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The Third Annual Rep Summer Intern Show "Internally Brilliant!"

Seaside Rep TheatreBeach Lover
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For the first time since the beginning of the Rep's South Walton High Internship Program, we will be presenting a showcase! The Rep interns have been working hard all summer helping to produce, maintain and even act in the summer productions, and now it's their chance to strut their stuff on the mainstage! "We wanted to give them the opportunity to explore their artistic range, rather than focusing on creating a single character..." explains Anne Marie Carroll, Rep Company & Intern Manager. Each intern will be showcasing at least 3 selections, between monologues, songs and scenes. Please come out to support these amazing young people in our 2010 summer showcase, "Internally Brilliant!"

Thursday-Saturday
August 5th, 6th & 7th at 7:30 pm
$10 general admission at the door
Please join us for a brief reception in the courtyard following Saturday's performance!​

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Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal Guide
#2
now this sounds like something funn to do this weekend!
Jdarg avatar
JdargSoWal Expert
#3
I say this every year and I will say it again- these are some of the hardest working kids anywhere. This summer season was the most ambitious ever- the hours and hours spent getting 5 shows ready to go at the beginning of the summer, then being part of the cast and crew in them, plus having outside jobs and commitments- I really don't know how they did it, and appeared to be laughing the whole way (ok- I know the heat was not funny). They are talented, reliable, loyal, brilliant, and the "best of the best" in our community.:clap:

So- come see the show! The interns get a much deserved 3 nights this year!!!!
Kurt avatar
KurtAdmin
#4
Can we get cast names? Any insight into performances?
Seaside Rep TheatreBeach LoverAuthor
#5
Cast & crew listed below, but as far as insight into the performances, you'll have to come and see for yourself! One thing is for sure, they will be brilliant!

Featuring Rep Interns:
Kaylyn Carter
Gillian Gilbert
Grayson Gilbert
Wade Howard
Lucy Livingston

KC Shaffer - Stage Manager
Mercer Pinkston - Lighting Designer/Crew
Co-Directed by Anne Marie Carroll and Brook Stetler
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#6
I have to echo jdarg's sentiment. These young adults work their tails off, and every show they put on rocks. I'm proud to have them a part of The Rep.
Jdarg avatar
JdargSoWal Expert
#8
Great job! What a showcase from start to finish. :clap:Bravo!
Grayton Girl avatar
Grayton GirlBeach Fanatic
#9
We went last night! Great show, lots of laughs and also some poignant moments, full house, standing ovation! Those interns have talent and deserve all their accolades!

Just extremely enjoyable all around. :clap:
Alicia Leonard avatar
Alicia LeonardSoWal Insider
#10
GRAYT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the way around. Everyone did a awesome job. What a nice night and an entertaining production by a group of young shooting stars like the young people at the Rep. Bravo!
Alicia Leonard avatar
Alicia LeonardSoWal Insider
#11
The kids got a great write-up in The Herald/Breeze, but it won't come out until week after next. This weeks issue was so full, we had to hold some of our arts reviews and movie reviews until the next one:wave:
Jdarg avatar
JdargSoWal Expert
#12
The kids got a great write-up in The Herald/Breeze, but it won't come out until week after next. This weeks issue was so full, we had to hold some of our arts reviews and movie reviews until the next one:wave:

I just read it! Great write-up for great kids by a great writer. Thanks Alicia!
Alicia Leonard avatar
Alicia LeonardSoWal Insider
#13
I just read it! Great write-up for great kids by a great writer. Thanks Alicia!


I meant every word of it. Show me an actor who is passionate about their job any-day, over one who takes it for granted and I'll tell you who moves me.

I went over to Pensacola this weekend to watch a "professional" production. There was one "professional" actor who really blew my socks off, but the kids could have held their own with the rest of the cast. The talent level was the same. I think it's time we start to rethink the term 'professional ' in theater and not equate it with just a resume or getting paid. Passion and heart are a big part of art;-)
Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal Guide
#14
Check out the sweet poster!

love this!



okay, when are they going to perform again? I missed this last one and wasn't happy about it. can't wait to see the Breeze/Herald review! oh! that paper is waiting for me right now.. gotta go!
Teresa avatar
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#15
The DeFuniak Springs Herald Breeze, 8/19/210

Internally Brilliant
and
extremely enjoyable


By ALICIA LEONARD

When a group protested Blithe Spirit being performed, a few years back at South Walton High School, Seaside Rep stepped up and allowed the kids affected by that protest to perform it on the Rep?s stage. This move helped usher in and foster the Rep?s Summer Intern program for high school students that has now become a staple and integral part of the Rep?s summer season over the last few years.

