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SUMMARY:Three Giants (of American Playwriting) Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Three Giants (of American Playwriting) will be presented Saturday\, October 16th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Via Zoom. There will be one 15 minute break.\nAttendees will be emailed materials & a Zoom link upon Registration.\nCost: $10.00 for ACT Members\, $15.00 for NonMembers\nClick Here To Register\nAbout the Workshop: \nSeveral American playwrights of the twentieth century may deserve to be called great.  Such notables as Thornton Wilder\, Edward Albee\, and Lillian Hellman may come to mind.  But if one were forced to choose who would be the top three American playwrights of the past century\, a strong case could be made for the subjects of this upcoming ACT workshop: Eugene O’Neill\, Tennessee Williams\, and Arthur Miller. \nEugene O’Neill \nO’Neill was one of the first American playwrights to introduce the concept of realism into his plays.  This realism took the form of characters on the fringes of society often depicting their deep-seated fears\, and they were expressed in varied American dialects and colloquialisms.  O’Neill’s aim was to strip American theatre of false sentimentality and present an honest view of American culture.  He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1920\, 1922\, 1928\, and 1957\, and for literature in 1936. \nIn the workshop\, we will be studying A Long Day’s Journey into Night – the last play O’Neill wrote before he died\, and the one generally regarded as his best. \nTennessee Williams \nLauded as one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century\, Williams used his own life to influence the content of his plays.  Topics included drug abuse\, alcoholism\, and domestic violence\, all of which he experienced during his life.  Much of Williams’s acclaimed work has been adapted for the cinema.  He also wrote short stories\, poetry\, essays\, and a large collection of memoirs.  Four years before his death\, he was inducted in The American Theater Hall of Fame.  His plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire won Pulitzer Prizes.  We will be analyzing “Streetcar” in this workshop. \nArthur Miller \nAs one of the most prominent playwrights of the twentieth century\, Arthur Miller’s work focuses on the balance between the individual and society – how society influences the individual and how the individual influences the world around them.  Themes include the American Dream\, social responsibility\, and human purpose.  His most famous works include The Crucible and the Pulitzer Prize winning Death of a Salesman.  We will be studying the latter in the workshop. \nUseful Source:  Gardner\, Ashleigh. “13 Classic American Playwrights You Should know\,” in Performer Stuff.  n.p. August 16\, 2016. \n  \n \nAbout the Moderator: \nDavid Rutter has a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Penn State University\, and a Master of Arts degree in theatre from San Diego State University. He also taught high school theatre in California and Florida for thirty-seven years before retiring and moving “back home” to central Pennsylvania.  David has most recently appeared onstage with Altoona Community Theatre in “Big River” and “Romeo & Juliet”.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T180000
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SUMMARY:ACT Book Club "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" by Karel Capek
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 18 at 6 pm\nR.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue\nBy Karel Capek Join Altoona Community Theatre and our moderator\, ACT member Shane Sedelmyer in a lively discussion of a play in an unusual genre: science fiction.   Shane is a pop culture lover and an avid reader. He is a an English teacher and theatre director by trade.  He is excited to put both to great use by moderating this book club and supporting ACT.  Shane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Arts from Penn State Altoona and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. \nRossum’s Universal Robots by Karel Capek \nR.U.R. is a 1920 science-fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. “R.U.R.” stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum’s Universal Robots\, a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English). It premiered on 25 January 1921 and introduced the word “robot” to the English language and to science fiction as a whole. R.U.R. quickly became influential after its publication. By 1923\, it had been translated into thirty languages. The play begins in a factory that makes artificial people\, called roboti (robots)\, from synthetic organic matter. They are living creatures of artificial flesh and blood rather than machinery\, so they more closely follow the modern concept of androids. They may be mistaken for humans and can think for themselves. They seem happy to work for humans at first\, but a robot rebellion leads to the extinction of the human race. Čapek later took a different approach to the same theme in War with the Newts\, in which non-humans become a servant class in human society. R.U.R. was successful in its time in Europe and North America.     The Robots described in Čapek’s play are not robots in the popularly understood sense of an automaton. They are not mechanical devices\, but rather artificial biological organisms that may be mistaken for humans. A comic scene at the beginning of the play shows Helena arguing with her future husband\, Harry Domin\, because she cannot believe his secretary is a robotess: \n\nDOMIN: Sulla\, let Miss Glory have a look at you. HELENA: (stands and offers her hand) Pleased to meet you. It must be very hard for you out here\, cut off from the rest of the world. SULLA: I do not know the rest of the world Miss Glory. Please sit down. HELENA: (sits) Where are you from? SULLA: From here\, the factory. HELENA: Oh\, you were born here. SULLA: Yes I was made here. HELENA: (startled) What? DOMIN: (laughing) Sulla isn’t a person\, Miss Glory\, she’s a robot. HELENA: Oh\, please forgive me…\n\nThe entire script can be found HERE for free on Project Gutenberg.  This is the version we will be using for referencing page numbers\, but any version of the script that you have access to is okay. The discussion will be held by Zoom and you can join us by clicking HERE.
