Tuesday, March 31, 2009

CAPricious CAPtion 3.5 (we missed a few)

Hey there, CAP-tastic Voyagers, and welcome to another amazing College Avenue Players Newsletter! Spring break may be over, but we're planning on "going wild" throughout April, with all the fun, booze, boobs, and regrets that that entails. And we're also gonna do some plays!


1. Cannibal! The Musical (and also your last chance to get involved this year...)
2. Stand-Up Auditions
3. The College Avenue Players Stand-Up Recession Special (the one that the people who read item #2 just auditioned for)
4. Wacky Hijinks '09
5. CAP Board Elections
6. Date Run-Down for Lazy People

1. Cannibal! The Musical (and also your last chance to get involved this year...)
In just a few days, CAP is proud to lift the curtain (figuratively as we're not actually using a curtain for this show) on an amazing production of Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical! Now, some of you may be saying, "Hey, I recognize the name of that show and writer but I can't quite place it...". Well, I'll save those people five seconds of Googling and tell them that Mr. Parker is one of the creators of a little known show named South Park and that Cannibal is what he and fellow SPer, Matt Stone, made before they ever bought the construction paper that became Cartman. So if you like South Park, musicals, comedy, or fun, you need to head over to Scott Hall some time over the next few weeks. I promise you no regrets, unlike the crew of the show which is going to very much regret choosing a play that has this much blood and gore that they have to clean up every night.
The performances are as follows:
April 3-4, April 10-11
8 pm in Scott 135
$5 for students, $8 for others
Also, if you're looking at those posters hanging up all over campus and kicking yourself for not getting involved with this production in a more proactive way, don't fret! There's still time! As our tech director extraordinaire Raj is taking a break from wielding wrenches and is appearing in this show, the tech team is looking for a few people to help fill his sizable shoes. If you want to get involved, e-mail Raj at Raj.Sannidhi@collegeaveplayers.com.

2. Stand-Up Auditions
For those of you who are too much of a loser to know, every semester CAP puts on a stand-up show filled with both veteran and rookie comics. I did it a couple of times and I was very funny. Of course, if you didn't know that we did a stand-up show, you'd have no way of proving me wrong.
Anyway, if you would like to be as cool as me (or more likely, cooler) and perform at our spring show, then come audition! Auditions will be held next week on Wednesday, April 8th at 9:30 pm in Scott Hall.
Auditioners are asked to bring around five minutes of original material. Newcomers should know that you will be getting constructive feedback by the directors and fellow comics. So don't be nervous! There's no way you can do worse than I did!
...I mean, "better than I did". Of course.

3. The College Avenue Players Stand-Up Recession Special (the one that the people who read item #2 just auditioned for)
Hey, speaking of our stand-up show, come see our stand-up show! It will be held the following week on Thursday, April 16th at 9:30 pm in Scott Hall. It will star all of the cream of the crop of the CAP comedic crew (whee, alliterations!) and will cost only $1! That's right, $1! I'm gonna repeat that and throw in italics. $1!
So, go!

4. Wacky Hijinks '09
And now, ladies and gentlemen, comes the most important part of this newsletter: THIS YEAR'S WACKY HIJINKS PERFORMANCE!!! Why is it the most important part? Well, because I'm in Wacky Hijinks. And if any of you losers have a problem with that, well then you can try to be CAP's Secretary, which you can be by reading the next part of this newsletter about elections. But enough of that. Let's get back to the most important part of this newsletter: THIS YEAR'S WACKY HIJINKS PERFORMANCE!!!
Hyperbole aside (rightfully deserved though it may be), we are coming up to the performance of Rutger's only original sketch comedy troupe. To make things even more exciting, this will be Wacky Hijinks' 15th anniversary. To make things even more "more exciting", two of the four performances will take place Off-Broadway. Yeah, seriously. Now do you see why this was the most important part of this e-mail?
The first weekend of this amazing show (I've seen it. Trust me, it's great) will take place on April 24th and 25th at 10:30 PM at The Players Theatre in New York. The theater has a great location right by NYU and Washington Square Park. For direction information go here (http://www.theplayerstheatre.com) and to buy tickets ahead of time, go here (http://tinyurl.com/hijinks-nyc). That second link will take you to the theater's calendar for the month of April. Click on the date for our show that you want and you can purchase tickets.
The next week, we will be performing back at our home base of Scott Hall at 8 PM on May 1st and May 2nd.
While the New York show does cost a bit more than the Rutgers show (regular CAP prices at Rutgers, $16.50 in New York), there will be some added bonuses to seeing our Off-Broadway premiere. We're basically gonna try to do everything you're not allowed to do in a college lecture hall. And, since last month's performance of Bug proved that Rutgers will let theater group's flap their genitals around in the breeze, we're gonna really have to stretch our stuff. Plus, the after parties we have planned will blow minds.
So, yeah, come to this. Or you will kill yourself. And I don't want that shit on my conscience.