The kids, many with an interest in theatre or the arts, work all summer long doing whatever is needed to get productions up on their legs and supporting them, whether by selling tickets, working as assistant stage managers and running crew, sewing costumes, hanging lights and anything else (and there is a lot needed for every production) to keep everything flowing and audiences entertained. During all of their work, they also find time, somehow, to rehearse and give one heck of a performance as the highlight of their summertime well spent at The Rep.

The intern shows have become a favorite of mine. I?m not sure if it?s because the kids are so talented or they have so much energy and enthusiasm onstage, but it is quickly becoming a highlight for me to get to attend and watch them do their thing and do it well as they did this past weekend.

Artistic Director Brook Stetler and Internship Program Manager Anne Marie Carroll spent about five to six hours a week rehearsing with their interns, working on a variety of pieces for this end-of-summer production. They helped the young actors by guiding them to pick contrasting pieces that allowed the group, sometimes in duos or sometimes alone, to shine and show their range from comedy to drama, showcase their singing talents and even, for the first time, threw in a good dose of Shakespeare monologues to teach them how to wrap their heads and tongues around his language, knowing it?s designed to be spoken and not just read. The multiple choice of material was born out of the desire for the interns to learn about the ?process rather than the product,? according to their directors. It paid off well from the sound of the applause the young thespians received at the end of the night and through-out the show.

The 2010 south Walton interns were Kaylyn Carter, Will Dargavell, Grayson Gilbert, Wade Howard, Shawn Howard, Lucy Livingston, and David Weintraub. Past and present interns in college and home for the summer were Gillian Grayson from Florida State University and Mercer Pinkston from the University of Georgia. The production team was comprised of KC Shaffer as stage manager and Rep. Alum from 2008, Bri Weintraub as an assistant stage manager and Rep. Alum from 2009 and Mercer Pinkston, who did the light design for the program.

Although the entire program was very enjoyable and entertaining, each actor had a point of near excellence with the following pieces, Lucy Livingston in the Sis Hopkins Audition and Kaylyn Carter in Happy Birthday had the audience in stitches with laughter. Gillian Gilbert as Viola would be a quick casting decision for someone looking to do Twelfth Night. She was made for that part. Wade Howard?s Demetrius from A Midsummer Night?s Dream was one of the strongest Shakespeare interpretations of the night. A clear, forceful, modern delivery, without some of the over-wrought pauses that often break-up the verse was a treat for a Shakespeare lover like me. Grayson Gilbert?s dramatic monologue from Fat Pig by Neil Labute made some audience members squirm, just as it was written to do, and was an excellent example of a dramatic monologue done right.

I only have one complaint about this showcase; I have to wait until the interns return to see another one.

The DeFuniak Herald/Beach Breeze

see story photos below - alicia's post, #17.
Jdarg avatar
JdargSoWal Expert
#16
This show keeps on giving....Kate asked that I download the lyrics to "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" after hearing Grayson and Gillian Gilbert sing it in the show ( and they were fantastic). Watching eight year olds sing this one is VERY entertaining!
Alicia Leonard avatar
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SEASIDE REP INTERNS LUCY LIVINGSTON, GRAYSON GILBERT, KAYLYN CARTER, Gillian Gilbert, Wade Howard with Artistic Director Brook Stetler and Intern Program Manager Anne Marie Carroll (l-r) have a talk-back session to answer audience member questions about their Internally Brilliant production.(Photos provided by Dia Sather and imagesbydia.com)



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LUCY LIVINGSTONE KEPT THE AUDIENCE CRACKING UP with her monologue from Sis Hopkins Auditions. (Photos provided by Dia Sather and imagesbydia.com)


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GRAYSON GILBERT, A 2010 SOUTH WALTON Rep. Intern grad and freshman at Florida State University gave a stirring performance in the Intern review during his dramatic monologue.(Photos provided by Dia Sather and imagesbydia.com)

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WADE HOWARD GAVE A FRESH AND IMPRESSIVE reading of the character Demetrius from A Midsummer Night?s Dream..(Photos provided by Dia Sather and imagesbydia.com)

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