Hopewell Valley Central High School Drama

  Congratulations to all who were cast!  This was an incredibly difficult decision and we are so proud of how you handled yourselves during the audition and callback process.   You must accept or decline your role via email to Ms. Rochon by Saturday evening at 6:00 pm.  If there are any changes in casting after that point, you will be notified by Ms. Rochon via email on Sunday, September 26th. The first read-thru will be held on Monday, September 27th in the dance studio.  We should finish around 5:30.  Please bring a 3 ring binder for your script, a pencil, and a highlighter.   If you would like to meet with the casting panel for feedback on our casting decisions, please stay tuned for meeting sign ups with Ms. Rochon, Mr. Kelly and Ms. Cook during lunch later this week.  We are so proud of your work and are happy to share any casting insights with you. Congratulations on a job well done! Much Ado About Nothing Cast List Beatrice: Soph...

 Once again, congratulations to you all on a wonderful first audition.  Please check the list below for your callback groups and running order for today.  Please note that the groupings are in the order that you auditioned, unless we had to switch up the order to avoid you reading with yourself! You are responsible for printing out your own sides.  Please make sure to bring them with you to the callbacks. Please check the list carefully and let Ms. Rochon know ASAP if anything has been left out or is incorrect (it's hard to organize this so quickly, so mistakes sometimes happen!) Please meet in the PAC lobby at 3:00 today, and break a leg! Callback Groups and Order

  Thank you to everyone who auditioned.  As usual, you have made our jobs very difficult.  Please check the list below carefully for your name.  If you do not see your name below, you are still in the running for the show, so please be sure to check back here on Friday for the cast list. To all of those who have been called back:  Callbacks will be held in the PAC on Friday, September 24th starting at 3:00 pm until we have concluded all the readings. You must expect to stay the entire time, in case we need to see any additional material. Please check the callback list and materials carefully-some characters have more than one side to read, and some roles will be cast from a different reading (for example, Margaret and Ursula will both be cast from the URSULA reading). As always, please email Ms. Rochon if you have any questions. Congratulations to you all, and break a leg! Much Ado Callbacks Beatrice Sophia Parsons Emily Ledvin Camille Rosenthale Benedick Elli...

 Hi Friends! Please see the PDF below to view the packet of Much Ado Callback Sides.  Please check the packet carefully, as some characters may have multiple sides, and others may be marked as "AUDITION READER" meaning that, although your character may be listed, you will not need to prepare that side as the role for that reading will be done by a member of the panel. Much Ado Callback Sides **Please note that, as always, you must be logged into your HVRSD account in order to view any of the links on this page**

 Hi Friends, Auditions for our fall play, Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing will be held on Thursday, September 23 from 3:00 until finished. Callbacks will be held the next day, Friday, September 24, from 3:00 until finished.  Please see the post below this one for specific audition information and monologue selections. In order to audition, you will need to sign up for an audition slot.  Please use this link below, and note that YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO YOUR HVRSD ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION AND VIEW THE SHOW SCRIPT ON THE BLOG. Click Here to Sign up for your Much Ado Audition Questions?  Please email Ms. Rochon for more info! Break a leg!!

 Hi Friends, Please see the info below-there are descriptions for the characters as well as some monologue options if you are in need of Shakespearean monologues.  Please note that not all the audition selections are from Much Ado-while it is a wonderful show, there are very few true monologues to pull from the piece, so I have offered some suggestions for audition pieces that are similar in tone to several of the principal characters.  You are free to do ANY Shakespearean monologue that you would like! Beatrice Leonato’s niece and Hero’s cousin. Beatrice is “a pleasant-spirited lady” with a very sharp tongue. She is generous and loving, but, like Benedick, continually mocks other people with elaborately tooled jokes and puns. She wages a war of wits against Benedick and often wins the battles. At the outset of the play, she appears content never to marry. Benedick An aristocratic soldier who has recently been fighting under Don Pedro, and a friend of Don Pedro and Claudi...