RHS Drama News

Rehearsal Schedule

2010-03-04T13:21:00.001-08:00

This rehearsal schedule is likely to evolve, but many have asked for some sort of breakdown. This does not include Monday or Wednesday music rehearsals with Mr. Johnson.

Be prepared for additional 7PM-10PM rehearsals (principal or choreography) added as needed on 3/15, 3/16, 3/17, 3/22, 3/23, and 3/24.

Friday, 3/5 2:30-5:00 - CHOREOGRAPHY (Entire Cast)
Thursday, 3/11 2:30-4:00(Cafeteria) - Run Act 1 OFF BOOK (Entire Cast)
Friday, 3/12 2:30-5:00 (Cafeteria) - CHOREOGRAPHY (Entire Cast)
Thursday, 3/18 2:30-4:00 (Cafeteria) - Run Act 2 OFF BOOK (Entire Cast)
Friday, 3/19 2:30-5:00 (2026) - CHOREOGRAPHY: Jocks, Troy, Sharpay and Ryan
Thursday, 3/25 2:30-5:00 - Run show
Friday, 3/26 2:30-5:00 - CHOREOGRAPHY (Entire Cast)

SPRING BREAK

Wednesday, 4/7 - 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Full Run/Choreography
Thursday, 4/8 - 2:30-5:00 Full Run
Friday, 4/9 - 2:30-5:00 Full Run/Choreography

TECH WEEK
Monday4/12, 2:30-7:00
Tuesday 4/13, 2:30-7:00
Wednesday 4/14, 4:00-9:00
Thursday 4/15, 2:30-7:00
Friday 4/16 and Saturday 4/17 - 5:30 CALL, 7:00 Show
Sunday 4/18 - 12:30 CALL, 2:00 Show, strike following

FIRST REHEARSAL!!!

2010-02-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

The snow is done!

First rehearsal tomorrow, 2/18 at 2:20-4:00

FULL CAST IN AUDITORIUM

First Meeting

Friday 2/19 at 2:20-5:00

FULL CAST IN AUDITORIUM

Choreography with Stephen Gregory Smith, our guest choreographer!

Detailed schedules to follow from Mr. B. and Mr. Johnson

CHANGE IN FIRST REHEARSAL

2010-01-27T13:38:00.001-08:00

Our first HSM rehearsal will now be Thursday, February 11 at 2:30 PM

Mr. B. did not realize that materials are not due to be shipped in time for the original rehearsal date. He can be an airhead sometimes (but man enough to admit it:).

See you soon!
-B

Are you ready for some HSM???

2010-01-06T09:50:00.000-08:00

Rehearsals begin Thursday, January 28!

A more detailed schedule will follow, but here is the general format:

Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 PM - Music with Mr. Johnson
Thursdays and Fridays, 2:30 PM - 4/5 PM - Staging and/or choreography in Auditorium

See you soon!

CAST ANNOUNCED FOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!

2009-12-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

CAST LIST FOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

TEACHERS

Coach Bolton - Mike Chang

Ms. Darbus - Kaitlyn Townsend-Grey

Ms. Tenny - Tess Garraty

BRAINIACS

Gabriella Montez - Amy Broadbent

Taylor McKessie - Grace Pasco

Martha Cox - Cara Newman

Other Brainiacs-

Kristin Leiter

Leeah Tarrer

Erin Griffin

Alicia Camacho

Dionna Bocci

Asena Acar

Julianne Ryan

Hellen Kim

Dalena Durst

Megan Rider

JOCKS

Troy Bolton - Teddy Vossler

Chad Danforth - Tyler Babich

Zeke - Jean Pierre Leroy

Jason - Raheel Awan

Other Jocks

Jeremiah Seligman

Jake Adams

Chris Colwander

Luke O'Malley

Ryan Lambert

CHEERLEADERS (Featured dancers)

Hope Wahlbrink

Caitlin Sperling

Mina Sara

Taylor Schaeffer

Anarita Sousa

SKATERS

Ripper - Andy Levine

Mongo - Luke Cooper-Martin

Other Skaters

Aaron Hyndman

Chloe Thomas

Feriel Hayton

Elisa Mathon

THESPIANS

Sharpay Evans - Paris Ford

Ryan Evans - Marcus Lee

Kelsi - Daniella Hirsch

James - Danny Miller

Susan - Lauren Marple

Cyndra - Olivia Rubbo

Cathy - Robin Alexander

Other Thespians -

Genevieve Dubroof,

Katie Winslow

Natalie DeNegris

Liana Kam

Emily Janes

OTHER STUDENTS

Jack Scott, The Velvet Fog of East High - Johan Clarke+

*UNDERSTUDIES

For Coach Bolton - Chris Colwander

For Ms. Darbus and Ms. Tenny - Genevieve Dubroof

For Gabriella Montez - Olivia Rubbio

For Taylor - Dionna Bocci

For Kelsi - Robin Alexander

For Troy Bolton - Jean Pierre Leroy

For Chad Danforth - Jake Adams

For Zeke - Raheel Awan

For Jason and James - Luke O'Malley

Ripper and Mongo - Ryan Lambert

For Sharpay Evans and Martha - Lauren Marple

For Ryan Evans - Johan Clarke

For Susan, Cyndra and Cathy - Emily Janes

For Jack Scott, The Velvet Fog of East High - Danny Miller#

Congratulations to everyone who auditioned! This was undoubtedly the best turn-out of talent I have seen at RHS in MANY years (aside from the Von Trapp children!), and it was a difficult process to cast all of these roles. Whenever possible, I attempted to cast roles against "type," because I want RHS drama to put our own stamp on HSM. We're not setting out to mimic the Disney movie, but to make this production uniquely our own. It was incredible to have a talent pool that allowed that luxury in casting!

