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Sweeney Todd Cast List

by theatreCHS

Congratulations to Everyone Cast!

This is truly the most amazing group of young people!

 Please Pick Up your audition form ASAP to get it signed!

Again, I could not have had a more impressive turnout of talented performers.

 Rehearsals will kick into full swing after Winter Break with voluntary singing rehearsals during exam week.

 Music will be arriving in the next couple weeks.

 I love you all!  Mr. Becker

 

Sweeney Todd Cast List

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Sweeney Todd Callback List

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Attention Actors, the callback list is posted below! You will see that there are many callbacks tomorrow. I will need you to arrive promptly so that we can begin on schedule with a warmup @ ~ 4:00 PM in the MLK PAC. Songs from the show will be taught to each group so that there will be no need to panic. Congratulations on being called back! Remember that the part you are being called back for may– or may not have any bearing on the ultimate casting decision which shall be made next Monday.

As always,  these callbacks do not determine absolute roles for the show, it is just an opportunity for me to hear you once again in the context of particular and perhaps different parts.

See you tomorrow!

 

 

Sweeney Todd Callback List

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Sweeney Todd Audition Week 11/18-11/22 (Build Day 11/23)

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Good evening everyone!

Many thanks to those of you who helped out this weekend with our exciting tech build for Eurydice. The set is going to be simply extraordinary.

Tomorrow begins our exciting week of auditions! Remember to bring homework with you so that you can get some of it done while you are waiting your turn. Tech students interested in being on crew for the show, feel free to help out if you can with the audition process!

  • If you are interested in being on crew for the show, fill out a crew form application. You may also audition for the show if you’d like, and simply indicate that you’d like to be involved backstage if you are not interested in a role for this show.
  • Audition applications are going to be made available after school tomorrow, and after school on Tuesday.

Monday Nov. 18

  • 3:45 GENERAL WARMUP in PAC (for anyone who is already there)
  • Pick up audition applications outside the PAC from techies.
  • 4:00 PM  Auditions in PAC
  • ~6:30 PM Finish Monday Nov. 18 Auditions
  • You may use the black box as a warm-up space
  • (Tell your ride according to what Audition time slot you have on the audition sheet when they should pick you up, but we may be a bit behind schedule)
  • Once you audition tomorrow, you are free to go!
  • Following Auditions
  • Eurydice Rehearsal  6:30-8:00 PM
  • Tuesday, Nov. 19
  • 3:45 GENERAL WARMUP in PAC (for anyone who is already there)
  • Pick up audition applications outside the PAC from techies.
  • 4:00 PM  Auditions in PAC (Your audition is intimate, there will not be anyone else in the theater)
  • ~6:30 PM Finish Monday Nov. 18 Auditions
  • You may use the black box as a warm-up space
  • (Tell your ride according to what Audition time slot you have on the audition sheet when they should pick you up, but we may be a bit behind schedule)
  • Once you audition tomorrow, you are free to go!
  • Following Auditions
  • ~6:30-8:00 PM
  • TECH TUESDAY (NO REHEARSAL) * this is a change. 

 

  • Wednesday, Nov 20. 
  • 3:45 -7:00 PM CALL BACKS
  • SAVE THIS DATE SO THAT YOU CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR A ROLE.
  • You will sing with others and have specific music to sing or parts to read for
  • Getting a call back is not a guaranteed role. 
  • Not getting a call back does not indicate that you are not being considered for a role

 

  • Thursday, Nov. 21
  • 3:45-6:00 PM
  • Eurydice Rehearsal (All Called)

 

  • Friday, Nov. 22
  • 3:450-5:30
  • Run Thru Eurydice off book

 

  • Saturday, Nov. 23
  • Eurydice Build Day 10:00-3:00 PM

 

 

Looking ahead…..to Next week

Monday Nov. 25

3:45-6:00 PM Eurydice Rehearsal

C’ville Players involved in No Shame (Call at 6:15)

Nov 25 @ 7:00 PM

Our First NO SHAME Performance!

C’ville Players will be running the first night! 

