I Will Speak for Myself is powerful programming for your college or university.
This is valuable education as well as entertainment for students in the following departments: Campus Activities, Diversity and Multicultural, History, Theater, English, Global/Interdisciplinary Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Creative Writing.
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DESCRIPTION:
The performance is a 75 minute show followed by a Q&A where students can take part in a discussion about the women presented in I Will Speak for Myself and how their stories impact our current lives.
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Workshops are available as a part of the booking package. Please contact the company for more information.
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PRICES AND TERMS: (Please contact to discuss exact rates.)
The company includes one actor, one technician, and a stage manager.
Expenses: Travel, lodging and per diem for 1 actor, 1 technician, plus 1 stage manager
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The ideal setting for the performance is in a professionally outfitted or university theatre. We believe in being prepared and customizing our work to each venue. Therefore, as soon as we are contracted to perform in your space, we request that your staff be available to work with our technicians so that the load-in process can be as smooth as possible. We ask for a full list of your venue’s lighting instruments, house plot, a drawing of the space that clearly shows all electrics and existing lighting positions, sound equipment, and projector specifications.
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Lighting
• a basic theatrical lighting system (instruments and board)
• The director will work with each venue’s technical staff to determine how best to light the space and will provide a general lighting schema for use in the performance.
Sound and Projection
• The performance depends on projections, therefore the theatre must be able to provide a cyc, production screen, or blank wall and suitable projector.
• We bring a computer that runs all of the production’s projected images.
• The projector must be able to either hang from above for front projection or rear project upstage of our set.
• Our staff will work with the technical staff of the venue to determine if existing projection equipment in the space will fill the needs of the production and if no, will work with the venue to rent/secure the needed equipment. Equipment rental costs are not included in our listed production fees, but will be quoted along with the travel expenses if needed.
Set Pieces
• Our company travels with all basic set pieces needed for the performance
Load-in/ Tech
• There must be at least 6 hours of technical rehearsal prior to performance.
• Ideally, a lighting crewmember familiar with the venue’s equipment and lighting system will be present to assist the Director and Stage Manager with their portion of the production set up. In addition, we require that a crewmember that is familiar with the venue’s projection and sound equipment also be present at load-in.
Dressing Room/ Snacks
• We also will need a dressing room/space that can accommodate our 1 actor and the crewmembers that travel with us. We also ask that bottled water and light snacks be provided on our performance day.
A note for young audience members:
The piece includes some themes that may be disturbing for young children. The lived experience of these women include rape, violence, death, and separation of families. Although none of these are enacted on stage, the material wrangles with the realities of their lives.