Our next drama meeting will be Tuesday, 10/2 after school.
We will be attending EMU's drama day on Saturday, 10/20. Please submit your course selection & registration fee to Malo by Friday, 10/5. The EMU fee is $12 and there is a $5 fee for the bus ride. Checks should be made out to HHS. Mailloux will be joining us. Sorry, I tried to stop her but you know how she is!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Drama Day Duel!
I have been sent information on two upcoming drama days. We need to decide which one to attend. Please email me or post if you have a preference!
10/13 - LCC. The cost is $10 and it is from 9-3. This includes lunch.
Drama Day - Workshops for high school students in acting, musical theatre, movement, stage makeup, lighting and more!
Workshops offered:
Acting Auditions
Theater Games
Improv
Makeup
Acting Shakespeare
Intro to Lighting
Stage Comabt
Musical Theater
Intro to Scene Painting
Stage Management
Set on a Budget
10/20 - EMU.
The price for students is $12 each. This includes the cost of workshop materials, lunch, and a ticket to the production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
SAMPLE Schedule (2006)
8-8:55 a.m.
Registration and orientation
9-10:10 a.m.
First workshop
10:15-11:25 a.m.
Second workshop
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:35-1:45 p.m.
Third workshop
2:00 p.m.
Curtain time for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, followed by post-show discussion
We estimate the day ending by 5 p.m., groups needing to leave before the talkback should be done by 4:30 p.m.
SAMPLE WORKSHOPS (2006)
Auditions: Tips and Types
Musical Theatre Performance
Acting Fundementals
Improvisation
Costumes: Crusader Bags
Stage Manager's Challenge
Movement & Dance for Actors
Shakespeare Performance
Creative Prop Building
Stagecraft: Focus on Lighting
Characterization
Directing: Contentless Scenes
MakeUp: Scars, Wounds &Bruises
Dialects: British & Russian
10/13 - LCC. The cost is $10 and it is from 9-3. This includes lunch.
Drama Day - Workshops for high school students in acting, musical theatre, movement, stage makeup, lighting and more!
Workshops offered:
Acting Auditions
Theater Games
Improv
Makeup
Acting Shakespeare
Intro to Lighting
Stage Comabt
Musical Theater
Intro to Scene Painting
Stage Management
Set on a Budget
10/20 - EMU.
The price for students is $12 each. This includes the cost of workshop materials, lunch, and a ticket to the production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
SAMPLE Schedule (2006)
8-8:55 a.m.
Registration and orientation
9-10:10 a.m.
First workshop
10:15-11:25 a.m.
Second workshop
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:35-1:45 p.m.
Third workshop
2:00 p.m.
Curtain time for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, followed by post-show discussion
We estimate the day ending by 5 p.m., groups needing to leave before the talkback should be done by 4:30 p.m.
SAMPLE WORKSHOPS (2006)
Auditions: Tips and Types
Musical Theatre Performance
Acting Fundementals
Improvisation
Costumes: Crusader Bags
Stage Manager's Challenge
Movement & Dance for Actors
Shakespeare Performance
Creative Prop Building
Stagecraft: Focus on Lighting
Characterization
Directing: Contentless Scenes
MakeUp: Scars, Wounds &Bruises
Dialects: British & Russian
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Cast List
Thank you to everyone who tried out. This was a very hard decision and we appreciate everyone’s hard work and effort. The auditions for 'Once On This Island' will be in January.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR ROLE, PLEASE LET MALO KNOW ASAP. You can get your script from Malo at any time. Our first rehearsal will be 9/24. Rehearsal will go from 3:00-4:45. Everyone is called all 9/24-9/26.
Galen Gray - Aaron Reed
Rebekah Muldoon - Krystin Searle
June Muldoon - Emily Olrich
Phineas Wingfield - Cory Lakatos
Tiny Wingfield - Stacy Kizyma – Brewer
Belva Collins - Stephanie Onderchanin
Crutch Collins - Hayden Jackson
Maggie - Nicole Ronald
Homer - Derek Ridge
Soloists – TWP
Jeremy Grunn
Emily Fleming
Laura Fleming
Robert Lane
TWP
Michael Arthur
Matthew Ogg
Matthew Radick
Anna Wyatt
Nicole Zwerlien
IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR ROLE, PLEASE LET MALO KNOW ASAP. You can get your script from Malo at any time. Our first rehearsal will be 9/24. Rehearsal will go from 3:00-4:45. Everyone is called all 9/24-9/26.
