Middle School Student Workshop Day:

Saturday, November 6th from 2PM – 5PM on Zoom!

Middle School Virtual Workshop Day is back!

Join us on November 6th from 2-5pm to meet fellow theatre students from around the state and participate in amazing workshops that will help you become a better and more well-rounded theatre artist.

We will be bringing back our workshops on monologue performance as well as set and costume design in preparation for our upcoming contests. This year’s workshops will include monologue performance, tech theater design and execution, and dance!

We are excited for you to join us!

The deadline to register is November 3, 2021.

Once you have registered, you will receive a Zoom link.

Thank you for joining in, and we’re looking forward to seeing you!

There is a $10 fee for all member schools and a $15 fee for non-member schools. If you are unsure of your school’s membership status, please send an email to metg@metg.org.

REGISTER HERE!

METG College Audition Prep Panel Information

**Zoom login has been sent to all students who have registered. If you did not receive the email please contact metg@metg.org!**

We are pleased to introduce our newest program offering: the METG College Audition Prep Program. Sponsored by the High School Division, this program is designed to provide our students with resources, guidance, and best practices for preparing and submitting college auditions and/or portfolio reviews. Join us for a series of panel discussions & interactive workshops beginning this month. These panels are open to any High School student who would like to attend.

Panel One: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 7:30PM

Join Recent METG Alumni Theater Program Graduates as they share with you their college audition process, best practices for preparing for your audition, what their college theater program was like, what they’ve been up to since graduation, and things they wish they had known before they auditioned! This session will run approximately 60 minutes.

Panel Two: Monday, November 2nd 7:30PM

Join College Theatre Program Coordinators as they walk you through the college audition and portfolio review process. Learn best practices for being the best you on your upcoming auditions and interviews before you head out on the college journey. This interactive panel discussion is an opportunity to ask questions about the process, and college theatre programs in general.

This panel will feature:

McCaela Donovan, Assistant Director, School of Theatre, Boston University

Samantha Richert, Assistant Teaching Professor, Northeastern University

Peter Sampieri, Associate Professor, Dept. of Theatre and Speech, Salem State University

Catherine Weidner, Chair, Department of Theatre Arts, Ithaca College

Eric Weiss, Director of Programming, Dept. of Performing Arts, Emerson College

Panel Three: Monday, November 9, 2020 7:30PM

Join METG Alumni who are Current Theater Program Students as they share with you their college audition process, best practices for preparing for your audition, what their current theater program is like – including benefits and challenges, and things they wish they had known before they auditioned! This session will run approximately 60 minutes.

You can REGISTER HERE for one or all of these panels.

If you have any questions or need additional info, please email metg@metg.org.

Green Room Series:

Tough Times: A Conversation on Supporting Ourselves and Our Students – Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:00PM

**The Zoom Login info has been sent to everyone who is registered. If you did not receive the login info, please email metg@metg.org.**

Times are tough indeed. Join the METG for a conversation on supporting ourselves and our students as we cope with the loss of our classrooms, our theatrical spaces, and our ability to connect to one another through the arts.

Lead by Patricia Lonergan, LMHC. Patricia is a school adjustment counselor, maintains a private practice specializing in counseling young people, and is a veteran METG adjudicator. Patti has decades of experience inside theaters, both on and off stage, as an actor, director, and educator.

REGISTER HERE!