Meet the Cast of
JANUARY THAW

Frieda – Lexy Polanco

Herbert Gage – Will Hayes

Sarah Gage – Paige Steeley

Paula Gage – Kaitlyn Pulay

Marge Gage – Hannah Averitt

Barbara Gage – Megan Hayes

George Husted – Brandon Padgett

Jonathan Rockwood – Fletcher Lowe

Mathilda Rockwood – Jenna Luetjen

Loomis – Suzanna Rusco

Uncle Walter – Eric Blessing

Matt Rockwood – Braden Pickard

Carson – Tommy Givens

Thanks to all 37 who auditioned!  

We will have our first read-through on Thursday, September 5th from 3:15-5:30 in Mr. Madden's room (it was originally scheduled for Tues, but there are v-ball games that conflict).  Scripts will be made available at that time. Rehearsals will begin the following week.  I will have a rehearsal schedule by the end of this week. 

Looking forward to a great show!

Auditions for

"January Thaw"

Here we go again!  The play for this fall is the comedy, "January Thaw", by William Roos, based on the novel by Bellamy Partridge.  Again, I have (un-purposely) selected a play that is mostly unknown on the internet.  The plot is as follows:  The Gage family is seeking peace and a chance for father, Herbert Gage, to write a "best seller."  So they settle down in a Pre-Revolutionary War Connecticut farmhouse they've just recently acquired.  Things don't go quite as planned when the former owners (Jonathan and Matilda Rockwood), who were supposed to be dead, show up with the intent of living there with the Gages.  A spirited contest for possession soon being, as neither family will back down.  Political affiliation, socio-economic background, and taste in home décor are just a few of the things that create an array of comedic domestic disputes. 

Auditions will be Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29 from 3:10-5:00 in Mr. Madden’s room (218). At the audition, students will be performing cold reads of short selected scenes from the play. Students need only to attend ONE day of the auditions. Auditions are open to ALL secondary students. The cast will consist of 6-7 males and 6-7 females, depending on how I cast one of the characters.  The character breakdown is as follows:

Frieda (F) - Gage family maid
Herbert Gage (M) - Uptight father of the Gage family
Sarah Gage (F) - Pessimistic and outspoken 11 year old Gage daughter
Paula Gage (F) - Loyal 12 year old Gage daughter
Marge Gage (F) - Patient and supporting mother of the Gage family
Barbara Gage (F) - Adventurous 21 year old Gage daughter
George Husted (M) - Insecure fiancé of Barbara
Jonathan Rockwood (M) - Original owner, stubborn and outdated
Mathilda Rockwood (F) - Wife of Jonathan, also outdated
Loomis (M/F) - Gage family lawyer
Uncle Walter (M) - Hick neighbor, close friend of the Rockwoods
Matt Rockwood (M) - Unmotivated teenage son of the Rockwood family
Carson (M) - Local cop

Rehearsals will begin September 3 and will run from 3:30-5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  Not every character has to be at every rehearsal.  Rehearsal schedules will be handed out once the cast has been determined.

The show will be performed Nov. 7-9 at the school.

I hope to see many of you at the auditions.  If you have any questions, just ask!

Honk! 
Cast List

Ugly: Fletcher Lowe

Ida: Jenna Luetjen

Drake: Braden Pickard

Ducklings:

Fluff:  Kaitlyn Pulay

Daisey: Brittany Aniol

Beaky:  Megan Hayes

Downy: Ariel Samuel

Cat: Eric Blessing

Greylag: Will Hayes

Dot: Hannah Averitt

Greylag’s flock: 

Barnacles: Bennett Cox

Snowy: Wesley Grove

Pinkfoot: Nathan Anderson

Maureen: Suzanna Rusco

Henrietta: Aleksey Polanco

Queenie the Cat: Haley Dick

Wattle the Hen: Bailey Grufik

Bullfrog: Peyton Grufik

Penny: Anna Beck

Grace: Courtney Padgett

Mother Swan: Rebekah Reisner

Father Swan: Nick Beiser

Maggie Pie: Rachel Averitt

Turkey:  Eli Jones

Poultry Chorus:  Nathan Anderson, Hannah Averitt, Rachel Averitt, Anna Beck, Nick Beiser, Nicole Blessing, Bennett Cox, Shannon Davis, Haley Dick, Wesley Grove, Bailey Grufik, Peyton Grufik, Will Hayes, Jamie Heiman, Amy Meeks, Caitlin Morris, Rebekah Reisner, Angie Sanchez, Jessy Surrett

Wild Goose Chase Chorus: Nicole Blessing, Shannon Davis, Amy Meeks, Caitlin Morris

Froglets: Brittany Aniol, Rachel Averitt, Megan Hayes, Jamie Heiman, Kaitlyn Pulay, Ariel Samuel

Thanks to all 38 who auditioned! We will have our first read-through tomorrow (Tuesday, January 22) from 3:15-5:30 in my room. You will receive your script at that time. Let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend. Rehearsals will being the following week. I will have a rehearsal schedule by the end of this week. Looking forward to a great show!

HONK!

Auditions

The time has come for the auditions for our spring musical! We are performing "Honk!" on April 11-13th! This show is the musical telling of the Hans Christian Andersen's classic, The Ugly Duckling. If you are unfamiliar with the show, you can read the synopsis here . While this might appear to just be a children's show, I assure you that it is not. While many children will enjoy the story, there is a lot of great humor, wacky characters and fun music! There are 7-12 male roles and 8-12 female roles (some characters could be either gender), 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 14th and 15th and during lunch on January 16th. 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 - the musical's opening song, "A Poultry Tale" (You will be singing just the chorus which starts around 2:25. And this isn't the best version. There might be a better one on Spotify, but I haven't checked). The auditions are open to all secondary students. They will be held on January 16th-17th from 3:10pm-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!

UPDATE: For those of you who are a bit leery of dressing up like an animal, fret not. The look we are going for is something along the lines of this show. While the characters are animals, we are portraying them as people...with some animal subtleties thrown in.