The Theatre of the Relatively Talentless (TORT) is a student theatrical company that puts on musicals and other performances written, produced, directed and performed by law students of the University of Minnesota Law School.[1] TORT is a campus life program through the University of Minnesota Student Activities Office and operates under the purview of the Law School. Formed in 2002, it "provides law students and faculty with a desperately needed creative outlet."[2]
TORT is open to "all law students without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, creed, marital status, public assistance status, sexual orientation, class standing, political preferences, bluebooking skill, or ability to use the term "a fortiori" in a sentence."[3] TORT is governed year-round by an executive board consisting of two producers, a director, a music director, a technical director, a head writer, a treasurer, a head costumer, and a choreographer.[4] As TORT has become more established, the cast has grown to more than 70 members. Participants are often known as the TORTfeasors.
Musicaledit
Scene from T.O.R.T.'s 2004 production of Law Wars.
The musical is an annual event held in late March or early April of each year. The event draws over a thousand audience members each year. The show is notable for its cameos by law school professors, deans, staff, alumni and other distinguished members of the Minnesota legal community.
The theme is chosen shortly after the last year's show, and a draft of the script is completed over the summer. Auditions are held during the fall semester, and rehearsals begin at the start of spring semester.
Cast members may be assigned as leads, featured singers, featured dancers, or members of the chorus. Chorus members may also have speaking lines, and often impersonate law school professors, staff, or administrators. TORT has its own pit orchestra, also composed entirely of law students, which provides musical accompaniment for the show.
Executive Board members for the following year are elected on the night of each final performance.
2004:Law Wars – a spoof on Star Wars, performed in the Coffman Memorial Union Theatre on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.[5]
2005:Walter Wonka & the Lawyer Factory – a spoof on Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, performed in the St. Paul Student Center Theatre on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.[6][7][8]
2006:West Bank Story – a spoof on West Side Story, performed in the St. Paul Student Center Theatre at the University of Minnesota.[9][10]
Susan Gainen, director, Career & Professional Development Center
Steven Marchese, director, Career & Professional Development Center
Vic Massaglia, Career Advisor, Career & Professional Development Center
TORT Alumni
Kirby Petersen ('07)
Trevor Helmers ('07)
Alumniedit
Past TORTfeasors have formed an alumni group called TORT Alumni Relationship Taskforce (TART).[28][29] This group is responsible for organizing the alumni afterparty for the Saturday night performance of each year's musical. It also hosts alumni events over the course of the year, and maintains alumni contact information, in order to help the TORT Executive Board with recruiting VIPs, selling tickets, and generating sponsors.
Referencesedit
^"Student Organizations | University of Minnesota Law School".
^. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
^Emily Ayshford, Musical pokes fun at life in the Law School, Minnesota Daily, March 8, 2004.
^*Bobak Ha'Eri, "Walter Wonka" Rocks the Casbah, Law Alumni News, Spring 2005 (page 53).
^Naomi Scott, U law students put spin on 'Wonka', Minnesota Daily, March 4, 2005.
^Cass Erickson, Playtime for Law School students, UMN News, March 2, 2005.
^Anna Pia Nicolas, TORT Show Sings and Dances to Sell-Out 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, Perspectives, Spring 2006 (page 63).
^Megan Kadrmas, A famous play the Law School way, Minnesota Daily, March 2, 2006.
^Elizabeth Cook, Law students perform parody of Frankenstein, Minnesota Daily, March 2, 2007.
^Danny LaChance, About Campus: Stage Fright, Minnesota Magazine, May 5, 2007.
^The Merry Band of TORT Heroes 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, Perspectives, Spring 2008.
^TORT Squad Brings Ditherer to Her Senses, University of Minnesota Law School (MARCH 19, 2009).
^Courtney Mault, Breaking Legs in Mondale Hall, Minnesota Law & Politics
^TORT Tames Eternal Struggle in "Midsemester Night's Dream" 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, e-Perspectives, Spring 2010.
^Harry Torter Conquers Injustice in TORT Production 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, e-Perspectives, Spring 2011.
