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Auditions for the summer mainstage production of The Boys Next Door, by Tom Griffin, have been completed and rehearsals will be underway as soon as the students return from winter break. Michelle Terl will be directing this character-driven play and, in her words, “it should be an amazing opportunity for our student actors to really explore character acting from a new vantage point.” FOTT will once again be at the ready to support this new production in every way possible and we have already recieved the first prop requests from Prop Mistress Monika Kluziak.
Several months of discussions between the Friends of the Theatre and Mr. Neil Goldberg, Artistic Director and founder of Cirque Productions in Pompano Beach, has culminated in a very exciting opportunity for South Plantation High School theater and DHH students.
South students were invited to tour Cirque Productions' newly renovated 20,000 square foot production and training facility, Dream Studios, in Pompano Beach. Coming off a successful run on Broadway, Cirque Productions is preparing to open their new show, "Jungle Fantasy" in January at The Seminole Hard Rock Casino.
The Dream Studios tour took place Friday, January 2, 2008. It was a tremendous opportunity for our theater and the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students to go behind the scenes of a major touring production company and witness the degree of dedication and effort required to put on a nationally recognized production such as Cirque Dreams “Jungle Fantasy”.
The tour was conducted by Mr. Neil Goldberg himself, who opened up to our kids and delivered an encouraging message about following your heart, dreaming big and having the courage to blaze your own creative path. Special thanks to Mr. Neil Goldberg and Terry Lynn of Superstars Public Relations for making this event so successful.
Video of the Dream Studios Tour
Mr. Goldberg also shared another exciting opportunity- the "Run Away With Cirque Dreams" promotion they are currently running. Here is a excerpt from their recent press release:
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - DREAMS COME TRUE…CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino have teamed up to offer one lucky dreamer the chance to “Run away with Cirque Dreams” and perform in a feature role when the show performs at the Hard Rock Live on January 20-25. The creative team from Cirque Dreams will hold a citywide casting call, limited to the first 100 dreamers, on Wednesday, January 7 from 4-8 p.m. at the center fountain in Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The creative team will encourage aspiring performers, acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, dancers, and anyone else with a special talent who has ever dreamed of running away with the circus, to audition for their chance to perform with the internationally renowned Cirque Dreams Company. To audition arrive at the center fountain in Seminole Paradise on Wednesday, January 7 from 4-8 p.m. and register on-site. Each participant will have up to 2 minutes to impress the cirque experts with their skills. Performers requiring music should bring their own CD.
The winner of the “Run Away with Cirque Dreams” competition will be trained locally or at the Cirque Dreams Fort Lauderdale Dreams Studios by the Cirque Dreams design team for their debut performance in Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy. Additionally, the winner will receive six complimentary tickets to their debut performance.
We have also scheduled a visit by Mr. Goldberg and some of Cirque Productions “Jungle Fantasy" performers to the Paladin Playhouse! On Friday, January 9th at 10:00am. Mr. Goldberg will present an overview of Cirque Productions and how they do what they do, he will take questions from the audience and, most exciting of all, he will invite our theater students to participate backstage at the upcoming “Jungle Fantasy” productions scheduled for January 20-25th at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood! He has spoken of having the students assist with the load in of the sets and of “shadowing” the talent during the show. This could include assisting talent with costume changes, props sets, etc.
We shall continue to keep you informed about this tremendous opportunity as the details become available. A special thanks is due Neil Goldberg for his generosity, kindness and desire to reach out to our aspiring entertainers at South Plantation High School.
Troy, Gabrielle, Sharpay, Ryan and the rest of the Wildcats are back as Jason Zembuch’s “American Musical Theater” class brings High School Musical 2 to the Paladin Playhouse stage! This show is currently in rehearsal and is scheduled to run the week of Valentines Day, February 12-15th, 2009. So tell your elementary and middle school neighbors because they are not going to want to miss this show!!
The Florida Thespian Society holds it’s district Individual Event Competition is scheduled for January 17th, 2009 at American Heritage Center for the Arts. Events run all day (roughly 9-5), followed by an awards ceremony and critics' choice showcase. Our Paladin Players have a combined 28 events performing plus 8 seniors will audition for scholarships. Let’s all send out good vibes for all our competitors and, in particular, our seniors, that they would all be rewarded with scholarships for their hard work over the last four years.
The Florida Thespian Society holds it’s district One-Act Competition January 21-22, 2009 at American Heritage Center for the Arts. The Paladin Players will be performing an abbreviated one-act version of the off-Broadway musical Zanna, Don't!
There will be an open dress rehearsal on January 20th, open to friends and family of the show's participants and free of charge. Michelle Terl is directing this show and has this to say about the competition: “This year there are 11 schools competing, which means the district can select up to 2 shows to send to state. We are hoping to be selected for the 3rd year in a row.” Let’s send some positive vibes out to the 28 cast and crew members of this production in the hopes that they will be selected for state competition.
Ya’ll might that last year we were invited to perform "Aquarius" for the Annual Scholarship Dinner for the Broward Education Foundation. Following that success, and the rave reviews received for West Side Story, South Plantation High School theater students have been invited back! This time, the Foundation has asked South to exclusively perform at “Laffing Matterz” dinner theater in Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 23rd as they celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their organization.
Our improv troupe, Crayon Scented Backseat, famous for our popular “30-in-60” shows, is now employing the experience and training they received this past summer at The Second City in Chicago and putting together 10-15 minutes of sketch comedy for this event, spoofing the education system of today vs. 25 years ago as well as delicately poking some innocent fun at the people in charge.
Congratulations to Crayon Scented Backseat and break a leg on the 23rd of January!
Video, News Clips, Cast and & Crew and all things West Side Story can now be found on our new West Side Story page.
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Upcoming Events "The Boys Next Door" is a play, written by Tom Griffin. It deals with four mentally disabled men who live in a group home. It takes place over roughly a two month period of time and consists of brief vignettes about their lives. Though the play is quite humorous in its non-mocking way of dealing with the handicapped men in real situations, the play takes a surprising turn as Barry's one-armed father comes to visit, and Jack (their caretaker) accepts a new job.
Next FOTT meeting The first FOTT general meeting of the year has been scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2009. General meetings are open to the public and held in the lobby of the Paladin Playhouse (SPHS auditorium). We invite you to join us in our efforts to improve the theater experience for all students at South Plantation High School.
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