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The Drowsy Chaperone Cast List

Congratulations to the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone!

 

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Thanks to all who auditioned! This was an exceptional group of auditionees and it made our choices quite challenging! Please keep auditioning and feel free to arrange a time to discuss your audition with the audition committee.

 

Please accept your role via e-mail (fhstheatre@fcps1.org) no later than 2:45 p.m. on Friday, February 10. Let us know who you are when you accept your role.

 

First rehearsal: Monday, February 13 from 3-6:30 p.m. in Room 631.

Second rehearsal: Tuesday, February 14 from 3-6 p.m. in Room 631.

Please expect rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday from 3-6 p.m. as well.

 

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Assistant Director > Maddie Lenhart

Assistant Musical Director (Orchestra) > Emma Nobile

Assistant Musical Directors (Vocal) > Sadie Carr and Thomas Hooker

Dance Captains > Stephen Kutzleb, Courtney Rice, Libby Wilmore

 

PRINCIPAL ROLES

 

Man in Chair > Sean Trapani

Mrs. Tottendale > Amanda Hall

Underling > Sage Maxwell

Robert Martin > Will Rodenberg

George > Thomas Hooker

Feldzeig > Stephen Kutzleb

Kitty > Brooke Hahne

Gangster #1 > Matt Biondi

Gangster #2 > Jason Klopp

Aldolpho > Daron Tapscott

Janet Van De Graaff > Maddie Lenhart

The Drowsy Chaperone > Annamaria Ward

Trix the Aviatrix > Libby Wilmore

Superintendent > Derek White

 

ENSEMBLE

Guests

Sadie Carr

Caitlin Duggan

Olivia Fresa

Natalie Glenn

Noah George

Bailey Hutchinson

Tori Kurfees

Emily Murphy

Annalise Sears

Brice Ternois

Ellen Wilson

 

Staff (Principal Dancers)

Christopher Campos-Pérez (also Reporter #1)

Jenny Elliott

Anthony Finelli

Annie Harris

Kandis Pullen

Courtney Rice

Eddie Turner (also Reporter #2)

Nicole Ward

Derek White

Libby Wilmore

 

ALTERNATES (Note: Please accept your position in the alternate pool as well)

Baylee Alerding

Samantha Dietz

Patrick Duggan

Taryn Horste

Johannah Stone

Winter Play Set for January

Almost, Maine Examines Love and Loss

FHS Theatre will present the romantic comedy Almost, Maine as the winter production on January 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 7 p.m. and January 15 at 2 p.m. in the Addison Lightfoot Auditorium. Almost, Maine tells the stories of nine couples in various stages of their relationships, all in a remote town in northern Maine called Almost. First produced off-Broadway in 2006, the play recently supplanted A Midsummer Night’s Dream to become the most produced play in North American high schools.

“A theatre colleague suggested this play to me, and I immediately fell in love with it when I read it,” says FHS Theatre Director Kevin N. Mettinger. “You really become invested in these characters – they’re very believable, and I think the audience will identify similarities between the challenges each couple has and their own relationships,” he said. Mettinger added that he has since recommended the play to other schools, including Loudoun County High School, which staged the play in mid-November.

 

Mettinger likened the fictional town of Almost to the fictional town of Cicely, Alaska, depicted in the 1990s television show Northern Exposure. The TV show even has an episode centered around the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights – a significant plot point in Almost, Maine.

 

The cast for Almost, Maine includes Freshmen Jett Zopp and Amanda Hall as Pete and Ginette in “Prologue/Interlogue/Epilogue”; Seniors Will Rodenberg and Bailey Hutchinson as East and Glory in “Her Heart”; Sophomore Patrick Duggan as Jimmy, and Seniors Ellen Wilson and Libby Wilmore as Sandrine and Waitress in “Sad and Glad”; Senior Caitlin Duggan as Marvalyn and Junior Thomas Hooker as Steve in “This Hurts”;  Senior Brooke Hahne as Gayle and Freshman Jason Klopp as Lendall in “Getting it Back”; Junior Andrew Warzinski as Randy and Senior Stephen Kutzleb as Chad in “They Fell”; Senior Derek White as Phil and Junior Marina Finelli as Marci in “Where it Went”; Seniors Annamaria Ward and Sage Maxwell as Hope and Man in “Story of Hope”; and Junior Sadie Carr as Rhonda and Sophomore Ian Soule as Dave in “Seeing the Thing”.

 

Senior Amy Wiedenfeld serves as production stage manager and Junior Andrew Warzinski serves as assistant director. Junior Maddie Lenhart will be the dramaturg for the show. Juniors Maddie Lemelin and Sean Trapani are costume designers, and Senior Bethany Burress is both lighting and sound designer. Sophomore Jenny Elliott is the props manager.

