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02/01/12 - AUDITION WORKSHOPS happening this Saturday for Musical Theatre and Dance!
PLANNING TO AUDITION FOR APA’S DANCE DEPARTMENT?
(page down for info on MUSICAL THEATRE workshop)
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to find out what to expect and get in some real rehearsal time for your audition.
Attend APA’s Dance Workshop
On Saturday, Feb 4th from 1pm – 4pm
At Huntington Beach high School
*check in 30 minutes before the start time in the front of the theatre
- only $40 – Checks payable to APA DANCE GUILD
- drop off to APA Office…a confirmation email will be sent
- check in 30 minutes before the start time
space is very limited, please get your registration in right away
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'''''MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP'''''
APA 2012 - 2013
Musical Theater CASTING CALL audition workshop
Planning to audition for APA's Musical Theater department?
Want to know what to expect?Do you want to be prepared?
Attend the APA Musical Theatre Audition Workshop!
Saturday February 4th 2012, Huntington Beach High School
The Workshop will be held from 10:00AM – 12:30
$40.00 fee includes:
What to expect...What to bring... How to dress...Skill building Session
Each student will rotate through each of the 4 breakout sessions.
1. Acting – Student will learn a monologue that may be used for their audition.
2. Singing – Student will be taught a musical theater audition song and learn how to make good choices in audition material.
3. Dance - Students will learn a dance combination that will be used in the audition.
4. Application process - Students will be taken through the application process.
A special session for parents: What Am I Getting Myself Into?
Check in Location:
Music Building Room M2 Huntington Beach High School, 1905 Main Street. (714) 536-2514 Ex 4025
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Space is extremely limited so send your payment and Register today!
Name (please print) _________________________________________________ _________________________________________
Telephone Number__________________________________________________ _________________________________________
Address/City/Zip Email_________________________________ __________
Home School__________________ Current Grade ___________________
Parent Attending Parent Session?________Yes _________No
Confirmations will be sent to registered email address.
Mail check and Registration form to:
APA Workshop c/o APA Checks Payable to: APA Musical Theatre Guild
1905 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Call 714-536-2514 Ext. 4025 with questions
01/23/12 - Best of the Ten Minute Play Festival 2012
Best of the Ten Minute Play Festival 2012
Best Production- A Letter Never Sent
Playwright- Tori Beringer
Director- Cheyenne Derr
Runner Up Best Production- To Stand And Face
Playwright – Sandra Karon
Director- Meaghan Lopez
Best Director- Elzy Segura, Wednesday’s Coffee
Runner Up Best Director- Meaghan Lopez, To Stand and Face
Best Play- Wednesday’s Coffee by Christine Czintos
Runner Up Best Play- To Stand and Face by Sandra Karon
Best Ensemble- Love Square, Directed by Alin Silcock
Runner Up Best Ensemble- Wednesday’s Coffee directed by Elzy Segura
Best Actor- Christian Hutcherson, To Stand and Face
Runner Up Best Actor- Alex Jean, A Letter Never Sent
Best Actress- Brieanne Greene, Ida’s World
Runner Up Best Actress- Athena Berdis, To Stand and Face
Best Supporting Actor- Joseph Mello, Wednesday’s Coffee
Runner Up Best Supporting Actor- Tovi Wayne, Love Square
Best Supporting Actress- Tara Coffey, To Stand and Face
Runner Up Best Supporting Actress- Ariel Brown, Wednesday’s Coffee
Best Tech- Wednesday’s Coffee, Directed by Elzy Segura
Runner Up Best Tech- To Stand and Face, Directed by Meaghan Lopez,
Special Recognition- Ida’s World by Meaghan Lopez for Best Theme and Creativity
Special Recognition-Joshua Williams-Parteee- Most Versatile
01/19/12 - APA Wins at the CETA High School Theatre Festival
At the CETA Festival held January 13-15, in addition to the thrill of performing Leading Ladies on the Main Stage the following awards were presented to our students:
Of the four main stage shows the judges selected Zack Carlson, Bryce Miller, Alyssa Grimaldi and teacher Robert Rotenberry to go to Sacramento on March 13 and perform a scene from Leading Ladies for California Youth in Theatre Day.
