February
MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS EVENTS
Entrance Exam
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Students Applying for Grade 6, 7, 8 2023-2024 School Year
Practice Entrance Exam
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Students Applying for Grade 9 2024-2025 School Year Walk-in
Dear Friends,
We are delighted to welcome you to the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur’s Middle School musical production of Matilda, JR., the story of Matilda Wormwood, an inquisitive and intellectual child with extraordinary powers. Matilda has a passion for reading, learning, and creating her own stories. In the end, she asserts herself, stands up to bullies, writes her own narrative, and is a little naughty, too!
The amount of time, talent, and dedication to this production is immeasurable. It all began the year before with acquiring the rights to the production, then planning meetings, deciding on casting, setting the rehearsal schedule, rehearsing, blocking, costuming, designing costumes, sound, lights, and set, and even more rehearsals. Still so much happens behind the scenes, with programs, headshots, gallery board, and marketing the production. In the process, Middle School students have learned that hard work and teamwork transform a script into a production, and like Matilda, they are empowered to change and write their own stories.
We are grateful to our faculty for making Matilda, JR. a reality, creating a top-notch musical for our Middle School students. A special thank you to Mrs. Pam Devenney and Mrs. Lindsay Miller for their love of theater, remarkable patience, commitment, and vision. They inspire and encourage our students and pass their passion along to the next generation.
Thank you for supporting the arts at Notre Dame. Enjoy the singing, dancing, and cleverness - with just a touch of rebellion!
Dr. Laura Hotchkiss Mrs. Bridget Bonner Head of School Director of Middle School Book
The Cast, Crew, and Production Staff would like to offer thanks to ...
Dr. Laura Hotchkiss, Mrs. Erin Pratt, and Mrs. Bridget Bonner for their ongoing support
Ms. Lisa D’Orazio and Ms. Elizabeth Winter for their help with publicity, creativity, and program guidance.
The faculty, staff, students, and parents of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
The parents of our talented and dedicated students
The Upper School students who stepped up to assist with Stage Crew and for their guidance and support of their Middle School Sisters.
Matilda, JR. SYNOPSIS
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda, JR., a gleefully witty ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!
Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda, JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
Matilda, JR. CREATIVE TEAM
Matilda, JR. CAST LIST
Angie Fontana Agatha Trunchbull
Roma Tenuto Miss Honey
Kaela Rosa Mrs. Wormwood
Ella Meno Mr. Wormwood
Lilly Baxter Bruce Reagan Parsons Lavender
Michaela Kelly Michael
Emma Lange Amanda
Paige Moran Matilda
Maya Breh Mrs. Phelps
Matilda, JR. CAST LIST
Hannah Friedman Escapologist
Lila Davey Acrobat
Mallory DuBois Alice/Sergei
Fiona Frohner Eric
Riley McComb Leader of the Big Kids
Piper May Hortensia
Lindsay Cooper Tommy
Maggie Shevlin Rudolpho
Colette Eppeneder Nigel
Fiona Peterson Dance Captain
Matilda, JR. STAGE CREW
Upper School Stage Crew
Mary Kate Daniel
Addison Gress
Libby Kane
Erin May
Student Director
Mary Kate Zaffarese
Kate Ganley Whitney Judge Ella McKernan Ava Fitzgerald Noe Pinto Kit WitcherAcademy of Notre Dame de Namur
Upcoming Arts Events
Upper School Chamber Music Concert
March 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Upper School Visual Art Student Exhibition
April 27 at 4:30 pm
Spring Music Concert
April 27 at 7:00 pm
Spring Dance Performances
May 4 & 5 at 7:00 pm
Join Notre Dame This Summer!
Dance Intensive Camp • June 19-23, 2023
Develop skills, flexibility, and strength through ballet, jazz, contemporary modern, and hip-hop dance. This full-day camp gives beginner through advanced dancers the opportunity to explore choreography, costume design, stage makeup, and theatrical lighting. Camp includes a daily swim time, and the week will conclude with a camp performance for friends and family.
Youth Basketball, Field Hockey, Rowing, Soccer, Tennis and Future Stars camp opportunities also available!
Register at ndapa.org/summer or scan this QR code!
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Miracle School Kids, Parents
Naughty Matilda
Acrobat Story I (Part 1) Matilda, Escapologist, Acrobat
School Song Little Kids, Big Kids
The Hammer Trunchbull, Miss Honey, Little Kids
Naughty - Superglue (Part 2) Matilda
The Chokey Chant Little Kids
This Little Girl Miss Honey
Bruce Kids, Trunchbull, Miss Honey
~10 MINUTE INTERMISSION~
ACT TWO
When I Grow Up Kids, Miss Honey
The Smell of Rebellion Trunchbull, Kids
Quiet Matilda
Revolting Children Kids
Bows All
Please silence your cell phone.
If you must leave during the performance, kindly do so between numbers so that it is less disruptive to audience and cast members.
No flash photograhy or videotaping.
In a world of trunchbulls, You are certainly a Miss HONEY
We are proud of you every single day!
Love, Your ENTIRE Family
