Eastern School District Drama Festival

• All schools should have their blocking time booked with Rick Warren at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
• April 1 – Orientation for directors at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Please attend! Rick is offering this session to ensure your drama festival experience is as fulfilling as possible.
• April 1 – Scripts and Program inserts to Debbie Buchanan at the ESD Board Office.
• Please e-mail me the number of participants in your production. Ribbons need to be ordered. Include all cast members and any technical crew.
• For schools who indicated their interest in the Gala Performance, please review the gala criteria below.
• The morning session adjudicators will be Julain Molnar and Glenda Landry. A reminder that the clinic is mandatory.
  

• The change in time for the morning sessions was to allow a comfortable amount of time for performers and audience members to arrive at the centre. All schools attending should try to be there for the start of the first play.

Thank you for all your hard work and conscientiousness. Take care.

Tuesday April 14
10:00 Prince Street School “Dracula’s Favorite Son” Liz Pendergast

10:30 Tracadie Cross Consolidated “The Backwards Bully”    Erin Mac Gillivray and Michael Pendergast

11:05 Belfast Consolidated School “Beauty and the Beast”
Kelly O’Connell and Allyson MacDonald

6:00 Glen Stewart Elementary “Live from Make Believe “   Megan Stubbs-Smith

6:40 St. Peter’s Consolidated “TBA” Sheryll O’Hanley

7:10  Queen Charlotte Intermediate “Annie” Allan Pendergast

Wednesday April 15
9:45 West Royalty Elementary “The Great Kapok Tree”   Elizabeth Crawford and Bev Coles

10:25 Spring Park Elementary “Scrumdillyumptious” Jo-Ann Esseghaier

11:05 West Kent “Bugz” Dawn Gallant and Kelly Miles

11:45 Spring Park Elementary “Get in the Game”                        Maureen Diamond and Lisa Jenkins

6:00 Englewood “The Island” Peter Bevan-Baker

6:30 Morell High School “Mystery at Shady Acres”                      Lindsay Cusack and Lori Hubley

7:20 Charlottetown Rural High School “TBA” Philip Pierlot

8;15 Charlottetown Rural                   Richard Haines

Thursday April 16
10:00 St. Teresa’s Consolidated “Small but Mighty” Kirsten MacLaine

10:25Morell Consolidated “The Sneetches” Dorothy Dahn

10:55 Central Queens Elementary “Cinderetzky” Perry Neatby

11:35 Souris Regional “TBA” Maggie Haines

Friday April 17
10:00 East Wiltshire Intermediate “The Apple” Lucas Olscamp

10:40 Vernon River “Twins on the loose” Jennifer Adams

11;20 Eastern Kings Consolidated “Snow Queen” Krista Kelly-Fraser

Time really flies when you’re having fun. It’s hard to believe we are less than a month away from the Eastern School District Drama Festival 2009. We are excited to have two adjudicators at every session this year. All performing groups will have a 15 minute clinic after their performance and directors will be provided with a written adjudication. A reminder to everyone that the clinics are not optional. It is essential to the authentic learning experience we are rying to provide for you and your students. All performing groups are expected to be part of the audience for the other productions after completing their clinics. The festival will run from April 14 to April 17. Notices should be going home to your students’ families informing them of their performance time, the cost of admission, and the possibility of performing in the gala performance on April 17. I would love to give you more notice for gala participation however my hands are tied. Those groups chosen to perform will be notified by lunch time on April 17.

Admission this year is $2.00 per student and $4.00 for adults. Participants are not expected to pay.

Be very proactive in generating your audience. Talk to your staff and administrators about supporting your hard work by attending your performance session.  PArt of the curriculum we need to teach is how to behave appropriately in formal situations. This is a great opportunity for your school’s students to practice their concert etiquette. Discuss with your young actors the importance of telling their family and friends about their performance time. Encourage them to invite people to come see them perform.