THE CAST LIST FOR SWEENEY TODD WILL BE POSTED OUTSIDE THE BLACK BOX IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING “NO SHAME”

 

 

 

 

Parents, Rehearsal Calendar, STUDENTS

Build tomorrow!

by theatreCHS

Don’t forget that there will be a build day tomorrow from 10 AM until 3 PM in the blackbox theater see you there!

Also, if you are passing by the Charlottesville recycling center we are in need of newspaper. Lots of it. Anyone who has piles of old newspaper might be willing to part with their newspaper we would love to take it off your hands and have it for our papier-mâché.

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11/11-11/16 Theater Department News

by theatreCHS
Dear Parents, Students, Friends, and Colleagues,

Welcome to Mid-November!!!

I can’t believe that we are just about ready to celebrate Thanksgiving!
In keeping with the trend— I am thankful for all of the support that I receive constantly from parents, faculty, and students at CHS!
Rehearsal Information/Tech Information This Week:
 
Monday:
Eurydice All Call 4:00-6:00 PM
Tuesday:
Eurydice All Call 4:00-6:00 PM (Off Book Run?) 4:00-6:00 TECH in Scene Shop Only
Full Tech 6:00-9:00 PM
Wednesday:
Eurydice:
Work Opening Scene with Guest Assistant (Trevor/Scottie)
Father/Stones/Man in Mainstage
Thursday:
Run Show 4:00-6:00
Friday:
TBA
4:00-6:00 PM
Saturday:
Paper Mache Day! (Messy Tech Day) 10:00-3:00 PM
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News/Dates to Save
 
Auditions for Sweeney Todd! 
I hope to see all of you at auditions next week! There are many parts in the show– some of them are not required to sing.  Everyone should at least give it a shot!
See attached flyer and scenic breakdown and character descriptions in email
  • Auditions Next Monday-Tuesday 4:00-6:00 PM. Nov 18-19
  • Callbacks Wednesday 4:00-6:00 PM MLK-PAC Nov 20
  • Tech Build Week for Eurydice Happening at the same time 4:00-6:00 PM (Black Box)
  • Eurydice Rehearsal resumes AFTER dinner break 6:30-8:00 PM
  • Stage Manager Applications are attached to this email
First Monthly Showcase of “No Fear” scheduled for Monday Nov 25 @ 7:00 PM after Eurydice rehearsal. C’ville Players will be showcasing their work mostly with this “kick-off” but entire school is welcome to participate.
See attached Flyer for more info.
  • No Fear is FREE to public. 
  • We can do bake sales with every event if we want. 
  • CAST LIST WILL BE POSTED FOR SWEENEY TODD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING!
THANKSGIVING! Nov. 27- Dec 1
 
Parent Booster Meeting, Monday December 2, 6:00 PM Black Box
 
Auditions English Speaking Union December 3, MLK PAC 4:00 PM 
 
Eurydice Tech Week Officially Begins Dec 5 and goes through Dec 12th
  • Dec 9-12 Rehearsal Times 4:00-8:30 PM Likely
  • Sign-up genius will be coming soon. 
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Class Activities
 
Intro to Drama
Radio Play Projects DUE FRIDAY
Begin to Look at One-Act for Semester Performance
Learning Character Voices for Radio
Block Day for Sound Production Demo
 
Tech Theater 1-3
Building/Designing Eurydice Set 
Assistance with PAC productions 
Return Tool Quiz for discussion
STAGE MANAGER/ ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER APPLICATION IS ATTACHED
IF YOU WERE NOT AT LAST SATURDAY’S BUILD— 
YOU ARE NEEDED THIS SATURDAY FOR PAPER MACHE WORK
 
MTE
Finish Blocking for Act II
ADD IN SONGS/CHOREO FOR ACT II (Block Day)
OFF BOOK BEFORE THANKSGIVING!
 
C’ville Players
Continue Video projects if recently assigned
Work on scenes for performances. 
Tuesday will be an archetypes day.
 
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend!
 
