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[[Image:Skule_Nite_0T9.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Skule Nite 0T9 Opening Act]]
[[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.  
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==
==History==
===Early 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.
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===
===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.  
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.
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===
===Modern Era===
Four years later in 1973, as a tribute to the hundredth anniversary of the faculty and the fiftieth anniversary of the show, Michael Stanek resurrected Skule™ Nite, 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.
Four years later in 1973, as a tribute to the hundredth anniversary of the faculty and the fiftieth anniversary of the show, Michael Stanek resurrected Skule™ Nite, 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==
==Skule Nite Directors and Producers==


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||Julia Lobo (Assistant Director)
||Julia Lobo (Assistant Director)
||Chem 1T8+PEY
||Che 1T8+PEY
||Jonathan Norman (Assistant Producer)
||Jonathan Norman (Assistant Producer)
||MSE 1T9+PEY
||MSE 1T9+PEY
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| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T9|2018-2019]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T9|2018-2019]]
||Johnny McGroarty
||Johnny McGroarty
||Chem 1T7+PEY
||Che 1T7+PEY
||Angela Ma
||Angela Ma
||Chem 1T8+PEY
||Che 1T8+PEY
|-
|-
||Sean Pitre (Assistant Director)
||Sean Pitre (Assistant Director)
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||Bio MEng 1T7
||Bio MEng 1T7
||Kevin Vincze (Assistant Producer)
||Kevin Vincze (Assistant Producer)
||Chem 1T7+PEY
||Che 1T7+PEY
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T7|2016-2017]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T7|2016-2017]]
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||NΨ 1T3+PEY
||NΨ 1T3+PEY
||Laura Burget (Assistant Producer)
||Laura Burget (Assistant Producer)
||Chem 1T6
||Che 1T6
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T4|2013-2014]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T4|2013-2014]]
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|| 
|| 
||Chunkei Tang
||Chunkei Tang
||Chem 1T4
||Che 1T4
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T2|2011-2012]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T2|2011-2012]]
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| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T1|2010-2011]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T1|2010-2011]]
||Mason Lau
||Mason Lau
||Chem 0T8
||Che 0T8
| rowspan="2"|Katerina Daginis
| rowspan="2"|Katerina Daginis
| rowspan="2"|Chem 1T1
| rowspan="2"|Che 1T1
|-
|-
||Chris Tuff (Assistant Director)
||Chris Tuff (Assistant Director)
||Chem 1T0
||Che 1T0
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T0|2009-2010]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Skule Nite 1T0|2009-2010]]
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||Indy 0T8+1
||Indy 0T8+1
||Katerina Daginis
||Katerina Daginis
||Chem 1T1
||Che 1T1
|-
|-
||Mason Lau (Assistant Director)
||Mason Lau (Assistant Director)
||Chem 0T8
||Che 0T8
||Alvin Ho
||Alvin Ho
||Elec 0T9+PEY
||Elec 0T9+PEY
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||[[Skule Nite 9T3|1992-1993]]
||[[Skule Nite 9T3|1992-1993]]
||Lydia Van Der Veen
||Lydia Van Der Veen
|| 
||Che 8T8
|| 
||Karri Paradi
|| 
||Ind 9T4
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 9T2|1991-1992]]
||[[Skule Nite 9T2|1991-1992]]
||Ed Bonner
||Ed Bonner
||???
||BSc (Math) 9T3
||Michelle Radford & Jason Pilon
||Michelle (Radford) Barnes & Jason Pilon
||???
||??? & MMS 0T1
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 9T1|1990-1991]]
||[[Skule Nite 9T1|1990-1991]]
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||[[Skule Nite 9T0|1989-1990]]
||[[Skule Nite 9T0|1989-1990]]
||Franco Minatel