Alyssa Grimaldi was awarded Best Supporting Actress of the Main Stage shows.
Zack Carlson was given the Flip Reade Award for use of pantomime or movement.
For load in, construction of the set, running the show and striking our show APA won the award of Best Tech Staff from the theatre staff at Servite High School.
Michael Keane's short won 2nd Place in the Film Festival.
A big thank you to the staff and parents who made this whole weekend an incredible experience for our students. From the parent chaperones to the parents who helped with the set transportation, construction and strike- we couldn't have done it without you.
In addition to our performance they saw the other three outstanding productions from the other areas; seven of the scenes from the other area schools; attended three workshops; saw a performance of Comedy Sportz and four seniors perform acting pieces or presented tech portfolios.
01/18/12 - COME TO APA's OPEN HOUSE... It all happens January 28th from 9am 3pm. Auditions for 2012-2013 school year are just around the corner, Feb 25th to be exact. Come to APA's Open House and find out what it's all about!
Check out the FACEBOOK event page for more info. Click on the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/events/265262286855305/
SAVE THE DATE - APA OPEN HOUSE!
HB APA is hosting its first annual OPEN HOUSE EVENT with Master Classes, Informational Sessions and Campus Tours for Prospective APA Parents & Students for the 2012-2013 school year and also Special Performances by Current APA Students. ... The OPEN HOUSE will be held on Saturday, January 28 from 9:00am-3:00pm on the Huntington Beach High School Campus. Please RSVP to swest@hbapa.org
WHAT TO EXPECT:
9:00am - Arrive at the Auditorium Lobby for registration
9:45am - APA Overview w/the Artistic Director and Business Manager
10:45am - Master Classes for students and Info Sessions for parents
12:00pm - Second session of Master Classes/Info Sessions
1:00pm - Lunch will be served
1:30pm - Campus tours
2:00pm - 20 minute performances by Department
2:30pm - Second session of performances
3:00pm - Event concludes
01/06/12 - Auditions For Our Town, Spring Main Stage Play
Our Town Auditions: Tuesday and Wednesday- January 31/Feb. 1
Callbacks will be on Friday, Feb.3
There will be approximately 49 actors cast.
Acting students can use their 2nd semester monologue as their audition which will be performed in class those days. Students not in an APA acting class can sign up for a time slot starting at 5:30 pm those days.
You can be in both Damn Yankees and Our Town. The schedules will not conflict.
You need to prepare a memorized 1 minute dramatic American monologue-
Keep in mind that the play is set in New England. Possible sources are the other plays of Thornton Wilder, Eugene O’Neil, perhaps William Inge or Arthur Miller.
For those interested in playing the church choir, prepare 1 verse of a song.
Characters all have a New Hampshire accent but that is not needed for auditions.
See character breakdown for detailed information. Only 10 characters have major scenes in all three acts. While most characters appear in the wedding and funeral scenes they will not be needed for rehearsal all the time.
After first read through, rehearsals begin Feb. 27
Our Town performs April 26-29
The classic American play that won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. Described by Edward Albee as “…the greatest American play ever written,” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually—in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre—die. The action starts in 1901 and spans nine years. This play has it all- drama, romance, humor and heartbreaking tragedy.
Our entry in the Cappies competition which culminates in a Gala on Sunday, June 3.
