Our annual festival of student-produced one act plays! Students will not only act; but direct, design, and tech as well.  Join us for several evenings of fresh, inventive, and innovative work.

Performance Dates

December 1 and 2 @ 7pm, December 2 @ 2 pm

Rick Steiner Black Box Theater

Junior High One Acts

Jack vs. Jill

By Dustin Robert Blakeman

Directed by Oran Wilkins

Jack and Jill meet for the first time after that fateful day on the hill...in a courtroom. Jack -- the scar on his crown forever serving as a reminder of his tumble -- must defend himself against Jill's accusations of malicious hill-pushing. 

Impromptu

By Tad Mosel  

Directed by Katie Berich 

Four actors sit on a darkened stage, awaiting the arrival of the stage manager who has called them together. Lacking his authoritative presence they are merely characters in search of a play to become part of, for their own personalities seem unformed and shallow next to the full-blooded figures they are used to playing. They are also “types,” and each of them has absorbed most of what he is from what he pretends to be on the stage. As they wait, the stage lights come up—but still no one appears to tell them what they are to do. They know only that they are not to leave the stage until they have “acted out the play.” Suddenly becoming aware that an audience is present, the actors decide to improvise, an idea which finds them slightly flustered. Ernest, the “leading man,” exercises the prerogative of star billing and assumes command. He plunges ahead, assigning roles to himself and his colleagues—Winifred, who always plays the “leading lady’s best friend"; Lora, the struggling ingenue; and Tony, the juvenile lead. The “drama” which unfolds is a mixture of truth, fantasy and well-rehearsed situations, but out of it, in subtle progression, comes a deepening awareness of the real people behind the theatrical facades. 

 Cast Lists

Impromptu

Ernest - Wesley Bailey

                                                                                Tony - Levi Singer

    Winifred - Amelia Hoops

                                                                                Lora - Cecily Winner

 Jack vs. Jill

   Jack -Alya Perkins

                                                                                    Jill -Sienna McClain    

                                                                                   Prosecution - Emmanuel Magba-Kamara

                                                                                   Defense -Adela Kinnear

                                                                                   Judge Guido -Naomi Madaris

                                                                                  Bailiff -Eleanor Augestynen

                                                                             Mysterious Man/Frank/Man #1 -Myla Stuckley

                                                                             Mother Goose/Woman in a Nice Dress/Man #2 -Sophia Puthoff

Thank you to everyone who auditioned. If you were not cast this time, we strongly encourage you to audition again in March for the Junior High Musical, Rock of Ages!

If your name is below, please initial by your name to accept your role, or email Mr. Sherman over the weekend at shermmi@cps-k12.org. Roles need to be accepted or declined by Monday at 3 p.m.

All cast and crew members will need to attend the first rehearsal on Monday, October 9 from 3:30-5 p.m. a more detailed schedule will be emailed out to you this weekend.

Crew List

Costumes/ Marketing & Publicity:

Al Carmicle

Amelia Price

Megan Reidy

Deck Crew/ Changeover Crew:

Simone Frecker

MJ Hartnell

Naima Jones

Hazel Rooksberry

Hair & Makeup:

Grace Aber

Meti Asefa

Piper Hawkins

Rowan Lucas

MacKenzie O’Loughlin

Annabel Wilhelmy

Lights:

Zen Cruser (Run)

Violet Garitson (Build)

Victoria Gavin (Build)

Jordan Patton (Build)

Props Build:

Sumner Bailey

Zen Cruser

Fiona Nance

Sound:

Cristian Grover

Thank you to everyone who interviewed. If you were not selected this time, we strongly encourage you to interview again for our next show, Chicago!

If your name is below, please initial by your name to accept your position, or email Mr. Sherman over the weekend at shermmi@cps-k12.org. Positions need to be accepted or declined by Monday at 3 p.m.

All cast and crew members will need to attend the first rehearsal on Monday, October 9 from 3:30-5 p.m. a more detailed schedule will be emailed out to you this weekend.