Thank you all.

Hey team,

I realize this is long overdue but I want to thank you all again for the time and effort to make TCN 2009 the success that it was.  I had a lot of fun, and, despite the stress, the kind of spirit in both performance and behind-the-scenes you all put forth was absolutely incredible.You are all undoubtfully some of the most talented and dedicated people I had the honor of working with -- I've learned much that is valuable, and it is my sincere hope that each of you came through with something memorable as well.  

It is unlikely I'll be seen much around TAU next year, if at all.  So for those of you who plan on doing next year's show (and I urge all of you to), I look forward to your performances in 2010. 

Good luck with finals! Thank you again, and all the best,
-Jason

TCN

Hey all,

Here is a news for you guys: There will be a band performing during
our intermission to continue creating the atmosphere of Taiwan. They
offered us earlier but we turned them down since we are still busy
practicing on our script. Now that we are more familiar with the
script, Esther and I think it would be a good idea to put them on.
Thanks to Jason who manages with the staff at Freud Playhouse, the
band will be able to join us at the rehearsal and performance. The
band is zealous about Taiwan and culture night, so let's welcome them
with our smile~~~~

Cheers,
Hannah

Re: The Show is Sunday!

Important follow up with the schedule for this weekend:

Day 1: May 30

8AM - 12PM - unload props, set dressing

12PM - 1PM - lunch

1PM - 5PM - tech set up -> sound, mics, lighting, scene changes

5PM - 6PM - Dinner

6PM - 8PM - rehearsals

Day 2: May 31

8AM - Theatre open

9AM - 12PM - rehearsals/other preparations if necessary

12PM - 1PM - Lunch

1PM - 5PM - Full dress rehearsals (we'll try to get 2 in)

5PM - 6PM - Dinner

6:30PM - house opens

7:00PM - SHOW TIME

Again, please show up on time at 8AM these 2 days.  I will see you all this weekend.

Best,

S

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Taiwanese Culture Night Taiwanese American Union <tau.tcn@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes it is happening this Sunday believe it or not.  

For emphasis -- we are in the Freud Auditorium for two whole days, this Saturday and Sunday, starting at 8AM each day.  We have a lot of work to do in the theater itself so I want everyone to get plenty of sleep/rest and be on time in the morning for those 2 days.  I also want to lay down a few ground rules to abide by as we will be working in a professional theater:

1. Be respectful of the technicians and other theater professionals we will be working with

2. No food or drink in the house or on stage -- keep them outside or in the dressing room areas.  Water is okay.

3. Wear closed-toe shoes (unless you're an actor and your costume says otherwise)

4. Be efficient and alert -- we need all the time we can get and having to delay the entire process because we're waiting on someone to finish up a phone call or otherwise is a definite no no.

5. Never say the name of the Scottish play while we're in the theater -- if you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry about it.

Last and above all -- HAVE FUN -- it's our moment in the spotlight.  Enjoy it.  I'll see you all soon!

-S

P.S If you're wondering where Freud is, it's the theater north of Sculpture Garden in North Campus (it should say Macgowan Hall on the UCLA map)

  

The Show is Sunday!

Yes it is happening this Sunday believe it or not.  

For emphasis -- we are in the Freud Auditorium for two whole days, this Saturday and Sunday, starting at 8AM each day.  We have a lot of work to do in the theater itself so I want everyone to get plenty of sleep/rest and be on time in the morning for those 2 days.  I also want to lay down a few ground rules to abide by as we will be working in a professional theater:

1. Be respectful of the technicians and other theater professionals we will be working with

2. No food or drink in the house or on stage -- keep them outside or in the dressing room areas.  Water is okay.

3. Wear closed-toe shoes (unless you're an actor and your costume says otherwise)

4. Be efficient and alert -- we need all the time we can get and having to delay the entire process because we're waiting on someone to finish up a phone call or otherwise is a definite no no.

5. Never say the name of the Scottish play while we're in the theater -- if you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry about it.

Last and above all -- HAVE FUN -- it's our moment in the spotlight.  Enjoy it.  I'll see you all soon!

-S

P.S If you're wondering where Freud is, it's the theater north of Sculpture Garden in North Campus (it should say Macgowan Hall on the UCLA map)

  

Hey! Makeup for tomorrow's rehearsal because we're taking Program photos.

Hey all,

Jeff is doing our program and he's decided to retake photos for cast.
So remember to dress nicer and put on some makeup yo! (Requested by Jeff the photographer, aka. 牛奶)
see you all tomorrow.