 

Tickets will be $7.50 for adults and $5 for students of all ages and adults 60 and over. For more information, go to the FHS Theatre website at www.fhstheatre.org, or contact Mr. Mettinger at 540.347.6100 x2317 or by e-mail at fhstheatre@fcps1.org.

FHS Theatre wins Evergreen District One-Act Play Festival

1st Trophy in 10 Years Goes to Student-Directed Piece

Fauquier High School placed first at the Evergreen District One-Act Play Festival, held at Liberty High School on Saturday, November 5. Fauquier's production was the first among four plays, including entries from Liberty High School, Kettle Run High School, and Warren County High School. Fauquier not only won the festival, but took home awards for Best Actor and Best Actress as well, for Seniors Sage Maxwell and Ellen Wilson. The winning entry, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, by Christopher Durang, is a parody of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. The production was directed by Junior Thomas Hooker, who represented FHS at the 2011 Virginia Governor's School for the Arts in the theatre program. The cast includes Wilson as Amanda, Maxwell as Lawrence, Junior Andrew Warzinski as Tom, and Senior Bailey Hutchinson as Ginny. Senior Brooke Hahne serves as stage manager for the production, and Senior Bethany Burress is the lightboard operator. Ms. Melanie Ankney serves as faculty adviser for the play.

The cast and crew will now travel to Tuscarora High School in Leesburg for the Region II One-Act Play Festival on Saturday, November 19. The public is invited to attend. Please consider coming to Tuscarora to support the students in their efforts. Fauquier's performance time is during the morning session of plays, around 10:30 a.m. Please arrive by 10 a.m. in order to be seated on time. No one will be admitted once the performance has begun. For more information, see Mr. Mettinger in Room 107 or e-mail fhstheatre@fcps1.org.

For an additional story on the production, visit: http://fauquiernow.com/page.cfm/article/FHS-sweeps-district-one-act-play-festival

FHS Theatre Festival of One-Acts

Original Musical Highlights FHS Play Festival

 

Fauquier High School Theatre will present its 10^th Annual Festival of One-Acts on October 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. and on October 30 at 2 p.m. in the Addison Lightfoot Auditorium. This year’s student-directed one-acts feature three comedies, including one by an FHS alumnus, one “American fable” about immortality, and one student-written musical. One of the five plays will represent FHS in this year’s Evergreen District One-Act Play Festival on November 5, hosted by Liberty High School.

 

Director Bailey Hutchinson (Class of 2012) will present The Hungerers, by acclaimed playwright William Saroyan. From www.samuelfrench.com: “The hunger of these hungerers is not a hunger for bread alone, although that hunger is beautiful enough. It is a hunger for immortality. The simple immortality which comes about when human beings rid themselves of all world-imposed absurdities and know the foolishness of pride.”  The cast features: Kyra Manor, Daneel Patel, Will Rodenberg, Annalise Sears, and Annamaria Ward. Danielle DiLisi serves as stage manager for the production.

 

Thomas Hooker (Class of 2013) directs Christopher Durang’s For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls, a parody of the Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie. In this version, young and fragile Lawrence must endure his mother Amanda’s overbearing interference in his life, when all he really wants to do is play with his collection of glass cocktail stirrers. She attempts to set him up on a date with the Feminine Caller, Ginny, who works with her son, Tom. The cast includes: Ellen Wilson as Amanda; Sage Maxwell as Lawrence; Andrew Warzinski as Tom; and Bailey Hutchinson as Ginny. Brooke Hahne serves as stage manager.

 

Sadie Carr and Marina Finelli (Class of 2013) co-direct an original work, House of Magique, written by FHS alumnus Addison Hoff (Class of 2009). Described by the directors as somewhat similar to the plots of the “Scooby Doo” cartoon series, the play follows the inhabitants of a house who pretend they are ghosts to discourage a potential buyer. The cast features: Brooke Hahne as Celeste, Stephen Kutzleb as Carlyle, Libby Wilmore as Harriet, and Patrick Duggan as Tiberius. Sadie Carr also serves as stage manager.

 

Caitlin Duggan (Class of 2012) wrote and will direct The Lost Boy, a musical one-act inspired by Peter Pan. After suffering rejection from the woman he loves, a man regresses to childhood to deal with his emotional pain. The cast features: Anthony Finelli as Leo; Bittania Teshome as Rosie; Christopher Campos-Pérez as Roscoe; Derek White as Guy; Amanda Hall as Keshto; Jenny Elliott as the doctor; and Sean Trapani as Will. Annie Harris serves as stage manager and choreographer.

