One Act Play

Rehearsal Calendar

ONE ACT LINKS:

History

One Act Play

Yellow Boat by David Saar is a true story about the courage of a child. Benjamin is diagnosed with hemophilia and through blood transfusions contracts HIV, dying in 1987 at the age of 8 years old.

Cast List

Benjamin: Evie Rumpza

Mother: Jamy Randrup

Father: Susan Mbu

Joy: TBD (from Ensemble)

Eddy: TBD (from Ensemble)

Movement Ensemble/Chorus:

Griffin Tima

Sasha McCauley

Kenji Yang

Soukeyna N’Diaye

Emelyn Gray

Elliott Vanasse

Alyssa Cleveland

Knives Schmotter

Touring Crew List:

Stage Manager: Sarah Glazer

Student Director: Macy Craig

Sound Designer: Lily Smith

Hair, Makeup, Costume Lead: Madelyn Zelm

Potential Touring Crew List:

Sophie Szukics, Milo Lambright, Nathan Kinney

Roles:

Benjamin: 8-year-old boy; protagonist of the story

Mother: Mother to Benjamin; narrates the story; preferably can sing a bit acapella

Father: Father to Benjamin; narrates the story; preferably can sing a bit acapella

Joy: Benjamin's child Life Specialist at the hospital (will also be part of the movement ensemble)

Eddy: Benjamin's friend; 8 years old (will also be part of the movement ensemble)

Chorus: (4 roles--may be expanded) Speaking role; narrates the story, becomes various small roles; (will also be part of the movement ensemble)

Movement Ensemble: (2-6 actors) becomes various small roles; movement ensemble is responsible for layering and telling the story with movement

Several additional speaking roles will come from the chorus

Total cast size: 10-14

FEE:

Participating in the MSHSL one-act requires an activity fee, which is set by the district at $140. Students who receive educational benefits (previously free and reduced lunch), will receive this fee for free or a discounted rate. If you don't qualify for educational benefits but are still struggling to pay the fee, please speak with Ms. Grote or Mr. Kuemmel in the activities office.

Tech Leads

Those interested in being a TECH LEAD for Yellow Boat will need to attend an informational meeting on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 3:10 in Ms. Cap's room (208).

What positions am I looking for?

Costume Lead
Sound Lead
Light Lead
Makeup Lead
Hair Lead
Stage Manager/Assistant
Student Director/Assistant

Not sure if you want to be a tech lead? Here is what I'm looking for:

Ability to read the script and analyze for tech elements
Create a design based on that analysis (if applicable)
Able to lead others through your ideas
Clear communication skills
All positions will need to be able to attend tech builds for a minimum of 15 hours (or work with Ms. Cap to create a schedule for tech work depending on tech position)
Able to be at rehearsal every night with minimal calendar conflicts

If interested, please fill out this form: Tech Lead Form

Rehearsal Calendar

Parent Info

Mandatory Parent Meeting: Tuesday, December 12 at 6pm in the auditorium

Booster meeting to follow. All parents are strongly encouraged to attend the booster meeting. AT this meeting, parents will be discussing cast and crew meals for long rehearsals, performances, and competition dates. The more helpers we have, the easier it is to provide these things for our students.

Costume Requirements

All actors, Dance Ensemble, and Chorus are required to purchase black Jazz shoes; these can be purchased on your own from Amazon or you can bring the money to Ms. Miller (costumer) to purchase the shoes for you.

Here are some options:

Option #1: Women's leather upper slip-on Jazz shoes

Option #2: Unisex Leather Jazz Shoe

Option #3: Any shoe you find that looks like this in BLACK that appears to be of good quality is fine; if you find a better discount, feel free to order those (at the time of posting these were both on major discount).

Shoes must be purchased by Friday, December 15 so they will arrive before movement rehearsals.