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All Shook Up

Thu, 07 May 2009 17:12:00 -0400

It is about 2 and ½ hours to opening of the spring musical,All Shook Up, and I’m back in the office after a quick run off the hill and outfor food. The show is fun – very upbeat –and I think it will be well received by the audience (the middle schoolers whosaw it yesterday certainly liked it). The year is near over and I can’t believe next week is the last weekwith the seniors. The Thespian class of2009 will be dearly missed. We have theThespian Ceremonies next Saturday and the cookout at Coonskin on Sunday; I’mlooking forward to those. My semester inMU’s Doc. program is at a close and my grades as an MU Graduate schoolprofessor are, for the most part, done. Almost time to breathe a sigh of relief before the summer starts and anew semester begins a new for me. Hopefully the futures sees the CHS graduates keeping in touch and movingon to happiness and me one step closer to a Doctorate.

Toney

Parent Teacher Night

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:41:55 -0500

Sitting and waiting, talked to a few lovely parents but now I'm alone in the piano room. �The stage floor is being stripped and stained tomorrow and I'm thrilled! Can't be on it for a week but it will be lovely when done. �The holiday production is cast and I'm so excited! �The student directors are wonderful and are also the authors. �The cast is fantastic and I think they're going to have a really great time with a funny show. � I swear I think they could play freeze forever, I've never been a huge fan but that's just me. �

Looking at the competition show now - what I'm looking at is tough and has a small cast so I'm torn. �I know the advanced folks can do tough but with so few in the cast I'm worried about including enough. �Hmmm, guess there could be worse problems then too many talented performers for a cast!�

As far as my Doc. classes go the semester is nearly over and of course that means some pretty big stuff at the end. �I just sent an article in for one class, hence breaking for this blog, and have another rather hefty and introspective paper to write and a presentation to prepare and then another test and... I think that's it until I start more work over the December holiday break. �Drat, no rest. �

I wonder if anymore parents will come? �Wait...Wait...Wait...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:07:03 -0400

What a great first week of school! CHS Theatre had a nice showing yesterday in the Regatta Funeral Parade; I think that may need to become a CHS Theatre tradition. I?m very happy with the cast for Dracula; we read Act 1 as a group on Friday and I was very happy with the preliminary voices. It will be lots of work but the group is up to the challenge. Still working on the schedule but the Google Calendar is pretty up-to-date and a good resource. I have British dialect scripts for Advanced Acting at the ready so we?ll start on that this week. Intro will begin Storytelling work by discussing the history of theatre and the role of the storyteller in ancient cultures. They will also get on stage and practice using the space, their bodies, voices, and props to tell simple stories. Tech will build and clean because that?s what we do in tech! Directing and PR will be working on finalizing organization of the office space as well drafting press releases and conducting interviews regarding the Performing Arts Holiday. Busy, busy, busy!

One week till the fun begins . . .

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:50:15 -0400

The summer is almost over and it has been a busy one here. I have a portfolio presentation to my doctoral committee chair tomorrow; very preliminary as I?m still in the early stages. Yes my lovely theatre students, I?ve spent the summer doing homework, and I mean LOTS AND LOTS of homework. However, I know things I didn?t know before and feel better prepared to be a really good teacher and a productive global citizen every day, and isn?t that really what it is all about? See you all next Tuesday! Oh, and don?t forget to get a wonderful costume together for the Funeral Parade next Saturday! Decorate an umbrella.

Pre-School

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:48:58 -0400

just working on getting things underway. spend much less time than desired in theatre this summer but was hard at work on Doc. assignments. A little worried about time this year, hard to imagine having class, teaching and putting on shows all at one time but the students will make it all worth it!