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/act-book-club-r-u-r-rossums-universal-robots-by-karel-capek/
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SUMMARY:Ancient Greek Theatre with David Rutter (part 3)
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom webinar provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek theatre and the culture that produced it.  David Rutter has a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Penn State University\, and a Master of Arts degree in theatre from San Diego State University. He also taught high school theatre in California and Florida for thirty-seven years before retiring and moving “back home” to central Pennsylvania.  David has most recently appeared onstage with Altoona Community Theatre in “Big River” and “Romeo & Juliet”.\n\n\nWe begin in the late Bronze Age and end at closure of the Classical Period in 323 BCE. Topics include Greek theology\, the Dionysian festivals\, the theatre venues\, “Aristotle’s Poetics\,” and the works of the four major ancient Greek playwrights are examined. \n\nThis offering is a must for any student planning to study theatre in college\, or for thespians of any age who want to bone up on their theatre knowledge.\nThe seminar will be held in three 2-hour sessions:\nSession 1: Saturday\, December 5 10 am – 12 noon\nSession 2: Saturday\, December 12 10 am – 12 noon\nSession 3: Saturday\, December 19 10 am – 12 noon\n\nThe fee is $15 dollars and includes all three sessions.\nPurchase your travel pass to Ancient Greece and its theatre history through Eventbrite
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/ancient-greek-theatre-with-david-rutter-2/
LOCATION:Virtual\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Ancient Greek Theatre with David Rutter (part 2)
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom webinar provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek theatre and the culture that produced it.  David Rutter has a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Penn State University\, and a Master of Arts degree in theatre from San Diego State University. He also taught high school theatre in California and Florida for thirty-seven years before retiring and moving “back home” to central Pennsylvania.  David has most recently appeared onstage with Altoona Community Theatre in “Big River” and “Romeo & Juliet”.\n\nWe begin in the late Bronze Age and end at closure of the Classical Period in 323 BCE. Topics include Greek theology\, the Dionysian festivals\, the theatre venues\, “Aristotle’s Poetics\,” and the works of the four major ancient Greek playwrights are examined. \n\nThis offering is a must for any student planning to study theatre in college\, or for thespians of any age who want to bone up on their theatre knowledge.\nThe seminar will be held in three 2-hour sessions:\nSession 1: Saturday\, December 5 10 am – 12 noon\nSession 2: Saturday\, December 12 10 am – 12 noon\nSession 3: Saturday\, December 19 10 am – 12 noon\n\nThe fee is $15 dollars and includes all three sessions.\nPurchase your travel pass to Ancient Greece and its theatre history through Eventbrite
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/ancient-greek-theatre-with-david-rutter/
LOCATION:Virtual\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Ancient Greek Theatre with David Rutter (part 1)
DESCRIPTION:This Zoom webinar provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek theatre and the culture that produced it.\n\nWe begin in the late Bronze Age and end at closure of the Classical Period in 323 BCE. Topics include Greek theology\, the Dionysian festivals\, the theatre venues\, “Aristotle’s Poetics\,” and the works of the four major ancient Greek playwrights are examined.\n\nThis offering is a must for any student planning to study theatre in college\, or for thespians of any age who want to bone up on their theatre knowledge.\n\nThe seminar will be held in three 2-hour sessions:\nSession 1: Saturday\, December 5 10 am – 12 noon\nSession 2: Saturday\, December 12 10 am – 12 noon\nSession 3: Saturday\, December 19 10 am – 12 noon\n\nThe fee is $15 dollars.\nPurchase your travel pass to Ancient Greece and its theatre history through Eventbrite
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/ancientgreektheatre/
LOCATION:Virtual\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T190000
