What is GUSCO?
GetUP and do something this summer!
Founded by local educator Lindsey DiPietro in 2010, GetUp Stage Company is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that provides professional-quality theater education to young adults. The intensive summer program begins in June and ends with a fully staged musical in August. Students in the program benefit from a high-quality, rigorous production schedule while enjoying their summer with new friends from all over Connecticut. They learn the process of theatrical production as well as vocal instruction, acting, choreography and technical theater. Auditions are generally open to those 14-23, but this could change based on show content or licensing restrictions.
Along with performance opportunities for young adults, GUSCO seeks to provide college students and teachers/professors opportunities to teach classes in their area of interest and expertise. This partnership between high school and college also provides recruitment opportunities for the college/university theater programs and expert training for actors and technical theater students. Our more experienced actors also provide workshops and mentoring activities. This unique relationship between our college-aged theater majors and our younger actors allows both groups to have teaching and learning experiences that enhance not only resumes but also creative minds!
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!
Founded by local educator Lindsey DiPietro in 2010, GetUp Stage Company is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that provides professional-quality theater education to young adults. The intensive summer program begins in June and ends with a fully staged musical in August. Students in the program benefit from a high-quality, rigorous production schedule while enjoying their summer with new friends from all over Connecticut. They learn the process of theatrical production as well as vocal instruction, acting, choreography and technical theater. Auditions are generally open to those 14-23, but this could change based on show content or licensing restrictions.
Along with performance opportunities for young adults, GUSCO seeks to provide college students and teachers/professors opportunities to teach classes in their area of interest and expertise. This partnership between high school and college also provides recruitment opportunities for the college/university theater programs and expert training for actors and technical theater students. Our more experienced actors also provide workshops and mentoring activities. This unique relationship between our college-aged theater majors and our younger actors allows both groups to have teaching and learning experiences that enhance not only resumes but also creative minds!
Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook!
About a GUSCO Summer:
Rehearsals begin in late June and are held at Trinity on Main every Tuesday and Thursday from 9-5.
The rehearsals are blocked into choreo/blocking/music sections.
Most actors are called for the entire day but we can accommodate most reasonable conflicts.
We are funded by tuition and ad sales. We ask that $50 per person be paid in cash or check during the first 2 rehearsals but all other monies can be collected in ad sales or donations/sponsorship (per-person expectation will never exceed $200).
Shows are always the second weekend of August at Trinity-on-Main.
Absences during production week are not permitted
Ages 14-23.
Rehearsals begin in late June and are held at Trinity on Main every Tuesday and Thursday from 9-5.
The rehearsals are blocked into choreo/blocking/music sections.
Most actors are called for the entire day but we can accommodate most reasonable conflicts.
We are funded by tuition and ad sales. We ask that $50 per person be paid in cash or check during the first 2 rehearsals but all other monies can be collected in ad sales or donations/sponsorship (per-person expectation will never exceed $200).
Shows are always the second weekend of August at Trinity-on-Main.
Absences during production week are not permitted
Ages 14-23.
