SouthWest StageWorks

 Hi all!  Intent forms for this year's Teen West Project were due today as many of you know.   Well, that was before the ice showed us all what a first-world problem really looks like!   With significant areas without power, internet, or both, we've extended the date for folks to signal their intent to be involved with Teen West this year.  Please go to pwteenwest.blogspot.com for more information. Hope to have your names in the metaphorical hat by this Thursday for this exciting project! - j.

Welcome to F4: The Found Footage Film Festival!  F4 is a collection of 'found footage' films produced both entirely by youth artists and completely socially distanced...no one was at the same place at the same time at any point in the process. A testament to both innovation and perseverance, we hope you enjoy these films...and maybe end up a little creeped out!  Each of the short films is introduced by its director, and we hope you enjoy the experience! The films will drop on Friday, 2/12 on the SouthWest StageWorks channel on YouTube, and at the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC0zUdXEyUo&list=PLkS_W_Vdlegxpg8aKhdP7KunfDNo8lL_t  If you like what you saw, and want to support SouthWest StageWorks as we look to build toward our eventual reopening in the Fall of 2021, please donate at:  https://pps.schoolpay. com/pay/for/IBWHS-SouthWest- StageWorks-Theatre-Compa/ ScrM8N3 Hope to see you then! - j.

This is your friendly reminder that tomorrow afternoon at 330pm is our kickoff meeting for Teen West Project: Year 9 - Impact! Again, for those of you who don't know, the Teen West Project is SouthWest StageWorks' signature project.  We collaborate with local theatre company Playwrights West to debut brand new pieces of theatre each year, including pieces that have been nationally published and performed off-Broadway.  It's a powerful theatre experience, and for those of you who were involved with or saw last year's edition, You Cannot Undo This Action, you can speak directly to this powerful work. This year's edition will take our distance learning situation into account and use this unique situation to create a powerful set of tales based on our experiences in this void.  Impact will be a true collaboration between student artists to create high level work. Read more at our blog  Teen West Project  and join us for that kickoff meeting with teaching artist Matthew

  For those of you that'd like a preview of what to expect from Teen West: Year 9 - Impact, make sure to check out this work from Oregon Children's Theatre's Young Professionals.  This is the performance developed by Matt and these young artists in the same style as we'll be using for this year's Teen West.  Hope you can check it out...and it's free! - j. Join the  Young Professionals  for a three-part online series of performances! The  Breaking  Character series highlights the teen voice and perspective of the talented YPs through original stories and songs.  Hurry, these performances are only available through Wednesday, February 10! About the Performances "Frames of Mind" In the premiere performance of our series, seven YPs present stories crafted from their unique voice, developed in collaboration with Matthew B. Zrebski, Director/Dramaturg. Featuring performances by Karli Jean Lonnquist , Riley Schreiber, Tessa A. Lignore, London Mahaley, Holland

 As most of you know, we are also members of Oregon Thespians, our statewide organization of theatre schools and a part of the International Thespians organization.  This means a fantastic number of opportunities to do your thing among your peers across the state! Two of our biggest opportunities of the year, at least for our community, are coming up soon: 1) The Regional Acting Competition.  Regionals registration starts this weekend for anyone who wants to be involved in presenting their acting work virtually to their peers and for adjudication.  There are a number of categories you can participate in, and everything is student-driven this year, so you can decide to enter on your own and carry it from there.  This is a great chance to have your work seen by folks that know the work!  Details are online at https://www.oregonthespians.org/regionals 2) The Playwriting Competition.  Oregon Thespians also offers the opportunity for writers from across the state to have pieces read and cri

 As many of you know, somewhat counterintuitively, we are in the midst of forecasting for next year's classes right now. GET IT DONE, IDA B. WELLS STUDENTS!!! Forecasting wraps up this Friday, 2/5, in the evening.  Forecasting information for next year is available at  https://www.pps.net/domain/764 .   If you have any questions about Theatre options, please reach out!  We are going to be live and in person by then, meaning real acting, building sets, rigging, and costuming.  If you've spent enough time in front of a computer TO LAST A LIFETIME, make sure to sign up for a class that exists in the real...Theatre! Touch base with me with any concerns or with any questions...I'd love to have a full slate of theatre students ready to collaborate in connect in the types of ways we've all been craving for almost a year. j.

Our neighbors down the road, they of one of the only theatre programs at the community college level in the Pacific Northwest, are hosting an event this Wednesday at 100pm online.  If you've any interest in pursuing theatre at the next level, but aren't sure of your resources or long-term plans, or even just want to get to work in a real way theatre-wise, check this out!  All you have to do is click the link below and turn up on the call! j. From PCC Sylvania: W 2/3, 1:00pm-1:45pm: Post-Secondary Presentation-The Portland Community College Theatre Arts PCC Theatre Arts has presented over 70 fully staged productions since 1979 ranging across the dramatic, comic, and musical genres. At the Performing Arts Center (PAC), a state-of-the-art theatre on the Sylvania campus, students are hired as crew on rental productions and gain practical on-the-job training with the help of our talented faculty. Connected Careers: Technical Theatre, Acting and Costume Design.

 It is officially time to announce that Teen West is soon to get underway! For those of you who don't know, the Teen West Project is SouthWest StageWorks' signature project.  We collaborate with local theatre company Playwrights West to debut brand new pieces of theatre each year, including pieces that have been nationally published and performed off-Broadway.  It's a powerful theatre experience, and for those of you who were involved with or saw last year's edition, You Cannot Undo This Action, you can speak directly to this powerful work. This year's edition will take our distance learning situation into account and use this unique situation to create a powerful set of tales based on our experiences in this void.  Impact will be a true collaboration between student artists to create high level work. Want to know more, how to get involved?  Read more at our blog Teen West Project  and join us for a meet and greet with teaching artist Matthew B. Zrebski this Monday,