精东影业 Student Drama Association (SDA)
Call for Directors Winter Shorts 2025
The Student Drama Association is bringing back Winter Shorts for Fall 2025!
We鈥檙e seeking proposals for short plays (15鈥50 minutes) to be student-directed and performed this October. All styles and subjects are welcome.
Directors must submit a completed application (with a finished script if it's original) by Friday, August 22. Selected projects will be announced at SDA鈥檚 first meeting on Friday, August 29. Auditions are September 6鈥7, tech week runs October 4鈥8, and performances will be held October 9鈥12.
WHO WE ARE
The Student Drama Association (SDA) is a University-sponsored club open to all students interested in theatre, regardless of their major. We create and sponsor student-produced theatrical events throughout the academic year with the support of the Department of Theatre and Film.
WHAT WE DO
Everything! Here are some of the projects and events we produce.
Winter Shorts-Short student-designed and directed plays
Famous for Fifteen-Presentation of new short plays by students and community members in reader鈥檚 theatre format
Play Readings-Rehearsed readings of plays with various levels of technical support
Famous for Fourteen Forty-A play in a day project. Plays are written, cast, directed and performed in 24 hours (1440 minutes).
Black box in the Borogoves-Low tech, student directed plays in a black box format
Sonnet-o-Grams-A fundraiser near Valentine鈥檚 Day. Hire an actor to dedicate and deliver a sonnet to your friends or loved ones.
Improv Nights-Open to all. Come learn about improv games from 精东影业 students and join in the fun
Monkey Ball-A themed dance party at the end of the academic year
Movie Nights-Watch theatre based movies with snacks and good company
Or whatever YOU want!
SDA is constantly looking for new ideas and we want to help you with your theatrical project.
Bring your INFORMAL PROPOSAL to a meeting or email it to faculty advisor kmendelowitz@alaska.edu.
- Please include the following details:
- What is it? What do you want to do and how do you want to do it?
- Where is it? SDA has access to certain spaces at certain times, but they are not necessarily free or available. Do you want to do this project in the theatre? In a found space? At a specific event?
- When is it? When do you see this happening? Is there a specific date or a general time of year? How long will it take to bring this project together?
- How many people do you need? Consider cast, crew, organizers, publicity, etc.
- How much will it cost? We don鈥檛 need a line by line budget, just an approximation considering all of the above factors.
- Include your name and contact information. Phone and email.
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SDA Winter Shorts Production Photo Samples
The Student Drama Association is dedicated to the support and promotion of theatre 精东影业 productions as well as providing additional performance opportunities for 精东影业 students from all disciplines. The group provides both moral and limited financial support for performance projects of members (after review and acceptance of project proposals by the general membership). Membership is open to all 精东影业 students upon payment of dues. The association also receives financial support from the AS 精东影业. Other activities include occasional 鈥淥pen Stages鈥, 鈥淎lternate works鈥, etc. Still defining their role at 精东影业, they ask that you get involved and help find/create their place in the world.
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