J-Term
For the first three weeks of January each year, J-Term replaces a student’s regularly scheduled academic and arts classes. Students are immersed in daily rehearsals for an arts performance project. J-Term is considered a “how to rehearse” class, giving all students an opportunity to be in a formal rehearsal process. Rehearsals culminate with one or more workshop-style performances for family and peers. J-Term endeavors to replicate the professional experience, introduce students to professional venues and artists, and engages students in the artistic energy of rehearsals/performances under the direction of SPCPA faculty and/or guest professional artists. J-Term is an important part of our training.
J-Term is curricular and required as part of SPCPA’s regular academic year. Students earn a full credit for successful participation; grades are Pass or Fail. Students are required to attend daily rehearsals and performances; participation is not optional. The school’s attendance policies do apply to J-Term, but on a condensed scale: two (2) unexcused absences during J-Term puts a student in jeopardy of not passing J-Term. Parents/Guardians are still responsible for reporting attendance matters (Attendance Hotline: 651-222-3200, press 1 to skip ahead to the beep).
SPCPA is excited to welcome two McKnight Fellows to spearhead the Emerging Voices J-Term Project that will culminate in performances at The Playwrights' Center.
Gemma Irish is a playwright, educator, and occasional performer based in Minneapolis. Her plays tend to be funny and smart, with shades of magical realism. She is a current McKnight Fellow in Playwriting at The Playwrights' Center. Her work has been seen all over Minneapolis and New York City, and she is a proud founding member of the Twin Cities Playwright Cabal, a group of ambitious women playwrights.
Marge J. Buckley is a playwright and painter based in Minneapolis, MN. Her work investigates radical systemic change by transforming the serious into the ridiculous, and vice versa. She graduated from Boston’s Emerson College in 2017 with a BFA in Acting. Her play “The Earth Room”, a science-fiction family drama set on a colonized Mars, premiered at Fresh Ink Theatre in 2019. She is the Playwright-in-Residence at Commutator Collective and a McKnight Fellow in Playwriting at the Playwrights’ Center.
Thank you Gemma and Marge for working with SPCPA young writers this January!
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GIVE TO THE MAX DAY is almost upon us! Thursday, Nov. 20. If you give, please consider SPCPA – your donation this year supports J-Term.
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GIVE TO THE MAX DAY is tomorrow! This year your donation directly supports J-Term. Enjoy these images from J-Terms gone by, and thank you for helping us continue this incredible work with SPCPA students.
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