From HSM Producer Harold Paige
Yea! It’s finally going to be here! Cast, crew and production staff are invited to a premier showing of the DVD of Theater Arts Guild’s presentation of Disney’s High School Musical.
Cast, crew and production staff should have already received an email with the time and place of the showing – this is a private showing and not open to the public.
I received this question via email from a reader. Having no idea what the answer is I’m posting it in case someone else knows.
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Could you please tell me if you could find out the name of an adagio acrobatic trio that appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show?
It definitely was not The Bal Caron Trio or The andrea dancers, or the Keoni Dancers or The Saddri Dancers or The Three Wiles or Trio Gypsys. or The Dior Dancers. It was the best adagio act I had ever seen.
It consisted of Two six ft tall men wearing regular black tuxedos and shiny black patent leather dress shoes that tied. The girl was a tiny petite blonde haired girl she wore a black bathing suit outfit with black ballet slippers she must have been a
tiny double jointed contortionist because she was just like rubber. One man circled her around his waist like she was his belt or tuxedo cummerbun wrapped around his waist as her body was facing outward wrapped around his waist tightly and he spun around and around in fast circles while she was wrapped around his waist like a belt or tuxedo cummerbund.
Both men took his turn of doing different acrobatic lifts and spins to her one man used her as a single jumprope and her jumped over her body several times while he was holding onto her two ankles in one hand and in his other hand he
held onto her two wrists and she was in a horizontal position like a real jumprope and her brought her body up and down and around and jumped over her like a jumprope.
One man put her body across his shoulder like the letter T and spun around and around in circles  then she locked her feet
around the other man’s neck and hung upside down on the front of him as he spun her around and they did other adagio lifts and spins and balancing to her even both men used her body as a double jumprope too.
It also was not the three Cottas either In 1951 the trio Hurricanes were on the Ed Sullivan Show maybe it could be them or there was another act called Kay, katchas, and Kay see if it was them or The Hermanos Williams trio or see if you can find out what the name of their act was.
The great trio I saw danced to the music of The Can Can or The Sabre Dance song please find out and email me back soon as I will be looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks.
Wayne
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Mount Vernon, WA – Open auditions for the Rocky Horror Show on August 8-9, 2007 – 6-9pm at the Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon, WA. For more information visit www.TheaterArtsGuild.org
Production runs October 26-November 10, 2007.
Anacortes, WA – Once Upon a Mattress presented by Anacortes Community Theatre (ACT) March 30-April 28, 2007.
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Directed by Marilyn Pinquoch
Choreography by Glynna Goff-Eloe
CAST – Once Upon a Mattress 2007
Princess Winnifred – Glynna Goff-Eloe
Prince Dauntless the Drab – Mike Jenkins
Queen Aggravain – Julie Johnson Lindsey
King Sextimus the Silent – David Picht
Lady Larken – Cally Johnson
Sir Harry – Clarence Holden
Minstrel – Tim McLaughlin
Jester – Willow McLaughlin
Wizard – Nello Bottari
Princess # 12 – Taylor Goldstein
Lady Rowena – Valerie Thomas
Lady Lucille – Carol Lee Olsen
Lady Merrill – Kathleen Wolf
Lady Hortense – Mary Purcer
Statue – Venus de Mildred – Judy Crane
Sir Studley – Bil Terry
Lady Beatrice – Rebecca Boggie, Jenny Ives
Sir Harold – Hardy VanRy
Sir Luce – Billy Hendrix
Lady Maybelle – Chris Weiss
Prince (Prologue) – Hardy VanRy
Princess (Prologue) – Rebecca Bogie, Jenny Ives
Queen (Prologue) – Kathleen Wolf
Ladies in Waiting – Kate Clawson, Beth Greatorex, Jenny Ives, Sheryl Laprade
Knights – Sam Gladish, Zach Purcer, Jerry Stewart, Malcolm Taylor, Dan Tibbles, Justin Wheeler, Amandus Wolf
Swamp Ladies Sextet – Beth Greatorex, Sheryl Laprade, Carol Lee Olsen, Mary Purcer, Valerie Thomas, Kathleen Wolf
CREW
Director/Musical Director – Marilyn Pinquoch
Producer – Melissa Bridges
Assistant Director – Carla Roberts-Hurst
Assitant Director – Dottie Morgan
Choreographer – Glynna Goff-Eloe
Stage Manager/Props – Anneke DenHann
Costumers – Sandy Meissner, Heather Robertson
Set Design – Cheryl Reid, Billy Hendrix
Set Construction Lead/Props – Billy Hendrix
Stage Crew – Tyler Hutchinson
Lighting Design – Melissa Bridges, Tim McLaughlin, Marilyn Pinquoch
Lighting Technicians – Carrie and Sarah Tisinger
Make Up and Hair – Julie Todd Johnson
Hair Stylists – Jan Trumble, Karen McCallum
Production Coordinator/Set Artist – Cheryl Reid
Front of House – Doris Griffith
Box Office – Mary Seeger
Poster Design and Cast Portraits – Ginny Tomasko
Publicity – Jackie Anderson
Front of House – Doris Griffith
Dinner Theatre – Sandy Meissner, Rick Sohn and Betsy Rogers
Seamstresses: Sandy Meissner, Heather Robertson, Carol Lee Olsen, Edna Witcher, Cally Johnson, Rosemary Trott, Beth Greatorex
Set Construction: Billy Hendrix, Cheryl Reid, Anneke DenHann, Bruce Raine
Musicians
Pianist/Rehearsal Pianist – Onella Brunner
Keyboard – Juanita Maltsberger
ACT MISSION STATEMENT:
Anacortes Community Theater is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to enrich, educate and entertain our community by providing a quality theatre experience for actors, patrons, and students of all ages.