"While all of Wilder's work is intelligent, non-synthetic and often moving, as well as funny, it is Our Town that makes the difference. It is probably the finest play ever written by an American." —Edward Albee
"Thornton Wilder's masterpiece...An immortal tale of small town morality [and]...a classic of soft spoken theater." —The New York Times
"Beautiful and remarkable one of the sagest, warmest and most deeply human scripts to have come out of our theatre...A spiritual experience." —The New York Post
"No American play describes more powerfully how we imagine ourselves."- The New York Daily News
"No play ever moved me so deeply." —Alexander Woolcott, The New Yorker
Our Town Characters
Needed are a total of 49 actors: 26 males and 23 females
Leads (4 males, 3 females)
- Stage Manager (also plays Mrs. Forrest, Mr. Morgan, Minister)- Runs the production, guides the audience through the story as the omnipresent narrator. The Stage Manager exercises control over the action of the play, cueing the other characters, interrupting their scenes with his own interjections, and informing the audience of events and objects that we cannot see.
- Emily Webb- 15,. She is bright, articulate, and, a beautiful creature. She is the focus of the action of the play. Emily exhibits emotions that are familiar to the audience as she grows from school girl to married woman.
- George Gibbs-16, All American boy, nice and polite son of Frank and Julia Gibbs. He is a star baseball player who has always loved Emily Webb. He can be self centered. Not good at school, wants to be a farmer.
- Mr. Charles Webb 30s, editor of the newspaper, is a loving father and a kind husband with a sense of humor.
- Mrs. Myrtle Webb- 30s,a thin, serious, crisp woman, devoted to her family though at times nagging and overprotective. She is innocent and caring but a constantly worrying mother.
- Dr. Frank Gibbs 30s, Hard-working town physician, strict but loving father and straightforward husband.
- Mrs. Julia Gibbs- 30s a plump, pleasant woman, no nonsense mother who dreams of Paris. Loves her family but not overly affectionate.
Supporting (4 males, 2 females)
- Simon Stimson—30’s, the Choirmaster who is bitter and the town drunk. A spectacle all ignore.
- Louealla Soames- 30s-50’s. Chatty, town gossip. Friend of Myrtle and Julia. Loves weddings.
- Rebecca Gibbs –Tween, Younger sister of George, good with money.
- Professor Willard- Elderly Academic from the State University who gives Geological/ Anthropological lecture on the background of Grover’s Corners and environs.
- Sam Craig- -20’s, Julia’s nephew who moved to the city.
- Joe Stoddard-60’s, the undertaker, not particularly educated.
Featured Speaking Roles (11 males, 4 females) Also are guests at the wedding or in the funeral
- Howie Newsome- 30 year old milkman, an country fellow who wears overalls.
- Woman in the Balcony- Plant in the audience.
- Man in the Auditorium- Plant in the audience.
- Artistic Lady in the Box- Plant in the audience.
- Wally Webb- 11 year old brother of Emily.
- Constable Bill Warren- old, policeman.
- Joe Crowell, Jr. – 11 year old paper boy.
- Si Crowell- who takes over his brother’s paper route when he is 11 some years later in Act 2.
- First Baseball Player- teen friend of George.
10. Second Baseball Player -teen friend of George.
11. Third Baseball Player - teen friend of George.
12. 1st Dead Man-Mr. Carter- Now in the afterlife.
13. 2nd Dead Man- Now in the afterlife.
14. 1st Dead Woman- Now in the afterlife.
15. 2nd Dead Woman- Now in the afterlife.
Non-Speaking People of the Town- (7 males, 14 females) Also are guests at the wedding or in the funeral
- Martha- 20’s Choir, Townsperson.
- Mr. Foster –30’s, Choir –Townsperson.
- Irma – 30, Choir, Townsperson.
- Man in Choir –Townsperson.
- Man in Choir –Townsperson.
- Woman in Choir –Townsperson.
- Woman in Choir-Townsperson.
- Woman in Choir-Townsperson.
- Woman in Choir-Townsperson.
10. Woman in Choir-Townsperson.
11. Louise–Teen aged school friend.
12. Ernestine –Teen aged school friend.
13. Helen –Teen aged school friend.
14. Fred –Teen aged school friend.
15. Bob -Teen aged school friend.
16. Lizzie -Teen aged school friend.
17. Miss Corcoran-20s, school teacher.
18. Stew-Teen aged school friend.
19. Mrs. Slocum- 40’s, townswoman.
20. Mrs. Ellis-60’s- customer in the drugstore.
21. Farmer McCarthy- Dead man in the afterlife.
If there are not enough male actors, some of the male roles will be combined for one actor and we will add extra female townspeople.