||Franco Minatel
||???
||Mech 8T6
||Hayley Ohlig
||Hayley Ohlig
||???
||Ind 9T0
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T9|1988-1989]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T9|1988-1989]]
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||???
||???
||Kenneth Kiang
||Kenneth Kiang
||???
||Ele 9T0
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T8|1987-1988]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T8|1987-1988]]
||Alec McTavish
||Alec McTavish
||???
||NΨ 8T7
||???
||Tom Meadowcroft
||???
||NΨ 8T8
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T7|1986-1987]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T7|1986-1987]]
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||Physical Geography 8T7
||Physical Geography 8T7
||Larry Breakwell
||Larry Breakwell
||eng sci 8t9
||NΨ 8T9
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T6|1985-1986]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T6|1985-1986]]
||Ron Williams & Lynette Fairweather
||Ron Williams & Lynette Fairweather
||NΨ 8T4, Mech 8T5<br />
||NΨ 8T4 & Mech 8T5<br />
||???
||Ron Dizy
||???
||Ind 8T7
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T5|1984-1985]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T5|1984-1985]]
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||Vic (Psy) 1T7
||Vic (Psy) 1T7
||Lee Verhoeff
||Lee Verhoeff
||???
||Civ 8T6
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T4|1983-1984]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T4|1983-1984]]
||Wayne Levin
||Wayne Levin
||Ind 8T4
||Ind 8T4
||<br />
||Lee Verhoeff
||???
||Civ 8T6
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 8T3|1982-1983]]
||[[Skule Nite 8T3|1982-1983]]
||Rob West
||Rob West
||Chem 8T1
||Che 8T1
||<br />
||Ira Rotenberg
||???
||Ind 8T6
|-
||1981-1982
||Parvez Patel
||NΨ 8T1
||Judith Vosko
||NΨ 8T4
|-
||1980-1981
||Jan Piekoszewski
||Civ 8T0
||Nancy Brown
||NΨ 8T1
|-
||1979-1980
||Peter Nelson
||NΨ 7T9
||Graham Skells
||NΨ 8T1
|-
|| 
|| 
|| 
||Pierre Gagnon
||NΨ 7T9
|-
||1978-1979
||Mark Ewen
||Mech 7T8
||Graham Skells
||NΨ 8T1
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 7T7|1976-1977]]
||1977-1978
||Paul Baker
||Paul Baker
||NΨ 7T5
||NΨ 7T5
||Graham Skells
||NΨ 8T1
|-
||[[Skule Nite 7T7|1976-1977]]
||Jim Podolak
||Civ 7T5
||Bruce Dodds
||Bruce Dodds
||Mech 7T7
||Mech 7T7
|-
||1975-1976
||Deborah (Waddell) Morris
||Che 7T7
||Mike Henry
||Mech 7T6
|-
|-
||1974-1975
||1974-1975
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||Michael Cox
||Michael Cox
||ELE 7T5
||ELE 7T5
|-
||1973-1974
||Sylvia (Gibb) Young
||Ind 7T5
||Rick Fletcher
||Mech 7T3
|-
|| 
||Sheryl Prouse
||A&S
|| 
|| 
|-
|-
||[[Skule Nite 7T3|1972-1973]]
||[[Skule Nite 7T3|1972-1973]]
||Michael Stanek
||Michael Stanek
||Indy 7T3
||Ind 7T3
||Rick Fletcher
||Rick Fletcher
||Mech 7T3
||Mech 7T3
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|| 
||Grant Coffey
||Grant Coffey
|| 
||Civ 6T2
|}
|}


==List of Skule Nite Shows==
==List of Skule Nite Shows==
*[[Skule Nite 1T9]]
 
*[[Skule Nite 1T8]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T9]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T7]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T8]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T6]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T7]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T5]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T6]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T4]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T5]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T3]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T4]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T2]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T3]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T1]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T2]]
*[[Skule Nite 1T0]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T1]]
*[[Skule Nite 0T9]]
* [[Skule Nite 1T0]]
*[[Skule Nite 0T8]]
* [[Skule Nite 0T9]]
* [[Skule Nite 0T8]]
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