ACT STAFF
Production Coordinator – Cheryl Reid
Office Manager – Carolyn Cox
Box Office – Mary Seeger
School of Performing Arts – Elizabeth Lundquist
2007 ACT Board
President – Bob Lundquist
Vice President – Jan Trumble
Secretary – Jackie Anderson
Treasurer – Mitch Everton
Members at Large – Bud Anderson, Nello Bottari, Carrie Tisinger
PLOT SYNOPSIS
Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak. Meanwhile, his terror of a wife, Queen Aggravian, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Lady Larken and Sir Harry are extremely disturbed by this fact since Lady Larken is now pregnant with Sir Harry’s baby. Luckily, Sir Harry is able to find an amazing princess, Winnifred the Woebegone. She instantly catches the attention of Prince Dauntless, and in the end, is able to pass the Queen’s supposedly impassable sensitivity test. When the Queen still tries to prevent the Prince Dauntless from marrying, he tells her to ‘shut up’ which ends up breaking the curse on the king. Now able to speak, King Sextimus regains his rightful position as leader of the kingdom, and all is well.
Cheepburger is finally hitting the stage!!!!! Written and directed by Dave James, produced by Carrie James. My home boy don’t put out nothing but the best, so go see it.
This is the WORLD PREMIERE of a new original comedy.
CHEEPBURGER SHOW TIMES 2007:
Stanwood High School Performing Arts Center
April 27th at 7:00 pm
April 28th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm
$5 admission.
Carrie writes (you are too funny):
So… Dave wrote a play. It’s awesome. It’s based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It takes place in a fast food restaurant called Cheepburger. Hence, it is called Cheepburger. It is a load of fun. You should come. Or else you will regret it. Forever.
ABOUT CHEEPBURGER
Lone Rooster Productions is made up of students from both Port Susan Middle School and Stanwood Middle School. After having great success in past years with well-known shows such as Bye Bye Birdie, Anne of Green Gables, Into The Woods, Guys and Dolls, and Annie, the kids of Lone Rooster are proud to be producing their first brand-new original comedy.
Cheepburger takes place in a chicken-based fast food restaurant, and is based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It was written by local teacher and Lone Rooster director Dave James, although the actors, actresses, and tech crew have contributed greatly to the flow and humor of the script during the rehearsal process. The play follows the stories of two young couples. One of the couples has just met, and they seem perfect for each other. But an acquaintance of theirs who doesn’t like to see others end up happy conspires with her trouble-making friends to break them up. The other couple consists of a boy and girl who have dedicated their lives to insulting and ridiculing each other, to the point where their friends conclude that only two people completely in love could possibly spend so much time trying to offend each other. Having realized this, their friends concoct a plot to make them fall in love once and for all.
Many of the characters in the play are employees of the Cheepburger fast food restaurant, but there are also many customers who visit Cheepburger, including a well-to-do lady who thinks she’s in a five-star restaurant, a man who desperately wants roast beef when all they have is chicken, and an entire soccer team who’s trip to Cheepburger ends in an all-out food fight.
In all, about 40 students will make Cheepburger run smoothly both on stage and behind the scenes. Cheepburger will run April 27th at 7:00 pm, and April 28th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm. All shows will be at the Stanwood High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are only five dollars, and are available at Snow Goose Books in Stanwood or at the door.
Mount Vernon, WA – THE APPLE TREE opens April 13th. The diary of Adam and Eve “The Apple Tree” is a quirky, touching musical spin on the tale of the world’s first couple, adapted from Mark Twains “Extracts from Adam’s Diary”.
This is a three-person show with myself at the piano. Features Adam, Eve and the Snake – all performed hilariously by seasoned actors. It’s a very cute one hour show that highlights some of the historical and stereotypical differences between men and women – who better to explore this with than Adam and Eve. It’s very funny. I’ve never met anyone who did not like the work of Mark Twain – and his dry wit and sense of humour runs throughout this script. I’ve worked with these actors on other productions and they are VERY fun to work with and to watch.
