<p>Sorry we won't see you on the 20th, Mikey. I will ask my D if she has any specific questions for you and pm you with them.</p>
<p>Thanks, and we'll let you know how it goes.</p>
<p>Song4U (and anyone else lurking with questions!!)
If you have anything you'd like to ask "a mom", please do not hesitate to pm me. D does not know what her schedule is for January, but if she is around, I am sure she would love to meet with you. There are kids roaming and working at the auditions. Mikey is a great one to keep in touch with also...best wishes...</p>
<p>Here is some upcoming information for Shenandoah!</p>
<p>Chancey Productions Presents
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
at The Winchester Little Theatre!</p>
<p>Thursday March 22nd 8pm
Friday March 23rd 8pm
Saturday March 24th 8pm
Sunday March 25th 7pm</p>
<p>Thursday March 29th 8pm
Friday March 30th 8pm
Saturday March 31st 8pm</p>
<p>Tickets are $6 for students with a valid ID and $12 for adults. We take cash or checks only!</p>
<p>TO RESERVE TICKETS:
Please call the ticket reservation line at 540-327-2429 and leave a clear message with your name, telephone number, number of tickets, and night of performance.
OR
E-mail <a href="mailto:chanceyproductions@hotmail.com">chanceyproductions@hotmail.com</a> with your name, telephone number, number of tickets, and night of performance.
We will call you back with your reservation confirmation as soon as possible!</p>
<p>ARTISTIC STAFF</p>
<p>Directed by Amanda Pulcini
Musical Direction by Joey Chancey
Choreography by Vanessa Callahan
Scenic Design by Michael Misko
Lighting Design by Ian Campayno & Sara Ruzicka
Costume Design by Emily Cara Portune</p>
<p>Stage Manager: Faith Boles
Asst. Stage Manager: Chelsea Wengler
Marketing/PR/Box Office: Stephanie McLean
Managing Director: Jenn Ellerbe</p>
<p>CAST</p>
<p>Bat Boy: Gregory Michael Castoria
Shelley: Emily Cara Portune
Meredith Parker: Natalie Ness
Dr. Parker: Michael Misko
Sheriff: Ricky Jones
Boy #1 (Boyfriend): Mauricio Perez
Boy #2 (Reverend): Brandon Martin
Boy #3 (Bud, Daisy): Michael Nagy
Girl #1 (Maggie): Kelly Kantner
Girl #2 (Ruthie): Sara Ruzicka
Girl #3 (Pan): Marissa K. Hines</p>
<p>Townspeople/Bats/Singers/Dancers/ Understudies
ENSEMBLE:
Ian Campayno (Bat Boy & Boy #2 U/S)
Katie Mott (Meredith Parker U/S)
Whitney Oliverio (Girl #1 U/S)
Karley Willocks (Shelley U/S)
Sean Widener (Boy #1, #2 & 3 U/S)
Ronn Burton (Dr. Parker & Sheriff U/S)
Jessica Haugh (Girl #2 U/S)
Sarah Sesler (Girl #3 U/S)
Beth Cheryl Tarnow (dancer)</p>
<p>Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre 2007 - our 24th season!