12/10/11 - APA Wins CETA with Leading Ladies
The Academy for the Performing Arts production of Leading Ladies has won the distinction of being selected the top play of Area 2 (Orange County) in the high school theatre festival for the California Educational Theatre Association. The other three areas are Los Angeles, Inland Empire and San Diego. The best plays from each area will be performed at the festival at Servite High School in Anaheim January 13-15, 2012. At the festival the actors and tech work from all 4 shows will be competing for awards to be presented at the close of the three day event. In addition APA has 2 senior actors and 2 senior technical students competing for scholarships.
Judges attended the performances of Leading Ladies and critiqued the show in three areas: Acting, Technical and Design Elements and The Production. Robert Rotenberry directed the comedy by Ken Ludwig. The show was a wonderful collaboration of a great number of students and staff. The plot concerns two Shakespearean actors who are down on their luck. They decide to impersonate two girls who are heirs to a fortune but end up following in love with two local women. The actors, Leo and Jack are played by Bryce Miller and Zack Carlson who also appear as Maxine and Stephanie. Lauren Eliot plays the wealthy Meg and Alyssa Grimaldi plays the waitress Audrey. Naftali Wayne plays Duncan the grumpy fiancée of Meg. The wealthy Florence is played by Kaitlyn Glenn. Doc and his son Butch are played by Chris Willis and Stephen Stanec. The ensemble includes Garrett Brown, Tara Coffey, Cheyenne Derr, Christian Hutcherson, Kelsey Kato, Kate Morton and Daniel Pascoe. Adding live music to the production is Emma Fowler, Anthony Grisham, Troy Hanson, Laura Mandich and George Pascoe.
APA Artistic Director Diane Makas choreographed the two dance numbers in the show. Joe Batte, technical director and Courtney Suter, costume director led the APA technical students in their outstanding designs. The set was designed by Alyssa Grimaldi and Kevin Schow; the lights by Quinn Owen and Danielle Watson and sound by Danielle Kisner. Keani Hobgood, Jenna Lego and Monica Wilson designed the costumes and Jamie Kompleski designed the makeup. Keeping the production moving was stage manager Bradley Smith assisted by Jessica Stephens and Eduardo Ponce. Cheyenne Derr is the assistant director and Chloe Burbank was the assistant to the director.
In addition to seeing the four plays performed, the students attending the festival will also see scenes from the eight runner up plays, participate in three workshop classes and watch the professional Comedy Sportz troupe perform. People can attend the entire festival or just attend the production of Leading Ladies. For ticket information go to http://cetasouthhsfest12.eventbrite.com/.
11/01/11 - So You Think You Can Trash? This year’s annual “Trash Bag Fashion Show” is coming up next Sunday, November 6th....
...in the HBHS Outdoor Trash Bowl at 2:00 p.m.The APA Dance Department is once again making those famous trash bag costumes and our own HB Choreography Class will putting our Dancers to the test. Bring your own chair cuz it’s outside in the bowl, tickets include lunch and if you are feeling lucky we will have raffle tickets for sale. Tickets are $15 for students, a little more for parents. Info at the APA Office
10/28/11 - APA Council's 3rd annual Fall Festival, Saturday Oct. 29 11am - 7pm
Stop whart you're doing and swallow what you're chewing... 'Cause it's time for A CAKE WALK, Pie Eating Contest, Live Entertainment all day with MMET rocking the outdoor stage, APA's Dance Dept thrilling flash mob and The Oiler Band. BBQ, Kettle Korn, Face Painting, Carnival Games & Prizes, Night of the Living Dead zombie attacks... And more. And it all happens at Huntington Beach High School right in the middle of campus. Be there or be sad when everyone is talking about on Monday ; ) AND IT'S FREE TO GET IN!!!