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About Us

Our Mission

 
 
     
 

The corporation is organized exclusively for the purpose of Theater Arts.

• To foster community involvement among anyone interested in all areas regarding Theater Arts; to provide a forum for creativity such as: Producing, Directing, Technical Theater, Stage Management, Stage Craft, Promotion, Play Writing, Costume Design, and all work that embodies the goal leading toward a community production.

• To provide a mentoring program that will teach and train individuals who would like to participate in Theater Production.

• To embellish cultural goals already set forth by our town.

Board of Directors

Kelly-Lynn Chasse - Founder/President

Brian Simons - Vice President

Beth Cabral - Treasurer

Meghan Sly - Secretary

John Pereira - Director-At-Large

Gary Lee DeMedeiros - Director-At-Large

Evan Darmody - Student Director-At-Large


 

 

Mentor Program

Mission:
To provide an environment for individuals to learn the technical aspects of the theater including but not limited to:

Director
Stage Manager
Lighting and Sound
Set Design/ Stage Craft
Props Master/ Mistress

Program Description:
Each mentor will have a shadow whom they will teach to the best of their ability everything that is entitled in the responsibilities of their position.
Each shadow will follow their mentor for a minimum of two shows. They will work with the mentor till he/she deems them fit to perform the responsibilities on their own. At which time the shadow will work on their own show and the mentor will over see them so that if they have any questions they are there to help.
Each member of the program must attend all events regarding their production including but not limited to:

Rehearsals
Auditions
Production staff meetings
Tech days
Set load in and build
Strike
The show

At the conclusion of the program each of the participants will answer a questionnaire that is composed but the mentoring committee in order to improve the program for the future participants.

Mentor Requirements:
1. Must be a member of Somerset Players
2. Must be interviewed and approved by the mentoring committee
3. Somerset Players Board of Directors must approve of the mentor to be a part of a production staff
*Directors must fulfill the directing requirements of Somerset Players
4. Must have a technical theater background
5. Must be 21 years of age

Shadow Requirements:
1. Must be a member of Somerset players
2. Must be interviewed and approved by the mentoring committee and the mentor
3. Must have a serious interest in technical theater
4. Must be 16 years of age

Donations

The Somerset Players is largely supported by the generous gifts of our audience and funding organizations. In order to continue creating and to constantly move forward in our creative process it is necessary to find new and additional sources of funding at all times.

We sincerely appreciate any and all support to the theatre.

We also hope to have our own home one day soon!

If you feel that you have time or other resources that you would like to donate please contact Kelly at 508-673-7335.

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Somerset Players Inc. 114 Brian Ave Somerset, Ma 02726  (508) 673-7335
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