Galen Gray - Aaron Reed
Rebekah Muldoon - Krystin Searle
June Muldoon - Emily Olrich
Phineas Wingfield - Cory Lakatos
Tiny Wingfield - Stacy Kizyma – Brewer
Belva Collins - Stephanie Onderchanin
Crutch Collins - Hayden Jackson
Maggie - Nicole Ronald
Homer - Derek Ridge
Soloists – TWP
Jeremy Grunn
Emily Fleming
Laura Fleming
Robert Lane
TWP
Michael Arthur
Matthew Ogg
Matthew Radick
Anna Wyatt
Nicole Zwerlien
Anatomy of Gray Cast List
The cast list should be posted by the end of the day Thursday, 9/20. The cast will be able to pick up their scripts at that time. Everyone is called 9/24-9/27 3-4:45
Please remember that it is Howell High School policy not to discuss casting for 24 hours.
Please remember that it is Howell High School policy not to discuss casting for 24 hours.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
ITS Parade Info
If you are interested in designing a t-shirt for the homecoming parade - come meet up with us on Thursday, 9/20 in the Black Box theater. You bring the t-shirt, we will provide the decorating materials.
If you would like to walk in the parade with us - you can either meet us in the theater after school on Friday or at Page Field at 4:30. You are responsible for getting yourself home after the parade.
If you would like to walk in the parade with us - you can either meet us in the theater after school on Friday or at Page Field at 4:30. You are responsible for getting yourself home after the parade.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
CALLBACKS
Thank you to all who auditioned. If you do not see your name on this list, it does not mean that you are not in the show. Please check the cast list at the end of the day Thursday.
You can pick up your callback sides from Malo anytime after 2nd hour. I will also be available during all lunches if you have any questions. If you are NOT interested in the role you are called back for – LET ME KNOW ASAP. No harm, no foul.
JUNE
*Stephanie Onderchanin
Emily Olrich
Brooke Bayliss
GALEN
*Aaron Reed
Derek Ridge
Hayden Jackson
REBEKAH
Anna Wyatt
*Krystin Searle
Angela Dzeriwa
PHINEAS
*Aaron Reed
Bobby Kraft
Cory Sakatos
BELVA
Nicole Zwerlein
Cora Wellman
Laura Fleming
CRUTCH
Cory Sakatos
Matt Ogg
Kevin Leahy
TINY
Stacy Kizyma-Brewer
Nicole Ronald
Brienna Schroeder
MAGGIE
Brooke Selmi
Kaitlyn Charette
*Kaitlyn Estes
HOMER
*Derek Ridge
Thomas Peloquin
Matt Radick
SINGER – You will go first. Please be prepared to sing A Capella
Krystin Searle
Robert Lane
Cora Wellman
Laura Fleming
Emily Fleming
Jeremy Grunn
*Please come read during C lunch on Wednesday. Then ALSO come after school. This doesn’t mean anything. Aaron is not available after-school and I need people with C lunch to read with him. Don’t read into it.
You can pick up your callback sides from Malo anytime after 2nd hour. I will also be available during all lunches if you have any questions. If you are NOT interested in the role you are called back for – LET ME KNOW ASAP. No harm, no foul.
JUNE
*Stephanie Onderchanin
Emily Olrich
Brooke Bayliss
GALEN
*Aaron Reed
Derek Ridge
Hayden Jackson
REBEKAH
Anna Wyatt
*Krystin Searle
Angela Dzeriwa
PHINEAS
*Aaron Reed
Bobby Kraft
Cory Sakatos
BELVA
Nicole Zwerlein
Cora Wellman
Laura Fleming
CRUTCH
Cory Sakatos
Matt Ogg
Kevin Leahy
TINY
Stacy Kizyma-Brewer
Nicole Ronald
Brienna Schroeder
MAGGIE
Brooke Selmi
Kaitlyn Charette
*Kaitlyn Estes
HOMER
*Derek Ridge
Thomas Peloquin
Matt Radick
SINGER – You will go first. Please be prepared to sing A Capella
Krystin Searle
Robert Lane
Cora Wellman
Laura Fleming
Emily Fleming
Jeremy Grunn
*Please come read during C lunch on Wednesday. Then ALSO come after school. This doesn’t mean anything. Aaron is not available after-school and I need people with C lunch to read with him. Don’t read into it.
Monday, September 17, 2007
HOMECOMING PARADE!
