Message from the Dramaturg

Attention Cast and Crew!

This is Britte Marsh, your Grease dramaturg/superheroine supreme.  I have a couple requests to make of you in regards to the Front of House (FOH) display, please pay close attention to the DUE DATES for each item.  Break out your calendars now!

1.) "Yearbook" Bio

The goal for the FOH display is to create a Cast and Crew bio display that looks like the pages of a yearbook from the 1950s. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN YOUR ACTOR BIO! Example here:

Do you see how each person has a little paragraph of goodies next to their picture?  I would like each of you to come up with a bio that fits the following template:

First and Last Name

"Character/Title"

Superlative*

Favorite Saying (with author/speaker)

Hobbies:

Ambition:

For example:

Britte Marsh

"Sandy"

Most Likely to be a Millionaire through Marriage

Favorite Saying: "Do or do not, there is no try" --Yoda

Hobbies: Puppetry, Costume Design, Writing and Zumba

Ambition: To work as an English Literature Teacher on every continent with the exception of Antarctica.

*The Superlative!  I'm sure you've all seen these littered throughout yearbooks past: "Most Likely to Succeed", "Best Hair", "Class Clown", "Most Similar to a Penguin."  Here's my challenge to you: come up with a superlative that is UNIQUE.  This is your chance to flex your wit, show a side of yourself not many people know about, show a side of yourself that EVERYBODY knows about--it's up to you!

Author Bios are to be sent to Henry by 3:00pm Tuesday, Feb 16th.

2. "Yearbook" Photo Collection of Action Shots

As many of you know from last Wednesday's rehearsals, I need your help in taking photos of your favorite persons in the whole world--YOURSELVES!  

I'd like for each of you to procure 3-5 photos of cast and crew "action shots" that look like they'd appear in a 1950s era yearbook.  For example:

Don't they look fabulous?????  Take some time between now and Thursday, Feb 11th to use your fancy phones and take these shots with one another.  You may do this during rehearsal time if you're not required on stage! Or how about during lunch?  Etc!  Etc!  Find Time!  The better the photos, the higher chance you have of having your face on the display more than once, hurrah!

Some guidelines:

--use the black and white filter on your phone when taking the shots

--NO SELFIES

--these photos should be high school oriented: hanging out on the track and field, in front of the lockers, in the girls bathroom, using a microscope in biology class, you get it.

--Be authentic to the era, make sure you're not wearing any clothes or accessories that would significantly clash with the time period.  (No fancy shmancy watches, logos on shirts, or tennis shoes with Kanye West's face on them)

--Can you see how the photo examples above are "action-oriented" and yet a bit static?  Like, those people dancing in a line have been holding that pose for at least ten seconds but are working reeeeeeally hard to make it seem natural, am I right?  You can throw in some genuinely spontaneous shots as well (such as the last one), but mix it up!  

--Only feature cast and crew members in the photos, no extra humans.

--HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!

Send your photos to Henry by Thursday!  We will be selecting the best photos for the display on Friday, Feb 12th during rehearsals.  

If anyone has additional questions, you may contact me at bmarsh@pdx.edu