A Very Common Procedure

by Courtney baron A Very Common Procedure
November 5 – 7, 2009 at 7:30 pm
November 8, 2009 at 3pm
Vivian Davis Michael Labratory Theatre
WVU Creative Arts Center

Directed by Mara Nadolski
Lighting Design by Andrew McKinney
Stage Management by Kelsey Korona

Cast:
Michael Goldenhersh – Cody Riggings
Carolyn Goldenhersh – Megan Massie
Dr. Anil Patel – Trevor Gerard

The performances are free and open to the public. Seating is very limited and available on the first-come, first-served basis. We’re sorry, but we’re not able to accept reservations.




Laboratory Theatre

The Lab Theatre is a student-produced extension of the Division of Theatre and Dance. With two shows per year, students produce, direct, design and perform their own works with advisement and support from the Division’s faculty and staff. Alongside their fellow classmates, students are involved in all aspects of mounting a full-scale production. Whether designing sets and costumes, casting the actors, hanging the lights or creating a marketing plan for their show, the Lab Theatre allows our students to experience and apply their own education with their own hands. The Lab Theatre also offers our audiences more experimental and cutting-edge fare as determined by our students’ interests and their creativity.

The Lab Theatre Committee for the 2009-2010 season:
Prof. Lee Blair, Chair
Prof. Linda Milian
Prof. Alan McEwen

SPRING 2010

Information will soon be forthcoming.

LAB THEATRE GUIDELINES

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  1. The LAB THEATRE will provide opportunities for student-produced productions within the Division of Theatre and Dance with equal emphasis on performance, design and technical requirements.
  2. The LAB THEATRE will consist of a minimum of 2 production slots per semester, scheduled in conjunction with the Division’s Mainstage Production calendar.
  3. LAB THEATRE productions will involve WVU students, faculty and staff only (unless otherwise approved by the LAB THEATRE Committee).
  4. Students will submit written proposals for productions and the LAB THEATRE committee will make final selections (with input from other Division faculty). Deadline dates for proposals will be set after the Mainstage Production calendar has been approved and the LAB THEATRE committee has selected production slots.
  5. Selection will be determined by the size, scope, feasibility, equality in areas of emphasis (performance, design and tech), and educational value of a production.
  6. Each production will have a production advisor assigned from within the LAB THEATRE committee.
  7. In the specific areas of performance, design and tech, a secondary advisor from a student’s area of emphasis may be required. This will provide students with a mentor in their emphasis as well as setting possible deadlines and requirements. The production advisor will determine which student would benefit from a secondary advisor and the student must then solicit faculty to fill that advising role.
  8. The VDM and the SLAB will be the primary venues for LAB THEATRE productions. If a proposed production wishes to use another venue (e.g. the FALBO, the GLADYS, etc.), the LAB THEATRE Committee will check into any potential conflicts and determine the feasibility of the request. Off-campus venues will require approval from the Division Chair.
  9. LAB THEATRE productions will not be scheduled during Dead Week or Finals week.
  10. Capstones, Advanced Directing Projects or MFA Thesis requirements can be fulfilled in conjunction with a LAB THEATRE production. If possible, any curriculum fulfillment within a LAB THEATRE production should be included in the written proposal to the Committee. After production approval of a LAB THEATRE project, any curriculum-based requirements may be fulfilled with approval of all necessary advisors.
  11. LAB THEATRE productions will have access to the shops for technical requirements as well as scheduled rehearsal space. Access to shops and rehearsal space will be set by the faculty or staff and will not conflict with any required shop work, Mainstage rehearsal time or class work of the students.
  12. Once LAB THEATRE dates are set, all Capstones, Advanced Directing Projects or other class-based performances requiring use of the Division’s venues must register their dates with the LAB THEATRE Committee to avoid potential conflicts. This will also allow for a more complete calendar of events for the entire Division.
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