Skule Nite

2014-02-05T17:17:12Z

199.212.7.70: /* Skule Nite Directors and Producers */

[[Image:Skule_Nite_0T9.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Skule Nite 0T9 Opening Act]]
Skule Nite is a musical revue / comedy / sketch show run entirely by Engineering students at the University of Toronto. It is put on annually at Hart House, and is a professional-level production done entirely by volunteers.

==History==
===Early History===
The origins of Skule™ Nite can be traced back to the early years of the 20th century. At that time, there was no show as such, but frequently students and professors would perform short skits and musical ensembles at social events during the year. In 1920, the Engineering Society appointed a Stunt Night Committee to bring together all these scattered dramatic efforts into one show. There was so much interest in this idea that it was decided Massey Hall should be rented for the performance. At 8:30pm, on Wednesday, March 2, 1921, a entitled “Ngynyrs in SPaSms” was performed there with overwhelming success. The show contained eleven skits, ranging from "the Toronto Dislocation Commission" to "the Adventures of Chloreen". The show was accompanied by a student band called the "Toike Oikestra". The show was such a success that it was repeated verbatim the following year, with attendance of over 2000.

===Early Hart House Era===
In 1923, the show was moved to Hart House. At the time, Hart House was only open to male students due to the stipulation of its founder, the Massey Foundation. However, Hart House could be opened to both genders for special events, so in order to “bring the lady friends into the House to enjoy all the facilities that it had to offer,” the Engineering Society organized "Faculty Night", a comprehensive showcase of displays and events put on by engineering students and departments of which the theatrical presentation was only a small part. At the same time, a new format of Skule Nite, combining a variety of theatrical reviews and displays, competitions and dancing, was established, and continued as such for over twenty years. In 1940′s, as the show evolved into the extravagant evening of theatre known today, so much time and effort was being put into production of the theatrical portion of Skule Nite that no time or support was left for the other events. The 'Revue', as it was referred at the time, became Skule Nite.

At the close of World War II, during which Skule Nite had been cancelled once (in 1942) and displaced to the Royal Ontario Museum (in 1944), the show was moved to the fall and for the first time began to have an entire year of production behind it. Every aspect of the show was ramped up and the professionalism of the acting, singing, dancing and effects escalated. This trend continued for twenty years, until attendance at Skule Nite began to drop off in the mid-1960's. As a result, in 1968 the Engineering Society decided to put on a Broadway musical, "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off", in place of Skule Nite. The show flopped and EngSoc was left stuck in debt from the production costs, leading to the cancellation of Skule Nite for the foreseeable future.

===Modern Era===
Four years later in 1973, as a tribute to the hundredth anniversary of the faculty and the fiftieth anniversary of the show, Skule™ Nite was resurrected, originally intended to be one time only. The success of that show, however, supported by an enthusiastic coterie of enthusiasts of the theatre, has resulted in a unbroken run of theatrical delights since that time. In 2000, the production moved to current format of 5 shows in 4 days.

