Welcome To The 2010-2011 School Year!!!

Welcome to the new school year! Drama club is going to be great this year! We are so excited for everyone who will join and we know you will have fun! Be sure to look for us next week at Club Rush and sign up! And keep checking the blog to see what's happening! I'll try to keep it up to date!

-Mitch (Publicity)

Hello dramies! This is just a friendly reminder that next week (the week of March 9th-12th) there WILL be rehearsal during LUNCH Tuesday through Friday, even though there will be no released advisory. Also, the set date for memorization to be complete is April 1st (no joke), so work on that! And remember that the sooner we get it done the sooner we can perform so don't wait until the last minute to get it done. There's NO TIME! Haha...get it? Anyways...love you all. Thanks for supporting drama and being a part of our community service project.

XO Carlino

Westlake Wonderland

Hey guys! So the list has been posted for Alice in Wonderland and rehearsals have started. Thanks to everyone who auditioned. This is going to be a blast!

Rehearsals will be during advisory and/or lunch. This means that you will not be able to attend if you have I's in your classes because you will need to be at remediation. If we want a great show it's going to require that everyone be at rehearsals. It shouldn't take more than a few weeks to pull it all together, but PLEASE make sure that your grades are current.

That being said, I'm looking forward to seeing you all in Wonderland! :D (Yes, I know that was cheesy)

xo

Carlino

ALICE IN WONDERLAND!!!

Hey everybody!
Alice in Wonderland auditions are next week! We need as many people as we can get--but you have to be in drama club! So spread the word and have your friends join so they can audition. Everyone who auditions will be cast!
There are a plethora of fun and crazy parts in this show. I am so so excited to get started. We will be performing at libraries, elementary schools, hospitals, abuse shelteres, and other places for community service. It will be a great experience.
SO, for auditions: Please prepare a 30 second comedic monologue. There will also be a cold read from the script. The auditions will be next Monday through Thursday (1st-4th of Feb) during lunch. You can sign up for a day on Mrs. Morrey's door.
The cast list will be posted by Monday, February 8th. It will also be posted here on blog and on the Facebook group. So make sure if you haven't already joined to do so!
Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
-Carlino

Upcoming Events: Stay Tuned!

Drama club has big plans! Make sure you join and have your friends join. Pay $15.00 to the financial office and you will be an official member.

We have some fun and exciting things planned! First, we are getting club T-Shirts. These will be included in the drama club fee. If you are an artist or if you have an idea for the design or saying on the shirts, draw them up and bring them to the drama room.

Our next drama club activity will be Dec 22* (tentative). We are having a "Popcorn Pajama Picture Night." So make sure you spread the word and come in your PJ's with your favorite snack to watch a Christmas movie!

By the end of this week we should have our club ID cards ready. These magic cards can get you into any production of Westlake High for free (including shows, concerts, dance recitals, etc.) So make sure you come pick yours up sometime next week! Watch for announcements in your drama class or on Mrs. Morrey's board.

As a drama club, we want to participate in community service. Don't worry, we won't be singing showtunes while picking up trash on the side of the freeway. We believe that we should use our talents to benefit our community and it will be a great way for us to get our name our there. We are going to be putting together a short children's show or something else of the sort that we will be performing at libraries, elementary schools, hospitals, and so forth. It will be such a great and fun opportunity that the Westlake High drama department hopefully can do for years to come. Any member of drama club who wants to participate is welcome and can in help in some way. Watch the blog and listen for announcements for more information and auditions for this! :)

And finally, as a theatre department, it is important for us to connect and support other schools in the district in their drama programs. We will be attending other school's shows and be sending "Break-a-Leg" flower bouquets to casts on their opening night. We would also like to have a night in the near future where we invite all of the schools' drama clubs to come together for a Night of Improv where we can teach each other our favorite games. This would be a BLAST so make sure you listen for more information about this.

Wow. That was a lot of housekeeping. We will be having short drama club meetings during advisory once a month to cover all of the business that needs to be covered. Mrs. Morrey will announce the dates in her classes and they will be on the board as well. Along with that, we would like to have at least one drama club activity per month, so if you have suggestions, make sure you comment with them or write them down and give them to Morrey or one of the Presidency members.

We're looking forward to a great year! Go theatre people!

Night of Improv

Hey everyone!!! DON'T FORGET tomorrow (December 1st) is our first drama club social: Night of Improv! You must be a member of drama club to come, so make sure you get your fees paid ($15.00 to the financial office) and bring your favorite snack to share with everyone! It's going to be lots of fun so don't miss out. 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the drama room. See ya there!

YES IT IS A MIRACLE! I ACTUALLY CHOSE THE SHOWS IN ADVANCE! I hope you are as excited as I am! It is going to be a great season!!! If you have any questions you can email me at amorrey@alpine.k12.ut.us