Monday, August 21: The Cold Read. I had the luck to be able to listen to the actors sing through the music for the first time. They were phenomenal! Though, sadly, they didn’t really need me down there, so for most of the rest of the week I joined the techies (people who do technical theatre) in their technical endeavors. Painting, cutting, sewing, organizing, taping, and just about anything you can think of. This week the loft, which is well-known for being a wonderfully ang

Monday August 14th - the first day of auditions, and the first day of telling people to be quiet. Very quiet. After auditions ended an hour early Monday, the streak continued, and despite starting late, we caught up to being on time, and then remained ahead of schedule, every single day. Thank thespis! Despite angst, a few tears, and some excessive jitters we all pulled through till today: Sunday, August 20th, the day the cast list was posted. In the end we came out with one

Do you hear the students sing? Singing the song of a musical coming to Castle View near you? Monday, August 7th we began our trilogy of Vocal and Dance workshops; seasoned actors, new freshmen, people in between, and even some elementary schoolers joined to prepare for auditions. On the technical front, Props & Costumes Crew have been working to reorganize the loft, which is looking better every day. Last Friday, all of the Crew Leads also gathered to discuss the start of our