If you auditioned and your name is not anywhere on this list, then I made a mistake (unless you were Lesley Genao and said you wanted to work on costumes, or you specifically asked to only be considered for one role). Send me an email (landlesstheatre@gmail.com) and I will add you to the list.

If, for some reason, you wish to decline your role, please send me a quick email at landlesstheatre@gmail.com - but trust me, you will want to be ANY part of this show! It's going to blow the roof off of RHS! Can you tell how PSYCHED I AM??? :)

Rehearsals will begin in January. I am hoping that the scripts will arrive before break so that you can begin working independently. Mondays and Wednesdays will be regular rehearsals with Mr. Johnson (Cheerleaders will rarely, if ever, have to attend). Thursdays and Fridays will be staging and choreography rehearsals with me and the choreographer.

Everyone must be academically eligible to participate. If you are having academic trouble, there are more than a few students in the cast who would be glad to help you study! Amy Broadbent, our drama president, can help you find someone!

Everyone must be financially eligible to rehearse. Make sure your ECA fee is paid this month.

If you are dying to jump into a different "clique" (Brainiac, Thespian, Skater, etc.), that can probably be arranged in January. Students who want to join the cheerleader group will probably have to audition for the choreographer.

A few notes:

* - Understudies. There is usually one student or two who becomes ineligible or quits the show, and understudies are assigned to cover principal roles. It is not necessary for an understudy to attend rehearsals for the understudied role, but actors who need to miss rehearsal should arrange for understudies to attend to cover for them. If an understudy stands in for more than two rehearsals, I will automatically give them one of the three performances.

+ - Jojo, don't be discouraged by the fact that Jack Scott does not appear in the movie. It is a major role written specifically for the stage play.

# - Same for you, understudy Danny Miller.

Congratulations to everyone, and I look forward to a great show!

-Mr. B.

Message from Rockville Little Theatre

2009-10-03T05:38:00.001-07:00

Greetings!!

In case students and/or parents are looking for more opportunities to work in theater between shows, we are always delighted to have volunteers. We are virtually next door to RHS, as our plays are performed at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater. We have also lent props and stage dressing to RLT's productions. Please share this info w/ your listserv.

Please contact me for more info, or use the address on the volunteers' page.

SSL, of course!!

Check us out:

http://www.rlt-online.org/volunteer.html

Margie Henry
PROPS Coordinator
Rockville Little Theatre

Rockville High Puts on Princely 'Mattress'

2008-04-17T15:07:00.000-07:00

Thursday, April 17, 2008; Page GZ08
The Washington Post

A classic fairy tale was revived last weekend with Rockville High School's "Once Upon A Mattress," a musical retelling of the children's story "The Princess and the Pea."

In the musical, the young Prince Dauntless (Eric Alexander) is desperately searching for a princess to marry, but his mother, Queen Aggravaine (Tory Shreffler), thwarts every chance for her son to get married. To complicate things more, no one in the kingdom is allowed to get married until the prince has a wife. So one day, the brave knight Sir Harry (Peter English) brings a strange young woman, Princess Winifred (Paris Ford), to the kingdom. Almost immediately, the prince decides that he likes her. However, the queen doesn't and she gives the girl a test to see whether she is worthy of marriage to the prince. The queen devises a sensitivity test to see whether the princess can sleep on a bed of 20 mattresses, with a small pea hidden beneath.

The cast worked well together to put on a great show. Ford led the way with a strong overall performance that made the strange, witty and "shy" Princess Winifred a joy to watch in every scene. There were other standout performances from Shreffler as Queen Aggravaine, Callie Ingram as Lady Larken, David Forgy as the mute but hilarious King Sextimus and Rebecca Claborn and Amy Broadbent, who sang together in perfect harmony. There were a few difficulties with the microphones, but the cast could be heard clearly. Many of the show's other technical aspects were impressive. A number of sets, which included castle walls, the 20-mattress bed and a large transparent backdrop, enhanced the overall look and feel of the show. In addition, the pit orchestra played well and did not overpower the cast.

Overall, a talented cast with a great technical crew came together to put on a wonderful rendition of the fairy tale.

Ian Kyle

Col. Zadok Magruder High School

Student Review: Rockville's Wonderful Fairytale

2008-04-13T11:31:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time there was an ensemble of students at Rockville High School. They went to a beautiful school in a land not too far away, and they put on a wonderful performance of “Once upon a Mattress”!
The musical is a take on the classic fairytale “The Princess and the Pea”. Prince Dauntless (played by Junior Eric Alexander) is of marrying age but his mother; Queen Aggravaine (Tory Schreffler) does not want her baby boy. Every time a princess comes to marry Dauntless she creates a “test” to see if the princess is worthy of her son. The tests are unfair and no princess is able to pass them. But when a new princess named Winnifred the Woebegone (Paris Ford) comes to the kingdom everything gets turned upside-down!
One of the many standout performance included David Forgy who played the mute King Sextimus. King Sextimus had a curse put on him so now he can only communicate via pantomime and for not being able to speak Forgy communicated wonderfully with the audience and the other characters.
Another highlight of the show was the dynamic duo of Rebecca Claborn and Amy Broadbent who played a Minstrel and a Jester respectively played perfectly off of each other throughout the performance as well as during their solo performances making the audience roar with laughter every time they went onto the stage.
The music during the performance was provided by a wonderful pit orchestra (conducted by Mr. Phil Barnes) with instruments ranging from bass clarinet to electric guitar. Although they were inside a cramped pit their wonderful sound filled the auditorium.
From curtain to curtain the show was a delight to watch. All the actors and actresses were smiling the whole time and the audience was no different.

-Joel Guttman
Magruder High School