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2006-2007 One-Act Festival:
October 26-28, 2006
7:00PM Students $3 Adults $5
Festival Ticket: Students $8 Adults $12

Featuring THIRTEEN shows directed by seniors in IB Theater

VHSL 2007 One Act: This is a Test
Directed by Alexx Hall
3rd Place
Teddy Kavros was selected for the All Star Cast.
Justin Ahdoot won Best Actor.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 7PM

Show: Shakespeare Unbound

Synopsis:
Aliesha, a high school student, wins a book of the complete works of Shakespeare through a school raffle. However, the book is too heavy to take home, so she tears out some pages and throws them away. To her surprise, some of the characters from these torn out pages, (including Juliet, Macbeth’s three Witches, and Puck) begin to come to life and wreak havoc on her school. With the help of her brother Josh, she must find a way to send them back before her life turns into complete chaos.

Director: Elizabeth Chenevey

Stage Manager:
Stacey Sulko

Casting Requirements:

Aliesha - Christina Manzo
Josh – Blair Hicks
Katherine – Emily Wolfteich
Petruchio –Sam Baumgartner
Juliet – Elise Glad
Puck –Andrew O'Neal
Prospero – Michael McCabe
Three Witches – Amanda Woodward, Katie Rowe, Kathy Ireland

Show:
Why Do We Laugh?

Synopsis:
A drama and comedy whose main characters go back in their childhood, teenagers, middle-age, and old age. Filled with snappy comments, bit of racism, memories, and sadness these two characters learn, grow and stay together despite everything else.

Director:
Zinnia Garay

Stage Manager:
Cati Shott

Cast List:
Andrew (Child) : Jaleo Velasco-Madden
Andrew (Teen): Daniel Flatt
Andrew (Middle-Age): Sam Baumgartner
Andrew (Old): Ben Ray

Meredith (Child): Laura Muth
Meredith (Teen): Ally Foreman
Meredith (Middle Age): Stacey Devers
Meredith (Old): Angy Youssef

Show:
Escape from Dracula's Castle

Synopsis:
Jonathen Harker is a young real estate agent sent to Transylvania to close out a deal with a mysterious Count Dracula. Once he arrives he notices a change in his sleeping pattern and his hand maid keeps warning him about the Count’s dangerous secret. Find out what Dangerous secret the count holds and how it will effect Jonathen in this hair raising story of suspense and horror.

Director:
David Woodall

Stage Manager:
Laura Muth

Cast List:

The Light sister: Kaitie Hughes
The Dark sisters: Elizabeth Chenevey and Marissa Zoretich
Mother’s voice: Katie Rowe
Gretchen (Butler): Will Mirone
Jonathen Harker:Zach Furney
Count Dracula:Sam Baumgartner

Show:
This is a Test

Synopsis:
"This is a dream. This is a nightmare. You wish! This is a test, the hardest test you, and Alen Lefenfeld will ever take. And though you have gotten no sleep, you must concentrate amongst the cheating, the chinese and the very distracting fact that you have no self-confidence at all. This is a test, that will affect where you go and what you do with the rest of your life. Pencils ready... Begin."

Director:
Alexx Hall

Stage Manager:

Christina Manzo

Cast List:
Alan- Justin Ahdoot
Lois- Shelby Moran
Voice- Teddy Kavros
Teacher- JD Moore
Alan's Mom- Maria Wallace
Evan- Royce Steed
Chris-- Silvia Hernandez

Chorus--
Emily Fischer
Quianna Ballard
Ben Ray
Stacy Devers

Students--
Jamal Atwell
Courtney Brockenborough
Erin Butler
Meredith Fletcher
Arlie Fox
Jonathan Iredell
Brian Langley
Grady Mathis
Brianna Sonnefeld (Understudy)

TECH:
Charlotte Bates
Marisa Seitz

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 7PM

Show:
The Bathroom Door

Synopsis:
Several people rent rooms in a 1916 hotel. They all receive rooms on the same floor, but there is only one bathroom on the floor. They attempt to use the bathroom one morning, but the door is locked. Eventually all the characters meet while waiting and try to figure out why the door has been locked for so long. When they finally get the manager, it turns out that the bathroom was really open.

Director:
Katie Arnett

Stage Manager:
Alison McClean

Cast List:

Young Man-- Arthur Farmer
Elderly Gentleman-- Nana Amoah, Jr.
The Boots-- Tyler Steele
Prima Donna-- Erica Creaven
Old Lady-- Katie Rowe
Young Lady-- Zinny Garay

Show:
Cold Day in Hell

Synopsis:
Have you ever felt like the world was out to get you? Well, it wasn't the world - it was just these guys. Check out the offices of Hell, where the newest Hellraiser, Steve Lynd, leads a risky rebellion against the Devil herself. it's a battle of wits among the world's first lawyer, a politcian, a mom, a telemarketer, a high school math teacher, and the Queen of Darkness.

Director: Allyson Knight

Stage Manager:
Ally Foreman

Casting Requirements:
JEFF EXELLY III: Daniel Flatt
KATHERINE: Maria Wallace
TONY GRANDING: Trevor Britvec
MAGGIE ANN: Kim Ness
HAMMURABI: Nana Amoah, Jr.
STEVE LYND: Arthur Farmer
PERSEUS:Kathryn DiSalvo
DEVIL: Emily Fischer
DEATH: Stacy Devers

Show:
Scuba Lessons

Synopsis:
Two friends go on different blind dates at the same café. They get jealous of their dates and realize that they like one another. The play is a magic realistic romantic comedy.