--
Esther Jou

University of California, Los Angeles

TCN Rehearsal schedules!

so our show is 5/31! YAY
that's next Sunday, so here's how we're gonna do it.

This Thursday, 5/21, Cast is going to have full-rehearsal with no scripts. So make sure all lines are not only memorized, but also emotionally connected to your character and sound/look natural and real.

Choir will be coming to practice with us, so make sure we don't embarrass ourselves in front the great singers that will be accompanying us throughout the show. They have many parts as extras on stage, and they will burst out singing at many scenes, so we want to make sure everyone knows what it's really gonna be like when we go on stage.

Next tuesday, 5/26, will be the dress rehearsal for dance. so as in the previous email, if you're dancing, make sure you wear your dance costumes. And that includes the shoes you'll be dancing in.

Next Thursday, 5/28, we'll be having another full-rehearsal. Still at Tom Bradley at 7pm. By that time, we're going to have everything down and smooth.

Next Saturday, 5/30, the day before the show. We'll have all-day rehearsal and Freud playhouse. So Everyone, dance, actors, crew/backstage, choir will be there. We will run through it many times until we can recite every detail in our dreams. That's also when the technical stuff will be checked. Mics, lighting, spot-lights, music, props, background images.

Then Sunday 5/31, the day of the show. We'll again be coming together bright and early on that day. Awesome rehearsals with Costumes. We'll rehearse till late afternoon, then we'll break for people to do make-up, get dressed, eat dinner...etc.
Then at 7pm will be our show.
Then the AWESOME show!!
and after-party.

are we cool? mark your calendars, please. These are all mandatory if you care about our TCN. so unless you've got the Swine Flu, I will see every one of you there when you should be. =)

love,
Esther

Dress rehearsal next Tuesday 5/26 for DANCE! =) what you need to wear.

Hey yall~

TCN is NEXT WEEK! are you guys all excited and ready? XD

So for dance, please wear what you will be wearing on the day of the show to the rehearsal.
We are having a full dress dance rehearsal next Tuesday, 5/26 at 7pm at Tom Bradley.
I will upload the video we filmed tonight on facebook later. everybody check it out, see how you can improve, and yes, please bring out the energy. Make sure you not only hit the moves on beat, but also have the whole body rhythm to the music.
I know you guys can do it! I'm amazed by how good it is already. =)

For guys, wear something black.
http://www.viewmagazine.ca/mag/sep07/features/1/2.jpg
or this
http://men.style.com/slideshows/mens/standalone/details/fashion/1107/vests/00005f.jpg


For ABC girls. White/silver tops with darker bottoms. (jean shorts, skirts...etc)
Here's an example. (It could be less revealing of course.
http://i10.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/35/e3/c3ac_10.JPG


For Taiwanese girls, Blue tops with darker bottoms. short shorts/skirts.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zvbwyQFPyGM/SbLZLyUts7I/AAAAAAAAA0k/zelrusJgOoY/s320/DSC02049edit.jpg

Great practice tonight! additional info for future gatherings. please read and mark calendar!

Hi all,

For those of you who came tonight, the dance practice was great! Props to the guys, awesome everything! It looked really really nice. The girls, hot!! Make sure you are not shy, though. We're all family, let it all out! =)

Actors:
This Thursday will be cast rehearsal at Tom Bradley at 7pm Middle level room 218, same as today. There will be full rehearsal with no scripts. So make sure you know your lines, if not by heart, at least know what's appropriate to say. Understand the scenes you're in and the time flow of the story line.

Dancers (Including actors, too):
Love you guys! Great job. All we need now are just some fine tunes, clarity, and energy. We're doing dance next Tuesday same place, same time. Next week is week 8! only a week before actual TCN. so ahh~ XD If you have questions with how exactly the dance moves are, make sure you ask your friends or come ask Hannah and me before next Tuesday. We'll have individual small groups take turns dancing in front of everyone.

Crew:
William has already had a small prop-making meeting tonight, and the constructions of the props are starting. If you didn't come meet William tonight. Make sure you email him to see where he needs help. WE APPRECIATE EVERY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE! =)   William Wang onitsuki@gmail.com

TCN program (Everyone reads):
And Jason sent of a questionaire to you guys earlier. For those of you who weren't on his mailing list, here's what he needs to the program of TCN this year.

