McIntosh Theater

Thank you to everyone who auditioned. A few people have been contacted through school email about callbacks – if your name is not listed below, please check your email. The first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, along with callbacks.

Team members:

Thank you to everyone who auditioned. If your name is not on either cast list and you would like feedback, please see me. The next auditions will be for Little Women. I will post more information soon.

Student Body – please plan on coming for callbacks tomorrow (Thursday) – I still need to figure out what part everyone will play.

Zakai

Diana

Anna

Male understudy: Jack

Female understudy: Hailey

Brothers Grimm Cast – there will be no callbacks, though Josh and Will are still figuring out what parts everyone will play)

Ryan
Colton
Kalani
Brady
Gavin
Eddie
Jack H
Aiden

Natalie
Courtney
Karsyn
Allie
Izzy

Rehearsals will start next week – the stage managers will let you know the rehearsal schedule. If you decide you do not or cannot accept a part. please let me know as soon as possible.

So you want to direct the fun act!

We have some choices. If we do only one play, the length can be 45-60 minutes. If we have more than one person/pair who want to direct, we could do two or more one acts that are shorter in length.

If you are part of the competition one act, you will not be able to be part on the fun act -rehearsals for both shows will usually be at the same time.

General guidelines for choosing a play:

• Look for a one act play. It should be 60 minutes or shorter.
• The larger the cast the better. If we do one play, the cast should be larger than 10 people. If we do more than one play, each should have a cast of more than 6.
• The play should not deal with a heavy subject. Look for comedies, dramatic comedies, shows for a young audience, and mysteries.
• Subject matter should be acceptable for a general audience: no swear words, violence or racy material.

Some places to look for plays: Start with Playscripts – they have tons of plays specifically for high schools and they have a good search feature. https://www.playscripts.com/

Other publishers to check out (in decreasing likelihood of finding something appropriate):

https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/

https://www.theatrefolk.com/products

https://www.pioneerdrama.com/Default.asp?src=top

https://www.stagerights.com/

https://www.brookpub.com/

http://heartlandplays.com/\

https://www.histage.com/

https://www.hitplays.com/default.aspx

https://www.dramatists.com/

https://www.samuelfrench.com/

I also have quite a few scripts in my office that would work.

If you are interested in directing, please let me know. I have already heard from one pair of students.

Congratulations to senior Wylie Watlington for her Shuler nomination for Best Choreography and to the entire cast for being nominated for Best Ensemble! Also, Ms. Potter and the band received an Honorable Mention for Best Orchestra, and senior Cullen Finnerty received an Honorable Mention for Lighting Design.

Both Ms. Potter and I are so proud of what this cast and crew accomplished!

Students should arrive in the drama room at 8am on Thursday. We plan on leaving by 9am. We will stop for lunch at Golden Corral in Columbus (this is included in the $250 you have paid).  We are staying at the Courtyard Marriott, at 3501 Courtyard Way, (706) 323-2323. We stayed at the same hotel last year, and all of the rooms open into an indoor hallway.

The activities start at 9:30 each morning and will go until 10:45pm. We will have a bus driver with us, and we will all go together to the convention center. No student will be allowed to stay at the hotel during the day. While at the conference, students will check in with me during lunch and dinner. They will be allowed to go by themselves to the shows and workshops, which are all within three blocks. There are over 5000 students and adults at the conference and there has always been a prominent police presence, so there should not be a single moment when students are alone.  When we get back to the hotel at night, I may allow 15 minutes of socializing time, but then students will be expected to go to their rooms and stay there for the rest of the night and not come out until me or a chaperone comes around in the morning. And yes, after bedtime, I will be walking around making sure everybody is in their rooms.

Students will have my cell number, and I will have theirs. We have five parents going as chaperones and students will also have their numbers. A few parents are driving their own cars, in case a student is not feeling well and needs to go back to the hotel (and a parent will stay with them if that is the case). If you would like my cell number, please email me or ask your child to share it with you.

I have made it very clear to the students that this is a school activity and school rules apply the entire time. If there is a problem with behavior, I will call Principal Fine first, then the parents.

As for money, students don’t necessarily need to bring any. All meals are covered. There will be stands selling buttons, shirts and scripts, and usually on Saturday for lunch I allow students to walk a few blocks to where there is a row of restaurants, but this is optional.

We should be back by 5pm on Saturday.

For more information on the conference, please visit the conference website.

If you have any concerns, please email me.