Do You Like Buttons???

For every production we do here at CSS, our box office staff design and make an assortment of buttons for the show. We hand-make each and every one. For "Orestes: Blood and Light", we have created six unique designs and have crafted dozens of them. They will be free for audience members at the performances. Would you like a button? Come to "Orestes: Blood and Light" March 31 April 1, 6-8 at 7:30pm or April 2 & 9 at 2:00pm and one of these beautiful buttons can be yours!
As always, it is a pleasure to blog for you.
Have a great week everyone!

Adrianna Bail
CSS House Manager 

Get to Know Dawson Ness - The Star of Our Upcoming Production "Orestes: Blood and Light"!

If you come to CSS's production of "Orestes: Blood and Light", you may recognize a few faces. More than half the cast members in "Orestes" have been in at least one production during the 2016-2017 performance season. One of these familiar faces is Dawson Ness - a freshman here at CSS that was last seen as Delmount in "The Miss Firecracker Contest". He will be returning to the stage this time in a much more serious role as Orestes in "Orestes: Blood and Light". Here is what Dawson says about himself and this upcoming production...

"You might be thinking,”Wait, isn’t that the guy from The Miss Firecracker Contest with that crazy hippie hair?” That’s right; his name is Dawson, fresh from the barber with a sleeker hairstyle. Dawson is a first-year student from Battle Lake, MN, though he suggests you defy this and keep your relationship with the Lake friendly and respectful. He is currently pursuing a double major in Secondary Education and Humanities. Dawson’s hobbies include pretending that he is invisible, going antiquing, and watching Netflix. Dawson likes to wear flannels and have frequent existential crises. He is a college student, after all. This is his second production at CSS."

You can see Dawson and the rest of the cast perform on the CSS stage March 31, April 1, 6-8 @ 7:30pm and April 2 and 9 @ 2:00pm.

Have a great week everyone!

Adrianna Bail

CSS House Manager

With the Close of One Show, the CSS Theatre Prepares for the Next...

Greetings everyone!

After several phenomenal performances, the CSS theatre is now prepping for the next show. Within a few hours, the set was down after yesterday’s performance. I snuck a pic to show how drastically different the theatre looks now. Crazy how fast the set comes down, right?

Thank you to everyone that came to “The Miss Firecracker Contest”. The cast and crew are very grateful to have had such great audiences.

The CSS theatre is now gearing up for it’s next exciting production…

“ORESTES: BLOOD AND LIGHT”

Auditions for “Orestes: Blood and Light” were a success and we now have a cast! They will now be hard at work getting ready for performances.

Here’s our amazing cast:

Orestes …………. Dawson Ness

Electra …………... Keely Jackson

Helen ……………. Shayna Schafter

Slave …………….. Natasha Wagner

Menelaos ……….. Tim Kutz

Tyndareos ………. Richard Scrivener

Soldier ……………Delila Orlowski

Soldier …………... Matt Maybon

We have no doubt that they will end our Spring 2017 Theatre season with a bang. Here’s a little glimpse of what the show will be about:

As children, Electra and Orestes are banished by their mother after witnessing her brutally murder their father. Finally coming of age, they return to avenge King Agamemnon by killing Klytemnestra. The city divides over deciding their fate; should they be executed or banished? Inflamed by war, emotions escalate as many in the city are calling for blood…

Sound intense right?

Happy Valentine’s Day and have a marvelous week everyone!

Adrianna Bail

CSS House Manager

Do YOU want to be in theatre?

Do YOU want to be in theatre?

Have you ever wanted to act in a show? Have you ever wondered what it would be like working behind the scenes of a CSS performance? Well here is your chance! There are plenty of opportunities to get involved. Auditions for our upcoming show “Orestes: Blood and Light” are tomorrow February 7th and Wednesday February 8th, both at 6:00pm in the CSS Little Theatre. You do not need to show up for both days. There are parts available for 3 women and 3 men. Being in front of audiences not your forte? Have no fear! We will have running crew positions open as well. You can even do it for college credit! Contact Kevin Seime at kseime@css.edu for details.

Get involved! CSS shows are always a blast, so you don’t want to miss out!

As always, it is a pleasure to blog for you.

Adrianna Bail

CSS House Manager

We have arrived at the sacred opening week. Things are falling into place as we approach our first weekend of shows. The preview programs are made for the FREE student preview. Performance packets are neatly assembled for the staff and the everyone is ready to gift the community with this Freshman showcase.

In case you may have forgotten our show dates are as follows:

Feb. 2 FREE PREVIEW

Feb. 3-4 and 9-11 @ 7:30 pm

Feb. 5 and 12 @ 2:00 pm

In addition, the matinee on February 12 at 2:00 p.m. will be ASL interpreted.

While we are very excited to present The Miss Firecracker contest, we’re simultaneously looking forward to our next production Orestes: Blood and Light, which is to be directed by Shane May.

Wanna get your Greek on? Come audition February 7 or 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the CSS Theatre. Even if you don’t want to be in the show, be sure to attend at least one of the showings!

Performance details for Orestes are:

Preview performance is March 30 at 7:30pm.

March 31, April 1, 6-8 at 7:30 pm,

April 2 and 9 at 2 pm.