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how and when to remove this template message The Theatre of the Relatively Talentless TORT is a student theatrical company that puts on musicals and other performances written produced directed and performed by law students of the University of Minnesota Law School 1 TORT is a campus life program through the University of Minnesota Student Activities Office and operates under the purview of the Law School Formed in 2002 it provides law students and faculty with a desperately needed creative outlet 2 Contents 1 Membership 2 Musical 3 Past shows 4 Cameos 4 1 2003 4 2 2004 4 3 2005 4 4 2006 4 5 2007 4 6 2008 5 Alumni 6 References 7 External linksMembership editTORT is open to all law students without regard to race religion color sex national origin disability age veteran status creed marital status public assistance status sexual orientation class standing political preferences bluebooking skill or ability to use the term a fortiori in a sentence 3 TORT is governed year round by an executive board consisting of two producers a director a music director a technical director a head writer a treasurer a head costumer and a choreographer 4 As TORT has become more established the cast has grown to more than 70 members Participants are often known as the TORTfeasors Musical edit nbsp Scene from T O R T s 2004 production of Law Wars The musical is an annual event held in late March or early April of each year The event draws over a thousand audience members each year The show is notable for its cameos by law school professors deans staff alumni and other distinguished members of the Minnesota legal community The theme is chosen shortly after the last year s show and a draft of the script is completed over the summer Auditions are held during the fall semester and rehearsals begin at the start of spring semester Cast members may be assigned as leads featured singers featured dancers or members of the chorus Chorus members may also have speaking lines and often impersonate law school professors staff or administrators TORT has its own pit orchestra also composed entirely of law students which provides musical accompaniment for the show Executive Board members for the following year are elected on the night of each final performance Past shows edit2003 Wizard of Fritz a spoof on The Wizard of Oz performed in the Open Book Loft in Minneapolis Minnesota 2004 Law Wars a spoof on Star Wars performed in the Coffman Memorial Union Theatre on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota 5 2005 Walter Wonka amp the Lawyer Factory a spoof on Willy Wonka amp the Chocolate Factory performed in the St Paul Student Center Theatre on the St Paul campus of the University of Minnesota 6 7 8 2006 West Bank Story a spoof on West Side Story performed in the St Paul Student Center Theatre at the University of Minnesota 9 10 2007 Frankenlaw a spoof on Frankenstein performed in the Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis 11 12 2008 Robin Hood Esq a spoof on Robin Hood performed in the Pantages Theatre 13 2009 It s A Wonderful Law School a spoof on It s a Wonderful Life performed in the Pantages Theatre 14 15 2010 A Midsemester Night s Dream a spoof on A Midsummer Night s Dream performed in the Pantages Theatre 16 2011 Harry Torter and the Magical Law School a spoof on Harry Potter performed in the Pantages Theatre 17 2012 Alawddin The Tale of 1 001 All Nighters a spoof on Aladdin performed in the Pantages Theatre 18 19 20 2013 Back to the Future Interest a spoof on Back to the Future performed in the Pantages Theatre 21 22 2014 Clue a Murder Mystery in Mondale a spoof on Clue film performed in the Pantages Theatre 23 2015 Froze in a spoof on Frozen film performed in the Pantages Theatre 24 2016 Minnesota Jones and the Law School of Doom a spoof on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom performed in the Pantages Theatre 25 2017 The TORT Producers a spoof on The Producers musical performed in the Ted Mann Concert Hall 26 2018 Top Gunner a spoof on Top Gun performed in the Ted Mann Concert Hall 2019 Tale as Old as Time a spoof on Beauty and the Beast performed in the Pantages Theater 27 2020 Lord of the Ranks tragically cancelled due to some kind of worldwide pandemic or something 2021 Super Smash Gophers performed via online simulcast and drive in experience at Graco Park 2022 Gunner s New Groove performed in the St Paul Student Center Theatre at the University of Minnesota 2023 Tortanic performed in the Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota Cameos edit nbsp Walter Mondale at the introduction of the Fighting Mondales following the 2004 production of Law Wars 2003 edit VIP Former vice president Walter Mondale 56 Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul H Anderson 68 Federal District Court Judge Joan N Ericksen 81 Law School Dean Alex Johnson Professor Ann Burkhart Professor Guy Uriel Charles Professor Jim Chen Professor John Matheson Professor Judith T Younger2004 edit VIP Former vice president Walter Mondale 56 Then Attorney General of Minnesota Mike Hatch 73 Federal District Court Judge James M Rosenbaum 69 Hennepin County District Court Judge then Chief Judge Kevin S Burke 75 Law School Dean Alex Johnson Professor Dale Carpenter Professor Maury Landsman Professor John Matheson Susan Gainen director Career Center nbsp The international students Frankenlaw and Igor in the 2007 production of Frankenlaw Photo by Emily Melvin 2005 edit VIP Former vice president Walter Mondale 56 Then Hennepin County District Attorney Amy Klobuchar currently a U S Senator representing Minnesota Hennepin County District Court Judge Stephen Aldrich 71 Law School Dean Alex Johnson Associate Dean of