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Weareexcitedtoinviteyoutothe5thAnnualWestMichiganTheatreFestival,January31&February1,2020
atGreenvilleHighSchool!
ATheatreFestival?Weneedtoparticipateinthat…Timeschangeandsodotheneedsofstudentsandprograms.TheWestMichiganTheatreFestival(WMTF)isaTheatreFestivaldesignedforstudentsandprogramsfromacrosstheStateofMichigan.ThegoaloftheFestivalisforstudentstoperformtheirworksforotherstudents,andgetfeedbackandcritiquethathelpsperformersandtechniciansimprovetheircraft,theirprogramandhelpthemontheirway
intoCollegePrograms.
TheWestMichiganTheatreFestivalissponsoredbyWesternMichiganUniversity’sDepartmentofTheatreand
TheGrandRapidsCivicTheatreSchoolofTheatreArts.LearnfromsomeofthebestTheatreEducatorsinWestMichiganaboutwhereyourproduction
strengthsare,andhowtoimproveperformanceaswell.
Allinanon-competitiveandsupportiveenvironment.
SCHOOL OF THEATRE ARTS
Findoutmore:
https://wmichtheatrefestival.com/Email:[email protected]
Sowhat’ssodifferentaboutthisFestival?Thebigdifferencescomedowntofivethings;Time,content,critique,awards,andmoney.
TIME:UnlikeotherFestivalsettings,theWMTFopensperformancesupto60minutes.YourOneActcanbreatheandnotbeundersuchatighttimeconstraint.TakingplaceinearlyFebruary,usetheWMTFcritiquetohelpimproveyourproductionformoreperformances.ContactFestivalAdministrationifyourproductionneedsmorethan60
minutes.Theonlyissueifyourproductionislonger,itmayimpactyourcritiquetime.CONTENT:ThereisnooverridingthemeofcontentattheWMTF.BringaComedy,aDrama,aMusical,whateveryourstudentsareworkingon.Isyourprogramsmaller?Evenclassroomproductionshaveaplaceonourstage.Iscuttingapieceproblematicforyou?BringoneactofyourMusicalinstead.Noshoworprogramistoobigortoosmall.Theonlylimitationplacedonyourproductionisoffstagestoragespace,andhowbigatruckyoumightneedforscenery.
CRITIQUE:Cliniciansworkwithyourstudentsonyourset,inthespace,immediatelyfollowingyourproduction.Cliniciansworkspecificactingmomentswiththecast,anddealwiththeactualtechinthespace.The30minutecritiqueisconductedbyTheatreProfessionals.EachproductionwillhavetwoClinicians,onewhosefocusisActingandPerformance,theothersisDesignandStagecraft.
(Picturedfromtop:EastGrandRapidsHighSchool“Almost,Maine”,GreenvilleHighSchool“BullshotCrummond”,andaProductionCritiqueinProgress)
AWARDS:Everyparticipatingschoolfillsoutballotsnominatingperformanceandtechfromeveryotherproductionforrecognitionawards.Yourstudentsarethevoicethatisheardinrecognizingotherstudentsandtheirproductions.
MONEY:Thereisonlytheannualonetimeparticipationfeeof$250.ThisfeehelpsoffsetFestivalcostssuchasclinicianfees,participationawards,mailings,Websitefees,etc.Youmaynothaveashowinproductionbutyourschoolcanstillparticipateasspectators.SchoolsthatwanttotakeupaSpectatingroleonlypaya$100fee!SpectatingSchoolsgettosubmitawardballotsandparticipateinanyworkshopsthatareoffered.
That’stheWMTFinanutshell.Non-competitive,yetrewarding.AFestivalsettingthataimstoimprovestudents&programs.Twodaysofschoolsperformingtheirbestwork.Workshopsintroduceactorsandtechnicianstonewskills&techniques.There’sroomformoretowatchshows,learn,andmakenewfriends.
(Picturedfromtop:ChesaningHighSchool“TheOddCouple:FemaleEdition”,MidlandHighSchool“TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight”,Mt.
PleasantHighSchool“Box”)