Musical Auditions are here

- 8th December 2011

If you are going for a lead role please have a song from the character you want learned off. It is highly recommended that any of you going for a lead role ALSO learn the callback songs indicated on the audition material list in the event you are called back. Be prepared. For chorus please come with a song of your choice prepared. Bring sheet music if you have it. Everyone needs to be prepared to read dialogue for a character for the audition no matter if you are going for chorus or a lead everyone must read. Dialogue will be given to you if you do not have it with you. It is recommended that you bring your own. Chorus may look up dialogue for a character of their choice and request to read it when they get there. LEARN YOUR SONG OFF BY HEART. Lyric sheets in hand for your singing audition will not be allowed. A mail was sent last Thursday to all members with all audition material for each character. If you did not receive it please email our secretary Oisin at sec@dcudrama.ie and he will forward it on to you. Remember if you want to impress our directors it is best to have the dialogue and songs for your character learned to a tee. Here are the audition dates, we are sending this mail to you now so you can plan your week. There will be no exceptions made for anyone if you cannot attend for any of these times so make yourself available. These are set times and dates that must be adhered to.

Tuesday 13th
Open Auditions for any role. This is the only day for open auditions it is recommended that you are there early on as auditions will be over at 9pm and anyone who turns up too close to the time will not be seen.

7pm-9pm in The Space.

Wednesday 14th Callbacks. You will notified if you have to attend these on Tuesday night. If you have not been contacted please do not show up to this session. It will be held from 7pm-10pm in the Blueroom of the Helix. Times will be allocated to each individual for a call back.

REMEMBER... PREPARE YOUR CALL BACK SONG AS WELL AS YOUR FIRST AUDITION SONG FOR THE CHARACTER YOU WANT.

The cast list will be announced by Sunday!

Any questions please contact Emma at chair@dcudrama.ie

Good luck to all!

PLAY IN A DAY (along with a little musical audition workshop!!)

- 05th December 2011

So, after the insanity that was "Crappily Ever After"(which was extremely successful, by the way, selling out two nights, and being packed the other night), what could DCU Drama possibly have lined up for the end of the Semster??

Well, read on, and discover the exciting events which we have in store for you within the next two weeks.

Musical Audition Workshop:

Our workshop this week is the Musical Audition Workshop, if anyone's interested in auditioning for the musical, then it's strongly recommended that you attend this workshop. There was audition material sent out to all our members during the week, so you should look through those mails and read through the material for the character that you would like to audition for.

The workshop will be hosted by the Director of the musical Emma-Jane Reilly and the Musical Director Kevin Walsh, and it'll be on Monday December 5th from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the Space in the Helix, and you must enter through the Stage Door of the Helix and sign in.

Play in a Day:

This week we'll be having our Play in a Day event, the idea behind it is that you'll be put in groups and given a theme, and from that theme you have to create a play in the space of a few hours, so you'll write a script, get costumes together and get all your props. Then at the end of the day, you'll put on your show which will be viewed by an audience.

Play in a Day will take place on Wednesday December 7th, with a workshop at 2:00 pm to get you warmed up and so you fully understand the concept, and the the shows will take place at 8:00 pm in the Space in the Helix.

Aladdin:

We've decided to have one more theatre trip before the end of the semester, and rather that trek across the city we've decided to go and see Aladdin in The Helix. So if you're interested in going to see Aladdin, email Lisa Keegan at vicechair@dcudrama.ie

And finally, a DCU Drama alumni, Clodagh Long, is having an event to fund-raise for her masters degree in Musical Theatre at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. So if you're interested in attending, here's the link to the event on Facebook event page , and you can get all the details there.

"Crappily Ever After" Ticket Reminder

- 30th November 2011

With two nights left of the hit Panto, "Crappily Ever After", we thought we would remind you where you can purchase your tickets.

"Crappily Ever after" opened to a sold out house last night, so we highly recommend picking up your tickets as soon as possible!!

Tickets can be purchased today(Wednesday) and tomorrow(Thursday) in the hub, from 12p.m. to 3p.m.

Tickets can also be purchased at the door, but given tonights sell out performance, it is highly recommended that you purchase your tickets beforehand in order to avoid disapointment!!

The remaining two shows begin:

-Wednesday Nov 30th, Doors 7:00pm
-Thursday Dec 1st, Doors 7:00pm

"Crappily Ever After" is a hugely entertaining show, which will have you rolling on the floor laughing within the first few scenes, so grab your ticket, grab a drink, and enjoy a night of wacky hi-jinks, stellar performances and some incredible musical numbers!!

HEAR YE, HEAR YE, "CRAPPILY EVER AFTER" HAS ARRIVED!!

- 29th November 2011

Hear Ye, Hear ye, Crappily ever after has finally arrived. DCU Dramas' annual panto is here, and it's playing up a storm!!

"Crappily Ever After" tells the story of Princess Persephonie of Pantoland who is captured by the evil Duke. Brave Prince Ralph embarks on an epic quest to save his beloved, encountering many strange (and familiar) faces along the way. It's packed with great songs from Lady Gaga to Les Miserables and with kinky nuns, bearded women and riddled witches taking to the stage, it's bound to be a crazy show!!

The Panto is one of DCU Drama's most time honoured traditions, and this years Panto is proving to more than live up to the prestige and hype assigned to it!!

Tickets for the Panto can be purchased during the day in the Hub and at the door just before the show.

PANTO TIMES
-Tuesday Nov 29th, Doors 6:30pm
-Wednesday Nov 30th, Doors 7:00pm
-Thursday Dec 1st, Doors 7:00pm

EDIT Given tonights sell out performance, it is highly recommended that you book your tickets beforehand.