 

Andrew Warzinski (Class of 2013) directs Jonathan Dorf’s The White Pages, an absurd comic tale about a bookstore which sells books with no writing in them. All is well until a customer complains. The cast features: Samantha Sowder as Nancy; Thomas Hooker as Robert; Michael Fleet as Toto; and Jasmine Stephens, Natalie Glenn, and Baylee Alerding as customers. Bethany Burress serves as stage manager.

 

The Festival of One-Acts will be performed for one weekend only – October 28-30. Showtimes are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $5.00 for seniors (age 60 and up) and students of all ages. Light concessions will be sold. For more information, contact Kevin Mettinger at 540.347.6100 or visit www.fhstheatre.org .

Cast Lists for Fall One-Acts and Almost, Maine

 

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• Thanks to all who auditioned! The auditionees were an impressive group! Keep auditioning!!
• Please stop by Room 107 on Friday, September 9 by 2:45 p.m. to accept your role.
• First rehearsals: Listed with each play - please read carefully!

‘dentity Crisis

DIRECTOR: Bailey Hutchinson
FIRST REHEARSAL: Monday, September 12 from 3-5 p.m. in Room 300
REGULAR REHEARSALS: Mondays (Room 300) 3-5 p.m. and Thursdays (Room 107) 3-5 p.m.

CAST
Summers > Daneel Patel

Robert > Will Rodenberg

Edith > Annamaria Ward

Jane > Annalise Sears

Woman > Kira Manor


For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls

DIRECTOR: Thomas Hooker
FIRST REHEARSAL: Tuesday, September 13 from 3-5 p.m. in Room 117
REGULAR REHEARSALS: Tuesdays (Room 117) 3-5 p.m. and Fridays (Room 107) 3-5 p.m.

CAST
Amanda > Ellen Wilson

Lawrence > Sage Maxwell

Tom > Andrew Warzinski

Ginny > Bailey Hutchinson

House of Magique

DIRECTORS: Sadie Carr and Marina Finelli
FIRST REHEARSAL: Tuesday, September 13 from 3-5 p.m. in Room 107
REGULAR REHEARSALS: Tuesdays (Room 107) from 3-5 p.m. and Thursdays (Room 423) from 3-5 p.m.

CAST
Celeste > Brooke Hahne

Carlyle > Stephen Kutzleb

Harriet > Libby Wilmore

Tiberius > Patrick Duggan

 

 

The Lost Boy

DIRECTOR: Caitlin Duggan
FIRST REHEARSAL: Wednesday, September 14 from 3-5 p.m. in Room 110
REGULAR REHEARSALS: Wednesdays and Fridays (Room 110) 3-5 p.m.

CAST
Leo > Anthony Finelli

Rosie > Bittania Teshome

Guy > Derek White

Keshto > Amanda Hall

Doctor > Jenny Elliott

Will > Sean Trapani

The White Pages

DIRECTOR: Andrew Warzinski
FIRST REHEARSAL: Monday, September 12 from 3-5 p.m. in Room 109
REGULAR REHEARSALS: Mondays (Room 109) 3-5 p.m. and Wednesdays (Room 107) 3-5 p.m.

CAST
Nancy > Samantha Sowder

Robert > Thomas Hooker

Toto > Michael Fleet

Customer #1 > Jasmine Stevens

Customer #2 > Natalie Glenn

Customer #3 > Baylee Alerding

 

Almost, Maine

DIRECTOR: Kevin N. Mettinger     ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Andrew Warzinski
FIRST REHEARSAL: Monday, September 13 from 3-6 p.m. in Room 107
REGULAR REHEARSALS: some Mondays from 3-6 p.m. in Room 107 until October 31, then daily

CAST
“Prologue”/”Interlogue”/”Epilogue”

Pete > Jett Zopp

Ginette > Amanda Hall

 

“Her Heart”

East > Will Rodenberg

Glory > Bailey Hutchinson

 

“Sad and Glad”

Jimmy > Patrick Duggan

Sandrine > Ellen Wilson

Waitress > Libby Wilmore

 

“This Hurts”

Marvalyn > Caitlin Duggan

Steve > Thomas Hooker

 

“Getting It Back”

Gayle > Brooke Hahne

Lendall > Jason Klopp

 

“They Fell”

Randy > Andrew Warzinski

Chad > Stephen Kutzleb

 

“Where It Went”

Phil > Derek White

Marci > Marina Finelli

 

“Story of Hope”

Hope > Annamaria Ward

Man > Sage Maxwell

 

“Seeing the Thing”

Rhonda > Sadie Carr

Dave > Ian Soule

 

Alternates (female roles): Jenny Elliott, Maddie Lenhart, Jasmine Stevens, Bittania Teshome

Alternates (male roles): Daneel Patel, Ethan Pelino, Sean Trapani

NOTE: Alternates should stop by to accept their status in the alternate pool, but they do not need to attend rehearsals unless they are called upon to replace an actor.

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