See you soon!
Mr. Becker

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Another season to be grateful for!! TheatreCHS UpDates! 11/5-11/8

by theatreCHS

Dear Parents and Friends,
Well, all the hard work did in fact pay off! The One-Act cast of Women and War had an extraordinary experience at VTAs this year. Attached is the official document of all awards received by all participating schools this year. I also attached some snaps of various times and places during our stay in Reston. 
 
Most importantly, I wanted to take this time to thank everyone who came along as a chaperone either during the VTA weekend, or for VHSL for their time and participation. Having those chaperones around makes it possible to focus on great theater for a weekend! 
 
I can’t believe it is November! And our rehearsal calendar seems to show it! We have now shifted our after-school attention to the Fall Play Eurydice which will be performed in early December! If you have any questions about how you might be able to get involved with this show let me know!
We will have our FIRST build day for Eurydice THIS Friday Nov. 8 from 10:00-3:00 PM
 
November 18th…… NOVEMBER 18th…… SAVE THE DATE! Encourage your daughter or son to audition for Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barbour of Fleet St. Auditions will be held in the MLK PAC starting at 4:00 PM. Everyone is encouraged to sign up regardless of experience. Students are invited to prepare a portion of a song that best demonstrates their singing ability. They may also prepare a song directly from Sweeney Todd!
 
Visit:  http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000330 for more information about the show. 
 
 
After School… Happening This Week:
 
MONDAY:
NO SCHOOL
ENJOY YOUR REST
 
TUESDAY:
NO SCHOOL GO VOTE
VPA (Summer Governor’s School Performing Arts Auditions)
10:00 AM BLACK BOX THEATER
Rising Juniors and Seniors may audition for Gov School (Screening)
Prepare 2 contrasting monologues (slots are under 5 minutes each)
WEDNESDAY:
EURYDICE REHEARSAL
CALLED:
FATHER
STONES
CHILD
 
THURSDAY
EURYDICE REHEARSAL
CALLED:
EURYDICE
ORPHEUS
FATHER
 
FRIDAY:
EURYDICE REHEARSAL
ALL CALLED
 
SATURDAY:
EURYDICE BUILD DAY 10:00-3:00 PM
 
 
 
**************IN CLASS RELATED (WEEK GOALS)*********
 
INTRO TO DRAMA
  • MAKEUP PROJECTS ARE SET ASSIDE (LACK OF MAKE-UP MATERIALS AT THE MOMENT)
  • BEGIN TO DISCUSS RADIO PLAY DRAMAS 
  • NEW IMPROV
  • ANNOUNCE FIRST FORENSICS TRIP/COMPETITION
 
MTE
  • CONTINUE TO BLOCK/WORK ACT 1— INTO ACT 2 
  • TRIP MONEY TO BE GIVEN TO MR. COOKE 
TECH THEATRE
  • THURSDAY QUIZ ON TOOL TERMS: VISIT http://quizlet.com/13474264/stagecraft-tools-flash-cards/alphabetical
  • BUILD-EURYDICE!
  • BOTH CLASSES
  • TEDx TALK INVITE 
 
C’ville Players
  • Scene Work Performances Wednesday
  • Movie Projects Due Friday
  • Auditions for Written Works
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AS ALWAYS, LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET INVOLVED!
 
 
Have a lovely evening (in standard time)   🙂
 
Mr. Becker

 

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Governor’s Summer Theatre Auditions VPA

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Attention rising Juniors and rising Seniors:

Dear TheatreCHS students/parents,

This Tuesday, we will be conducting our screening auditions for the Summer Governor’s School VPA (Visual and Performing Arts) program. This program takes place at Radford University during the summer– it is also FREE.
  • Arrive at CHS BEFORE 10:00 AM on Tuesday morning Nov. 5
  • Have prepared 2 monologues that demonstrate your range.
  • Plan on performing one of the two monologues for your audition.
  • (refer to info sheet if you have questions)
 
After Tuesday’s screening auditions, students will have the opportunity to audition at the adjudication site : SITE III – Radford University on January 18, 2014.
More info about the program can be found here:
Click here to access application sheets: