TADW Social/ Meet and Greet April 15th Sunday

5th Annual TADW Social: Meet and Greet - Sunday, April 15th, 1:00-2:30.



Meet and greet your old and new friends for this year's Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW).  You'll find out about the shows you'll be doing, what's coming up this summer, what auditions will be like, what the tech jobs will be - and who you'll be working with!  Open to TADW participants and their families:
CSUN Theatre Building (room 107, "organ room")
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA  91330


See you there!

Sneak Peek: Snow White and the Magnificent Seven

The summer of TADW 2012 has begun!  With the crew gathering together for a production meeting, we can already tell how amazing this summer and the shows will be. There was a meeting for Snow White and the Magnificent Seven and another for Bye Bye Birdie, and if the information the directors gave us are any indication of the production values of these shows (and it is), they will be fantastic.

Ideas were thrown around, talk was had of sets and costumes and the creative juices were flowing. Ronnie Sperling, director of Snow White and the Magnificent Seven, and partner in crime Chris Halsted even treated us to a live sneak peek of some of the music for Snow White and the Magnificent Seven, and you can get a sneak peek too - have you clicked the play button yet?

Early Enrollment Discount til 3/1:

It's only February but TADW Summer 2012 is already making the arc into full swing, so do your part and remember, if you haven't enrolled already - do it now!  

Early enrollment ($100 discount) ends March 1, 2012 so don't delay!  There are still openings for actors and techies (especially techies) We look forward to working with you! Apply online! www.csun.edu/tadw  Questions? You'll find contact info on the website, too.

- Haylee-Rae Averill

Publicist Intern

TADW 2012

TADW Early Enrollment is ON!

Early Enrollment is ON!  

Go to the TADW website and apply online.

You'll save $200 if you apply before December 31st. (Blogger won't link to image, so click the link in the text above, or here.

Get the Jump on 2012!

Welcome back! We're getting a jump on the Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW) 2012 season with early-bird special discounts for those who sign up by December 31, 2011!*

Time to start planning for next summer. As always, the classes will be amazing. Our shows will be incredible!

Ray Saar will direct BYE BYE BIRDIE and Ronnie Sperling will direct his new version of SNOW WHITE AND THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN!  We're getting everything ready for our 2012 enrollment.

With our special reduced early enrollment you will SAVE $200 if you apply and make your deposit by December 31, 2011.

Our website will be updated in the next week and on-line applications will begin.

Happiest of holidays to all TADWanians and their families!

Best Wishes,
Doug Kaback 
and everyone at TADW

*Act quickly, before the early bird discount goes bye bye!

Dates for TADW 2012:
June 25 - August 5
Auditions June 9 & 16
(all students attend both audition dates, 8:45-12:15).

TADW 2011 is All Over Flickr!

Have you followed the link to our flickr page lately?  Tons of pics by Gary, Stephen, Ronnie Cameron, Hailey-Rae, The Roberts Family, Colleen, so many generous photographers got involved this year, and we say THANK YOU!

Don't stop here, go to the flickr page!

TADW: The Callbacks!

Here are some encouraging words from just a few of our alumni who came to the invitational performance of Music Man. What is it about TADW at CSUN that brings siblings, 2nd generation kids and friends to TADW? Ask an alum!

"The Callbacks" is an alumni group established in 2011 by Marylata (Elton) Jacob to help bring attention and strength to the newly established TADW Endowment Fund.

With a generous $10,000 lead gift secured – the endowment allows matching $1 for every $2 donated. For example, a $1,000 gift will be matched with $500 from the lead gift.

You can make a donation online from our website - you'll also find information about how to send a check by snail mail.

The Ann Burroughs Family Scholarship

Angelica Mejia and Sydney Reyes with Doug Kaback

The Sights and Sounds of TADW:
The Ann Burroughs Family Scholarship

At The Teenage Drama Workshop, the students always come first. The kids in TADW come from all walks of life (a unique quality that TADW prides itself in).

With today's economic constraints, some students are unable to pay the full price of tuition. That being said, TADW is fortunate to have some amazing people who every year without fail or hesitation make sure that the kids who want to go to TADW can! Today I wanted to highlight the Burroughs scholarship.



Ann Burroughs

 
The Burroughs Family Scholarship is named for the late Ann Burroughs, who was a long-time administrative analyst in the CSUN Department of Theatre and a great friend to the workshop. The scholarship is funded by the Burroughs family and provides two $500 scholarships for students with financial need.

Through this generous gift, the spirit of Ann's wonderful and caring heart lives on each year, as two deserving talented students get their moment to shine! This year's recipients are Angelica Mejia (Music Man) and Sydney Reyes (The Jungle Book).
 
So thank you Burroughs family, it’s you and our many other wonderful donors who help keep the program alive, and our kids smiling!
 
-Hailey Graves

Clean, Shiny and Ready for Music Man/Opening Night!

Everyone, parent and alum alike, is doing their part to get the Campus Theaters ready for the opening night of The Music Man. Here's TADW Alum and TADW Endowment Benefactor Marylata (Elton) Jacob getting the bulletin boards ready - and did I mention CLEAN!?

You can see they look good, and you can see from these photos she put a lot of detail into her task, but if you really want to see these works of art, come see a show!

Jungle Book (til 8/6), Music Man (til 8/5), and the Ten Minute Play Festival (8/4 and 8/5) won't run all summer - so gather up the family and friends and come see a show or three!  Tickets: 818-677-2488.

No fleck of dust survived!

Pictures/ Stills/ Photos/ Flickr! Jungle Book, Callbacks, and Allan Rich

Just checking - have you seen our Flickr page lately?  We've got great pics of our Jungle Book invitational, the Callbacks, and our visit with Allan Rich. Take a look!

More more more!

Music Man Sneak Peek!

Just a tiny sneak peek at some of the elements of Music Man!

Allan Rich and TADW Scholarship Recipient, Joshua Thomas

Joshua Thomas, Mowgli in the 2011 TADW production of Jungle Book, is also the recipient of a scholarship from "We Care About Kids" a non-profit founded by actor Allan Rich. Hailey Graves talked with Joshua and Allan about acting - and moreover, about being human.

Big Day at TADW: President, Dean, Chair and Invitational (Here's a sneak peek)

What a truly awesome day! We started off with a visit from CSUN President Koester, Dean Bucker and Theatre Chair Lennon. Pics and video will be available soon - we sang our gratitude to President Koester for her long time support of TADW. She has been a true champion of our projects and we are big fans of Jolene Koester. We sang a special adaptation of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" (thanks to Diane Ketchie's wit) and "Wind Beneath My Wings," because that's just what she's been to us.

And this evening was our Invitational show of Jungle Book, with special guests in the audience, "The Callbacks" our fast growing alumni group. Here's a sneak peek of Jungle Book, and a number to call for tickets.

Please share! Some shows are already sold out, but we still have tickets available. 818-677-2488 (order by phone)!