For this year's program we're gonna need stuff from everyone involved -- please reply with

1. Your name
2. Year and Major
3. Position/Role in show
4. Something you love about Taiwan (please be brief). or just something original.


love,
Esther

Program Info

Hey team,

For this year's program we're gonna need stuff from everyone involved -- please reply with

1. Your name
2. Year and Major
3. Position/Role in show
4. Something you love about Taiwan (please be brief)

let me know if there are any questions.

best,
S

Dance rehearsal tomorrow night at 7pm! -TCN

Hey yall~

We're meeting at Tom Bradley International Hall - Middle Level (it's below the surface if you come from De Neve/Dykstra)
Room 218
at 7pm.
Run through the dance. If we're good, it'll be only about an hour. =)

See you there!

love,
Esther

Dance rehearsal tomorrow night at 7pm! -TCN

See you guys there!

--
Esther Jou

University of California, Los Angeles

Rehearsal Thursday 4/30 and next dance practice Tuesday 5/5

Thank you all for coming tonight!
The pictures will be formatted soon and we'll start printing the posters and program.
This Thursday will be script rehearsal.
dance practice will be next Tuesday!
This year's TCN will be great with all your help and enthusiasm! =D
I love working with all you guys!
Good luck on midterms!

--
Esther Jou

University of California, Los Angeles

Tomorrow at 7pm! Photo shoot for TCN!

Hey~
Just a reminder for all you busy kids.
Tomorrow Tuesday 4/28, 7pm. Above Hilltop. We will be taking pictures for our TCN poster and program!
Make sure you bring/wear what you will be wearing on 5/31 the actual show. (Costumes.)
Try to make it on time because we will need the sunlight.

Please take a look at the group you're in for the type of clothes you're wearing.

Taiwanese guys: Wear what you will wear in the summer of Taiwan. Remember, it'll be HOT! and style your hair to Asian styles. layers...etc.
This include: Albert, Ian, Robert, Andrew, Jeff, Henry

Taiwanese girls: Wear cutesy clothes. Go to Yahoo.com.tw front page and check out what Taiwanese girls wear. lol Crazy cute/pretty hair styles, too. Cute shoes.
This include: Caroline, Vanessa, Teressa, Stacey

ABC girls: Wear A/F, AE, HCO, or anything along the line of what ABCs will wear during summer. Flipflops or converse. tank tops.
This include: Bobi, , Diana T, Jennifer, Jessie, Arielle

Dancers: If you are just the dancers, wear black clubbing attire. Doesn't matter which group you're in. Both guys and girls wear black. (Your clothes will be different during the show.)
This will be: Cathryn, Michelle, Rebecca, Tiffany Lee, Tiffany Hsu, Hannah, me, Jerry, James. (Nick)

Crew/Backstage: Something nice. Because it's for the program yo! =)

Crew/backstage will be having a meeting with our Producer Jason, Prop Master William, and Tech Director Albert. It will be less than an our, so the latest till 8pm.

Cast and dancers, we'll be going over the dance several times after the picture taking. So make sure you know the dances well.

Thank you all so much!! =D


love,
Esther

Re: Next Rehearsal - 4/21 Tuesday

Hey love~

Next Tuesday 4/28, 7pm. Above Hilltop. We will be taking pictures for our TCN poster!
This year we'll have everyone's pretty faces on the poster!! XD
So make sure you bring/wear what you will be wearing on 5/31 the actual show.

Taiwanese guys: Wear what you will wear in the summer of Taiwan. Remember, it'll be HOT! and style your hair to Asian styles. layers...etc.
This include: Albert, Ian, Robert, Andrew, Jeff, Henry

Taiwanese girls: Wear cutesy clothes. Go to Yahoo.com.tw front page and check out what Taiwanese girls wear. lol Crazy cute/pretty hair styles, too. Cute shoes.
This include: Caroline, Vanessa, Teressa, Stacey

ABC girls: Wear A/F, AE, HCO, or anything along the line of what ABCs will wear during summer. Flipflops or converse. tank tops.
This includes: Bobi, Connie, Jennifer, Jessie, Arielle

Dancers: If you are just the dancers, wear black clubbing attire. Doesn't matter which group you're in. Both guys and girls wear black. (Your clothes will be different during the show.)
This will be: Diana, Michelle, Rebecca, Tiffany Lee, Tiffany Hsu, Hannah, me, Jerry, James

We have 16 girls and 8 guys. Be sure to be there! We'll take the pictures for the poster and we'll run through the complete dance a few times. It will be less than an hour and a half!
so from 7pm-8:30pm.

See you all next Tuesday! =)

love,
Esther

Re: Next Rehearsal - 4/21 Tuesday

And if you know people that are dancers but not cast, will you please call them and let them know that dance practice is tonight?

thanks!

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Esther Jou <estherjou@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey,

 

Sorry for the late notice, but Jason was too busy that he forgot to send out the reminders!

Tonight's rehearsal is going to be focused on dance. Starting at 7pm.

We'll be also discussing your costumes because next Tuesday we're taking pictures for our TCN poster and flyer!

 

Same place, above Hilltop at 7pm tonight! =)

 

-Esther and Hannah

Re: Next Rehearsal - 4/21 Tuesday

Hey,

 

Sorry for the late notice, but Jason was too busy that he forgot to send out the reminders!

Tonight's rehearsal is going to be focused on dance. Starting at 7pm.

We'll be also discussing your costumes because next Tuesday we're taking pictures for our TCN poster and flyer!

 

Same place, above Hilltop at 7pm tonight! =)

 

-Esther and Hannah

Next Rehearsal - 4/21 Tuesday

Great work Thursday everyone.  We're moving along well :)

Our next rehearsal is scheduled at 6:30pm @ the same place (table area above hilltop store) on 4/21 Tuesday.  We will be running through scenes 1-5 so actors please have your lines memorized by then!

Best,

-S

TCN weekly rehearsals change

Weekly rehearsals will now be Thursdays 6:30PM.  We will meet in the Delta Terrace courtyard (dorms, above puzzles).  Rehearsals will last approximately ~1.5 to 2 hours.  Bring a jacket, it could get chilly in the evening

Best,
Sunny

About the retreat.

Good evening team! I hope all your midterms are going well!

As you all know our TCN retreat has been slated for the weekend of week 9.  Because of the large size of our production team this year we'd like to get a head count of who will be going so we can decide on an effective game plan!  Please e-mail back to RSVP or RSVP on facebook and let us know if you can spare the friday night and saturday morning (3/6 - 3/7).

Right now we are looking into the holiday inn suite at century city, so there will be a small fee (maybe <$10 per person, a bit more if we're getting refreshments).

Please come if you can!  You'll get to meet the cast and crew, get acquainted.  Many activities are planned.  Lots of laughs...and you get to make new friends! It'll be fun. 

-Jason

TCN Script

Hey TCN casts!
Here is the script, contact Esther or me if you guys have any questions.
Good luck on school, job hunting, relationship...etc :)

Cheers,
TCN staff

Re: Welcome Back, TCN 2009!

Hey everyone, quick notification on the production dinner; seeing as we'll probably have too many people to fit into one apartment space, we'll still meet up at the place at 5 but we'll instead head down to Westwood for dinner at around 6-6:30...so remember to bring some cash!

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Taiwanese Culture Night Taiwanese American Union <tau.tcn@gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome back from vacation everyone! I hope you all had a great winter break and your first week went well.

Our production has been booked for May 30-31st, 2009 (weekend of week 9 of spring quarter) at the Freud Auditorium.  It is a late reservation, but unfortunately that was the only suitable weekend Freud was available.  On the up side, we now have plenty of time to pull together a kick ass production! :3

Currently we are still working out details with casting, so our retreat has been postponed (date TBA).  It remains that rehearsals will not start until after retreat. 

Instead, we will be having a production dinner this coming Friday the 16th @ 424 Kelton room 212, William Wang and Jeff Lin's apartment, 5pm-10pm! Please show up and meet with the members of the production team... it'll be fun!

Please forward any questions you have to this email address or post under tcn2009.blogspot.com

-Sunny

Welcome Back, TCN 2009!

Welcome back from vacation everyone! I hope you all had a great winter break and your first week went well.

Our production has been booked for May 30-31st, 2009 (weekend of week 9 of spring quarter) at the Freud Auditorium.  It is a late reservation, but unfortunately that was the only suitable weekend Freud was available.  On the up side, we now have plenty of time to pull together a kick ass production! :3

Currently we are still working out details with casting, so our retreat has been postponed (date TBA).  It remains that rehearsals will not start until after retreat. 

Instead, we will be having a production dinner this coming Friday the 16th @ 424 Kelton room 212, William Wang and Jeff Lin's apartment, 5pm-10pm! Please show up and meet with the members of the production team... it'll be fun!

Please forward any questions you have to this email address or post under tcn2009.blogspot.com

-Sunny