Stratford Players 2007-2008

About Stratford Players

LEARN MORE ABOUT STRATFORD PLAYERS HISTORY 

Stratford players is open to all members of the campus community. We consider and discuss matters regarding JMU theatre: upcoming guests, auditions, workshops, shows, and other related extracurricular activities. We discuss student-written proposals and vote on them prior to the faculty's consideration. Also, Stratford Players is a great opportunity for people devoted to this profession to get involved and try out new aspects of theatre.

Any Questions? Contact Sade Namei at nameisx@jmu.edu for more info or simply
come to a Stratford Players meeting . We usually meet twice a month on Wednesday. Also, join the JMU Stratford Players on Facebook. Updated information is available on our call-board in Theatre II, and soon, online, on our own website. Also, join our mailing list to get accounts of our meetings and hear about more opportunities in the theatre.

President: Sade Namei  nameisx@jmu.edu 
Vice President/Understudy/Treasurer: Lauren Meyer
Secretary: Jesika Hayes
Historian: Bekah Wachenfeld
Social Chair: Emma Fyffe

CLICK TO GO TO THE FORMS PAGE

EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE PROPOSALS

FOR FALL 2006 ARE DUE
TUES., Oct 4th, 5:00pm

Those who wish to schedule time in the Experimental Theatre for fall 2006 must hand in complete proposals by Tuesday, Oct 4 at 5:00 p.m.The proposer is responsible for providing a copy of the proposal to each faculty and staff member. Mary K. should receive three copies, two for the student members of the selection committee and one for the files. A new cover sheet has been developed and is available in the student office and online. It requires the signature of the faculty advisor. THE PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE the new 1 page COVER SHEET, and a COPY OF THE LETTER OR OTHER COMMUNICATION WHICH GIVES PERMISSION TO PERFORM THE PLAY AT JMU. Proposals for original material should include a copy of the script. THE MAXIMAL/MINIMAL DISTINCTION IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT, There will be five slots available. The dates for slots will be set in advance. The scheduling committee, made up of successful proposers and the faculty Experimental Theatre supervisor, will negotiate who gets which slot. All proposals must use the cover sheet to identify the play, the director, the design and production crew, the faculty supervisor, and any other key personnel. The proposals must contain a budget, and an explanation of how the production is to be realized. Special attention should be given to how various production problems will be solved; for example will costumes be built, bought, found or requested from stock? How will the set be realized and the seating units configured? Is there music and is it live or recorded? It is impossible to anticipate all the questions that should be answered for each individual production, but these examples should provide some guidelines. The proposal process is competitive and therefore the strongest argument possible should be presented; this means that proposals should be well written, detailed, and attempt to anticipate any questions that the committee might have. In addition to content of the proposal, individual faculty members may consider other factors including (but not limited to) the proposer's academic standing and performance, previous theatre experience, and fulfillment of previous theatrical and academic responsibilities. PROPOSERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO WORK WITH A FACULTY MEMBER IN PREPARING THE PROPOSAL AND TO CONSULT THE EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE POLICY POSTED ON THE WEB PAGE. The meeting of only theatre faculty and staff to discuss proposals will be held on Wednesday, Oct 11th at 3:30 PM in Room 11 of Theatre II. A meeting of the theatre faculty and staff and two Stratford representatives to discuss and select proposals will be held on Wed. Oct 18th at 4:00 PM, TH II- ROOM 11. THOSE SUBMITTING PROPOSALS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES MUST BE AT THE Oct 18th MEETING. The meeting to allot slots among the proposers selected will be held immediately after the meeting, or as soon after as is practical, and will be announced at that meeting.

Stratford Players Members at the 2005 "Senior Prom"