2014 One-Act Festival

Mulgrave School Presents The 2014

ONE ACT FESTIVAL FEATURING

Rogue of the Railway Upper School Musical Production

With Opening Acts

Hard Candy - Grade 10 Theatre Arts Unspoken - Grade 12 IB Theatre Arts *The Proposal - Bonus Grade 10 Theatre Arts Show

Crush - Musical Theatre Leap March 6, 7 & 8 at 7:00pm Linda Hamer Theatre

A note from the

DIRECTOR

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As a teacher and a director, I have a history of choosing pieces that provide students an opportunity to explore a serious issue and an acting challenge. This year, I felt it was time for something lighter, a musical melodrama. Generally, people love musicals. Nothing can be lighter and more fun than the over-the-top performance of a melodrama. The acting, however, is still a challenge for the students as it requires a very physical and exaggerated acting style.

Furthermore, there is the added challenge of singing and dancing. My hope is to provide a thoroughly entertaining show that challenges the actors but also provides a lighthearted feel and fun experience. What can be more fun than a play that has lines like “Curses!”, “I feel a swoon coming on!” and “Never darken my

This year, we have also returned to the One Act Festival format, similar to 2009. As a department, we discussed the merit of providing more opportunity for student involvement with this particular format. There are students from Grades 7 to 12 in Rogue of the Railway, our main feature. As well, this one act format provides a full stage opportunity to the Grade 7 to 9 students in the One Act LEAP, the Grade 10 Theatre Arts students and the presentation of the Grade 12 IBDP Theatre Arts independent project performance. As the opening acts of the festival, these students get to perform at a major evening event. We relish this opportunity for student involvement and the chance to showcase their artistic talents.

Director Glen Pope

PRODUCTION CREDITS Courtenay Ennis.....Piano/Conductor Jeff Gammon.....Bass Bobby Wiens.....Drums/Percussion Tanya Phelps.....Choreography Linsy Rotar.....Costumes, Lighting and Technical Support Christine Giesbrecht & Richard Kristen.....Paint Coordinators Melanie Thompson.....Script Adaptation Andy Buxton.....Sound Set Up Linda Crone.....Make-up Coordinator Heather Graves.....Props Juliette Carr.....Hair

WARNINGS! Use of strobe light Use of toy guns Use of a mime Bad language like “drat” and “curses” *Friday night opening show – Unspoken – Mature Themes – not suitable for younger children.

Saddle up & mosey on over to See

Rogue of the Railway a Musical melodrama

Adapted for mulgrave school by melanie THompson Welcome to Dakota Territory circa the 1880s! Rogue of the Railway is a musical melodrama full of fun, phyiscal and over-the-top characters, including Dakota Melody, the fairest cornflower in all of Buffalo Bend. She is our damsel in distress who is tied to the railway by the evil rogue Professor Silias Scavenger. As she lies tied up shrieking for help, she awaits the arrival of our handsome hero, Sheriff Billy Bold, who will try to save the day. The crazy cast of outlaws, town folk and medicine show performers guarantees an evening of exciting entertainment.

CAST & Crew

Glen Pope

Linsy Rotar

Director

Costume Designer & Technical Crew

Fraser Christian

Aidan Clarke Scott

Noah Guld

Sophia Gupta

Sheriff Billy Bold

Sound Operator

Follow Spot Operator

Running Water

Ava Aminbakhsh

Ben Boddez

Heather Corbett

Tasha Fischer

Clint, an Outlaw

Mime & Stage Manager

Daisy Harris

Wild Prairie Rose

Silias Scavenger

Sophie Chappell Dakota Melody

Aria Guld

Stage Manager

Lighting Technician

Chelsea Henry

Rhianna Hiom

Theadora Barracuda

Molly

Ashleigh Kearns

Natasha Kearns

Louis Keleher

Abigail Korbin

Alex Li

Annika Li

Phillip Martin

Meridy Meikle Mrs. Cornish

Hair & Make-up Artist

Aleem Muljiani

Katherine O’Brien

Sarah Orsmond

Angela Pai

Hunter Rigatti

Megan Steffens

Meagan Stewart

Kelcy Timmons

Cassie

Outlaw

Rufus Clang

Alex Stedman

Assistant Stage Manager

Tillie

Hattie

Kayla

Costume, Set & Props Crew

Johnny

Jake, Outlaw

Harmony

Sarah

Make-up Artisit

Mrs. Riggs

Rehearsal Asst. Stage Manager

Soraiya Lalani Mrs. Bradman

Megan Moffatt

Matt

Kat Turner

Fifi, Penny Pickpocket

Special thanks to Fotografica Studios for photographing our talented cast and crew!

