FORM
There are multiple options for participating in this production:
1. As a writer, partnering with an actor to write for them.
2. As an actor, partnering with a writer to perform their work.
3. As a writer / actor, performing their own work.
4. As a design assistant (helping to make props, scenic, costume pieces available)
5. As a member of the filming / editing crew.
The “NW17 Intent Form” will be available within 48 hours. This form must be downloaded and filled out, then emailed to Matthew B. Zrebski by 5:00p on Monday, February 8th. This form will declare your interests and commit you to the next part of the process. The intent form will include instructions/options for submitting writing, live auditioning via Zoom, and live interviewing via Zoom during appointments TH 2/17 – SA 2/20. For anyone with technical challenges / limitations, a video submission process will be available on a case-by-case basis.
NOTE: For those in Teen West Ink (IB Theatre) who wish to submit writing for New Works consideration via their final project, please note when you submit (due TH 1/28 at 10:00p) that the solo piece you are submitting is to be considered your writing submission for Snapshot. You can simply indicate this in your email. You may also wait to submit through the standard process as detailed in the Intent Form. You will need to submit an Intent Form even if you already submitted via Teen West Ink.
The full company will be announced Sunday 2/21 by 8:00p.
REHEARSALS
This process will be largely driven by the students with rehearsal / mentorship sessions with Matthew B. Zrebski 1 to 3 times per week, typically for 45 – 90 minutes at a time.
The rehearsal windows (all via Zoom) are as follows:
2/22 – 4/10 (none during spring break)
M: 3:30p – 5:30p
T: 7:00p – 8:30p
W: 3:30p – 5:30p
TH: 7:00p – 8:30p
F: 6:00p – 8:00p
SA: 1:00p – 3:00p
Appointments will be scheduled during the above times, based on availability of the student artists.
4/12 – 4/25
TBD – these two weeks will be determined as soon as possible for potential additional online rehearsals as well as for video coordination and filming.
PUBLIC STREAMING
Snapshot will stream sometime between May 5 - 9. There are multiple options for audience delivery being considered – more on that as final decisions are made.
QUESTIONS
Email matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com with any questions.
