2011-2012 SEASON

The 2011-2012 Drama Performance Schedule

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24 Hour Theatre - October 15, 2011, 7:30 p.m. in the Little Auditorium
Join us for our 4th annual 24-hour theatre performance. Over the course of 24 hours EGRHS students will write, direct, rehearse, and perform 5-6 original one-act plays. Student playwrights start at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and stay up all night and write a play. Directors and actors come in Saturday morning and rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Stage technicians assist in costuming, props, set, sound, and lights, and by 7:30 p.m. the students will astound you with their polished performances.

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Fall Play: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Mary and Andrew Arnault - November 3-5, 2011, 7:30 p.m. in the PAC. Directed by Mrs. Pamela Steers.
The villagers of Sleepy Hollow have a new schoolmaster. Ichabod Crane impresses the ladies with his genteel manners, including the town belle, Katrina Van Tassel. The menfolk are far from thrilled, especially Katrina’s beau, Brom Bones. Matters come to a head during a Halloween party, after which the superstitious Ichabod is accosted on his lonely ride home by a fiendish apparition: The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow! Ichabod disappears and a new legend is born.

Winter Play: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz, Book, Music, & Lyrics by Clark Gesner - December 1-3, 2011, 7:30 p.m. in the Little Auditorium. Directed by Mr. Harry Coffill. Vocal Direction by Mrs. Cynthia Nixon.
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (revised) opened on Broadway in 1999. It is a fresh approach to the all time 1967 classic. Sally Brown joins Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, and Snoopy as they live a "typical day" in the life of Charlie Brown, even if that day includes Valentine's day and a summer baseball game! The show is a musical review and includes the songs "Beethoven Day," "My New Philosophy," and "My Blanket and Me." It will be a wonderful evening reminiscing with Charlie in our intimate theatre setting.

Student Play: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, by Katie Forgette - January 13-14, 2012, 7:30 p.m. in the Little Auditorium. Directed by Amber Middleton.
Join us for the 8th annual all student produced play! The wit of Oscar Wilde meets the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when Wilde brings his dear friend, Lillie Langtry, to Baker Street. She is being blackmailed and only Holmes can solve the case as Watson falls head-over-heels in love, and a wicked professor attempts to bring the Britich Crown to it's knees.

One-Act Play: A Rose for Emily, by Joseph Robinette, Based upon the story by William Faulkner - February 2, 2012, 7:30 p.m. in the PAC. Directed by Mrs. Jane Hazle.
Nobel Laureate William Faulkner's most famous short story has become a powerful play. The exquisitely revealed characters assist in portraying the history of a small Southern town where a proud and very private daughter of a now-deceased leading citizen leads us to a shocking and dramatic ending. This one-act play will be EGRHS's submission in the MIFA state-wide theatre festival. The February 2nd date is our public performance for the community. Districts will be Jan 28th and Regionals February 12th.

Variety Show - March 2-3, 2012, 7:30 p.m. in the PAC
Come enjoy an evening of great talent at our annual Variety Show featuring East's students, including skits, bands, dancing, instrumentalists, comedy, and pop vocals. Directed by Mrs. Katie Michell.

Spring Musical: Into the Woods, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine, - April 26-28, 2012, 7:30 p.m. in the PAC. Directed by Mrs. Pamela Steers. Vocal Direction by Dr. Jim Borst. Choreography by Ms. Judy Genson. Orchestra conducted by Mr. Bill Bier.
Winning a total of 5 Tony Awards for the original Broadway production and the later revival, this musical based upon classic fairy tales is one of Sondheim's most popular works. However, the characters aren't quite what we expect. An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Riding Hood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A witch ... who raps? As in a typical fairy tale, everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act I. Yet the consequences of their actions return to haunt them in Act II with disastrous results. What begins as a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of The Princess Bride becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children.