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!”