A New Post!

Hello all...

With the show, and strike, and Thanksgiving, and the Talent show all crammed into three weeks, I have had very little time to post. But since so many of you have begging for a new post, here it is!

First, congratulations to the entire Theatre Company for a fantastic three days of Urinetown. I was pleased as punch with the final product. From the singing, to the acting, to the band, to the scenery, to the sound, etc., I was very proud of everyone and highly appreciate the amount of hard work and diligence that everyone put into the show. I hope that you are all proud of your work, and that you hopefully had some fun in the process (I have the reputation of being pretty demanding :o)

Second, thanks to everyone from the Theatre Dept. who lent their performing or technical talents to the Talent Show; especially A.J., Emily, DanDan, Dan S., Danny K., and Jake. Your time and hard work are appreciated, and you helped make everyone (including your's truly) look and sound better! It was a fun night.

Also this weekend, don't miss The Chappaqua Orchestra and Dance Emotions present The Nutcracker. Many of the same students helping with the Talent Show will also be lending their services to The Nutcracker. In addition, you don't want to miss the dance stylings of some of our Theatre Co. folk in action. Amongst others, Sammi E. will be performing, and the show stars the amazingly graceful Matthew M. Haas as The Prince. He sits in a throne like no other! :o)

Lastly, everyone should start getting prepared for the upcoming auditions for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest on Dec. 10th. Audition info. and sides are available on the Callboard in the Greenroom. I'm looking to cast anywhere from 16-20 students. Many of the roles are being considered non-gender specific, and will not be decided until the auditions. In other words, I'm not sure how many M or F roles there are going to be exactly; that will be based on what I see at auditions. The play is a little different than the film, so if you would like to read an advance copy of the whole play, I have them to sign out in my office. It is a very demanding piece, so come to auditions prepared!

I look forward to this month full of music concerts, and a little bit of rest before we kick into full gear with the Rep. Co.'s production of The Tempest in Jan.

Peace.