5. CAP Board Elections
Yes, I just said "shit" in an official newsletter up there. Do you have a problem with it, loser?
THEN COME TO THE CAP BOARD ELECTIONS! WHOO!
That's right, the year is running down so it's time to find out who will be running our group in the far off year of 2010. That is, of course unless Skynet takes over.
The elections will be held on Tuesday, April 7th in Scott Hall at 9:30 PM.
Come to run! Come to vote! Come to indulge your love of boring speeches!

6. Date Run-Down for Lazy People
Cannibal! the Musical
Friday, April 3
Saturday, April 4
Friday, April 10
Saturday, April 11
8:00 PM
$5 students/ $8 gen adm
Scott 135

Elections
Tuesday, April 7th
9:30 PM
Scott 135

Stand-Up Auditions
Wednesday, April 8th
9:30 PM
Scott 135
Bring 5 min prepared material

College Avenue Players' Stand-Up Recession Special
Thursday, April 16th
9:30 PM
Scott 135
$1.00

Wacky Hijinks @ Players Theatre
Friday, April 24th
Saturday, April 25th
10:30 doors/ 10:45 curtain
$16.50 (that includes $1.50 facility fee, buy online or at the door)
Players Theatre in NYC
Directions/tickets: http://www.theplayerstheatre.org/

Wacky Hijinks @ home
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 2
8:00 PM
Scott 135
$5 students/ $8 gen adm



Alright. There you have it. All the news for the very busy month of April. If you're still reading this, then I'm doing a better job than I thought I was. Or you've got time to absolutely burn.
Either way, peace!

Jon Bershad
College Avenue Players Secretary

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

CAPricious CAPtion 3.1

Hey Cool People, Jon here again with a brand spankin' new CAP update!

1. Upcoming Season
2. NSO Murder Mystery
3. Business Manager Applications


1. Upcoming Season
The new semester is less than a week away so things are about to get exciting. How exciting? How about "three awesome shows" exciting!
The first on the docket, as always, is our annual charity/sketch comedy extravaganza Comic Relief. However, this is no ordinary CR. This year the Comic Relief programs will have two big X'es on the cover. That's right, Comic Relief is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Hopefully, this thing will be as great as my 20th birthday with the added bonus that I'm actually gonna remember what happened the next morning. Yeah, things are gonna get pretty crazy this year. Of course, next year will probably be crazier as Comic Relief will be legally allowed to start drinking.
Comic Relief is, as always, a great way to get involved so look out for those auditions (I'm sure you'll get about a thousand Facebook messages reminding you) and get ready to rock out. There might even be a few Assistant Director slots open so send in your applications to Jeff.Kowalski@collegeaveplayers.com.

The first real play of the season is a classic! Get your suits clean or your baseball caps dirty because CAP is taking on Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. It'll be directed by the titular star of last year's Zipperface (SPOILER ALERT) Cory Minervini and CAP's own president Emma Waldron and is sure to be a hell of a lot of fun! And it's the play and not the TV show so you won't have to worry about getting that damned theme song stuck in your head.

After that, the weather will start getting cold so CAP will heat it up with Charles Busch's Psycho Beach Party. Directed by Greg Bing and Sam Ahearn (both fresh from stints Off-Broadway. Seriously) this show has laughs, bikinis, and more 50s surf music than you could shake a boogie board at! And, since it originated as a drag show, you'll have no idea what role you might get cast as!

All in all this is shaping up to be another great, quirky season for the College Avenue Players!

2. NSO Murder Mystery
For all you people who thought Comic Relief was CAP's only way of giving back, I point you to this: a spooky Murder Mystery that we have agreed to help NSO organize. You recently got an e-mail from its director (Wacky Hijinks star Adam Holsten) so check it out and, if you'd like to audition or be involved, e-mail him at aholsten@eden.rutgers.edu. This is sure to be a great time for all of you out there who love to play Clue but always end up thinking, "This is great, but why's it so damned two dimensional?"

