Introducing the cast of

The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy –Miranda Robinson

Aunt Em/Glenda – Rachel Averitt

Uncle Henry/Gatekeeper – Max Steele

Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch – Paige Steeley

Zeke/Lion – Carson Lowe

Hunk/Scarecrow – Seth McKee

Hickory/Tinman – Zac Goley

Prof. Marvel/Wizard – Jonathan Coleman

Munchkins:

            Citizens - 

                        Hannah Brumbaugh

Grace Jones

Joe Morris

                        Hannah Rogers

Cole Steeley

Josh Stufflebeam                 

                      Other Munchkins TBD

            Mayor – Sam Steele

            Coroner – Cassie Thomas

            Teachers – Jia Watson-Fisher, Allison Cox

            Lullaby League – Faith Roy, Sydney Barnett, Hope Jones

            Lollipop Guild - TBD

Tree Trio – Abigail Averitt, Alyssa Hall, Carly Torres

Ozians:

Abigail Averitt          

Sarah Brown

Mariah Canfield

Lauren Carrison

Evan Carter

Trenton Cox

David D’Arcy

Kate Douglas

Abby Downing

Alyssa Hall

Lydia Hall

            Connor Jeffers

            Katie Lewis

            Tanner Luetjen

            Kaytlinn Miller

            Erica Morris

            Leah Oosterloo

            Emily Peters

            Hannah Rystedt

            Carly Torres

            Kenadie Yeary

Winkies:

Sarah Brown

Evan Carter

            Mariah Canfield

Trenton Cox

David D’Arcy

            Kate Douglas

            Connor Jeffers

            Tanner Luetjen

            Leah Oosterloo

Jitterbugs: 

Ellyn Chatham

Becca Compton

Allison Freeman

            Jensen Gressett

            Hope Jones

            Renee Wolff

Jitterbug/Poppies Singers:

          Abigail Averitt
          Lauren Carrison
          Abby Downing
          Alyssa Hall
          Emily Peters
          Carly Torres

Monkeys - TBD

Thanks to all 52 who auditioned!

We will have our first read-through the Tuesday we get back from the break (January 3) from 3-6PM.  Scripts and a rehearsal schedule will be given at that time.  Be looking for an invitation to the Facebook group page.  We will be posting important information on it over the next few months.  Also, to help us get a jump-start on costumes, Mrs. Lowe will be at the school, THIS MONDAY, DEC 19, from 6-8PM to take measurements of all cast members who are available to stop by.It should only take 15 minutes. If you can, please come by--it's a big help!  We are looking forward to a great show!

The time has come for the auditions for our spring musical! We are performing "The Wizard of Oz" on March 30-April 1! This version of the musical follows the basic songs/structure of the 1939 MGM film.  There are 5 lead male roles and 3 lead female roles as well as 30-40 ensemble roles.  If you intend on auditioning, you MUST attend at least one of the music workshops with Mrs. Selby. The workshops will be after school from 3:10-3:30 on December 12 and during lunch on December 12 and 13. You are welcome to come to all of the workshops. You will be learning the music with which you will be auditioning.

The auditions are open to all secondary students. They will be held on December 13 from 2:30pm-5:30pm and on December 14 from 3:05pm-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 we do our 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.  We will need a lot of helping hands with make-up and hair.  If that is something you might be interested in, stay tuned for details of how you can help.  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.  

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

Introducing the cast of
"Our Miss Brooks"

Miss Brooks – Rachel Averitt

Miss Finch – Abigail Averitt

Hugo Longacre – Trenton Cox

Mr. Wadsworth – Jonathan Coleman

Miss Audubon – Alyssa Hall

Mrs. Allen – Carly Torres

Students of Miss Brooks:

          Jane – Paige Steeley

          Rhonda – Lauren Carrison

          Ted – Max Steele

            Elsie – Jia Watson-Fisher

          Elaine – Allison Freeman

          Sylvia – Sarah Brown

          Doris – Becca Compton

          Marge – Leah Oosterloo

          Faith –  Renee Wolff

          Stanley – Tanner Luetjen

          Martin – Sam Steele

Thanks to all 36 who auditioned!

We will have our first read-through Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 3:15-5:30.  You will receive your script at that time.  Let me know ASAP if you are unable to make it.  Please bring any rehearsal conflict dates with you.  This will allow me to finalize our rehearsal schedule.  We will not have rehearsals for the rest of the week.  Our first rehearsal will be Monday, September 12.  Looking forward to a great show!

Welcome to the Mingo Valley Christian Theatre Blog!  The play for this fall is the comedy, "Our Miss Brooks."  The show is about a high school English teacher who is attempting to put on a high school play amidst a number of hurdles, which are not too uncommon to our own student body.  (“Our Miss Brooks” was first a radio program in the late 1940's.  Due to it's popularity, it then became a television series in the 1950’s.  There was also a movie made by the same title, but it does not follow the same events as the play.)   

