‘Schoolhouse Rock’: Brought to you by the Drama Club by Taylor muenzberg
North High School is having its very own play, titled ‘Schoolhouse Rock’. But by the time you read this, it will have passed. The days the play was showing was actually the 12th, 13th and the 14th, so right before this newspaper was actually published. So sorry if you missed it; it was probably one of the best plays I’ve seen. And trust me, I’ve seen quite a few plays. The cast – both on stage and off – have been working very hard over the past few months to make the show the best North has ever had. And what is pretty cool about the play, is that it is completely run by the students. Mr.Stohlman, the Drama Director at both North and South, observed the practices, but other than that he let the students run the show.
Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher nervous about his first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through famous songs such as “Just a Bill”, “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get your Adverbs Here”, “Conjunction Junction”, and many more!
There are six main characters in the play, who mostly sing the informative songs. Rachel Bergeron plays as Dina (The mature side – thoughtful and grounded), Molly Moran plays as Dori (The goofy side – silly and playful), Jonathan Carey plays as George (The romantic side – caring and in control), Noah Fisher plays as Joe (The cool side – laid back and fun loving), Grace Sloop plays as Shulie (The sweet side – genuine. An ingénue, or an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, and loves math), and Cory Ayers plays as Tom.
The Chorus (Tom’s Figments of his imagination) are played by Katie Fair, Bradd Hilston, Tyler Jenkins, Tyler Majette, Alysia Mandato, Katie Ponsart, Faith Sloop, Hope Sloop, Kaila Stockmeier, Pamela Suvanna, Angel White, and Aundrea Wolford.
The band that will help play music on stage was made up of two talented people. Josh Carpeno played the saxophone, percussion, and Baritone. Stacy Bolton is the accompanist.
If it wasn’t for the crew, there wouldn’t be a play. Not many people give the crew enough credit. They control the lights, sound (music), the props, and costumes. Everything you saw was because of the cast. Who are the ingenious people who created it all?
Well the stage manager and art director was Alicia Telzerow. She is a very talented artist, and is a hard worker. She doesn’t give up even when she has so many projects to do.
The ‘Prop Mistress’ and ‘Stage Crew Goddess’ was Erika Bolin. She is a very good leader, and she is organized. She has great ideas, and isn’t afraid to tell you them.
The Assistant to the Director and Front of House (sells tickets) was Frankie Collins. She is organized, and a people person. She is also a good leader.
The ‘Costume Mistress’ and Program Designer is Emily Brougher. She has a good eye for fashion, and is good at programming (obviously; that’s why she is the Program Designer).
The grips are Adrianna DeMarco, Taylor Muenzberg, Katja Podulka, Hanna Sciko, Kaitlyn Jozwiak, and Amber White. The grips help out wherever they can. With props, costumes, stage crew, anything.
And we (the whole crew) would like to give a special thanks to the technical masterminds: Ryan Farrer, Frankie Bolek, and Matt “Wilson”. Without them we probably wouldn’t be able to figure out how to work the sound board and lights.
Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher nervous about his first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through famous songs such as “Just a Bill”, “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get your Adverbs Here”, “Conjunction Junction”, and many more!
There are six main characters in the play, who mostly sing the informative songs. Rachel Bergeron plays as Dina (The mature side – thoughtful and grounded), Molly Moran plays as Dori (The goofy side – silly and playful), Jonathan Carey plays as George (The romantic side – caring and in control), Noah Fisher plays as Joe (The cool side – laid back and fun loving), Grace Sloop plays as Shulie (The sweet side – genuine. An ingénue, or an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, and loves math), and Cory Ayers plays as Tom.
The Chorus (Tom’s Figments of his imagination) are played by Katie Fair, Bradd Hilston, Tyler Jenkins, Tyler Majette, Alysia Mandato, Katie Ponsart, Faith Sloop, Hope Sloop, Kaila Stockmeier, Pamela Suvanna, Angel White, and Aundrea Wolford.
The band that will help play music on stage was made up of two talented people. Josh Carpeno played the saxophone, percussion, and Baritone. Stacy Bolton is the accompanist.
If it wasn’t for the crew, there wouldn’t be a play. Not many people give the crew enough credit. They control the lights, sound (music), the props, and costumes. Everything you saw was because of the cast. Who are the ingenious people who created it all?
Well the stage manager and art director was Alicia Telzerow. She is a very talented artist, and is a hard worker. She doesn’t give up even when she has so many projects to do.
The ‘Prop Mistress’ and ‘Stage Crew Goddess’ was Erika Bolin. She is a very good leader, and she is organized. She has great ideas, and isn’t afraid to tell you them.
The Assistant to the Director and Front of House (sells tickets) was Frankie Collins. She is organized, and a people person. She is also a good leader.
The ‘Costume Mistress’ and Program Designer is Emily Brougher. She has a good eye for fashion, and is good at programming (obviously; that’s why she is the Program Designer).
The grips are Adrianna DeMarco, Taylor Muenzberg, Katja Podulka, Hanna Sciko, Kaitlyn Jozwiak, and Amber White. The grips help out wherever they can. With props, costumes, stage crew, anything.
And we (the whole crew) would like to give a special thanks to the technical masterminds: Ryan Farrer, Frankie Bolek, and Matt “Wilson”. Without them we probably wouldn’t be able to figure out how to work the sound board and lights.