(Regional Theatre)</p>
<p>June 13-24
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
book by Richard Henry Morris
music by Jeanine Tesori
lyrics by Dick Scanlan </p>
<p>It’s 1922, and young Millie Dillmount has just moved to New York City in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz, with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate. Winner of the 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical and based on the popular movie, Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers.</p>
<p>8 pm - June 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22 & 23
7 pm - June 17 & 24
2:30 pm - June 16, 20 & 23</p>
<p>June 27 - July 8
LITTLE ME
music by Cy Coleman
lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
book by Neil Simon </p>
<p>starring RICK WESLEY</p>
<p>Little Me is a whopping, whirling musical burlesque of the familiar "as told to" biography - in this case, the memoirs of a queen of the silver screen, Belle Poitrine. The show expertly harnesses all the pleasing elements of musical comedy to trace the epic romance of low-born Belle Schlumpfert and high-born Noble Eggleston. In the course of her quest for the wealth culture and social position that will permit her marriage to Noble, Belle embarks on an extravagant and varied career. In each adventure, Belle is accompanied by an admiring male, and each startling resolution moves her one step closer to her goal. A 1963 Tony Award nominee for Best Musical.</p>
<p>8 pm - June 27, 28, 29 & 30, July 4, 5, 6 & 7
7 pm - July 1 & 8
2:30 pm - June 30, July 5 & 8</p>
<p>July 11 - 22
EVITA
music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
lyrics by Tim Rice </p>
<p>Argentina's controversial first lady is the subject of this dynamic musical masterpiece. As an illegitimate fifteen year old, Eva escaped her dirt-poor existence for the bright lights of Buenos Aires. Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she was a starlet at twenty-two, the president's mistress at twenty-four, first lady at twenty-seven, and dead at thirty-three. Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences, Evita creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself. Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.</p>
<p>8 pm - July 11, 12, 14, 14, 18, 19, 20 & 21
7 pm - July 15 & 22
2:30 pm - July 14, 18 & 21</p>
<p>July 25 - August 5
BYE BYE BIRDIE
music by Charles Strouse
lyrics by Lee Adams
book by Michael Stewart
Conrad Birdie is the biggest rock & roll star of the 60's ever to be drafted. Aspiring chemist and song writer Albert is convinced he can make his fortune and marry his girlfriend Rosie if he gets Conrad on the Ed Sullivan show to kiss a high school girl goodbye. Albert's mother will do anything to break him up with Rosie. Kim and Hugo, the high school steadies, live in Sweet Apple, Ohio where most of the action takes place. Songs include "How Lovely to be a Woman," "A Lot of Livin' to Do, "Kids," and " Put on a Happy Face." Winner of 4 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.</p>
<p>8 pm - July 25, 26, 27, 28, August 1, 2, 3 & 4
7 pm - July 29 & August 5
2:30 pm - July 28, August 1 & 4</p>
<p>Be a season subscriber - or give the gift of an unforgettable summer!
Check out these benefits!
Season subscribers enjoy a 15% discount off regular admission prices. And if you must change the date of your tickets, we will gladly exchange them for another performance in the current season. Call the Box Office for details.</p>
<p>Ticket Info</p>
<p>BOX OFFICE: 540-665-4569 or Toll-free at 877-580-8025</p>
<p>Shenandoah's 2007-2008 Musical Theatre Shows!</p>
<p>Fall Musical: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM</p>
<p>Music Theatre Ensemble: A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
(Only eligible for Sophomore-Senior MT majors)</p>
<p>Spring Musical: CABARET</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory students are now on Youtube!!</p>
<p>These clips are from Chancey Production's BATBOY THE MUSICAL!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vJdFSCmH-s%5B/url%5D">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vJdFSCmH-s</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ3FtFgWOTU%5B/url%5D">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ3FtFgWOTU</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FiJaZPdmgM%5B/url%5D">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FiJaZPdmgM</a></p>
<p>Shelly has an amazing voice!!! Very enjoyable.</p>
<p>wow. I'm really interested in this school!!!
thse clips were amazing!</p>
<p>BREAK A LEG for all those who are auditioning this weekend!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Here is some updating!</p>
<p>Shenandoah Conservatory Student Performs in ‘Hairspray’</p>
<p>08-09-07
Shenandoah Conservatory student Shane Simpson is appearing in movie theatres around the world in the hit summer musical comedy “Hairspray,” which was released by New Line Cinema on July 20. Simpson plays the role of Skillet, one of the kids in detention at a Baltimore high school who helps the movie's heroine dance her way to success and happiness.</p>
<p>Simpson, who plans to graduate with a degree in dance in 2009, is well on his way to establishing a secure foundation for a lifetime in the arts. He had a role in “The Other Me,” a made-for-TV movie released in 2000. He also played the role of Young Simba in the Toronto tour of the Broadway musical “The Lion King.”</p>
<p>Growing up in Toronto, Canada, Simpson attended the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Performing Arts, where his powerful performance style and outstanding physical technique were groomed for a career in dance and theatre. </p>
<p>“He immediately captured our attention when we visited Cardinal Carter on a recruitment visit," said Erica Helm, chair of the Dance Division at Shenandoah University. "Shane has a huge passion for movement that comes through in his dancing . . . it's like a fire burning inside of him that lights him up from the inside. You cannot help but appreciate the enthusiasm and energy he brings to the creative process."</p>
<p>Simpson began his studies at Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in fall 2005, where he quickly earned principal roles in works choreographed by the faculty and fellow dance majors. When the opportunity to perform in “Hairspray” came along, the dance faculty worked with Simpson to arrange a schedule that allowed him travel back and forth to Toronto for filming and still complete the coursework for his dance major. "Shane came to Shenandoah with awesome skills," said Assistant Professor of Dance Alan Arnett. "Experiences like these have deepened his understanding of dance as a professional art."</p>
<p>***A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Book by Burt Shevelove
and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Oct. 4 – 6 at 8 p.m.
Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m.
This musical comedy entertains with the
infectious energy of classic vaudeville
combined with situations from the timetested,
2000-year-old comedies of the Roman
playwright Plautus.</p>
<p>***THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES
Claudia Hass’s adaptation of the
Grimm Brothers story
Glaize Studio Theatre
$8 General Admission
Oct. 27 & Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Oct. 28 & Nov. 4 at 3 p.m.</p>
<p>***THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
A comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.
Dec. 2 at 2:30 p.m.
A comedy of manners first performed in
1777, this classic farce tells the story of
Lady Sneerwell, a malicious gossip and the
founder of The School for Scandal, and the
results of the false rumors she spreads to
influence her own love interests.</p>
<p>***Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre
$15 adults & $10 students/
Jan. 18 & 19 at 8 p.m.
Jan. 20 at 2:30 p.m.
Shenandoah Music Theatre Ensemble Revue</p>
<p>***CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Feb. 28 – March 1
at 8 p.m.
March 2 at 2:30 p.m.
“Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome” to Berlin
in 1929. Meet Sally Bowles, a singer at the
Kit Kat Klub, and Clifford Bradshaw, a young
American writer, and watch as their love story
evolves while the Third Reich develops.</p>
<p>***THE JUNGLE BOOK
Rex Stephenson’s adaptation of Kipling’s
Mowgli stories
Glaize Studio Theatre
$8 General Admission
March 29 & April 5 at 11 a.m. &
March 30 & April 6 at 3 p.m.</p>
<p>***AN EVENING OF SAMULE BECKETT
Glaize Studio Theatre
$8 General Admission
April 11 & 12 at 8 p.m.
April 13 at 2:30 p.m.</p>
<p>***A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Benjamin Britten’s opera
April 24 – 26 at 8 p.m.
April 27 at 2:30 p.m.
Guest Director Daniel Helfgot (Magic
Flute, 2006) returns to work his magic
on this rich and evocative setting of
William Shakespeare’s timeless tale. Four
young lovers, magic potions and comic
misunderstandings are all intertwined with
supernatural figures who torment and
delight all who cross their paths. This is the
capstone event of the entire conservatory
season as student actors, dancers and
musicians combine to present Britten’s
masterpiece.</p>
<p>***SENIOR SHOWCASE
Glaize Studio Theatre
$8 General Admission
April 18 &19 at 8 p.m.