Auditions will be Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday, September 1 from 3:10-5:00 in Mr. Madden’s room (218). Students need only to attend one of the audition days.  Outside Mr. Madden’s room, students must sign up for the day on which they would like to audition. At the audition, students will be performing cold readings of short selected scenes from the play.  Auditions are open to all 7-12 grade students. The cast will consist of 5 men and 12 women. Here is the character breakdown:

Miss Brooks – a comedic and energetic high school English teacher

Miss Finch – the librarian and confidant to Miss Brooks

Hugo Longacre – the athletic coach who has a love/hate relationship with Miss Brooks

Mr. Wadsworth – the no nonsense high school principal who often butts heads with Miss Brooks

Miss Audubon – the music teacher who struggles to appreciate some of Miss Brooks antics

Mrs. Allen – the proud president of the school board and mother of Rhonda

Students of Miss Brooks:

      Jane – the new actress who has taken an interest in Ted

      Rhonda – the pretentious daughter of the school board president

      Ted – the star basketball player who decides to take up acting

Elsie – high school actress

      Elaine – high school actress

Sylvia – high school actress

      Doris – high school actress

      Marge – high school actress

      Faith – high school actress

      Stanley – high school stage hand for the play

      Martin – basketball player turned actor 

  Please note that rehearsals will begin the following Tuesday, September 6.  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 have four performances which will run from November 3-5.

There will also be other areas to help with the show.  If students are interested in anything technical, they need to apply to join the Tech Team.  Make-up/costume assistants will be determined in October. 

We hope to see many students at the audition for "Our Miss Brooks!”

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!

INTRODUCING...

The Cast of "The Curious Savage"

 

The Cloisters

Florence Williams: Lexy Polanco

Fairy May: Katie Pulay

Jeffrey: Bennett Cox

Hannibal: Will Hayes

Mrs. Paddy: Serena Chrisostom

The Savages

Titus: Fletcher Lowe

Lily Belle: Hannah Averitt

Samuel: Brandon Padgett

Mrs. Ethel P. Savage: Suzanna Rusco

The Staff

Dr. Emmett: Tommy Givens

Miss Willie:  Paige Steeley

Thanks to all who auditioned!

We will have our first read-through on Monday, September 8th from 3:15-5:30 in Mr. Madden's room. Scripts will be made available at that time. Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday.  I will have rehearsal schedules available on Monday. 

Looking forward to a great show!

 



The Curious Savage

AUDITIONS

Here we go again!  The play for this fall is the comedy, "The Curious Savage", by John Patrick.  We did this show nine years ago and it was a lot of fun.  It was only our second fall play when we did it and I think it is time to resurrect this classic show.  The plot and character breakdown can be read here. 

Auditions will be Thursday, September 4 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.  Auditions are open to all 9-12 grade students. The cast will consist of 5 males and 6 females.  Rehearsals will begin the following Monday, September 8.  We will rehearse on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 3:30-5pm.  The show will run from November 6-8.  I hope to see you at the auditions!

Presenting

the Von Trapp Girls

Brigitta - Gracie Clouse

Marta - Miriam Lowe

Gretl - Cydnee O'Hara

Thanks to all 22 wonderfully talented girls who auditioned!  It was a difficult decision to make.  We are excited about the amount of talent among our young ladies!  For those of you who didn't get a part, don't give up!

Scripts and schedules can be picked up at school tomorrow.  There is a rehearsal tomorrow (Thursday) that includes all of the Von Trapp children from 3:30-5:30.  I know it is short notice, so if you can't make it I understand.    

Presenting the Cast of

The Sound of Music

Maria – Jenna Luetjen
Sister Berthe – Serena Chrisostom
Sister Margaretta – Maddie Beiser
Sister Sophia – Caitlyn Morris
The Mother Abbess – Suzanna Rusco
Captain Von Trapp – Will Hayes
Franz, the Butler – Braden Pickard
Frau Schmidt – Megan Hayes
Liesl – Katelyn Robinson
Friedrich – Carson Lowe
Louisa – Kaitlyn Pulay
Kurt – Aidan Ryan
Brigitta (elem) – TBD
Marta (elem) – TBD
Gretl (elem) – TBD
Rolf Gruber – Brandon Padgett
Elsa Schrader – Hannah Averitt
Max Detweiler – Fletcher Lowe
Herr Zeller – Eric Blessing
Baron Elberfeld – Bennett Cox
Baroness Elberfeld – Heather Schovanec
Admiral Von Schreiber – Tommy Givens

Nuns – Rachel Averitt, Nicole Blessing, Sarah Brown, Kandise Chrisostom, Katherine Forte, Erica Morris, Miranda Robinson, Heather Schovanec, Paige Steeley, Carly Torres, Jenna Vavra

Party Guests/Nazis – Eli Jones, Wesley Groves, Aaron Stewart

Thanks to all 49 who auditioned! We will have our first read-through on Thursday, January 23 from 3:15-6:00pm. 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 HOPE to have a rehearsal schedule at the read-through. Looking forward to a great show!

The Sound of Music Auditions

The time has come for the auditions for our spring musical! We are performing "The Sound of Music" on April 10-12th! I’m sure most all of you are familiar with the story, but just in case you aren’t, you can read about it here.  There are 8-12 male roles and 13-20 female roles.  Here is a quick look at the characters in the show. We will likely be holding auditions with the elementary students for some of the younger children’s roles.  We will not have elementary auditions until we have cast the show with secondary students.   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 14th and during lunch on January 15th. 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, “Climb Every Mountain.”

The auditions are open to all secondary students. They will be held on January 15th-16th 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 outside 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.

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 we do our 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.  We 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. I hope to see you at the audition!

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!