Woodbridge Academy

Advisor: Mr. Turner

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About

Starting in 2021, Opening Act serves as Woodbridge Academy's drama club, dedicated to creating a collaborative and enjoyable environment for members as they strive towards completing productions to be presented in front of audiences. The club typically puts on a Winter and Spring production each academic year, with some past productions include modified versions of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Thorton Wilder's "Our Town", and Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Members are selected as either cast, tech, set, or costuming based on their indicated interest.

Induction & Responsibilities

Induction into the drama club is FREE, we do not ask for members to pay induction fees. However, we do expect all members to follow club rules and to fulfill their club responsibilities. Additionally, while we try to accomodate everyone, some departments will have limited openings.

General Rules:

• Bullying will NOT be tolerated

• If you break property, whether that be the school's property or the property that someone else has brought in for club usage, you are responsible to paying/replacing it

• Clean up the area you are working in before you leave

• Do your work; the club needs to work at a fast enough pace to meet production deadlines

Role-Specific Responsibilities:

Cast:

• Be ON TIME for weekly rehearsals

• If you cannot attend a rehearsal, let the director/co-director know in advance

  • 3 unexcused absences=the boot

• Practice at home as well, strive for memorizing your lines and understanding your character

• Fulfill any additional requirements(such as responding to costuming) on time to prepare for the final show

Set:

• Attend meetings to design props

• Secure props

• Keep in touch with other set members

• Communicate and coordinate with the other departments

Tech:

• Attend meetings, let the head of tech know if you cannot attend

• Learn your role(lights, curtains, sounds)

• Communicate with the other departments to coordinate certain scenes

Costuming:

• Meetings are infrequent so attendance is crucial

• Communicate with your assigned actor

• Let the head of costuming know if you are unable to continue with costuming as early as possible

Members & Productions

Special Thanks

Mr. Robert Fuller - For administrative assistance in creating the plays

Ms. Katie Elko - For administrative assistance in creating the plays

Ms. Leah Hoffman - For giving us a space to store and create props; for always being an avid supporter of our club

Ms. Shelymar Santiago - For administrative assistance and for keeping our club funds safe

The School Janitors - For always setting up the auditorium before shows and making sure we don't leave a mess afterwards