ITS will be walking in the homecoming parade! All HHS thespians are welcome to walk with us. Since we don't have access to our costume collection, we will be meeting after school on Thursday, 9/20 to decorate t-shirts. You bring the shirt, I will provide the supplies. It's ok if you can't come on Thursday. Just decorate a t-shirt at home and then meet us either at the black box theater at Parker High School after school on Friday or at 4:30 at Page Field (the one off of Barnard). The parade starts at 5:00. We will all be wearing masks which will be provided to you at the
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Anatomy of Gray Poster!
This is our Poster and T-Shirt design, hope everyone likes it! Thanks to Hannah Beeman for the design.
Anatomy of Gray
The award-winning author of THE DIVINERS describes his play as "A children's story for adults." When June's father dies, she prays for a healer to come to the small town of Gray, so that no one will ever suffer again; the next thing she knows, there's a tornado, and a man in a balloon blows into town claiming to be a doctor. At first, the new doctor cures anything and everything, but soon the town's preacher takes ill with a mysterious plague. And then the plague begins to spread.
Set in Indiana during the late 1800's, ANATOMY OF GRAY deals with death, loss, love, and healing in a unique coming of age story.
Performance Dates. The play will be performed 11/16 & 11/17 @ 7:00 and 11/18 @2:00. If you can’t make these dates, you CANNOT be in the show. You also need to be completely available the week before.
Rehearsals. Rehearsals will be Monday – Thursday from 3:00-4:45. For the first couple of weeks, you will not be called every day BUT you have to be there when you are scheduled to rehearse. When we get closer to the production we will start having rehearsals on Fridays. You will be given plenty of warning.
Theater Fee. Like most other extra-curricular activities, there is a fee to be involved in the play. It is $35. If you are concerned about financial matters, please see me individually. This fee is non-refundable, but it will include a t-shirt.
Appearance. Once you are cast in the show, you will need to speak to the costume designer about any changes you would like to make to your appearance. Haircuts, piercings, etc. The show takes place in the late 1800’s – you will need to look time appropriate.
School Rules. School rules will be followed at all times.
GPA. Howell High School policy is that you have to have at least a 2.0 GPA to participate in any after school activity. The grades are from the last quarter.
All information can be found on our blog – www.howelldrama.blogspot.com
If you have any questions, please email me at maloa@howellschools.com
THE CHARACTERS (* - Breaks the 4th wall)
June Muldoon*– June is a teenaged girl overflowing with all the hopes and foibles of youth. She serves as the thread which runs through the story. She is a wonderful mix of youthful innocence, passion for adventure and boredom with the confines of her small town. She will also be receiving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation from Galen.
Rebekah Muldoon* – June’s mother and a grieving widow who's pregnant with the child of her recently deceased husband. Rebekah Muldoon is the pivot point for the story. She is the center around which everyone strives to find their equilibrium, as she herself does also.
Galen Gray - Galen Gray is a good, kind and intelligent character. The audience has no doubt that the man we are watching had the discipline, intelligence and bedside manner to be a good doctor. Unfortunately, the character’s inner conflicts and demons arise. Galen can only bear to operate on cadavers, because he faints at the sight of blood. His conflicts between wanting to help someone in need and his own need to avoid fainting or vomiting when faced with an injury crisis are a major conflict in the show. This character will have to drop his pants BUT will be wearing long underwear underneath. He will also be giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to June.
Phineas Wingfield* - the town’s preacher and de facto leader, Phineas exemplified the darkness of blind faith, without succumbing to a stereotypical portrayal. The blindness of his belief is demonstrated with a story of his attempt to baptize a cat, which cost him an eye (surely that was not what God had wanted).While being humorous, it also shows the depths of his commitment to his faith. This character will have to drop his pants BUT will be wearing long underwear underneath. He will also be wearing an eye-patch and will stand on his head.
Tiny Wingfield* – Phineas’ sister. Tiny, a never-married-but-still-hopeful woman with an interest in Galen Gray and just a touch of the "vapors."
Belva Collins* - a loving wife who enjoys gossiping. She is the first to succumb to the disease.
Crutch Collins* - Belva's good hearted, hard working husband who likes to take a nip of whiskey now and again.
Maggie* – Runs the local eatery and becomes very suspicious of Galen when people start to get sick.
Homer* - Good ole’ boy who has lived his whole life in Gray and has eyes for June Muldoon. Homer is still a boy, but wants desperately to be treated, and respected, like a man.
Townspeople* - Members of the town that help narrate the story. All towns’ people sing hymns, a few sing solos. If you’re interested in a part with a solo, we will call you back to sing A Cappella.
Audition Tips!
