Mission Statement:
The Theatre Guild supports the students and faculty of Booker T.
Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Art’s Theatre
Department in its various activities and helps them achieve their goals
and aspirations.
Membership:
Effective with the 09-10 school year, the theatre guild will have
multiple membership levels in order to further support our hard-working
students and faculty. Please consider the membership level that is most
comfortable for you and your family. We appreciate all members at
any level. The membership form is available to download by
clicking here.
We are in the process of gaining nonprofit 501(c)(3) status. It will be
sometime in the spring of 2010.
Guild Membership
Levels:
Platinum, $500; Gold $250-$499; Silver, $125; Bronze $50; Basic, $10;
Student, $5
Explanations of each level can be found on the
Membership Form.
Guild Board Members,
2009-2010:
President,
Fonda
Arbetter, Jaynfonda@aol.com,
214-533-2859
VP,
Liz Rick ggrick@sbcglobal.net
Secretary,
Debbie Diamond debbie.diamond22@gmail.com
Treasurer,
Ernie Morgan ambergiscaye@tx.rr.com
Guild Parent Communications,
Patricia
Arvanitis patricia@msmprinting.com
Senior Showcase Coordinators,
Debbie
Diamond;
Cinde Sanders;
Amy Seidner
Hospitality,
Zena Rees zena@swbell.net
Fundraising,
Susan Kottwitz mskott@aol.com
Playbill Ad Sales Coordinator,
Patricia
Arvanitis
patricia@msmprinting.com
Scholarship Chair,
Tammy Albitz
Tammyalbitz@verizon.net
·The Guild provides food and refreshments
for students after school on dress rehearsal and performance
days.
·All membership levels will receive email
communications from the Guild throughout the year.
·08-09 was the first year for the “Louise Smith” Scholarship
funded by our guild.
·We awarded 3-$500 scholarships to
graduating seniors.
All members are encouraged to attend the guild meetings where current
information about the cluster is discussed.
Theater Cluster
Events:
October 7 - 8, 14 - 16,
2009 | BLOOD WEDDING by Federico Garcia Lorca | 7:00 pm MAT
November 5-6, 11-13, 2009
| EVENING OF ONE-ACTS | 7:00 pm Black Box
November 18, 2009 |
Midsummer Night’s Dream | Dallas Theatre Center (auditions after school
today!)
November 17-21, 2009
| Senior Showcase | Black Box Theatre
December 1, 2009
| Holiday Social at the home of Steve Wolens and Laura Miller | 6:30 pm
December 10-11, 2009
| 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL | 7:00 pm Black Box
February 1-4, 2010
| unified auditions at the Hilton Palmer House in Chicago (for seniors)
February 9-12, 2010
| UTOPIA MIME SHOW / 7:00 pm MAT
February 18, 2010 |
African American Heritage Production | 7:30 MAT
March 6 | 8:00 p.m.
PTSA Arts Scholarship Gala | Wyly Theatre
March 9-12, 2010 |
NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL | 7:00 pm Black Box
March 29 - April 1, April
6-9, 2010 | SENIOR'S DIRECTING FESTIVAL | 7:00 pm Black Box
April 20-23, 2010 |
ONCE IN A LIFETIME by Kaufman and Hart | 7:00 pm Black Box
May 17, 2010 |
Short Plays Festival | 7:00 pm Black Box
May 19, 2010 |
Thespian Induction | 12:00 noon Black Box (200 hours needed to be
inducted-see Cogdill)
Theater Cluster
Meeting Dates: Room 248
Sep 8 | 6:30 social
@ Chuy's Mexican Restaurant on McKinney
Oct 5 | 5:45 chat-
6:00 meeting begins
Nov 9 | 5:45 chat-
6:00 meeting begins
Dec 1 | Laura
Miller and Steve Wolen's home/ Holiday social
Jan 25 | 6:00 p.m. meeting begins
Mar 9 | 5:45 chat- 6:00 meeting begins
Apr 12 | 5:45 chat-
6:00 meeting begins
(NOMINATIONS
FOR
2010-2011)
May 3 | 6:30 p.m.
off-site social, location TBD
(ELECTIONS
FOR
2010-2011)