This is a musical – lots of great interchanges between Adam and Eve with songs sprinkled throughout.
SHOWTIMES:
Friday, April 13 2007 – Stanwood High School Theater Performing Arts Center, Stanwood, WA. Dinner and show $20.00 – Show only $10. Dinner at 6pm – show to follow. Catered by Olive Garden of Burlington, WA.
Saturday, April 14th 2007 – The Phillip Tarro Theater at Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA. 6pm dessert and coffee – show to follow.
Tickets are available at the door, at Snow Goose Bookstore or online at eventbrite.com
PROCEED BENEFITS
The April 13th performance to benefit the Twin City Idlers Scholarship Fund. The April 14th show to benefit the Drama Department Scholarships of Skagit Valley College.
Disney’s High School Musical run at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) has wrapped. Thanks to all for a very fun run. Special kudos to our tech crew on this show – thank you for all your hard work.
Here on my website I have a whole section just for High School Musical related articles and photos – check out the “High School Musical” link on the right bar navigation.
HSM 2007 PROGRAM CREDITS
Disney’s High School Musical
Book by David Simpatico
Original songs by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil; Ray Cham, Greg Cham and Andrew Seeley; Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn; Andy Dodd and Adam Watts; Bryan Louiselle; David N. Lawrence and Faye Greenberg; Jamie Houston.
Music adapted, arranged and produced by Bryan Louiselle
Based on a Disney Channel Original Movie Written by Peter Barsocchini
Theater Arts Guild Production March 23 – April 7, 2007
Produced by Jann Barem, Clarence Holden and Harold Page
Directed by Scott McDade
Musical Direction by Conrad Askland
Choreographed by Donna Carroll and Jennifer Newell
Lighting Design by Steven Craig
CAST
Troy Bolton – Ryan McNamara
Gabriella Montez – Miranda Zickler
Sharpay Evans – Havalah Calderon and Adria Finch
Ryan Evans – Cody Adelman
Chad Danforth – Mikel Armstrong
Taylor McKessie – Emma Lynn
Kelsi Neilson – Sarah Damstra and Mandy Vander Mey
Zeke Baylor – Stefan Vanden Kooy
Martha Cox – Kaela Springer
Jack Scott – Mason Eger
Ms. Darbus – Laurie Miller
Coach Bolton – Bruce Vilders
Cheerleaders – Ellis Jones, Haylie Ingman, Carly Richter and Lisa Wallace
Jocks – Jake Updegraff, Justin Lawrence, Connor Crosby, Tyler Luvera, Miles Lee, Jeff Huschka, Michael Peterson
Braniacs – Emily Lester, Alec Hernandez, Madeline Furlong, Lauren Leer, Mathias Struck
Thespians – Pete Grace, Rebecca Wright, Amelia Furlong, Lauren Sigfusson, Chloe Roberts, Emma Ferguson, Nicole Jennings
Skaters – Lindsee Nichols, Demi Fair, Chelsea Hawkinson, Courtney Blunt, Jana Collins, Kyle Mitchell
Wildcat Dancers – Mikalah Barem, Adria Finch, Gina Wallace, Braelyn Whited, Miranda Peterson, Malia Woodard, Felisha Palomera
Wildcat Students – Teylor Wilber, Kiralee Nichols, Ashley Christoferson, Dorothy Howard, Laura Andrich, Emily Watilo, Emily Shapiro and Hanna Ermi.
