Auditions for
THE LAB: Beginning with Gertrude Stein
Director: Mark Lord, mlord@brynmawr.edu
All interested students are invited to Theater Games on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 5-6:30 p.m. where they can meet director Mark Lord and ask questions about the auditions and the production. Students will also have a chance to hear about and ask questions about other theater program offerings at that time and to meet the rest of the theater program faculty and staff. Theater Games, and all theater program offerings, are open to all students, regardless of their level of experience.
Admission to ARTT B253 001 Theater Ensembles and ARTT B353 001 Advanced Theater Ensembles courses is by audition. Sign-up for auditions at Theater Games or on the day of the audition. The course can be taken for academic credit, PE credit, or just for fun.
Auditions at Bryn Mawr
- Wednesday, Sept. 1 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Common Room, Goodhart Hall (enter through glass atrium doors at side of building)
Auditions at Haverford
- Saturday, Sept. 4 | 1-3 p.m. | Stokes 102
Director's Notes
Here’s the question: What kind of play would happen if Gertrude Stein (noted art collector, avant-garde writer, philosopher, and social phenomenon) hung out with Lewis Carroll’s Alice after Alice had been reinvented by the Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano (in his book Upside Down)? The answer is that nobody knows, so we’ll have to make it ourselves. That’s what we’ll be up to in this ensemble.
Participants will explore rehearsal and performance techniques for creating theatrical events inspired by the environment and ideas of ecology. Our work will be largely outside and will feature solo work, small-group collaborations, and large-scale ensemble work. We will create and play games, perform research, and make performances. Students can explore acting, creating, dramaturgy, direction, and a bit of design (if they’re interested).
No experience is necessary. This will be a small ensemble (about 8), not cast to play characters, and totally open to anyone, regardless of gender or gender presentation, ethnicity, appearance, disability, or language of origin.
Participants should expect about 10 hours a week of rehearsal (some of which will be in pairs or as individuals). Our project will culminate in a series of showings.
Questions? Ask Mark Lord. mlord@brynmawr.edu.
About the Director
The Ensemble’s Director is Mark Lord, Professor of the Arts at Bryn Mawr College, where he teaches classes in directing, acting, and dramatic theory. He often directs site-specific plays (including work by Gertrude Stein) and has also worked as a dramaturg for theater, dance, and performance.
About the Theater Program
The Theater Program of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges strives to foster creative collaboration between students and faculty, and its productions have won accolades from area critics. Visit the Theater Program page for more information. For news and exclusive content, please like "Bi-College Theater Program at Bryn Mawr College" on Facebook and follow @bicotheater on Instagram and @BrynMawrArts on X.
Theater Program Contacts
Mark Lord, mlord@brynmawr.edu
Catharine Slusar, cslusar@brynmawr.edu