Oh wait did you not think we had a theatre honors society? LOL, we DO! Talk to Ms. Laura Hackett

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2 Dear Students, We re so excited that you are considering becoming a part of the Annapolis High School Drama Company! We have produced some pretty amazing shows, if we say so ourselves, and the Drama Company family is one you ll never forget. This is quite a unique year, as ALL of our shows will feature student writers! We also have an excellent student production team, many of whom have been preparing over the summer to make this season ridiculously spectacular. Our production schedule is below: Fried: A Murder Mystery October 27 th and 28 th OR November 3 rd and 4 th Lost in Narnia Friday, December 1 7:00 PM Saturday, December 2 7:00 PM Sunday, December 3 2:00 PM New Hollywood City: A Movie Musical Revue Friday, April 13 7:00 PM Saturday, April 14 7:00 PM Sunday, April 15 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 18 7:00 PM New Hollywood City: The Pirated Edition) Friday, April 20 7:00 PM Saturday, April 21 7:00 PM Sunday, April 22 2:00 PM But HOW CAN YOU KEEP TRACK OF US???? Here s our social media: Facebook: Annapolis High School Drama Company Questions? No worries, just send an to Mr. Andrew Parr asparr@aacps.org OR Ms. Erin Lorenz elorenz@aacps.org And if you re interested in tech crew, you can chat with Mr. Ben Korbelak bkorbelak@aacps.org OR Mr. Tripp Murphy aemurphy@aacps.org Wanna play in the pit band for New Hollywood City? Guess who d love to hear from you Ms. Lydia Gonzalez lgonzalez@aacps.org Oh wait did you not think we had a theatre honors society? LOL, we DO! Talk to Ms. Laura Hackett lhackett@aacps.org

3 Event What Happens? Date/Time Location Drama Co. Orientation Improv Auditions Murder Mystery/Emcee Call-backs Lost in Narnia Auditions Lost in Narnia Call-backs New Hollywood City Auditions Meet other Drama kids, eat SNACKS, chat about the upcoming season, and learn about auditions, tech, and more! Attend if you d like to do any of the following this year: Improv Troupe Murder Mystery Emcee for Revue We ll post a list on the website of people who need to attend. If you d like to be in the fall play, this is the audition for you! See list to be posted on website. Auditions for singing and dancing roles in the spring musical revue. We have over 23 songs from popular Broadway and film musicals. There is a part for everyone! Wednesday, 9/13 3:15-4:30 Thursday, 9/14 4:00-6:00pm Wednesday, 9/20 4:00-6:00pm Thursday, 9/21 3:30-6:00pm Friday, 9/22 2:30-4:30pm Late December/Early January Room 124 Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium/Room 124 Have a question but you re already at school? No problem. Mr. Parr, Ms. Lorenz, and Mr. Korbelak all live in Room 124. It s in the first floor green corner just before you get to the PVA hallway. We hope to see you soon! The Director Team

4 AuditionCheckList! All!Shows:!! Complete!the!Audition!Form! o! ootug52mn1ijzrm3awvko6pycestb3t7sg/viewform!! Read! Why!You!Didn t!get!cast!and!describe!what!the!article!means!to! you!on!the!audition!contract.!! Sign!the!Audition!Contract.!! Play!Only!!! Sign!up!via!Signup!Genius!for!an!Acting!Audition!in!the!appropriate!class! time!slot.! o! Improv!Troupe/Murder!Mystery/Emcees!Only:!! Familiarize!yourself!with!the!rules!of!the!improv!games!on!page!110.!

5 What can you audition for? Improv Troupe Our improv troupe has been met with an enthusiastic response from students and parents alike. Last year, we had a varsity and junior varsity team, but we will be scaling back for a more focused group of no more than 15 improv players. We plan on producing more improv shows, and also utilizing Panther Hour to rehearse. The Cast of Fried!: A Murder Mystery As is tradition, the class that just graduated Class of 2017), created a script for our annual murder mystery dinner theatre. We transform the cafeteria into an upscale restaurant space, and our students normally perform 4 acts in which the cast of the show must figure out who killed a certain character or characters. This year, the theme will involve characters from Fast Food chains Wendy, Colonel Sanders, The Burger King, etc.) attempting to find themselves out of a trap. Cast size will be students. The Cast of Lost in Narnia This script is currently in a very dynamic stage and will evolve as the rehearsal process begins. The idea behind this play is to allow cast input for how the story unfolds. Our storyline will focus on C.S. Lewis writing the classic The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, so some characters will be making an appearance on the stage such as The White Witch, Aslan, Edmund, and so on, while people from C.S. Lewis s life will also be making their way onto the stage. We are very excited to see how this story unfolds as this will be an original creations between the cast, crew, directors, and fledging playwrights from the theatre arts classes. Spring Musical Emcees Currently, a script is being written for New Hollywood City: A Musical Movie Revue. Auditions for singing and dancing roles will occur sometime in December or early January. However, we would like to choose our MCs early so they can begin working together as a small ensemble. MCs will be doing small scenes in between the musical numbers. These small scenes will be comedic and informative to the number that is about to be introduced. We are looking for 7 10 MCs.