Voice of Ms. Tenny – Shelby Celia
Voice of Decathlon Moderator – Rebecca Wright
UNDERSTUDIES
Gabriella Montez – Lauren Leer
Taylor McKessie – Lauren Sigfusson
Zeke – Jake Updegraff
Martha Cox – Miranda Peterson
Ryan Evans – Pete Grace
PRODUCTION STAFF
Producers – Jann Barem, Clarence Holden and Harold Page
Director – Scott McDade
Musical Director/Conductor – Conrad Askland
Choreographers Donna Carroll and Jennifer Newell
Stage Manager – Dave Wright
Set Designer – Scott McDade
Design Consultants – Harold Paige and Steven Craig
Costumer – Cathy Pfahl
Lighting Designer – Steven Craig
Makeup / Hair Designer – Amy Vermulm
Makeup Assistants – Nicole Trepus and Claire Miller
Props Managers – Amanda McDaniel and Suzann McLamb
Director’s Assistant – Shelby Celia
Choreographer’s Assistant – Tessa Bisby
Costume Assistants – D.J. Walker and Cecilia Andress
Dance Captians – Adria Finch and Miranda Peterson
Audio Engineer – Kyle Blevins
Audio Tech 2 – Milton Grambo
Baksetball Coaches – Anton Fero and Bruce Vilders
Volunteer Coordinator – Ann Nelson
Set Construction Lead – Don Willcuts
Set Construction Crew – Mark O’Brien, Phillip Brown, Bob Jones, Joriah Barnett, Walter Pfahl, Aaron Haba, Roger Ragusa, Leif Barem, Glen Huschka, Bruce Vilders
Scenic Painter – Karen Bakke
Set Painters – Elizabeth Haba, Alicia Huschka, Glen Huschka, Elizabeth Risser, Kathy Lester, Karen Gardner-Brown, Kathy Brackett, Clarice Lee, Ebony Lee, Debbie Mitchell and Dave Mitchell
Productin Photographers – Gary Brown and Eric Hall
Program – McDade and Company
Program Assistants – Jann Barem and Harold Paige
Program Photographer – Scott McDade
RUNNING CREW
Fly Lead – Dave Mumford
Fly Crew – Spencer Demarais, Nate Young, Roger Ragusa and Leif Barem
Stage Crew – Chelsea Lankford, Madelynne Nore, Lauren Reilly and Anna Oomen
Light Board Operator – James Yandel
Follow-spot Operators – Wes Furlong and Cameron Craig
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard 1 – Conrad Askland
Keyboard 2 – Brianne Weaver
Guitar 1 – Luke Hansen
Guitar 2 and Saxophone – Kyle McInnis
Bass Guitar – Peter Bridgman
Percussion – Oscar De La Rosa
Drums – David Bridgman
Disney’s High School Musical opened at McIntyre Hall on March 23, 2007 for a three week run. Here are some photos of the HSM cast and musicians in rehearsal. Full cast is almost sixty strong and the live pit band is seven musicians (and six keyboards!).
High School Musical Cast at McIntyre Hall – Warmups
HSM Cast in General Rehearsal
HSM Musicians Setting Up In Orchestra Pit
Rhythm Section Compares Notes
Conductor’s Keyboard Rig
Oscar De La Rosa – Percussion
Scott McDade – Director
Cathy Pfahl – Costume Design
Theater Arts Guild Gobo
Jann Barem and Harold Paige
Technical crews in the arts are notorious for not being appreciated. They work so hard backstage to make everything work right. If they do their job well, they are almost invisible as everything flows with effortless ease to make the cast look good on stage.
So if you’re involved in musical theater, plays, drama, music bands or anything that uses a tech crew – take time out to let them know you appreciate what they do. Because truth is, things wouldn’t look very good without them!
The Crew is all those people backstage who work so hard to make you look good. They include the guys on the fly rail, the girls who move sets on and off, the prop ladies, the Stage Manager, the guys who mike you up, the lighting guy, the people in the dressing area who help with costumes and make-up and the backstage parent volunteers.
Here are some ways to show your appreciation:
50 WAYS TO APPRECIATE YOUR TECH CREW
1. Learn their names.
2. Say “Thank you!”
3. Smile at them.
4. Bring them a cookie.
5. Clap when they enter the building.
6. Buy them a flower
7. Leave anonymous “Thank You” notes for them backstage.
8. Compose a poem extolling their contribution.
9. Give them a Starbuck’s gift certificate.
10. Slap them on the back and say “Atta boy/girl!”
11. Post a “Thank you” ad in the Personals section of the Want Ads.
12. Make them feel welcome in the Green Room.
13. Wear deodorant.
14. Decorate a personal water bottle for them.
15. Ask for their autographs.
16. Dedicate a performance to them.
17. Be respectful.
18. Bake them a cake.
19. Tell your friends and family how important the crew is to the
production.
20. Polish an apple and give it to them.
21. Tell them they’re doing a good job.
22. Share a joke with them.
23. Bring a tub of red licorice sticks to share with them.
24. Chat with them.
25. Stay out of their way when they are trying to do their job.
26. Put up a big “Thank You!” poster backstage with all their names
on it.
27. Pick up after yourself.
28. Take their picture.
29. Send them a greeting card.
30. Tell them they look good in black.
31. To the fly rail guys say “Oooo, you’re strong!”
32. Wave at them in the parking lot.
33. Give them a complimentary nickname.
34. Tell them they’re cool.
35. Offer them an Altoid.
36. Take an interest in what they do.
37. Say hi to them when you see them away from the theater.
38. Wear an “I love the Stage Crew” tee shirt.
39. Give them a McDonalds gift certificate.
40. Remember to thank them when you receive your Oscar.
41. Tell them you’ve named a goldfish after them.
42. Knit them a black sweater.
43. Ask them about their favorite backstage story.
44. Be cheerful.
45. Let them read your newspaper.
46. “Groove” with them.
47. Tell them they’re your hero.
48. Respect their “space”.
49. Tell other people nice things about them.
50. Write “Thank You” messages on a banana (peel) with a Sharpie
and give it to them.