“One of the greatest pleasures I find in the arts is to be astonished at human ability...Such a spectacle of gratuitous talent incites me, not only to praise the artist, but to praise God for giving such ability to human beings.” Gene Veith, State of the Arts

Monday, January 16, 2012

Announcing the Cast of
“Little Women: The Musical”


Jo March – Kelsey Luetjen
Amy March – Jenna Luetjen
Meg March – Michelle Paulson
Beth March – Emma Mather
Marmee – Rachel Mayhew
Laurie – Max Bryan
Aunt March – Courtney Padgett
Professor Bhaer – Ryan McCall
Mrs. Kirk – Kari Callahan
Mr. Laurence – Fletcher Lowe
John Brooke – Braden Pickard
Braxton – Brandon Padgett
Rodrigo – Paul Vogel
Clarissa – Bailey Grufik
Knight – Luke Willis
Rodrigo 2 – Megan Hayes


Chorus: Nathan Anderson, Brittany Aniol, Hannah Averitt, Rachel Averitt, Wesley Grove, Jamie Heiman, Aleksey Polanco, Kaitlyn Pulay, Rebekah Reisner, Katelyn Robinson, Suzanna Rusco, Ariel Samuel, Angie Sanchez


Thanks to all 46 who auditioned!  We will have our first read-through tomorrow (Jan. 17) from 3:20-5:30 in my room.  Let me know ASAP if you are unable to attend.  We have begin rehearsals next Monday.


Saturday, January 07, 2012

Little Women
Auditions
The time has come for the auditions for our spring musical! We are performing "Little Women" on April 12th-14th! This show has some beautiful music and a great story. If you are unfamiliar with the show, you can read the synopsis here . And for you guys out there that are thinking that “Little Women” is only for women, this is not so (Added Bonus for guys:  Christian Bale played Laurie in the 1995 movie…and now he’s Batman).  There are 6-9 male roles and 8-11 female roles, along with a small chorus. If you intend on auditioning, you must attend at least one of the music workshops with Mrs. Selby. The workshops will be afterschool from 3:10-3:30 on January 9th, and during lunch on January 10th and 11th. You are welcome to come to all of the workshops. You will be learning the music with which you will be auditioning. Rather than each person selecting his/her own piece of music, each student will audition with the assigned song, "Small Umbrella in the Rain". The actual auditions will be held on January 11th-12th from 3pm-5:30pm in Mr. Madden's room. During the audition you will individually sing the assigned song. Please sign up for a musical audition time slot on the sheet posted by Mrs. Selby's room. You will also be performing readings from the script. You need only to attend one of the audition dates. Attending both days does not increase your odds of receiving a part. If you have any other questions, ask Mr. Madden. I hope to see you at the audition!