- Theatre L'homme Dieu
Theatre L'Homme Dieu is located on Lake L'Homme Dieu in the lakes resort area of
Alexandria, Minnesota .It is a non-profit professional
summer stock theatre operated since 1961 bySt. Cloud State University in partnership with a group of Alexandria citizens. The two central elements of its mission are to produce excellent professional theatre, and to provide its student residents with a valuable and enjoyable educational experience. The theatre produces a ten-week season of plays andmusicals each summer, employing professional actors, directors and designers drawn primarily from the Twin Cities theatre community. In addition, the theatre employs a residentintern company of approximately twenty student apprentices, most of whom are theatre majors from SCSU and other midwestern universities.Life at TLHD
Perform
Students have significant performance opportunities at Theatre L'Homme Dieu.A number of major roles in the season's four shows (usually three musicals and a straight play) are given to student actors. Students also make up the entire cast of the touring children's theatre production, which is performed throughout the summer at local festivals. As well, regular
cabaret evenings at the nearby Interlachen Inn, where students try out their musical and comedic cabaret skills.Learn
Students at Theatre L'Homme Dieu gain broad experience in all aspects of theatre. They work onstage with the best professional actors and directors from the remarkable Minneapolis-St.Paul theatre community; learn stage
carpentry , scene painting,lighting ,sound , properties, andcostume construction from our professional design staff; and assist in such areas as stage, house andbox office management.Students at Theatre L'Homme Dieu receive a
stipend of $1,500 ($150 weekly) for the ten-week season, plusroom and board . They live in two-person rooms in two large student cabins; meals, prepared by our resident chef, are served in the main Lodge.Bond and Play
Members of L'Homme Dieu's student company work hard, but they find friendships and fun are an equally important part of the summer. The theatre is located on Lake L'Homme Dieu, and the beach and swimming dock are always available. Evenings, the campfires outside the student cabins burn into the night and the Lodge is headquarters for card games and midnight snacks—except on those evenings when the group heads for the local
karaoke bar.Employment and Auditions
Auditions for members of the resident student intern company are held at the American College Theatre Festival, central region, each January, as well as at the
University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University. Students who will attend ACTF should register for the Summer Stock auditions.Professional roles in TLHD productions are generally cast by the individual directors.
References
[http://www.tlhd.org/lifeattlhd.html Life at TLHD] [http://www.tlhd.org/employment.html Employment at TLHD] [http://www.stcloudstate.edu/theatrefilmdance/theatre/lhommedieu.asp St. Cloud State University: Theatre]
External links
* [http://www.tlhd.org Theatre L'homme Dieu]
* [http://www.stcloudstate.edu/theatrefilmdance St. Cloud State University: Theatre, Film Studies & Dance]
* [http://www.alexandriamn.org/ Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce]
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