3. Business Manager Applications
As we all know, the CAP E-Board is more difficult to get on than the Free Masons and the Illuminati combined (not really) so when I say that a position has opened up, you better start listening! We are holding elections for a new Business Manager so, if you're interested in running or voting, you need to come to the board meeting on Sunday the 14th. If you want to run but can't make that date, write up a brief letter saying why you deserve the job and mail it in to emma.waldron@collegeaveplayers.com by Saturday the 13th.

That's all the new news for now (heh, "new news"), so get excited, motherf**kers, and we'll see you soon!

Your Friends Neighborhood CAP Secretary,
Jon Bershad

Monday, June 9, 2008

CAPricious CAPtion 3.0

Hey all of you fun CAP people, Jon, here! I'm your new CAP Secretary. Now, I know what you're thinking; yes, this is a job normally held by a woman. So, in order to feel more masculine, I will hence forth be referring to my position as the CAP Chronicler. Or the CAP Keeper of the Word. Or the CAP President.
I wanted to go with CAP Freshmen Girl Orientation Coordinator but the girlfriend nixxed that so, c'est la vie.

Anyway, for those of you still reading, while it may be early June, the gears of the CAP machine continue to grind away with some pretty exciting announcements.

1. Comic Relief XX
2. Fall Play Submissions
3. T-Shirt Slogan Subissions

1. Comic Relief XX
First off, we're pleased to announce that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the first CAP Comic Relief. For those of you not in the know, Comic Relief is our annual charity sketch comedy show held at the beginning of the fall season. It features our largest cast of the year and is a great way for people to get involved with CAP for their first or 300th time.
The head directors of Comic Relief XX will be Jeff Kowalski, Darya Kvitnitskaya, and Judd Madarang and they are looking to you, the CAP faithful, to join them as CR assistant directors! While head directors choose the sketches and run tech rehearsals, it's the job of the assistant directors to actually cast the show and direct the individual sketches. The only requirement is that you have appeared in a Comic Relief before. As an added bonus, this is the best way to set yourself up to be a director of a main stage show later down the road.
Send applications (name, number, experience, etc.) to Jeff.Kowalski@collegeaveplayers.com

2. Fall Play Submissions
Speaking of directing a main stage show, we are still accepting submissions for scripts and directors for our fall season. While the initial due date has passed, we will not be making our final decisions for a couple of weeks, so you can still get in if you e-mail our Literary Adviser Adam ASAP.
You can apply to be a director, submit a play, or submit a play with yourself attached as director. The guidelines can be found here: http://www.collegeaveplayers.com/guidelines.php
E-mail all submissions to Adam.Holsten@collegeaveplayers.com

3. T-Shirt Slogan Submissions
It's time again to choose a slogan for this year's CAP t-shirt. Past slogans have included "Putting the CAP in 'Incapable'" and "CAP: We want you in us".
Post your submissions on the CAP Message Board at http://messageboard.collegeaveplayers.com/index.php?topic=1594.0

Well, that's it for now. Hope you're all having a great summer and we'll see you soon!

Jon Bershad
CAP Hunter/Gatherer (secretary)

Monday, April 7, 2008

CAPricious CAPtion 2.4

Well, as the semester starts gearing up to wind down, there's lots and lots to get done! So let's get started!

1. Stand Up Extravaganza

2. Board Elections
3. Final Weekend of Zipperface!!?!

1. Stand Up Extravaganza
Don't forget that auditions for our 3rd CAP Stand Up Extravaganza are tonight at 9:30 in Scott 135. Please come prepared with 3-5 minutes of prepared material in order to convince Mollie and Adam to put you in their show.
The show will be Thursday April 17th in the Red Lion Café at 10:00 PM.

2. Board Elections

On Thursday night (4/10) in Scott Hall 135, we will be electing the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Business Manager, Historian, and Publicity Coordinator(s). If you want to run for any of the positions, please come prepared with a short speech. You can be nominated for any position, or nominate yourself, as long as you have been involved in the production of at least one show this school year, or have attended any meetings. Even if you aren't planning on running for a position, please come out and vote! We'll have FREE PIZZA.
If you want to apply for any of the appointed positions (Production Coordinator, Literary Adviser, Webmaster) send an application with your name, year, email, involvement in CAP, and any skills or experience that would be relevant to the position to me, Megan, at megan.schwab@collegeaveplayers.com.

