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December 2017
UHS Drama Notes Mark Your Calendars 12/7 – Footloose
Informational Meeting 12/7 – Mr. Urbana 12/9 – Mini Thon Family
Fun Run/Walk 12/11 – Winter Concert 12/13 – Drama Booster
Meeting 12/14 – Broadway
Backwards! 12/20 – NYC Trip 1/12 & 13 – The Laramie
Project
Urbana High School Phone: 240-236-7712 3471 Campus Drive, Ijamsville, MD 21754 Stephen B.Ward, Director http://www.uhsdrama.org/ [email protected]
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Congratulations to UHS Drama staff, students and parents for great success with 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee. Reviews from the Hawkeye are in and they are very favorable. To quote Victoria Salters, “This hilarious and witty play surpassed my own expectations with every joke and moment of realness that is in the show.”
House News
The Marquee
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Broadway Backwards! Thursday, December 17 @ 7:00 pm (snow date 12/18)
Join us for the first ever Broadway Backwards at UHS. A night of gender bending miscast performances. Guys singing girl songs, girls singing guys songs, miscast monologues, age miscast, gender miscast race miscast, scenes and much more.
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal on Wednesday
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Thanks to all of our valuable volunteers for all your help to put this show on and now to the next show…
Auditions were held for The Laramie Project and Broadway Backwards! Rehearsals are underway and we are ready to host the first meeting to discuss the spring musical, Footloose.
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December 13th at 2:30 PM On performance night, performers should arrive by 6:00 PM.
See Mr. Ward with any questions
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The Fence, Laramie WY
“As a young person, I feel it necessary to show the great nation that we live in that there doesn't need to be this kind of violence and hatred in our world. And that loving one another doesn't mean that we have to compromise our beliefs; it simply means that we choose to be compassionate and respectful of others.” ― Judy Shepard, The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed
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The Laramie Project
January 12, 2018 @ 7PM and January 13, 2018 @ 1 & 7PM
In October 1998 Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Five weeks later, Moses Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, and over
Coming To The Stage
Congratulations to the cast of The Laramie Project: Cast Sydney Austin Ben Lichtman Jack Baumgarten Natalie Mixon Madison Broderick Kat Poston Charlie Beadle Maria Puglisi Tyler Crean Jacob Ridgway Alison Greenlees Bianca Sanchez Michael Holman Ainslie Stedman Joey Inscoe Sam Trapp Natasha Jafari Tommy Truitt Narrators/Protestors/Jurors/Understudies Madison Marcel Kerri Parsons Rita Scott
Our Actors
12/1 – 2:30-5pm
12/4 – 5-7pm
12/5 – 5-7pm
12/8 – 2:30-6pm
Rehearsal Schedule
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the course of the next year conducted more than 200 interviews with people of the town. From these interviews they wrote the play The Laramie Project, a chronicle of the life of the town of Laramie in the year after the murder. The Laramie Project is one of the most performed plays in America today.
Urbana High School will present this emotionally charged show with a PG-
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13 rating, as it will contain mature themes. The show will be featured in black box style with 150 seats per show placed on the stage apron to give the show a more intimate setting.
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Text @UHSLaramie to 81010
Classroom Code #tsk2di
12/11 – 2:30-5pm
12/12 – 2:30-5:30pm
12/15 – 12:23 pm Off Book
12/18 – 2:30-5:30pm
12/19 – 2:30-5:30pm
12/21 – 2:30-6pm
1/02 – 2:30 - ?pm
1/03 – 2:30 - ?pm
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With The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the rearview mirror and The Laramie Project rapidly approaching, there is no rest for the members of the UHS Drama Department. Spelling Bee certainly kicked off our season with tremendous success and we are grateful to our audiences who helped embrace the humor and quirkiness of this show. I could not have done it without the help of the many drama booster parents who coordinated the many volunteers for the jobs needed to make it a successful event. I am in awe of the passion, dedication and energy that the cast and crew of Spelling Bee displayed, even when sickness ran rampant among the cast. They constantly brought their A-game to bring exciting performances to the audience. It was special for me to direct one of my favorite shows and work with the cast. There was something to be said for working with such a small ensemble. They truly got to work with each other, get to know each other, and build an ensemble, opportunities that large cast shows don’t often provide due to time constraints. Producing a musical in the fall created several challenges beyond fall sickness: working without a pit orchestra. Due to marching band being in full swing, we relied on Mr. Victor Frush, who not only taught the vocals, but led the one man pit, playing the piano for the show, creating an intimate setting this show demands; also, my hats go off to the cast for putting together a musical in less time than normal. With school starting later, there was less time to put together a fall play let alone a musical. I was in constant awe of the focus of the cast. I am certainly looking forward to what the rest of the year has in store for new individuals, new opportunities, new exciting moments, and us. We hope you want to be a part of them with us! Thank you for the support. Stephen Ward UHS Drama Director [email protected] (Best method of contact) 240-236-7712
“Wards” of Encouragment Directors Notes
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It has certainly been a couple busy months! The production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was a huge hit. The cast and crew were awesome and I know that many of us received quite a chuckle! I would like to thank all of our parent volunteers for helping to bring this show to life ~ without all of you these productions would not be possible. A special shout out has to go to Beth Coyne for gathering up the troops and keeping us all in line.