Helpful Hint, Remember during your audition they need to see your face and hear your voice. Follow down the lines with your thumb so you can look up without getting lost.. Glance ahead to your next cue line so you can be looking and reacting to the actor/actress you're reading with. Remember acting is actually reacting.
Speak up! Don't fall into the trap of dropping your voice because your audience is right in front of you. They need to know that the people in the back of a theatre, auditorium, park, etc. are going to be able to hear and understand you. Watch your posture! Stand straight and keep your head up.
Slow down! It is not a race! This is your moment to shine. Read your sides and live moment to moment. It is very common for a person who is nervous to speed up their speech. Remember to vary the pace, volume, inflection, tone, etc. as much as you can but make sure they can hear and understand you!
Set in Indiana during the late 1800's, ANATOMY OF GRAY deals with death, loss, love, and healing in a unique coming of age story.
Performance Dates. The play will be performed 11/16 & 11/17 @ 7:00 and 11/18 @2:00. If you can’t make these dates, you CANNOT be in the show. You also need to be completely available the week before.
Rehearsals. Rehearsals will be Monday – Thursday from 3:00-4:45. For the first couple of weeks, you will not be called every day BUT you have to be there when you are scheduled to rehearse. When we get closer to the production we will start having rehearsals on Fridays. You will be given plenty of warning.
Theater Fee. Like most other extra-curricular activities, there is a fee to be involved in the play. It is $35. If you are concerned about financial matters, please see me individually. This fee is non-refundable, but it will include a t-shirt.
Appearance. Once you are cast in the show, you will need to speak to the costume designer about any changes you would like to make to your appearance. Haircuts, piercings, etc. The show takes place in the late 1800’s – you will need to look time appropriate.
School Rules. School rules will be followed at all times.
GPA. Howell High School policy is that you have to have at least a 2.0 GPA to participate in any after school activity. The grades are from the last quarter.
All information can be found on our blog – www.howelldrama.blogspot.com
If you have any questions, please email me at maloa@howellschools.com
THE CHARACTERS (* - Breaks the 4th wall)
June Muldoon*– June is a teenaged girl overflowing with all the hopes and foibles of youth. She serves as the thread which runs through the story. She is a wonderful mix of youthful innocence, passion for adventure and boredom with the confines of her small town. She will also be receiving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation from Galen.
Rebekah Muldoon* – June’s mother and a grieving widow who's pregnant with the child of her recently deceased husband. Rebekah Muldoon is the pivot point for the story. She is the center around which everyone strives to find their equilibrium, as she herself does also.
Galen Gray - Galen Gray is a good, kind and intelligent character. The audience has no doubt that the man we are watching had the discipline, intelligence and bedside manner to be a good doctor. Unfortunately, the character’s inner conflicts and demons arise. Galen can only bear to operate on cadavers, because he faints at the sight of blood. His conflicts between wanting to help someone in need and his own need to avoid fainting or vomiting when faced with an injury crisis are a major conflict in the show. This character will have to drop his pants BUT will be wearing long underwear underneath. He will also be giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to June.
Phineas Wingfield* - the town’s preacher and de facto leader, Phineas exemplified the darkness of blind faith, without succumbing to a stereotypical portrayal. The blindness of his belief is demonstrated with a story of his attempt to baptize a cat, which cost him an eye (surely that was not what God had wanted).While being humorous, it also shows the depths of his commitment to his faith. This character will have to drop his pants BUT will be wearing long underwear underneath. He will also be wearing an eye-patch and will stand on his head.
Tiny Wingfield* – Phineas’ sister. Tiny, a never-married-but-still-hopeful woman with an interest in Galen Gray and just a touch of the "vapors."
Belva Collins* - a loving wife who enjoys gossiping. She is the first to succumb to the disease.
Crutch Collins* - Belva's good hearted, hard working husband who likes to take a nip of whiskey now and again.
Maggie* – Runs the local eatery and becomes very suspicious of Galen when people start to get sick.
Homer* - Good ole’ boy who has lived his whole life in Gray and has eyes for June Muldoon. Homer is still a boy, but wants desperately to be treated, and respected, like a man.
Townspeople* - Members of the town that help narrate the story. All towns’ people sing hymns, a few sing solos. If you’re interested in a part with a solo, we will call you back to sing A Cappella.
Audition Tips!
Helpful Hint, Remember during your audition they need to see your face and hear your voice. Follow down the lines with your thumb so you can look up without getting lost.. Glance ahead to your next cue line so you can be looking and reacting to the actor/actress you're reading with. Remember acting is actually reacting.