Director: Marissa Zoretich

Stage Manager:
Ginny Collins

Casting Requirements:
KELLY DONOVAN: Alex Riehle
DAN LANZETTA: Nana Amoah, Jr.
MARTIN MICHAELSON: Zach Furney
RAYNE STORM: KT Fanelli
COFFEE HOUSE GUY/PATRON: DJ Coffey

Show:
The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World

Synopsis:
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Director:
Sean Arnwine

Stage Manager:
Taylor Ragland
& Tina Bonner

Casting Requirements:
Tybalt-- Arthur Farmer

Mercutio-- Austin Randolph

Roger-- Gerald Carpenter

Tom-- Andrew Yip

Williamson-- Nicholas Kwatnoski

Dennis-- Will Glad

Romeo- Tyler Steele

Mark- Andrew McClure

Johnny-- Andrew O'Neal

Benvolio-- Jon Glad

Abraham-- Chris Alexander

Page-- Tarikk Cooper

Warren-- Sam Chenevey

Shelly- Alex Riehle

Roma-- Christina Manzo

Medea-- Tina Bonner

Frankie-- Angy Youssef

Phantom of the Opera Cast--
Adrianna Montegudo
Katherine Lambertson
Kait Kerlin
Quianna Ballard
Taylor Ragland
Shilea Pinkett
Atski Barreto
Erin Kleiber
Sabila Khan
Sarah McCollough
Melanie Rogers
Allison Parker

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 7PM

Show:
School for Husbands

Synopsis:
A comedic satire, penned by Moliere, involving a controlling man, his ward, and the love of his life. Hilarity ensues.

Director:
Trevor Britvec

Cast List:

Sganarelle-- Spencer Peterson
Artiste-- Ben Geier
Isabelle-- Sam Connelly
Leonor-- Chris Wolberg
Lisette-- Andrew O' Neal
Valere-- Sean Arnwine
Ergaste-- Justin Ahdoot
Notary-- Hannah Hartig
Lamplighter-- Kaitie Hughes

Show:
Dinner with the Macguffins

Synopsis:
Ever get that weird feeling that someone’s watching you? Well, in “Dinner with the Macguffins,” that’s exactly how James feels. Throughout the play, he and his girlfriend constantly get interrupted by members of his family while they try to make-out in his living room. The ultimate interruption comes when a cell phone goes off in the audience. This breaks the actor’s “fourth wall.” James constantly tries to convince his family that a wall is missing from the side of their house. James’ family tries to tell him to stop that because it was not true and that it was crazy. He wouldn’t listen to them. At the end of the play, James’ stubborn ways come to an end. An unexpected surprise awaits James and his future.

Director: Amanda Woodward

Stage Manager:
Crystal Douglas

Cast List:
James -- Daniel Flatt
Karen--TBA
Helen-- Brianna Sonnefeld
Grandpa--James Shields
The Plant #1--Elizabeth Chenevey
The Plant #2-- Trevor Britvec
Dwight--Ryan Sheldon
Agent Smith-- Allyson Knight
Agent Wesson--David Woodall

Show:
Sam, This is You

Synopsis:
Sam This Is You is about a group of radio artist that are having trouble keeping up their ratings and they need one good show to keep them on the air. Within the program a guy named Sam talks to himself in the next week through a telephone device that he invents. Is this the show that will help them?

Director: Andrew O'Neal

Stage Manager:
Amanda Wessell

Casting Requirements:
Sam-- Blair Hicks
Rosie-- Stacey Sulko
Tito -- Sean Arnwine
Earnest-- Justin Ahdoot
Amy-- Shelby Moran
Fred-- Daniel Carmen
Daniel-- Ben Geier

Show:
For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls

Synopsis:
For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls is a parody of Tennessee Williams wonderful play The Glass Menagerie.

In this version Amanda, the over-controlling mother is frustrated with her over-sensitive, hypochondriac son named Lawrence. Lawrence refuses to leave the house or get a job; he’s too shy to ever met anyone; and he spends all his time playing with his collection of glass cocktail stirrers. Lawrence’s more regular and masculine brother Tom brings home a “feminine caller” from the warehouse, and Lawrence is overwhelmed by the butch girl, Ginny who has a hearing problem and shouts all the time. Ginny and Lawrence eventually sort of hit it off, and she teaches him how to swagger and talk about baseball in a loud voice. But then she leaves, and Tom goes off to the movies (where he has a tendency to meet and bring home sailors who have missed their boat), and Amanda is stuck forever with hopeless Lawrence

Director:
Mende Jo Wentzel

Stage Manager:
Elise Glad

Casting Requirements:
This is a parody of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

Amanda Wingfield Ally Foreman
Lawrence Wingfield Andrew O'Neal
Tom Wingfield Will Mirone
Ginny Bennett Alex Riehele

Show:
Puberty: The Game Show

Synopsis:
Going through puberty is hard enough, but image experiencing it on national television. Two pre-teens must play "Puberty: The Game Show", being led by an energetic game show host and his perky Vanna White. So who will make it through puberty?

Director:
Kaitie Hughes

Stage Manager:
Hannah Hartig

Cast List:
Alan-- Blair Hicks
Tommy-- Sam Chenevey
Commercial-- Zach Furney
Commercial-- Justin Ahdoot
Commerical-- Ben Hall
Commercial-- Corren Freeman
Karen-- Stacey Sulko
Elena-- Shelby Moran
Juliet-- Maria Wallace
Mother-- Allison Parker
Commerical-- Tina Bonner
Commerical-- Andrea Beschel

Thanks to all for making a GREAT One Act Festival with 13 different shows!