Long time no see! Over the past few months, the BPM has of course also been quite affected by current Covid-19 regulations. We were forced to cease meeting in person and continued with doing Zoom rehearsals, just like last spring. As regulations were extended into February, we are unable to do our rehearsal week, which would have taken place this week. Because of this, and also because it is still quite unclear when we will be able to meet in person again, we have decided to postpone our April performances indefinitely.
We’ll keep rehearsing and working on the play and keep you updated on any future developments!
Make sure to follow us on Instagram (@blueprintmasquerades) to get a glimpse at what is going on behind the stage.
We’re proud to announce the 2021 play, which is a modern adaption of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, written by two of our own: The Forest!
Over the past few months, Isabel and Carmen have been working tirelessly on their script and now we’re finally holding it in our hands, ready to dive into rehearsals, music composition, set construction and costume sewing! Here’s a first glimpse at the plot of the play:
“Welcome to The Forest, the most innovative adventure resort in the world!” With that, the employees of Duncan Chem, a company that produces poisonous chemicals, are welcomed on their team-building retreat in the wilderness by park manager Hecate Thorne. Expecting nothing but a light-hearted trip to nature with some rather annoying co-workers, the Duncan Chem crew is soon confronted with a tragic turn of events when Richard Duncan, proud owner of the company, is murdered in his sleep.
Are you as excited as we are? Performances will be in April next year!
And now, let us (re)introduce ourselves: This is the crew & cast of The Forest!
Cast
Alexander Macbeth – William Jones Kate Macbeth – Jelena Taylor Botacio Rose Macduff – Eliza Eckhart Claudio Banquo – Fernando Nunes Borba Aliena Weïrd – Judith Dürig Celia Weïrd – Pascale Albrecht Richard Duncan – Alexander Schulz Emilia Lennox – Naomi Schenkel Malcolm Duncan – Samuel Anzalone Nick Porter – Jana Eberle Hecate – Ladina Mauchle
Crew
Co-Directors – Isabel Schmidt & Carmen Aeschbacher Directors’ Assistant – Nima Wermelinger Producer – Pernille Meier Producer’s Assistants – Isabel Adarraga & Jeannine Friedrich Treasurer – Andrin Albrecht Treasurer’s Assistant – Ladina Mauchle Head of Stage – Melina Jobbins Stage Crew – Gian-Luca Kuoni Lorena Schnüringer Anina Widrig & Laura Schmid Heads of Marketing – Pascale Albrecht & Isabelle Koch Photography – Leticia Peredo Videography – Sinja Bucher Graphic Design – Nadia Hofmann Head of Costume – Lux Katharina Züst Costume Crew – Wilmari Claasen Johanna Russ Ladina Mauchle & Vera Loistl Head of Music – Andrin Albrecht Music Assistant – Cédric Stüssi Band – Vera Bernhard Isabel Adarraga & Julia Bogdan General Assistant – Hannah Künzler
Are you curious about the BPM? Do you want to audition or join our crew? Are you a theater-fanatic but don’t have a clue what you want?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should definitely come to our annual meet & greet on Wednesday, 23 September, at 7.30pm! In the meeting, you get the chance to get to know the BPM and its current members a bit more, to learn how everything works and how things are structured, and to chat to the different department heads so you can figure out if and what part of the group you want to join!
The current situation won’t allow us to do it in person, so we have decided to hold the meet & greet over Zoom. We will first relay some general info and then split up into breakout rooms so you can talk to individual members of the different departments. The meeting ID is 982 0408 6126 and the password is 573904. Here’s the direct link: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/98204086126…
Generally, we are looking for: • Actors • A Director’s Assistant • Stage Designers • A costume Assistant • A Photographer and a videographer • Musicians • A Producer’s Assistant • Light & sound technicians • A Graphic Designer • Cake bakers & bar helpers
As always, anyone from UZH or ETH is welcome. No theater experience required! We’re looking forward to meeting you! 🙂
Introducing… The BPM Newsletter! We finally decided to step up our game and created a proper newsletter for anyone that doesn’t check our social media or website all too often (and for anyone else too, of course!) 😄🎭 It will be sent out 5 times a year, whenever something of importance happened or is about to happen.
Listen up, people! Starting tomorrow, 8 September, up until Monday, 14 September, the University of Zurich is hosting virtual Erstsemestrigentage for all the freshers who are starting their studies this upcoming semester. As a part of this virtual experience, VSUZH has organized a virtual Ersti Fair, which the BPM is a part of!
We’ll be live-chatting at our booth on Tuesday, 8 September, from 1pm until 4pm, and on Thursday, 10 September, from 9am until 5pm. We’ll also be hosting an informative Zoom meeting open to everyone on Thursday, 10 September, at 1pm until 3pm. You’ll find the link and password to join at our stand!
Come find our virtual booth at any point during the Erstsemestrigentage2020, live chat with us, watch our fresher’s introduction video, and join our zoom meeting if you want to know what the BPM is all about!
The Harvey production has come to a close, and we are excited to share some pictures from the play and of the whole rehearsal process! Click here to view the photo gallery and here to watch all Harvey related videos.
This production was wonderful, many new people joined our group, we had a lot of awesome moments and put on a fun and witty comedy together. Of course, we also encountered many obstacles, with a global pandemic raging and an university closing all its building. Nevertheless, we pulled through and made it happen and put on our play in a safe and suitable way, making the production of Harvey especially unforgettable!
We are incredibly grateful for you, our audience, for your great support all throughout this journey! THANK YOU!
Thanks to everybody! We are overjoyed to see that all of our performances are sold out. We can’t wait until we can finally show you all the hard work we put into this production (and Havery can’t wait either… 😉 ). Don’t forget your chair!
The premiere is only two weeks away and here is our trailer for Harvey! Are you as excited as we are?
There’s still some tickets left for the 8th of July! Reserve here.
We’re happy to announce that we will have performances of our play Harvey this year after all! The whole team has been restlessly looking for solutions since the outbreak of the pandemic and now we finally found a new location and new dates.
The play will take place at the 3rd/5th/8th/9th/10th of July at the Ehemalige Zentralwäscherei Zürich near Hardbrücke. This is an industrial building without seating arrangements, so you are asked to bring your own chairs. No matter if camping chairs, pillows or blankets – get creative! You may also bring your own drinks and snacks to the performances.
The admission will be free and there will be an optional collection at the end of the performance. Since there is an audience limit of 50 people per performance please reserve your tickets online here.