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SUMMARY:General Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 4\, 7 pm \nJoin us via Zoom for our December General membership meeting where we’ll be discussing our upcoming events\, education workshop\, fundraisers\, and introducing our new Director of Operations\, Tara Enedy. \nJim Watt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nBecome a Member today! \n  \nOR:  \nJoin a Zoom Meeting ID: 982 8632 1576 \nDial by your location when computer audio is not available: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) \nMeeting ID: 982 8632 1576 \n 
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/general-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200614T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200614T210000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Isaac Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Isaacs are going virtual for 2020! \nThe Virtual Isaacs will be streamed via YouTube on Sunday\, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. Here is the YouTube link. \nIf it was a normal year\, the Mishler Theatre would have been filled to the rafters with high school students and their parents for the 15th annual Isaac Awards on May 23 and 24. But there’s been nothing normal about 2020. \nBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic\, only five of our twenty participating schools were able to perform their musical. In addition\, we obviously could not bring 1\,500 high school students\, their teachers\, and their parents to the Mishler Theatre over Memorial Day weekend for an awards show. \nThe good news is that\, based on feedback from our participating schools from across six counties\, we will be presenting the Virtual Isaacs on Sunday\, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. as a streaming broadcast on YouTube.  Just click on this link.
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/virtual-isaac-awards/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200815
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SUMMARY:Summer Drama Camps - links to at-home activities
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately\, ACT’s 2020 Summer Drama Camps have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  We will miss seeing your kids’ smiling faces and doing activities together – but we’ve been compiling a list of great websites and links to videos for you and your young actors to enjoy at home. \nBelow are some of those resources to begin your “online summer theatre journey!”  We’ll be adding to the list periodically during the summer so keep an eye out for new choices. \nStay safe\, stay well\, and have fun!\nACT Summer Drama Camp Instructors \n  \nWebsites and Videos for Theatrical Kids! \nUCLArts & Healing series-healing through the Arts \nDisney Curriculum \nHamilton Education Program \nMehron stage make-up demos \nTour 11 Famous Theaters Across the World \n“Story Fairy” Weekly Scenes with Interactive Questions and Games \nFun Brain Breaks for Kids from Unicef KidPower
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/summer-drama-camps/
LOCATION:ACT Rehearsal Hall\, 1213 12th St\, Altoona\, PA\, 16601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T150000
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SUMMARY:Play in a Day Workshop for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Altoona Community Theatre will present a “Play in a Day” workshop on Saturday\, Feb. 29\, 2020\, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the rehearsal hall of the Altoona Community Theatre Building. \nLead by Cindy Stanbro\, the workshop offers skilled and new artists the opportunity to go through the entire production process in six hours. Attendees will learn stage directions\, acting\, auditioning\, set design\, costuming\, and marketing while producing a short show. \nLunch will be provided. \nRegistration fee $50. \nOpen to students in grades one through nine. \nA free performance for family and friends will take place at 3 p.m. \nRegister Now
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/play-in-a-day/
LOCATION:ACT Rehearsal Hall\, 1213 12th St\, Altoona\, PA\, 16601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T120000
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SUMMARY:Set Design Workshop
DESCRIPTION:​A partnership with Blair County Arts Foundation and Altoona Community Theatre. Learn set design concepts from Al Pelliccioni and how to turn those ideas into reality. Coffee and donuts provided. \n$15 registration fee. \n18 years and older. \nClass takes place at the Mishler Theatre. \nRegister Now
URL:https://altoonacommunitytheatre.com/event/set-design-workshop/
LOCATION:The Historic Mishler Theatre\, 1208 12th Ave\, Altoona\, PA\, 16601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education/Workshop
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