Presenting the cast of MVCS’s

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”

Charlie Brown – Fletcher Lowe
Schroeder – Zac Goley
Linus – Max Steele
Snoopy – Brandon Padgett
Sally – Gracie Clouse
Lucy – Paige Steeley

Ensemble:  Abigail Averitt, Rachel Averitt, Maddie Bieser, Nicole Blessing, Sarah Brown, Lauren Carrison, Bennett Cox, Jensen Gressett, Wesley Grove, Alyssa Hall, Connor Jeffers, Carson Lowe, Emily Messer, Erica Morris, Mary Jayne Pearson, Emily Peters, Miranda Robinson, Emma Thomas, Carly Torres, Sam Steele, Jia Watson-Fisher

Thanks to all 43 students who auditioned! 

We will have our first read-through the Monday we get back from the break (January 4) from 3-6PM. Rehearsals will continue during that first week back. Be looking for an invitation to the Facebook group page. I will be posting rehearsal information there next week. Looking forward to a great show!

The time has come for the auditions for our spring musical! We are performing "You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on March 31-April 2! I’m sure everyone is familiar with the characters, but you might not know much about the musical.  You can read about the Broadway version here.  There are 3-4 male roles and 2-3 female roles as well as 20 ensemble roles.  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 December 11 or 14, and during lunch on December 14. 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, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

The auditions are open to all secondary students. They will be held on December 15-16 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 cold 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.

Please know that if you are cast in this show, you will be required to attend rehearsals on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:30-5:30.  If you know that it will be difficult to commit to those times, it would be best to not audition at this time.  While I do my best to work with student athletes, it might be too great a commitment for some to be heavily involved in both extra-curricular events.  There will also be a cast fee of $100 for each person cast in the show.

If you think that acting and singing is not your thing, we would still love to have you involved.  All technical aspects of the show will be handled by the school’s Tech Team.  You will need to talk with Mr. Kelley if you would like to be a part of that team.  We will also need a stage manager who is committed to being at every rehearsal to take notes and is able to keep order back stage during the show.   One other area to help is with gathering props (aka, prop manager).  If hunting down hard to find items and organization is your thing, this is a fun way to help out!

If you have any other questions, ask Mr. Madden or Mrs. Selby. We hope to see you at auditions!

 

Introducing the cast of

Rehearsal for Murder

 

Alex Dennison – Fletcher Lowe

Monica Wells – Rachel Averitt

Sally Bean – Paige Steeley

Loretta – Kate Douglas

Bella Lamb – Lydia Hall

Karen Daniels – Madison Bieser

Leo Gibbs – Max Steele

David Matthews – Bennett Cox

Lloyd Andrews – Eli Jones

Ernie – Wesley Grove

Man in the Auditorium – Brandon Padget

Police Officer 1 – Trenton Cox

Police Officer 2 – Abigail Brumbaugh

Mr. Santoro – Jonathan Gogolakis

Second Man in the Auditorium – Nolan Steele

Thanks to all 37 who auditioned!!!

We will have our first read-through tomorrow from 3:15-5:30.  You can get your script at that time.  Let me know ASAP if you are unable to make it.  We will not have rehearsals for the rest of the week.  Our first rehearsal will be Monday, September 14.  Looking forward to a great show!

Here we go again!  The play for this fall is the murder mystery, "Rehearsal for Murder."  It's been quite some time since we have done a murder mystery, so we are really excited about.  The show has some fun twists and turns within it.  Here is the character breakdown.

Auditions will be Thursday, September 3 from 3:10-5:30 in Mr. Madden’s room (218). At the audition, students will be performing cold reads of short selected scenes from the play.  Auditions are open to all 8-12 grade students. The cast will consist of 7-10 males and 5-7 women.  

Please note that rehearsals will begin the following Tuesday, September 8.  We will rehearse on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 3:30-5pm.  There will be a $75 cast fee charged to the school account of each actor.  The show will run from November 12-14.

There will also be other areas to help with the show.  If you are interested in anything technical, please apply to join the Tech Team.  Make-up/costume assistants will be determined in October.  Anyone who is interested in assisting as the stage manager needs to be at least a sophomore and must be available for every rehearsal.  Please see Mr. Madden if you think you might be interested.

We hope to see you at the audition for "Rehearsal for Murder"!