The Big Week has arrived

- 28th November 2011

As the semester draws to a close, a busy week approaches DCU Drama, with the release of our annual Panto "Crappily Ever After!!" It is highly recommeneded viewing!!

There are just one or two other little pieces of information to impart to our loving members this week

Musical Auditions:

Next week we'll be having both the musical audition workshop and the actual auditions for the musical, however during the week we'll be sending out the materials (dialogue and songs) during the week. So we strongly advise anyone who wants to audition for the musical and wants to be as ready as possible when going into the auditions to watch your emails during the week.

"Aladdin" Theatre Trip:

We organising another theatre trip before the end of the semester, and this time we're staying in our own back garden, and going to see "Aladdin" in the Helix on December 15th. So if you're interested in going, email Lisa Keegan at vicechair@dcudrama.ie and let her know.

So much to do, so much to see...

- 21st November 2011

Well, with just one week till our yearly Panto, things are surely starting to heat up.If you arn't busy rehearsing for Panto, then boy, have we got a week for you!!!

Musical Audition Workshop:

This Wednesdays workshop will be a Musical Audition Workshop, and will be hosted by the director of ths years musical, Emma Jane Reilly and it's musical director, Kevin Walsh.

If you're thinking about auditioning for our musical "Little Shop of Horrors" then this is for you. They will go through everything from basic audition rules and techniques to more specific skills which will help you get the best out of your "Little Shop of Horrors" audition.

The workshop will take place on Wednesday November 23rd at 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the InterFaith Centre. And just so you have time to prepare, the musical auditions will be taking place on the 5th, 6th and 8th of December, we'll have more details on times and venues in the coming weeks.

There's more information about the workshop on facebook event page: here

Panto 2011:

DCU Drama are proud to announce their annual Panto, Crappily Ever After.

Join Prince Ralph as he battles to save his one true love Princess Persephonie from the clutches of the dastardly Duke. Aided by a pair of naughty nuns, a princess past her prime and a pair of wisecracking wizards (among others), will this young couples fairytale dreams come true, or will evil prevail?? (With guest stars : The DCU Students Union Sabbatical Officers Ed Leamy, Collie Oliver and Cillian Byrne.)

The dates for the panto are:
-Tuesday Nov 29th, Doors 6:30pm
-Wednesday Nov 30th, Doors 7:00pm
-Thursday Dec 1st, Doors 7:00pm

If you go on the opening night, you get free entry in Toxic Tuesday. Tickets only €5 and will be available in the Hub this week and proceeds from the panto are in aid of Bee for Battens, the Saoirse Foundation.

More information on "Crappily Ever After" is available on the facebook event page: here

Free tickets to the Voice:

We've been given free tickets for see the voice in the Helix for this Friday, November 25th, and we're offering to our members, but it's a first come first served basis, so if you want a ticket email our treasurer, Conor Tweed at conortweeddcu@gmail.com

Reminder for Cabaret in UCD:

Just in case you told Emma Wall that you wanted to go and see Cabaret in UCD but you didn't get the email from her (and just if you didn't drop her an email at emma.wall5@mail.dcu.ie ), this is just a reminder that the performance will be taking place on Tuesday at 7:30 pm, but because of traffic and the distance we have to cover, we'll be leaving DCU at 5:30 pm, and the meeting point is outside the Nursing Building. Be sure to beon time when we're leaving, as we don't want to be late for the performance. And unfortunately, all the places have been booked, so we can't take anyone else, sorry.

Events for the Week

- 14th November 2011

Morning everyone! Hope reading week went great for everybody.(even if some of you didn't get any time off during it!)

We have a number of great events on this week to get you all back into the swing of things before the semester ends, so, read on!

John Dawson Workshop:

For this weeks workshop, we will be holding an improv master class which will be hosted by John Dawson from "Whose Line Is It Anyway". It take place on Tuesday 15th from 6pm until 8pm and it will be in The Space, The Helix (enter at the stage door). Admission is €3. Please be on time as anyone who is late won't be able to get in once John starts. Hope to see you all there, and for anyone taking part in New Writers, this is a great opportunity to improve your skills.

The Voice

We have secured tickets to The Voice battle stages, which will take place in the Helix on the 24th of November. Tickets are free so if you would like to be put on the list please mail Emma Wall at chair@dcudrama.ie and she'll keep a place for you. Please only ask for a ticket if you know that you can definitely attend as the producer is keen to fill the theatre.

Cabaret:

DCU Drama will be going on our second theatre trip to see UCD's production of Cabaret. We are offering tickets at a discounted rate of €5 for our members. So if you would like to attend please meet Emma is the Students Union on Tuesday the 15th between 5:00pm & 5.30pm with your money to secure your place. The show is on the 22nd of November at 7.30pm, and it promises to be a great show.

Old Mobile Phones:

To raise money for "Bees For Battens" and to pay for some of our production costs, our sponsorship officer has come up with the idea of us sending our old mobile phones to Cash for Phones. So we're looking for anyone interested in giving us the old mobile phones which they have lying around at home, and we can send them off. It doesn't matter how old your phone might be, any phone will do, as long as it's not being used by anyone of course. So if you have an old phone which you'd like to give us, contact Lisa Hopper at sponsorship@dcudrama.ie, or leave her a message on the DCU Drama Facebook account.

That's all the news for this week. Get your wallets prepared though, our 2011 panto, "Crappily Ever After" debuts on Tuesday the 29th November. (tickets are €5, with free attendance to Nu-Bar on Tuesday night!!)