 1. Required Participation FormALL Students & a guardian MUST fill out the Required Participation Form by THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH. This is for ALL students (crew, cast, stage managers, pit band) and one parent/caregiver. This way you will stay informed about the August intensive for everyone, Meet the Coaches Meeting, audition sides, and songs. Plus it is school policy that you MUST fill out a form of registration before you can participate in a Co-Curricular activity.
2. NEWSFLASHElisa Van Duyne is hosting a virtual "Meet the Director - Fall Musical Q & A" session on Tuesday, August 12th 6-7pm on Google Meet, for all participants and their guardians. This is helpful to everyone, but especially for those folks who are NEW to the CVU theatre program. Here is the link: "Meet the Director" - Fall Musical Q & A Tuesday, August 12 · 6:00 – 7:00pm Time zone: America/New_York Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ubd-hxow-eie Or dial: (US) +1 860-909-0250 PIN: 646 739 073# 3. "ITW" FALL MUSICAL SHOW CALENDARPlease NOTE: Not ALL cast members will be at every rehearsal. Weekly schedules come out the Sunday morning before. It is each student's responsibility to know when they are called. We are planning to use Google classroom, weekly emails to caregivers and students, or SportsYou to keep you updated. Stay posted for further info about SportsYou. Link to Show Calendar: ITW Show Calendar SUMMER INTENSIVE - This is optional, but highly recommended Thurs Aug 21st & Friday August 22nd 3:30 - 7PM FULL COMPANY: Called on August 21st, 3:30 - 5:30pm, Cast & SM Team: stay until 7pm 8/21 and just Cast & SM Team on August 22nd. Guardians are invited to meet the team August 21st at 3:30 - 4pm. This is when you'll meet the department heads, (Band leader, lights, props, costumes, sets, MD, Director, SM Team) then students get a tour of the space, see the set design, costume & prop lists, delve into the script, and learn music from the show. It's a fun bonding time :) 4. ARBITER/POWERSCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR ALLAll students MUST register for a Fall Co-Curricular or Sport through Power School. This is REQUIRED in order to participate, for health and safety reasons. This year, guardians & students must go through Power School first in order to get to the Arbiter registration link for Fall Musical. This must be completed, along with updated student physical forms, by August 20th. Link to CVU Main website: https://cvuhs.cvsdvt.org/ 5. ATTENDANCE POLICYWe take attendance really seriously. Theatre is a collaborative activity. When a cast, crew, or musician is missing it affects everyone. Look over the Fall Show Schedule carefully. You'll see that we have rehearsals EVEN on 1/2 days, because the school is OPEN, e.g. Harbor Day and Teacher Conferences. Please read the Attendance Policy listed in the Required Participation Form and have the student and caregiver sign. List ANY conflicts you know about on the Participation Form. Thank you. Students are only allowed 3 unexcused absences. On the 4th unexcused absence, consequential actions will be taken. See Participation Form for more details. https://forms.gle/ITW Required Participation Form 6. PARENT VOLUNTEER FORMWant to get involved in your teen's passion, meet new people, have fun contributing to the community? Well, here's your chance. It takes a village to put on a show, and CVU has put on some fantastic shows over the last few years, raised money for the theatre program, provided food for the company and more....thanks to the amazing support of Guardian Volunteers! Click on this link to read more about the ways you can help out. Guardian Volunteer Info sheet. There will also be a Zoom "Meet the Coaches" mtg with the Director, EVD in August, and guardians are invited to attend the first 30 minutes of the Summer Intensive 8/21 3:30–4pm if able. 7. AUDITIONSFor those auditioning for the show, sides and song selections will be posted on the CVU Performing Arts Website around August 11th. Until then, listen to the Broadway soundtrack 'ad nauseam,' watch the movie, immerse yourself in this brilliant, but challenging, music and world. There are 52 people interested in being in the cast and only 23 -25 roles. We plan to split a few of the roles, plus have an ensemble.
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 BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE The CVU Cast and Crew of FOOTLOOSE have been busy building sets, learning their lines, music, dance numbers, and exploring the controversial town of Bomont, Oklahoma. Teens versus adults. But are they really on opposite sides? Stay tuned... We are so excited to announce that CVU's Co-Curricular program will be producing FOOTLOOSE this Nov 15th & 16th @ 7pm, Nov 16th @ 2pm and Nov 17th @ 1pm!