INTRODUCING

THE CAST OF ANNIE!

 

Annie...................................... Gracie Clouse

Warbucks................................ Will Hayes

Grace...................................... Suzanna Rusco

Hannigan.................................Serena Chrisostom

Rooster................................... Fletcher Lowe

Lily........................................... Hannah Averitt

Sandy...................................... Max Steele

Drake...................................... Nick Bieser

Orphans (solos TBD):

                Molly........................... Lauren Carrison

                Pepper........................ Katie Pulay

                Duffy........................... Paige Steeley

                July.............................. Emily Peters

                Kate............................ Allison Freeman

                Tessie.......................... Abigail Averitt

Additional Orphans: Dani Averitt, Cassie Thomas, Jia Watson-Fisher

Elementary Orphans: Sonee Harris, Hope Jones, Miriam Lowe, Carlee O’Hara, Hannah Rogers, Madison Wagoner

Bert Healey...................................... Brandon Padgett

Boylan Sisters:

                Bonnie......................... Maddie Bieser

                Connie......................... Caitlin Morris

                Ronnie......................... Rachel Averitt

Bundles...................................Nolan Steele

Lt. Ward...................................Bennett Cox

Roosevelt................................Eli Jones

Howe......................................Wesley Grove

NYC Star-to-be........................Maddie Bieser

Mrs. Greer...............................Carly Torres

Mrs. Pugh................................Rachel Averitt

Servants Ensemble:  Sarah Brown, Jonathan Gogolakis, Amy Meeks, Caitlin Morris, Erica Morris, Mary Jayne Pearson, Miranda Robinson, Aaron Stewart, Carly Torres

NYC Ensemble:  Rachel Averitt, Maddie Bieser, Sarah Brown, Bennett Cox, Lauren Cox, Abigail Freeman, Jonathan Gogolakis, Wesley Grove, Brittany Johnson, Eli Jones,Amy Meeks, Caitlin Morris, Erica Morris, Brandon Padgett, Mary Jayne Pearson, Miranda Robinson, Sarah Rogers, Max Steele, Nolan Steele, Aaron Stewart, Emma Thomas, Carly Torres  

Hooverville Ensemble: Maddie Bieser, Lauren Cox, Abigail Freeman, Brittany Johnson, Eli Jones, Brandon Padgett, Sarah Rogers, Nolan Steele, Emma Thomas (Cops: Bennett Cox, Wesley Groves)

Note:  All ensemble soloists TBD.  There are still a few named ensemble characters that are also TBD.

Thanks to everyone who auditioned!  We will have our first read-through on January 22 from 3:10-6:00.  Scripts will be handed out at that time. Let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend. Rehearsals will begin the following week. I HOPE to have a rehearsal schedule at the read-through. Looking forward to a great show!

 

 



AUDITIONS

The time has come for the auditions for our spring musical! We are performing "Annie" on April 16-18th! Due to the recent movie, I’m sure most all of you are familiar with the story.  The originally Broadway version is obviously different than the recent movie, but it is also even different than some of the older movie versions.  You can read about the Broadway version here.  There are 5-15 male roles and 13-20 female roles.  Here is a quick look at the characters in the show.  (FYI - We will be holding auditions with the 4-6^th grade elementary girls for some of the younger orphan roles...more information to come).  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 13th, and during lunch on January 13th and 14th. 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, “Tomorrow.”

The auditions are open to all secondary students. They will be held on January 14th-15th 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 cold 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.

Please know that if you are cast in this show, you will be required to attend rehearsals on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:30-5:30.  If you know that it will be difficult to commit to those times, it would be best to not audition at this time.  While I do my best to work with student athletes, it might be too great a commitment for some to be heavily involved in both extra-curricular events.

If you think that acting and singing is not your thing, we would still love to have you involved.  All technical aspects of the show will be handled by the school’s Tech Team.  You will need to talk with Mr. Kelley if you would like to be a part of that team.  We will also need a stage manager who is committed to being at every rehearsal to take notes and is able to keep order back stage during the show.   One other area to help is with gathering props (aka, prop manager).  If hunting down hard to find items and organization is your thing, this is a fun way to help out!

If you have any other questions, ask Mr. Madden or Mrs. Selby. We hope to see you at auditions!