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August 2024 Newsletter: Audition for Our Next Play

16/8/2024

Greetings everyone! Miss Jakarta Players plays and productions?

MONTHLY FEATURE: Open Audition for JP’s 2024 Play and Audition Tips!

We will have our 2024 play production at the end of the year. And the audition is coming up!

Open Audition for Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol by Tom Mula
Where: Apartemen Pavilion, Tower 3 Unit D03 (Ground Floor Office)
When: Sunday, 1st September 2024, between 14.00 - 18:00
Sign-Up Link: Click here

This is your chance to perform with us. And how about a few audition tips to get you prepared and ready?!

Be Prepared
Prepare everything you need for the audition. Read and do a little bit of research about the play, triple-check the audition’s time and venue, and plan to arrive early. Arriving for an audition and being more prepared can minimize the chance of feeling surprised and nervous, it will boost your confidence and stay at ease when they call your number.
Warm Up
Don’t forget to warm up your vocals and body so they’re ready for the audition. Getting all warmed up allows you to have better control of your body during the audition, and warm-ups are also perfect to make you less nervous!
Be Friendly and Courteous
An audition starts whenever you arrive at the audition venue. The showrunners can see how you treat others, even the other auditionees. Producing a show is hard work, and the production team is looking for actors who they know can help make the process easier and smoother. This doesn’t only mean performing skills, but also a good attitude!
Find A Goal
No matter how good your audition goes, sometimes there’s just not a role that’s suitable for you, it’s nothing personal. So, don’t go to an audition with getting a role is your only goal. Find another goal – for example, to practice your acting, to get more experience in auditioning, or most important thing, to have fun making the experiences – and you’ll walk away with a personal accomplishment, regardless of the casting results.

Now that you're primed and ready, don’t forget to sign up.

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July 2024 Newsletter: Sustainability in Theater ♻️

27/7/2024

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Greetings from JP!
It's July already, the month of holidays and vacations. Happy Summer and stay hydrated!

MONTHLY FEATURE
Did you know that there’s a global movement called Plastic Free July? It helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities.

Even in the theater scene, we can do our part in reducing trash and making more sustainable productions. Maybe you’ve noticed that some costumes, set pieces, or props get thrown out after a production. But there’s a less wasteful way to do things.

The folks at the collective initiative Theatre Green Book have created a framework for theaters interested in making their theater group and shows more sustainable. Some examples include learning where to resource your costume pieces from and planning what to do with the set pieces after a production.

They have various resources on their website, including guidance books and case studies. Moreover, they’re geared towards organizations with all levels of readiness. Whether you’re just trying to find ideas to make your next production more ecologically mindful, or you’re ready to fully commit to their proposed principles, they have resources for you to dive into.

Let’s do our part in making our lives, both on stage and off, more attuned to the world we live in.

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June 2024 Newsletter: Insights from Auckland Improv Festival

15/6/2024

Greetings from JP!
Summer is here! Don't forget to take care and stay hydrated. If you're staying indoors, why not check out our recommendations down below?

MONTHLY FEATURE
Last month, we shared the story of Jessy, a JP member and a longtime improv aficionado, on how she got into improv. This month, Jessi shared her experience at the Auckland Improv Festival (AIF). AIF is an improv festival first produced by the Covert Theatre in 2021, powered by The Yes And Trust charity. The festival offers various programs by and for improvisers from around the world. (https://www.aucklandimprovfestival.com)

1. What was the Auckland Improv Festival like? Any highlights or takeaways?
The AIF was great, again. I already participated last year and each time it was a marvellous experience. The festival team invited fantastic coaches, teaching a broad variety of workshops: This year, it was Patti Stiles from Canada/Australia, Felipe Ortiz from Colombia, Jill Bernard and Joe Bill from the US. The New Zealand improv community is funny, kind and always embraces everyone with open arms. The choice of shows is always very diverse and inspiring. All in all, it was a wonderful experience I would not want to miss.

Highlights OR takeaways? Hell, yeah. Not “any”. LOTS! Telling you about all of them would certainly lead to bursting the interview. So, I try to follow the rule of three (although this limit already feels excruciating):

From Felipe Ortiz – the Master of Physicality – we learned the show concept of “Soundpainting”, a multidisciplinary approach, based on a special sign language, combining improv, dancing, music, painting, and more in a magical performance collage on stage. The audience was blown away by our show – and so were we. What a concept – what an experience!
Patti Stiles – to me, she is the Light – gave us a mind-blowing introduction to Dual Timelines, a concept that comes with a lot of different possibilities, intertwining past and present, different universes, different perspectives, different lives and lifetimes. A concept so compelling yet complex that intrigues and challenges my mind and curiosity of the unknown to a yet unimagined extent. The train of dual thought has just left the station…
The genius simplicity and cheerful improv approach of Jill Bernard – she is the impersonation of Joy – has taught or reminded us of the actual infallibility in improv. There is no failure, only new ideas or interpretations of the game or scene you are doing. With playful exercises for any level and her ever so warm-hearted and funny way of teaching, she did not only boost our joy of playing and connecting with one another but also showed us how to get out of our heads to really be fully in the moment.

2. What are some tips you'd like to share for newcomers to improv?

'Get out of your head. “Your brain is an asshole.” (Jill Bernard)
Be in the moment.
Everything is inspiration. Your feeling, your position on stage, the lights, a sound from the audience, the posture or facial expression of your scene partner. Anything.
Focus on your scene partner. Receive, release, respond, react. (Patti Stiles)
Breathe. Pausing is powerful.
Most important: HAVE FUN!

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We hope this segment has shed light on improv and stoked your interest. Improv is not only fun but also useful for live performers, who have to deal with unexpected mishaps and incidents. Give it a try!

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