Members of the Conservatory’s theatre Class
of 2008 present an evening of scenes, song and dance.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting all of these dates, Mikey!!! We will be there to see a lot of these shows!! :D Hope your sophomore year is going well!! I know you are busy with a full class schedule and then performing schedule...but you love it, don't you?? I know my D does!! Best wishes for a great year.</p>
<p>Sophomore year is going great. Just very intense right now. I swear I am in way too many theory classes! haha. But this will be my last semester of them!!! :) Woohoo!</p>
<p>Hope to see you down here sometime!!</p>
<p>Here is some more information!</p>
<p>***On Campus Audition Days (All Theatre Areas):
Saturday, November 10, 2007<br>
Saturday, January 19, 2008<br>
Monday, February 18, 2008<br>
Saturday, March 1, 2008 </p>
<p>***OPEN HOUSES
Monday, 10/08/2007 - Shadow Day. Prospective Conservatory students shadow current students for the day. </p>
<p>Friday, 10/19/2007 - General Open House from 9:30am to 2pm </p>
<p>Saturday, 10/20/2007 - General Open House from 9:30am to 2pm </p>
<p>Friday, 11/09/2007 - General Open House from 9:30am to 2pm </p>
<p>Saturday, 11/10/2007 - Open House program and Audition Day. Registration Required. </p>
<p>***Dance Days
Audition Dates:
Friday, November 2, 2007<br>
Friday, January 25, 2008<br>
Monday, February 18, 2008<br>
Friday, April 4, 2008 </p>
<p>If you need any more information, please feel free to ask of go to <a href="http://www.su.edu%5B/url%5D">www.su.edu</a>!</p>
<p>-Mikey :)</p>
<p>My son is very interested in attending Shenandoah. We saw on the web site they are not doing regionals this year so we will go to the school. Does anyone have suggestions on the best time to audition? I have read that you don’t want the first auditon date, because they tend to forget about you, but you don’t want the last audition date either. If anyone has any thoughts on this, I would appreciate it. And who is Margie?</p>
<p>Hcpss,</p>
<p>You can choose any audition date. They most certainly will not forget you if you audition at the first audition. At the auditions they tape all of the kids on video to go back them for reference if they need to. In fact, last year they told the auditioners of the November audition before Christmas I believe if they were accepted. </p>
<p>I auditioned in February when I was a senior in high school. But I have heard do not audition on the last date, because there will be less finanical money awarded to students.</p>
<p>Margie is the head of admissions of the conservatory! She is this fantastic woman who will answer ALL of your questions. She knows everything there is to know and she is the sweetest woman in the world! If you have any admissions questions, or just questions in general that you want her to answer, you can email her at <a href=“mailto:msobczyn@su.edu”>msobczyn@su.edu</a>!</p>
<p>Hcpss-</p>
<p>I do not think it matters when you audition, however, I do agree with managy that the money may be dwindling by the last audition. My daughter auditioned in January of her senior year in high school. (she is now a sophomore) She found out within weeks that she was accepted. She did get a scholarship also. (not big, but nice…)</p>
<p>During the January auditions the Music Theater Ensemble performs Rodgers and Hammersteins A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. We saw this group perform when my d auditioned and really enjoyed the revue!! It was nice to see the show, then go to the audition the next day. I believe this is the only show that falls on an audition weekend. </p>
<p>Margie is an absolute gift to the school. She is the head of admissions at the conservatory. She calms the nerves, answers all questions…just a truly wonderful person. She put up with my 50 million questions I had!! I would not hesitate to contact her with any questions. </p>
<p>I wish you the best! We will be in Winchester for the January audition weekend…</p>
<p>Take care!</p>
<p>I read that they do rolling admissions, so I would think that the earlier the audition, the better. I might just be mistaking that for the general admissions</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your input. We are doing shadow day and will most likely sign up for the January audition date. I think Nov. might be too soon, but we will see. I know he has one of his monologues down pat, but he needs to work on the second. He is currently doing his high school play which as you all know is time consuming, not to mention all of his music activities. Why he decided to do marching band is beyond me! I don’t understanding rolling admissions very well - do you get an answer sooner? How can schools do that if you don’t apply for financial aid until January? Which brings up another question - does applying for financial aid hurt your changes for admission?</p>
<p>I am not sure if Shenandoah does rolling admissions…you may want to check on that. Financial aid will not hurt your acceptance at all. It seems that the audition process does not have a clue about the application process…only that you have paid the fees!! I know that there are exceptions…but for the most part the audition seems to be the most important factor on being accepted, not your essay, or gpa…or your financial need or “non-need”!!<br>
So glad to hear you are doing shadow day! Not sure if d is participating, but I will see.<br>
I will be at Shenandoah for the January audition weekend. I must put a plug in for the Music Theatre Ensemble’s performance of A Grand Night for Singing…that will be performed the audition weekend! We saw this ensemble when my d auditioned, and was very impressed! Now, I am going down to see the show because my d made this ensemble and is perfomrning in it!! 
Safe travels to everyone. I look forward to hearing about shadow day!</p>
<p>Here is some new information for this year!</p>
<p>***Audition days for Music and Theatre!
Saturday, November 15, 2008<br>
Saturday, January 24, 2009<br>
Friday, February 06, 2009<br>
Saturday, February 21, 2009</p>
<p>***Audition days for Dance!
Friday, October 31, 2008<br>
Friday, January 30, 2009<br>
Saturday, February 21, 2009<br>
Friday, March 27, 2009</p>