Welcome to MLC Forum’s Student Information Page!
Below you will find all current announcements.
If you have any questions, please contact Forum faculty advisor, Mrs. Christine Thompson (thompscm@mlc-wels.edu) or any member of your Forum board: President Emma Pufahl (pufahlem@mlc-wels.edu), Vice President Joseph Schultz (schultjh@mlc-wels.edu), Secretary Zoe Scharf (scharfzr@mlc-wels.edu), and Treasurer Jason Horn (hornja@mlc-wels.edu).
FORUM BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Did you know your Forum board meets every week? They make plans for current productions, study possibilities for future productions, discuss improvements to Forum facilities and equipment, support current and future staff members, make decisions about changes to our organization, and much more! Take a look at our current minutes to see what we’ve been up to.
UPCOMING FORUM CALENDAR
| Tuesday November 12th |
One Acts Informational Meeting |
| Thursday November 14th |
One Acts Auditions |
| Sunday November 24th |
Winter Play Staff Applications Due |
| Saturday
December 14th |
One Acts Performance |
| Sunday December 15th |
One Acts Performance |
CURRENT PRODUCTION:
A Story in Every Breath
When is the show?
The show is Saturday, December 14th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 15th at 2:00 PM.
What is the show about?
Consider for a moment that every breath you take in contains words spoken by someone else. the words of someone else’s story. This year’s pair of one-acts tells two such stories in “And the Giants Fell” and “Antigone Now.”
“The noise was deafening when the giants fell.” Todd Ford’s pointed one-act is a collection of vignettes from 9/11 that explore the lives, motivations, and after-effects of the tragedy on victims and terrorists alike. Portraying multiple characters, an ensemble cast reflects upon the devastation and the arduous journey from fear to hope.
In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother. Melissa Cooper’s “Antigone Now,” a contemporary response to Sophocles’ original myth, brings powerful, modern prose to this ancient and universal story.
When are the auditions?
Auditions take place on Thursday, November 14th from 4-6 pm and 7:45-9:30 pm in the auditorium. You will SIGN UP for a 10-minute slot with a partner.
Pick ONE (this is different than if you tried out for Fiddler on the Roof) male or female partner and sign up for an audition (two people audition together in total). Review the AUDITION PACKET and prepare THREE of the following excerpts for your gender pair: female/female, male/female, or male/male, and prepare a monologue for your audition.
Want more Information?
To hear more information from the staff about auditions, you can attend the informational meetings on Tuesday, November 12th at 6:15 and 7:45 pm in the auditorium. For additional questions, feel free to contact the directors, Jason Horn (hornja@mlc-wels.edu) or Isabel Monday (mondayie@mlc-wels.edu).
How to I get involved if I don’t want to audition?
A Story in Every Breath will also need support with costumes, props, and ushering. You can SIGN UP HERE to join one of our production crews. A Forum Crew Head will contact you with additional details.
UPCOMING PRODUCTION:
Ask Any Girl (February 28th-March 2nd, 2025)
When is the show?
The show is Friday, February 28th at 7:30 PM; Saturday, March 1st at 7:30 PM; and Sunday, March 2nd at 2:00 PM.
What is the show about?
Meg Wheeler feels stifled in her small hometown where she’s just graduated from college. So Meg comes to New York intent on enlarging her horizon—and by that she means finding a husband. She moves into a boarding house in Manhattan that’s filled with attractive girls, most of them just as eager as Meg to find the ideal man. Meg has a unique ability to invent plausible statistics. However, when Meg tries her homemade statistics on the mathematically inclined Miles Doughton, head of an advertising firm, the system fails. However, Meg finds herself fascinated by Miles’ younger brother Evan, so Miles decides to give her a hand in snaring Evan. Join us to find out if things go according to plan in Winifred Wolfe’s Ask Any Girl.
Tickets ($8 adults, $6 students/seniors) will be sold at the door only, beginning 30 minutes before each show time.