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President Melissa Raines [email protected] Vice-President Shari Austin [email protected] Secretary Dana Holman [email protected] Treasurer Rusty Austin [email protected] OTHER POSITIONS Fundraising/Concessions Mark Jafari [email protected]
Drama Booster Board 2017-2018
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The Laramie Project has been cast and rehearsals are well underway. We will be reaching out to you shortly for additional volunteer support for the January production. I will be excited to see some new faces join our volunteer ranks. We are also excited to share the news that the IRS has officially designated the Drama Boosters group as a non-profit organization. The importance of
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this is that any contributions made by individuals or companies can be considered charitable donations for tax purposes. Thank you to Rusty Austin, Shari Austin, Mr. Ward and the rest of the Board for your work on this! Our next Drama Boosters meeting is scheduled for December 13th at 7:00 pm. Please join us! Melissa Raines, Drama Booster President
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Newsletter/Publicity Clair Mixon [email protected] Parent/Show Coordinator Beth Coyne [email protected] Middle School/Community Liaisons Tracey & JP McCabe Set Design and Construction Coordination Rusty Austin (Lead) Scott Holman (Assistant) Costume Coordination Shari Austin (Lead) Cathy Baumgarten
Notes from the Booster President
Want to make a tax-deductible donation to keep the arts thriving at Urbana High School? Want to help us upgrade our sound and lighting system so we can continue to provide quality productions? Simply mail a check made out to: Urbana Drama Boosters Urbana High School Drama Department 3471 Campus Drive Ijamsville, MD. 21754
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers Needed: We will need help with the following in January: . Saturday, January 6, 1:15pm (Tech Week Meal Help)-2 people . Monday, January 8, 4:45pm (Tech Week Meal Help)-2 people . Monday, January 9, 4:45pm (Tech Week Meal Help)-2 people . Friday, January 12, 5pm (Ticket Sales & Concessions)-2-3 people . Saturday, January 13, 11:30am (Ticket Sales & Concessions)-2-3 people . Saturday, January 13, 5:30pm (Ticket Sales & Concessions)-2-3 people We'll also be asking for folks to send in desserts for the tech week meals. Please contact Beth Coyne ([email protected]) if you are available to help with any of this. ALSO, if you use Facebook, please join the UHS Drama Parents group. This is the easiest and fastest way for me to reach folks about volunteer needs. schedule changes, etc.. Thanks! -Beth (parent volunteer coordinator)
Don’t forget to log your volunteer hours with UHS. Hours must be turned in by mid April each school year. They need to be totaled for each event and emailed to [email protected].
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Many of you are capturing memories on your camera of your darling thespians through out the years. We would love to be able to offer a sharing resource in the UHS Drama Department. We are excited to offer secured access to a new UHS Drama Shutterfly page. This will allow us to select from everyone’s photos for our various slide shows at cast parties as well. We know the students send photos to Mr. Ward, now we can share our photos with him.
Follow the link to sign up: https://uhsdramaboosters.shutterfly.com/
We also want these memories preserved in our school year book. Go to: http://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/index.html and enter code 14044 to have your photos added to the pool that the yearbook committee can choose from. You can even add the names of the students in the photos.
In The Spotlight – Photos and Yearbook
2017-2018 Drama Boosters Meeting Meetings are held @ 7:00 p.m. in the Drama Room or Auditorium Wednesday 12/13 Wednesday 1/31 Wednesday 2/21 Wednesday 3/14 Wednesday 4/18 Wednesday 5/9 Wednesday 6/6
2017-2018 Drama Season December 14
International Thespian Honor Society Chapter 5705 Presents: Broadway Backwards!
January 12 & 13 The Laramie Project
March 22-24 FOOTLOOSE May 4 & 5
Advanced Acting Dinner Theater May 10
International Thespian Honor Society Chapter 5705 Presents: F-Wing Live June 1 & 2
Student Directed One Acts 2018
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UHS Drama Clothing – See Mr. Ward to Order
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At our most recent Drama Club Meeting, most of our time together was used to discuss the college application process and the audition processes.
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Sydney Austin, Tommy Truitt, Maria Puglisi, and Ainslie Stedman visited Urbana Middle School and worked with Mrs. Barnes Theater students. Throughout the day, UHS Students taught the
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will have the opportunity to visit these schools and work with the students. Thespian Honor Society points count!
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various levels Improv Games and workshops. Much fun was had by all. This looks to be a monthly thing - as Mr. Ward helps to grow the UHS Drama Program. He hopes that many students
NEWS Thespian Honor Society students visit Urbana Middle
Drama Club News
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December 20, 2017: The Drama and Dance Departments will be attending a NYC Trip to see Anastasia the Musical. Mr. Ward will provide departure details soon. The show begins at 2pm at the Broadhurst Theater located at 235 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) NYC, NY 10036
April 6, 2018: The Spring NYC trip to see Come From Away is a GO!!! We have the numbers and will start planning right away. This trip no only includes a show but a workshop with Broadway performers
Drama Trips
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Our first Footloose meeting was held and there were many interested students, which is such an awesome thing. Some important dates: Audition Dates Dance Auditions *(mandatory) Tuesday January 16th 2:30 – 5:30 pm Sing/Acting Auditions Wednesday January 17th and Thursday January 18th –Sign Up Genius Call Backs Friday January 19th Cast List Posted Sunday January 21st Rehearsals begin Monday January 22nd 2:30 – 5:30 pm Parent Meeting *(mandatory) Wednesday January 24th 6pm
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Urbana High School Theater Mission Statement The mission of Urbana High School Theater is to provide an educational foundation which enables all students to grow in skill and confidence as a result of creative expression. Affectionately known as the "F-Wing," many of our students interpret the F as "Family;" in essence, much like Theater has throughout history accepted everyone, so does this department. Accepting each other and working together, students will recognize that it is not the end product that determines success, but the process of getting there determines success in theater. It is the place where students can explore, develop and find their imagination, talents, confidence and creativity without feeling judged. Theater is meant to educate and entertain, and through the process of putting on a production, students will learn not only about the theater, but themselves as well.
Please send all monthly newsletter contributions to Clair Mixon by the 20th of each month. She can be reached via email: [email protected] OR mobile at 240-626-4681.
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