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Katherine Dubois joins Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Amid a celebratory 25th-anniversary MainStage season, Maryland Ensemble Theatre welcomes Katherine DuBois as the theater’s new managing director. DuBois is responsible for the stewardship of MET’s continued growth through strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, community relations, operations and organizational development.
With an award-winning career in theater and film production, DuBois offers a fresh perspective. She assumed the role in early November.
“Frederick is blooming with activity and camaraderie. I can think of no better place to bring my collected expertise,” DuBois says. “In a world flooded with digital offerings, I find myself drawn to MET’s quality craftsmanship and long-standing chemistry with the community.”
During MET’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Katherine DuBois introduced herself to the audience and led MET’s Season of Giving Campaign, which provided contributions to MET and several local nonprofits.
DuBois’ leadership in the arts spans theater, dance and film, uniquely pulling artistry and process across mediums. Most recently, she served as a producer at Synetic Theater and led the creation of Synetic Motion Pictures and Madloba Physical Theater Conference, two pivotal programs in Synetic’s evolution.
She is a film producer and director best known for her documentary “Space to Explore,” which ran in the international festival circuit for 18 months.
She has often worked in the hybrid space, including virtual performances and film content collaborations with performing arts organizations, symphonies and dance groups, with distribution on MarqueeTV, Netflix, Vimeo OTT and Synetic Streaming.
DuBois studied drama at Ithaca College, The Eugene O’Neill National Theatre Institute and The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts.
“Her passion for ensemble theater, her understanding of administration and management, and her desire to connect to our community brings an exciting energy to our team,” says Tad Janes, producing artistic director at the MET.
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Katherine DuBois
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THROUGH MARCH 26TH ONLY! THEATER Auditions for comedy play
Shepherd University’s Department of Contemporary Art and Theater will hold open auditions for the spring production of Steve Martin’s comedy “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” on Jan. 24 and 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Marinoff Theater. Callbacks may be held Jan. 26, if necessary. Director kb saine will cast four to five women and six to seven men of all races and abilities to play characters ranging in age from 20 to 70.
This long-running off-Broadway absurdist comedy features Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in 1904 at Parisian café Lapin Agile just before the famous scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter inflamed the art world with cubism.
In his first stage comedy, Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as the two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects and other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Other characters adding to the absurdity are Picasso’s agent, the bartender and his mistress, one of Picasso’s lovers, a countess, elderly philosopher, idiot inventor, and charismatic dark-haired singer appearing from a later era.
All those who audition are asked to prepare a 45- to 90-second comic monologue and a joke of their choice. Those without prepared monologues will be provided with a passage to read from the script. Shepherd theater majors and minors should be prepared with headshots and resumes; all others are encouraged to bring a photo of themselves. Everyone will receive an audition form to fill out onsite. No appointments are necessary. Actors will be seen as they arrive. Comics and Elvis impersonators are especially encouraged to audition. Production dates are April 6, 8, 13 and 16.
Questions about auditions should be directed to kb saine at ksaine@ shepherd.edu. Those interested in technical theater roles should contact Chase Molden, technical director, at cmolden@shepherd.edu.
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