Speak up! Don't fall into the trap of dropping your voice because your audience is right in front of you. They need to know that the people in the back of a theatre, auditorium, park, etc. are going to be able to hear and understand you. Watch your posture! Stand straight and keep your head up.
Slow down! It is not a race! This is your moment to shine. Read your sides and live moment to moment. It is very common for a person who is nervous to speed up their speech. Remember to vary the pace, volume, inflection, tone, etc. as much as you can but make sure they can hear and understand you!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Meeting Minutes - 9/11
We had a TERRIFIC turnout at our first ITS meeting. It was great to see so many new faces. If you couldn't make the meeting, it's ok. Please join us for our next one. Here is some of the highlights of our meeting
1. T-shirts. Our fundraiser was a big success. We sold out of small and medium ITS shirts. I will place a new order and hopefully have them at the next meeting.
2. The homecoming parade. The homecoming parade is Friday, 9/21 and we are walking in it! Since we do not have access to our costume collection, we will be wearing masks and decorating t-shirts. If you would like to decorate a t-shirt, please join us afterschool on Thursday, 9/20 for our a decorating party. We will meet in the black box. You bring the white t-shirt, we will provide the artistic materials. For the parade itself, you can meet us at the black box theater at 4:00 on Friday or at the start of the parade route at 4:30.
3. Improv night. Ross Freeland, a HHS graduate and improv GENIUS will be coming in one night in October to lead a workshop. Ross trains at Second City (but learned all the good stuff from Malo.) We will have dinner and tons o' fun.
4. 'Anatomy of Gray' script circle. The info meeting for the fall play will be Thursday, 9/13 after-school. We will begin by talking about the play and the audition process. Afterwards, we will be reading the script out loud. If you can't make it on Thursday, please see Malo on Friday and I will give you the information.
We are looking forward to the upcoming year!
1. T-shirts. Our fundraiser was a big success. We sold out of small and medium ITS shirts. I will place a new order and hopefully have them at the next meeting.
2. The homecoming parade. The homecoming parade is Friday, 9/21 and we are walking in it! Since we do not have access to our costume collection, we will be wearing masks and decorating t-shirts. If you would like to decorate a t-shirt, please join us afterschool on Thursday, 9/20 for our a decorating party. We will meet in the black box. You bring the white t-shirt, we will provide the artistic materials. For the parade itself, you can meet us at the black box theater at 4:00 on Friday or at the start of the parade route at 4:30.
3. Improv night. Ross Freeland, a HHS graduate and improv GENIUS will be coming in one night in October to lead a workshop. Ross trains at Second City (but learned all the good stuff from Malo.) We will have dinner and tons o' fun.
4. 'Anatomy of Gray' script circle. The info meeting for the fall play will be Thursday, 9/13 after-school. We will begin by talking about the play and the audition process. Afterwards, we will be reading the script out loud. If you can't make it on Thursday, please see Malo on Friday and I will give you the information.
We are looking forward to the upcoming year!
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
DRAMA INFO!!!
Here we go!
Welcome back everyone. ITS, the Howell Drama club has a lot of exciting new ideas for the 2007-2008 school year.
FIRST MEETING - Our first meeting will be Tuesday, 9/11 afterschool - probably in the cafeteria right outside the black box. ITS t-shirts will be for sale for $10 each. First come first served and they are only available at meetings.
SCRIPT CIRCLE/ PLAY INFO - Our fall play, 'Anatomy of Gray' by Jim Leonard will be 11/16-11/18 at Parker Auditorium. We will be reading the play and discussing auditions, etc on Thursday, 9/13 in the black box. Auditions will be the following week. Directors Amanda Malo & Hunter Thomison will be there to answer questions and discuss the play.
If you have any questions or comments - LET ME KNOW!
Welcome back everyone. ITS, the Howell Drama club has a lot of exciting new ideas for the 2007-2008 school year.
FIRST MEETING - Our first meeting will be Tuesday, 9/11 afterschool - probably in the cafeteria right outside the black box. ITS t-shirts will be for sale for $10 each. First come first served and they are only available at meetings.
SCRIPT CIRCLE/ PLAY INFO - Our fall play, 'Anatomy of Gray' by Jim Leonard will be 11/16-11/18 at Parker Auditorium. We will be reading the play and discussing auditions, etc on Thursday, 9/13 in the black box. Auditions will be the following week. Directors Amanda Malo & Hunter Thomison will be there to answer questions and discuss the play.
If you have any questions or comments - LET ME KNOW!
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