3. Final Weekend of Zipperman! Wait, sorry, ZipperFACE! ZIPPERFACE!!?!

If you haven't yet seen Zipperface!!?! The hobo musical written by Dave Rothsdadt, Andy Wolf, and Jon Bershad, or, if you just loved it so much you can't wait to see it again, don't miss your chance this Friday and Saturday, 4/11 and 4/12 at 8:00 in Scott 135. Admission is $5 for students and $8 for guests.

Alright, so you now have no excuse to be bored this week, because of all this awesomely cool CAP stuff you could be doing!
Peace out!
Megan

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

CAPricious CAPtion 2.3

Exciting things are happening in CAP this season! Don't miss out!

1. ZIPPERFACE!!?!
2. Stand Up Show
3. Board Elections

1. ZIPPERFACE!!?!
The Hobo musical opens this Friday! Written by Dave Rothstadt, Andy Wolf, and Jon Bershad, ZIPPERFACE!!?! is what happens when hobos, soviet technology, and a horrible screenplay combine! Show dates are 4/4, 4/5, 4/11, and 4/12 at 8:00 in Scott Hall 135.

2. Stand Up Show
Auditions for this semester's Stand Up comedy show, run by Mollie Sperduto, will be held in Scott Hall on Monday 4/7. Come prepared to be funny! Any other questions about the audition process or about the show itself should be directed to Mollie at mollie.sperduto@collegeaveplayers.com.

3. Board Elections
So we know you've been wishing that you could be more involved in CAP. Well, lucky you! Here's your chance! Elections for the 2008-2009 Executive Board will be held Thursday April 10th in Scott Hall. Elected positions are : President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Business Manager, Production Coordinators, and Historian. You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else to run for any position, and should be prepared to give a short speech to convince us why you'd be the best person for the job. Even if you're not interested in running, show up to vote! This is a great way for to you help CAP become even cooler than it is now (I know, you didn't even think that was possible. But it is!)

See you soon! And as always, if you have any questions, just email me at megan.schwab@collegeaveplayers.com!
love and kisses!
Megan

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Final Weekend of The Pillowman!

Hey everyone!
This is just a reminder to come out and see The Pillowman if you haven't yet. It will be showing this Friday (March 7th) and Saturday (March 8th) in Scott 135. Don't miss out! Come support fellow CAPpers! Take advantage of our free refreshments! etc.
Admission is $5 for students and $8 for non-students.
It promises to be a really rockin' time!

Love, kisses, etc.
(apparently I really like saying "etc." today)
Megan McMegglesworth

Monday, February 11, 2008

CAPricious CAPtion 2.2

Hey there CAPpers!

How are you doing on this very blustery day?
I hope you're doing well, and I just wanted to let you know about the latest and greatest happenings!

1. Show Some Love! Come see fellow CAPpers perform at Rutgers Onstage
2. Make Some Sparks! Attend a Tech workshop
3. This newsletter is shorter than usual!

1. Show Some Love!
On Sunday, February 17th (That's right! That's this weekend!) The second RU Onstage event will take place at the State Theater on Livingston Ave, from 7:00-10:00 PM. Come support your fellow CAPpers, who will be performing some short original sketches (featuring History World as seen in Wacky Hijinks 07) and popping up here and there to host the event. Also, it's a great chance to see lots of the other performance groups here at Rutgers, including dancing, singing, and this one guy who just plays a bunch of instruments all by himself! You might even get to see some hardcore hula hooping! Don't miss out!
Tickets are on sale at the SAC for 5$ with a student id and for 10$ for non-students and guests.

2. Make Some Sparks
On Sunday the 24th, none other than our own VP Andrew Schertzer will be hosting a tech workshop in Scott 135. This is an excellent experience to learn everything from the proper way to fold the curtains, to how to "procure" equipment and even rewire expensive electronics in a pinch! The talented Mr. Schertzer was once a CAP production coordinator himself and has been one of the masterminds involved in some ingenious maneuvers, such as creating elaborate lighting schemes using only a mini spot and some colored plastic, and using lighting equipment to heat up leftovers! Don't miss your chance to learn all you ever wanted to know (or didn't even know you could know) about CAP tech.
The workshop will be held at 5:00 PM in Scott 135, Sunday February 24th.
All those interested are encouraged to attend.
The workshop is mandatory for the Tech team (which includes the Production Coordinators and Production Assistants)
See you there!

3. Because it seems silly to make a list with only two items I put this one in here just for kicks!
Have a great week everybody! And stay warm


Megan