NEWS

April 28, 2008

Theatre Honor Society - All new applicants and present member updates must turn in their forms by Tuesday, May 6 to Ms. Jaffe, rom 101. You can pick up the forms at the Drama room or download from the THS page.  This will be your last opportunity to apply until September 08.

April 25, 2008

Spring Shorts!

Tonight and tomorrow night, come see the Student Directed One Act Plays.  7pm, tickets are $5 at the door.  The program is short, approximately 90 minutes.

April 8, 2008

The one-act rehearsal schedule has been updated.  Please check the One Act page for the changes.

April 1, 2008

Congratulations to our drama students who performed in "Silly Saxons", to commemorate  April Fool's Day.  The program was made up of skits from Saturday Night Live, Mad TV and Monty Python.  The performance was for LHS students.  The actors were great and the audience was too.  Fun was had by all.

March 31, 2008

Rehearsals have begun for our One Act Festival.  Our directors this year are:  Sam Faktorow, Nate Herrman, Scott Immel, Jack Marsh, Clay Weeks and Maddie Wise.  For further info on the One Acts, click here.  

March 24, 2008

Student Directed One Act Play Festival

We will start our work on the One-Acts tomorrow, Tuesday, March 25

The schedule this week is: 

  • Tues, March 25        2:30-3:00      Info meeting for cast, crew and directors
  • Wed, March 26         Directors turn in scripts and rehearsal schedule due to Jaffe by end of day 
  • Thurs, March 27      2:30-5:00      Auditions - Drama Rm
  • Fri, March 28            Cast list posted on callboard                               
  • April 24 ,25               7pm-9pm       One Act Festival                            

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March 6, 2008

The Rimers of Eldritch - See it tonight!

Performances now through Saturday, March 8.  7:30pm, tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door.  Tickets are on sale in the cafeteria during lunch.  Given the mature subject matter, this production is recommended for ages 13 and up.                           For more information on the play go here

February 4, 2008

The rehearsal schedule and all other announcements for The Rimers of Eldritch are available on the production page here.

January 9, 2008

Disneyworld, here we come.  For the FCPS required forms please go the the Disney page. 

January 4, 2008

There will be a short info meeting for the Spring Play on Monday, January 7 at 2:30 in the auditorium.  The name of the play will be announced and students will be able to sign up for an audition day and time. 

Auditions for the Spring Play will be Tuesday, January 8 and Wednesday January 9.  Callbacks will be Thursday & Friday, January 10-12.

December 6, 2007

The Theatre Honor Society is sponsoring a Coat Drive in conjunction with the Salvation Army.  Please bring coats of any size to the main office or your first or second period class now through Dec. 21.

December 3, 2007

For up to date info and forms for our New York Field Trip, click here.

Due to schedule conflicts, "A Christmas Carol" scheduled for Friday, December 7th has been cancelled   Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

November 15, 2007

Come to Urinetown!

Saxon Stage presents, "Urinetown, the musical" One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution at a time when water is worth it's weight in gold.  Click here for performance and ticket info.

November 13, 2007

New York forms and checks must be turned in this Friday, Nov. 16th.  Come early!  If you missed place your forms and itinerary go to this page to download the forms.

Due to scheduling conflicts, "A Christmas Carol" , scheduled for Dec. 9, must be cancelled.  We will postpone it for next year.

October 26, 2007

The Shakespeare Theatre Company is offering discount tickets for full-time students.  Go to this link for the details. 

October 24, 2007

Urinetown production schedule is available on the show's page here.

Auditions for the Theatre Honor Society's (THS) production of "A Christmas Carol" will take place on Thursday, October 25 from 2:15-4:00pm in rm 101.  No preparation needed.  For further details go to the THS page

Plans for the Disney cruise have been changed to Disneyworld in Orlando, dates are January 18-21, 2008.  Go here for details.

October 1, 2007

Urinetown Rehearsals for the next three weeks are available outside the drama rm (101).

September 26, 2007

Congratulations to our Cast_and Crew for Urinetown.  Performance dates are November 15-17.

Our VTA cast has been decided.  Participating are: Katherine Allen, Roman Voytko Barrosse, Emily Bress, Caitlin Bruner, Sam Faktorow, Haydn Haring, Jack Marsh, Sharlen Smith, Peter Wiese, and Maddie Wise.  Our performance date is October 27 in Richmond, VA.

The Theatre Honor Society has elected our Executive Officers for 2007-2008 : Katherine Allen, Haydn Haring, Jack Marsh, Peter Wiese and Maddie Wise. 

They are coordinating a Thespian Production of "A Christmas Carol" in December.  As a community service the "price" of admission will be a new toy to be donated to "Toys for Tots".

September 19, 2007

We have a change in the audition schedule.  Callbacks for girls will finish up this Friday, September 21, 2:15-4:45ish. Guys callbacks will go Thursday, September 20, 2:15-4:45.

September 10, 2007

Our musical this year is "Urinetown".  Auditions are next week, Mon-Friday, Sept. 17-22.  No preparation is needed.  Just show up at the auditorium on Monday at 3:00.

To learn more about the show, click here for MTI and here for the press info.

For Audition info go to Urinetown page or pick up info at Ms. Jaffe's room, 101.

August 30, 2007

Welcome back theatre students! 2007-2008 promises to be an incredible year for Saxon Stage.  Listed below are some of our important dates in the coming year.

  • 9/5  Wed                                 2:30  Drama Rm.             Thespian Meeting
  • 9/10  Mon.                             2:30   Auditorium            Fall Musical Meeting
  • 9/17-21  Mon-Fri                2:30-5:30    Aud.              Fall Musical Auditions
  • 10/26-28   Fri-Sun              Richmond, VA                  VTA Competition
  • 11/13 Tues                             Auditorium                        Urinetown Senior Citizen Perf.
  • 11/15-17  Thurs-Sat           Auditorium                         Urinetown
  •  12/11-12  Wed-Thurs      New York City                   Theatre Field Trip
  • 1/7-1/11  Mon-Fri              2:30-5:00pm                     Spring Play Auditions
  • 1/18-21   Fri-Mon                Disneyworld                      Natl Perf Arts Festival Comp
  • 3/ 4  Tues.                             Auditorium                         Middle School Perf Spring Play
  • 3/6-8                                        Auditorium                         Spring Play Performances
  • 4/25 Tues.                             Auditorium                        Short Play Auditions
  • 4/25-26 Fri-Sat                   Auditiorium                       Short Play Festival