Thespian Trip Forms

Hi Guys!

Just a reminder that Thespian Trip forms are due on Tuesday, November 15th to Ms. Rochon.

In case you misplaced it, here are the forms in digital format:

Click Here for the Trip Packet

2017 NJ State Thespian Competition Rules

Hi Guys!

Please click here for the competition rules for the 2017 NJ State Thespian Festival:

2017 NJ State Thespian Competition Rules

Break a leg!

Ms. R

Noises Off Cast List

Noises Off Cast List

Congratulations to all who were cast!  Every time that we cast a show, it is a difficult decision, but please know that this time around was particularly tough. We are so proud of how you all handled yourselves during both the audition and callback process.

 You must accept or decline your role via email to Ms. Rochon by Saturday, September 17th  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 18th.    

There will be a full cast read through of the script on Monday, September 19th from 3:00-5:30.  You will receive copies of the script and rehearsal schedules at that time.  Congrats again :)

Dotty Otley:  Lily Rutman

Lloyd Dallas:  Thomas McLaughlin

Garry Lejune:  Jimmy Waltman

Brooke Ashton:  TaylorRae Carter

Poppy Norton-Taylor:  Emmie Collins

Frederick Fellowes:  Donovan Kazakoff

Belinda Blair:  Maeve Merzena

Selsdon Mowbray:  Isaac Pokryska

Tim Allgood: Kolter Erickson

Dotty’s Personal Assistant:  Koko Kovalev

Dotty’s Hair and Makeup Assistant:  Sam Hastings

Assistant Stagehands:  Jake Cseremsak, Evan Miller, Charles Storck

Noises Off Callback List

Callbacks For Noises Off

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 night or Saturday morning the latest.

To all of those who have been called back:  Callbacks will be Friday, September 16th starting at 3:00 in the PAC. We hope to be finished between 5 and 6:00.  We will be using the sides posted on the blog.

Congratulations on a great audition :)

Dotty Emmie Collins Lily Rutman Laura Zoog	Lloyd Owen Harrison Donovan Kazakoff Thomas McLaughlin Brian Pitts Isaac Pokryska	Garry Owen Harrison Donovan Kazakoff Brian Pitts Jimmy Waltman
Brooke TaylorRae Carter Brooke Cohen Emmie Collins Camille Ladendorf Morgan Schragger	Poppy TaylorRae Carter Brooke Cohen Emmie Collins Koko Kovalev Camille Ladendorf Maeve Merzena Morgan Schragger	Frederick Owen Harrison Donovan Kazakoff Brian Pitts Jimmy Waltman
Belinda Emmie Collins Caroline Herbert Camille Ladendorf Maeve Merzena Lily Rutman Laura Zoog	Tim Kolter Erickson Tim Granzow Thomas McLaughlin Jimmy Waltman	Selsdon Thomas McLaughlin Evan Miller Isaac Pokryska

Noises Off Callback Materials

The callback list for Noises Off  will be posted here at the conclusion of auditions on Thursday.  If you are interested in preparing ahead, I have posted the callback sides via the link below.  Please email Ms. Rochon if you have any questions.

Break a leg!

Click here for Noises Off Callback Sides

Noises Off Audition Form

Noises Off Auditions are coming to CHS.

Auditions for the fall play will be held on Wednesday, September 14 and Thursday, September 15th from 3-5 pm, with callbacks on Friday, September 16.  Please prepare a one minute comedic monologue.  It should be memorized.  Although the monologue does not need to come from a British play, the piece should be performed with a British accent for your audition.  

You may register for your audition by clicking on the link below.

Click Here for Noises Off Audition Forms

Please note you may attend any of the two audition days.

Character Breakdown:

DOTTY OTLEY - A late-middle-aged actress. Plays Mrs. Clackett, the housekeeper for the Brents' home in England in Nothing's On.
LLOYD DALLAS - The director of a play-within-the-play, called Nothing's On.
GARRY LEJEUNE -  A stuttering actor, easily fired up. Plays Roger, the estate agent looking to let the Brent's house in Nothing's On.
BROOKE ASHTON - A young inexperienced actress from London. Plays Vicki, who works for the tax authorities and is trying to woo Roger in Nothing's On. 
POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR - Assistant Stage Manager.
FREDERICK FELLOWES - Has a serious fear of violence and blood. Plays Phillip Brent, who lives out of the country with his wife Flavia to avoid paying taxes and is on a secret visit in Nothing's On.
BELINDA BLAIR - Cheerful and sensible, a reliable actress. Plays Flavia, Philip Brent's wife, who is dependable, though not one for household duties in Nothing's On.
TIM ALLGOOD - An over-worked Stage Manager.

SELSDON MOWBRAY - Elderly and with actorly mannerisms. Plays Selsdon, a burglar and an old man in his seventies, breaking into the Brents' house in Nothing's On.

Non Speaking Roles- There will be 4 non speaking roles in this production-2 actors will be cast as assistant electricians and 2 actors will play the roles of Dotty's assistants.  

Hopewell Valley Central High School

Performing Arts Season 2016-2017

Our Fall Play this year is Michael Frayn’s hilarious farce, Noises Off!  From the Roundabout Theatre Company revival: The Opening Night performance of the farce Nothing On is just hours away, and as the cast stumbles through their final dress rehearsal, things couldn't be going any worse. With lines being forgotten, love triangles unraveling and sardines flying everywhere, it’s complete pandemonium… and we haven’t even reached intermission! Can the cast pull their act together on the stage even if they can't behind the scenes?

Audition Dates: September 14-15, 2016; Callbacks: Friday September 16, 2016.  

Performance Dates: November 4-5, 2016.

The 2017 CHS Winter Musical is Damn Yankees.  Based on the novel The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant by Douglass Wallop, Damn Yankees the Broadway mega-hit and winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical hits it out of the park! The winning score by Adler and Ross and a devilish book by George Abbot have made this sporty musical comedy a true American classic. Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life he's left behind. Joe ultimately outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self, and shepherds the Senators

to the World Series.

Audition Dates: Monday and Tuesday November 28-29, Dance: Wednesday November 30th.

Callbacks: Friday December 2, 2016.  

Performance Dates: March 3-4, 10-11, 2017.