Student Theatre at Glasgow
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Student Theatre at Glasgow (or STaG) is the University of Glasgow's theatre society. Each year, STaG puts on a variety of performances, both mainstage and studio. They also run a New Writing Festival and STaG Nights, the biggest student theatre festival in Scotland.
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[edit] Mainstage Productions
Every year STaG produces three full scale shows in the Gilmorehill G12 building, home to the University of Glasgow's Theatre, Film and Television Studies department. This is a chance for members to be involved in a show in a professional space and also provides the perfect opportunity to put on a larger production with the support of STaG. Past productions in the G12 theatre have included' The Country Wife, Romeo and Juliet, The World is Unreliable, and many more.
[edit] Studio Plays
STaG in the Studio is student theatre stripped down to its bare essentials: passion, innovation and talent.[1] Studio plays provide an opportunity for smaller scale, often more experimental performances. Past shows have included Girl in a Goldfish Bowl, Metamorphosis, and Find Me, among others.
[edit] New Writing Festival
Each year four plays are selected by STaG to premier in Glasgow at the STaG in the Studio new-writing festival. From these, one is chosen by a panel of theatre professionals and University academics to represent STaG in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival.
[edit] New Talent Play
The New Talent Play is designed to encourage as much participation in STaG as possible. The production is auditioned for, rehearsed, and performed within a maximum of two weeks at the start of the first term. This production gives priority to new members, and stipulates that all those who audition will be cast.[2]
[edit] Community Theatre
Community theatre is a platform for students to perform a wide variety of plays in a myriad of locations. Community theatre is designed to give students an outlet for any performance ideas they may have that wouldn't necessarily be appropriate or viable for a theatre environment. Plays have been performed in nurseries, schools, on the subway, and in many other venues around the Glasgow University campus.
[edit] Playgroup
Playgroup is STaG's weekly writer's group, for those interested in creating and discussing new drama, and was founded in 2004.