==Skule Nite Directors and Producers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!colspan="2"|Director
!colspan="2"|Producer
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T0|2013-2014]]
|Navid Nourian
|NΨ 1T2+PEY
|Jad Knayzeh
|NΨ 1T3+PEY
|-
|Sandra Sousa (Assistant Director)
|ECE 1T3
|Patrice Boisclair-Laberge
|ECE 1T5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Skule Nite 1T3|2012-2013]]
|Christopher Sun
|NΨ 1T3+PEY
|Amanda Bell
|Indy MASc 1T4
|-
|Scott Whitty
|NΨ 1T3+PEY
|Ian Parker
|Min 1T2+1
|-
|
|
|Chunkei Tang
|Chem 1T4
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T2|2011-2012]]
|rowspan="2"|Jonny Sun
|rowspan="2"|NΨ 1T1+PEY
|Wayne Lin
|Indy 1T1+PEY
|-
|Ian Parker (Assistant Producer)
|Min 1T2+1
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T1|2010-2011]]
|Mason Lau
|Chem 0T8
|rowspan ="2"|Katerina Daginis
|rowspan="2"|Chem 1T1
|-
|Chris Tuff (Assistant Director)
|Chem 1T0
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T0|2009-2010]]
|Daniel Marquez
|Indy 0T8+1
|Katerina Daginis
|Chem 1T1
|-
|Mason Lau (Assistant Director)
|Chem 0T8
|Alvin Ho
|Elec 0T9+PEY
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 0T9|2008-2009]]
|rowspan="2"|Kian Marandi
|rowspan="2"|Mech 0T7+2
|Rossana Rodriguez
|Indy 1T0+1
|-
|Steven Szeto
|Indy 0T9
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T8|2007-2008]]
|Jordan Silverman
|Mech 0T7
|Steven Szeto
|Indy 0T9
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 0T7|2006-2007]]
|rowspan="2"|Chris Peressotti
|rowspan="2"|NΨ 0T1
|Don McAuslan
|NΨ 0T4
|-
|Carolyn Hicks
|Civ 0T7+PEY
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T6|2005-2006]]
|Leona Smith
|MSE 0T6
|Alice Xu
|Arts 0T5
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T5|2004-2005]]
|Jon Hoss
|NΨ 0T4+PEY
|Matthew Szeto
|Comp 0T3+1
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 0T4|2003-2004]]
|Jane Lam
|Chem 0T2
|Carrie Smith
|NΨ 0T3+PEY
|-
|Chris Langley (Assistant Director)
|NΨ 0T2
|Matthew Szeto
|Comp 0T3+1
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T3|2002-2003]]
|Agnes Jedrzejewski
|Comp 0T2
|Donovan Pollitt
|Min 0T3
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T2|2001-2002]]
|Mike Wood
|Min 0T2
|Tiffany Conroy
|NΨ 0T1+1
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T1|2000-2001]]
|Chris Langley
|NΨ 9T8
|Glenn Hauck
|?
|-
|[[Skule Nite 0T0|1999-2000]]
|Aryn Pyke
|COMP 9T5
|Wilfred Lam
|NΨ 0T0
|-
|[[Skule Nite 9T9|1998-1999]]
|Kern Lewin
|NΨ 9T7
|Xavier Galvez
|Comp 9T9+PEY
|-
|[[Skule Nite 9T8|1997-1998]]
|Trevor Mills
|NΨ 9T8+PEY
|Kristin Hofstee
|NΨ 9T8
|-
|[[Skule Nite 9T7|1996-1997]]
|Alex Hatzivassilis
|Elec 9T4
|Trevor Mills
|NΨ 9T8+PEY
|}

==List of Skule Nite Shows==
*[[Skule Nite 1T2]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T1]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T0]]
*[[Skule Nite 0T9]]
*[[Skule Nite 0T8]]

Blue & Gold Committee

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199.212.7.70: /* Past Blue & Gold Committee Chairs */

The Blue & Gold Committee is the Skule™ spirit committee in charge of many Skule™ activities and events, including [[Godiva Week]], bus trips, movie nights, and [[Homecoming]].

Typically, the Blue & Gold Committee runs one movie night on the first night of F!rosh Week, to welcome incoming first year students to Skule™. As well, the Blue & Gold Committee usually runs a few other movie nights throughout the course of the Skule™ year, including one during Godiva Week.

The Blue & Gold Committee plans the construction of the Skule™ entry in the Homecoming float competition, judged by the ex-Blue & Gold Committee chairs. Past entries have included a streetcar, a Viking ship, and a boombox.

As well, they organize Godiva Week, including events such as [[Ye Grande Olde Chariot Race]], the [[Mr. Blue & Gold]] and [[Godiva's Crown]] competitions, the Village Pub Crawl, and various charity events.