 Interested in participating? You must complete one of the two forms below! We are thrilled to announce our Spring One Acts for 2024. Our team of senior directors will be presenting three totally different short One Acts. Alice by Lindsay Price presents a whimsical new take on the old story. Directed by Veronica Miskavage, Julia Shrier & Nisha Hickok. Antigone Now by Melissa Cooper, based on the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, this poignant drama is about a young woman grappling with her war-torn homeland. Directed by Xander Olszewski. Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer is a delightful farce with mistaken identities, antics and hidden truths that come to light in the dark. Directed by Frankie Fidler & Addie Nevitt Important DatesAUDITIONS FOR SPRING ONE ACTS:
Now's your chance to get involved in something new! Whether on stage or backstage, there are opportunities for everyone: building sets, painting, creating costumes, props, working with sound, lights, or reinventing yourself as a character onstage.
On Friday, November 4, 2023, Principal Adam Bunting interviewed theater director, Elisa Van Duyne, about the fall 2023 musical, Newsies, being performed this coming weekend Students, Nisha and Jenny, providean all-access, behind-the-scenes tour of preparations for the play. Check out the segment below and then Seize the Day by purchasing your tickets for one of our weekend shows here! (Thanks to Gary Lambert and his crew for putting it all together.) On May 22, new CVU Theatre Director, Elisa Van Duyne, announced that the Fall 2023 Musical will be Disney's Newsies. Newsies is an exciting, poignant musical, based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses, they band together to enact change against the ruthlessness of big business. As you can see from the video above, we were just a tad excited about the selection of musical! Important Dates(CHECK OUT THE NEW "NEWSIES" DATES OF TECH AND REHEARSAL BELOW OR HERE!)
The word theater has a long history, deriving from the Ancient Greek word theasthai, which means to behold. The spring one-act plays at Champlain Valley Union High School have their own history and traditions, and the plays most definitely will be something to behold.
Rory McDermott and Francesca Krol share directorial responsibilities for Hamlet. When asked how Hamlet can work as a one-act play, McDermott said, “We still have all the important contextual bits that tell the original story.” Students have an opportunity to contribute in a multitude of ways. With their focus on inclusivity, and a commitment to creative collaboration, that’s just the way the CVU students like it.
Performances are at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 7 at the CVU High School Theater. Purchase tickets at TicketSource, or at the door. (Check the ticket site first to ensure the show is not sold out.) Online/advance tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for students, children, and faculty, and $11 and $9 at the door. Anne Mollo (she/they) is a writer and project manager with 30 years of experience across multiple industries, helping organizations bring clarity to the missions, values, and messages they share with their communities. She served for seven years as a voting member of The Schoolhouse Learning Center board of directors, three years as board co-chair. Now a member of the school’s administrative leadership team, she assists with strategic communications and long-term planning. She holds a BA in English from New York University, with a specialization in writing. When not working, Anne enjoys participating in various forms of performance art, including acting, improvisational theater, comedy, and live storytelling. She also co-produces a monthly storytelling event at the Shelburne Vineyard. All three of Anne's children have attended CVU.
The performing arts matter here at CVU! On September 16, 2022, Principal Adam Bunting devoted an entire Friday extended Advisory to interviewing theater director, Stacy Chadwell, about the upcoming fall 2022 musical, Amélie. Student and CVU actor, Frankie Fidler, provides an all-access, behind-the-scenes tour of preparations for the play.  In the spring of 2022, CVU students learned that our fall musical would be Amélie. Two weeks before school resumed in August, dozens of students joined Mr. Brownell and me (Stacy) to audition for this whimsical story. Camp officially kicked off with a read-through of the show, with the next few days devoted to the musical score. Students worked their way through every song with Mr. Brownell and set a goal to master and memorize the opening sequence of the show. An intention they met! By the following Friday, 44 students performed the first four numbers with choreography for the CVU faculty and staff.
Layered into this process was the beginning of a larger conversation on content and purpose. Following the read-through, we began to assess what was at stake in the telling of this story. What it meant to survive childhood trauma and neglect. The psychological impact over time. Isolation. Cycles. Breaking cycles. Through the beauty of imagination and the surreal, Amélie manages to balance what might otherwise be heavy content with levity and joy. What a gift in itself. The insights from these students were profound. And as we all came to a unifying understanding of the material and its importance, individual character work began. Much fun was had diving into characters' history, intention, motivation, even the way they walked.
Above all, this story is about connection. How one kind deed offered can ripple its way through a community. A message we are eager to dive more deeply into in this uplifting and creative project. Stacy Chadwell is CVU's Theater Director. Come see Amélie, the charming musical based on the beloved French film, November 11, 12, and 13th, at the CVU Theater.
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