6 Improv Audition Information During the Improv Team/Murder Mystery audition, we will likely be playing the following games. To create an even playing field, we are providing the rules to these games. You do not need to memorize these! They are here so that you can become familiar with some of what you might see. We may not play all of them, or you may not be able to participate in all of them. That s fine! We ll just see what happens. If these rules don t make sense to you, that s ok! A lot of times it s much easier to understand the rules once you see it played. Freeze Students form two lines. The first person in each line, Students A and B begin a scene together. The next two in line watch the scene. When either of them, Student C, thinks of a way to change the scene, he/she call Freeze! The Students A and B freeze. Student C taps A or B on the shoulder, and that student exits and goes to the back of the line. Student C delivers a line that changes the scene and the remaining student responds to continue the new scene. Build-A-Scene This one is tricky, but can be really fun. Student A begins a scene by themselves. Student B enters and delivers a line, completely changing A s scene. A responds to continue the new scene. Student C enters and changes the scene again, with A and B responding to the new scene. This continues until all participants are in a scene together. When directed by the moderator, the last student to enter Student G) and start a new scene exits, leaving behind Students A-F. These students must continue the scene begun by Student F. The moderator calls for F to exit, and the remaining students continue the scene begun by Student E, and so forth until Student A is left alone again in the individual scene. Conducted Story The goal of the conducted story is to have the players tell a story that moves seamlessly from one player to another. The goal of the conductor is to make the story flow as well as possible. If the conductor moves from one player to another, the new player that is speaking must continue on as though there were no pause. For instance, the conductor moves from Student A who said, many children were afraid of Carl for he was known to ha to Student B, who would continue seamlessly, ve piles of library books that were overdue. The key is listening. The other students that are not speaking must be listening. They all must have the next word ready to go, and only if they are listening will that word make any sense. The players must also be accepting of what is happening in the story. Avoid words like but and instead of because they indicate a shift to your own agenda, rather than a continuation of the story. Remember, the conductor does NOT try to foul up the players.

7 Professor This is a game for an individual student. The student acts as a professor, an expert on one topic assigned by the moderator. They have 30 seconds to expound all the wisdom they have on the given area of expertise. It doesn t matter how absurd the topic, they are the expert and their presentation must exhibit their knowledge of the subject. Party Quirks Student A is chosen to be the host of a party and leaves the playing area. The moderator assigns the rest of the students a quirk or characteristic that makes them unique it s usually silly, like is obsessed with One Direction or is afraid someone will realize he is an undercover agent. The party guests line up, and Student A rejoins the group. Each guest enters one at a time and participates in the party. The host tries to guess each quirk, without the student directly giving it away.

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12 AUDITIONCONTRACT To"demonstrate"an"understanding"of"the"article" Why"You"Didn t"get"cast,"please" describe"in"at"least"three"sentences"its"meaning"to"you,"your"audition,"and"your" development"as"a"young"professional." Ihaveread,reflected,andunderstandthedifficultiesofcastingMISTER'PEEPERS, GAME'OF'PHONES:'A'MURDER'MYSTERY,the'Improv'Troupe,andWEST'SIDE' STORY'forthe2016' '2017season. Bysigningthiscontract,Ix,agreeto maintainapositiveattitudeabouttheannapolishighschooldramacompany. Negativityinanyformwillresultinaconferencewiththedirectorsandpossible exclusionfromfutureauditionsandinterviews. Print'Name:' x Signature: x Date:' x *Note:"You"will"not"be"able"to"audition"or"be"considered"for"a"part"if"this"is"not"handed" in"at"your"first"audition."