Shanil Verjee Laurette, Outlaw

Danielle Wierenga Assistant Stage Manager

Jessie Xiang Zenobia

The 2014

ONE ACT FESTIVAL Opening Acts March 6 - Hard Candy - By Jonathan Rand Presented by Grade 10 Theatre Arts, Hard Candy explores the hilarious trials of getting hired at Banff Industries where no job interview is ever the same.

March 7* - Unspoken - By Sophie Chappell

Grade 12 Theatre Arts presents Unspoken, a play which explores the relationship of two friends while they are being held in a school-wide lock down. Aimed at a mature audience, this suspenseful piece emphasises what fatal consequences occur when you force yourself to hold in your true feelings. Costumes and set design by Fraser Christian. *Bonus Show - The Proposal - BY Anton Chekov Grade 10 Theatre Arts presents The Proposal, a comedic marriage proposal by the classic Russian playwright.

March 8 - CRUSH - By Students & Ms. By

Presented by the Middle School Musical Theatre LEAP elective, this is a student-created play about love and teenage romance. Monologues and songs are complied together, creating a montage that tells the story of each girl’s crush.

CAST & CREW

Krista Cook

Ahmed Dharamsi

Chelsea Henry

Ira

Harry

Gail

Rachael Herz

Keeyan Kazemi

Soraiya Lalani

Alex Li

Zoe Morin

Hunter Rigatti

Meagan Stewart

Sydney White

Danielle Wierenga

Magnolia Zhao

Assitant Stage Manager

Bob

Dave

Linda

Stage Manager

Cindy

HARD CANDY

Adam

Jill

Props

Emily

By Jonathan Rand

Welcome to Banff Enterprises, where no interview is ever the same.

Unspoken Sophie Chappell

Fraser Christian

Graham Gilley Voiceover

THE

ROPOSAL

By Anton Chekov - A bonus play presented by Grade 10 IB Theatre Arts students

Jude Arafeh

Stepan Stepanovich (Chubokov)

Rachael Herz

Assistant Stage Manager

Soraiya Lalani Stage Manager

Phillip Martin

Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov

Merina Uhrle

Natalya Stepanovna

CRUSH It’s about love. it’s about being a teenager.

Crush began as an idea on the first day of our One Act LEAP elective. It took many forms throughout the creative process, but what we ended up with is a Cabaret-style montage of moments and emotions. The girls picked their own monologues and songs and did most of their own rehearsing and scriptwriting. The main goal was for the show to run through a full spectrum of teenaged love: from crush to heartbreak to crush again. Each actor took a risk by being showcased as an individual, and this is something to be commended. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it!

Director Natassja By

Ensemble Cast

Arell Bryski

Madeleine Campeau

Cecile Dai

Jenna Mamdani

Martha Shaw

Shanil Verjee

JiSoo You

Grace Wang

Aileen Zhou

Carrie Zhou

The directors say...

Acknowledgements • Susan Bertoia for helping students with the physical acting.

• Art students Freya Ma, Helen Jeong, Katie Lu, Ji Na You, Jaylan Vance, Chelsea Henry & Bridget Liao for painting.

• Owen Hann for train sound effects.

• Irene Chappell for finding props, costumes and organising food.

• Jordan Somani & for videoing.

• Ben Kwan for returning to help oversee video.

• Arts Council for their support with the promotion of the play.

• Upper School Administration for their continued encouragement.

• Tony Wilson, for his front of house and volunteer coordinatoring help.

• Mark Steffens, Jane Webb & Chloe Scott for programme production.

• Joaquin Pedrero & Mark Steffens for photography.

• Elizabeth Calderon, Mark Steffens & Jane Webb for promotions.

• Nihat Tetiker & facilities • Farhad & the cleaning crew • Randy at rebel com t-shirts • Lori at Boolala costume rentals • Natalie Dunbar • Our families

Thank you! for your continued support of Mulgrave School’s Fine & Performing Arts Programmes

The 2014

ONE ACT FESTIVAL