In recent years, the Blue & Gold Committee has also organized a Tools 101 event for F!rosh, to teach them how to safely use basic power tools.

== Past Blue & Gold Committee Chairs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!colspan="2"|Chair(s)
!Homecoming Float
!Pride Parade Float
|-
|2013-2014
|Gregory Cummings & Ryan Mintz
|Elec 1T4 & Elec 1T4
|?
|Lady Rainicorn
|-
|2012-2013
|Gabriel Stavros & Tejas Manjunath
|MSE 1T3+PEY & Mech 1T4+PEY
|Dye Station Mosaic/Skule Bus
|Nyan Cat
|-
|2011-2012
|Luis Ramirez & Sandra Sousa
|Comp 1T2+PEY & Elec 1T3
|Princess Peach's Castle/The Danger Float
|Godiva's Horse
|-
|2010-2011
|Addie Denison & Peter Raimondo
|Mech 1T2+PEY & Civ 1T1+PEY
|TTC Streetcar
!rowspan="37"|
|-
|2009-2010
|Kathy Grycko & Kevin P. Siu
|Civ 1T0 & NΨ 1T0+PEY
|Viking Ship/Little Red Skule House
|-
|2008-2009
|Ellen Chan & Rossana Rodriguez
|MSE 0T8+PEY & Indy 1T0+1
|Boombox
|-
|2007-2008
|Stefano Gelmi
|Indy 0T9
|Train
|-
|2006-2007
|John McLeod & Henry Cheung
|NΨ 0T6+PEY & NΨ 0T7+PEY
|Space Shuttle
|-
|2005-2006
|Chris Anderson
|?
|Double-Decker Bus
|-
|2004-2005
|Leona Smith
|?
|Castle
|-
|2003-2004
|Jon Hollands
|Mech 0T5
|Pirate Ship
|-
|2002-2003
|Duncan Rowe
|Civ 0T4
|Red Skule House
|-
|2001-2002
|Angelo Gentile
|?
|?
|-
|2000-2001
|Matthew Staikos
|?
|?
|-
|1999-2000
|Struan Vaz
|?
|Dell Computer
|-
|1998-1999
|Sean Voskamp
|Mech 0T0
|Canon
|-
|1997-1998
|Ryan Morris
|?
|?
|-
|1996-1997
|Steven Dennis
|?
|?
|-
|1995-1996
|Drago Banovic
|?
|?
|-
|1994-1995
|Ken Gower
|?
|?
|-
|1993-1994
|Rowan Wilson
|?
|?
|-
|1992-1993
|Brian Scholz
|?
|?
|-
|1991-1992
|?
|?
|?
|-
|1990-1991
|George Mallinos
|?
|?
|-
|1989-1990
|Sandro Perruzza
|?
|?
|-
|1988-1989
|Rino Zan
|?
|?
|-
|1987-1988
|Allan Bray
|?
|?
|-
|1986-1987
|Steve Kotsopoulos
|?
|?
|-
|1985-1986
|Wayne McPhee
|?
|?
|-
|1984-1985
|Franco Minatel
|Mech 8T6
|Hard Hat with beer bottle?
|-
|1983-1984
|Bill Hollings
|?
|?
|-
|1982-1983
|Alan Kasperski
|?
|?
|-
|1981-1982
|Peter Weick
|?
|?
|-
|1980-1981
|Ofer Pittel
|?
|?
|-
|1979-1980
|George Klekner-Alt
|?
|?
|-
|1978-1979
|Bob Beaumont
|?
|?
|-
|1977-1978
|Rob Yates
|?
|?
|-
|1976-1977
|Jim Burpee
|?
|?
|-
|1975-1976
|R. Gilmour
|?
|?
|-
|1974-1975
|Paul Baker
|?
|?
|}

==External links==
*[http://blueandgold.skule.ca The Blue and Gold Committee]
*[http://www.skule.ca University of Toronto Engineering Society]

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