Students Erin Keyes Associate Dean Jim Chen Professor Bradley Clary Professor Laura Cooper Professor Maury Landsman Professor John Matheson Professor Judith T Younger Collins Byrd then Director of Admissions Susan Gainen director Career amp Professional Development Center Steve Marchese director Career amp Professional Development Center Linda Lokensgard director Building amp Events2006 edit VIP Former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch 73 Federal District Court Judge John R Tunheim 80 Law School Dean Alex Johnson Associate Dean of Students Erin Keyes Professor John Matheson Professor Judith T Younger Professor Jim Chen Susan Gainen director Career amp Professional Development Center Vic Massaglia Career Advisor in the Career amp Professional Development Center nbsp Mob scene from the 2007 production of Frankenlaw Photo by Jessica Johnson 2007 edit VIP Former vice president Walter Mondale 56 Federal District Court Judge John R Tunheim 80 Federal District Court Judge James M Rosenbaum 69 Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul H Anderson 68 Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Lorie Skjerven GildeaLaw School Co Dean Fred Morrison Co Dean Guy Uriel Charles Professor John Matheson Professor Judith T Younger Professor Laura Cooper Professor Ruth Okediji Professor Stephen Befort Professor Bradley Clary Professor Maury Landsman Professor Prentiss Cox Susan Gainen director Career amp Professional Development Center Steven Marchese director Career amp Professional Development Center Vic Massaglia Career Advisor Career amp Professional Development Center2008 edit VIP Federal District Court Judge James M Rosenbaum 69 Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul H Anderson 68 Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea Mike Ciresi 71 Law School Co Dean Fred Morrison Co Dean Guy Uriel Charles Professor John Matheson Professor Judith T Younger Professor Claire Hill Professor Richard Frase Professor Stephen Befort Professor Heidi Kitrosser Professor Laura Cooper Professor Prentiss Cox Susan Gainen director Career amp Professional Development Center Steven Marchese director Career amp Professional Development Center Vic Massaglia Career Advisor Career amp Professional Development CenterTORT Alumni Kirby Petersen 07 Trevor Helmers 07 Alumni editPast TORTfeasors have formed an alumni group called TORT Alumni Relationship Taskforce TART 28 29 This group is responsible for organizing the alumni afterparty for the Saturday night performance of each year s musical It also hosts alumni events over the course of the year and maintains alumni contact information in order to help the TORT Executive Board with recruiting VIPs selling tickets and generating sponsors References edit Student Organizations University of Minnesota Law School About Us U of MN Law School Archived from the original on 2014 02 21 Retrieved 2014 02 14 About Us U of MN Law School Archived from the original on 2014 02 21 Retrieved 2014 02 14 Executive Board U of MN Law School Archived from the original on 2014 02 21 Retrieved 2014 02 14 Emily Ayshford Musical pokes fun at life in the Law School Minnesota Daily March 8 2004 Bobak Ha Eri Walter Wonka Rocks the Casbah Law Alumni News Spring 2005 page 53 Naomi Scott U law students put spin on Wonka Minnesota Daily March 4 2005 Cass Erickson Playtime for Law School students UMN News March 2 2005 Anna Pia Nicolas TORT Show Sings and Dances to Sell Out Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine Perspectives Spring 2006 page 63 Megan Kadrmas A famous play the Law School way Minnesota Daily March 2 2006 Elizabeth Cook Law students perform parody of Frankenstein Minnesota Daily March 2 2007 Danny LaChance About Campus Stage Fright Minnesota Magazine May 5 2007 The Merry Band of TORT Heroes Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine Perspectives Spring 2008 TORT Squad Brings Ditherer to Her Senses University of Minnesota Law School MARCH 19 2009 Courtney Mault Breaking Legs in Mondale Hall Minnesota Law amp Politics TORT Tames Eternal Struggle in Midsemester Night s Dream Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine e Perspectives Spring 2010 Harry Torter Conquers Injustice in TORT Production Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine e Perspectives Spring 2011 Performance viewable online Google Alawddin TORT Discloses Hidden Talent for Tenth Year Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine e Perspectives Spring 2012 U of M Theatre of the Relatively Talentless Presents Alawddin KSTP Hennepin County Monday February 27th 2012 Performance viewable online Google Back to the Future Interest TORT Travels Back to the Future Mondale Hall Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine e Perspectives Spring 2013 Clue A Murder Mystery in Mondale 2014 T O R T umntort org Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Walt Mondale s Froze In 2015 T O R T umntort org Archived from the original on 2016 02 23 Minnesota Jones 2016 Full Color Playbill T O R T umntort org Archived from the original on 2016 04 10 The TORT Producers Theatre of the Relatively Talentless Retrieved 2018 04 14 levis016 2019 02 25 TORT Presents Tale as Old as Time University of Minnesota Law School Retrieved 2019 03 11 https www facebook com pages Theater of the Relatively Talentless TORT Alumni 222086921212025 user generated source tortalumni on TwitterExternal links editUniversity of Minnesota Law School Theatre of the Relatively Talentless University of Minnesota Law School Riesenfeld Rare Books World Theater Day post Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theatre of the Relatively Talentless amp oldid 1146913500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
