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Good morning, Happy Monday!

I hope you can enjoy this shorter week with us and celebrate the hard and incredible work that goes into putting on a One-Act performance such as this one!

The Book of Will

"What if all the words were lost?
In this play, William Shakespeare’s been dead for three years. His closest friends and fellow actors deeply miss him and his beautiful plays. When a pirated, badly botched Hamlet (“To be or not to be, there’s the point . . .”) plays on a nearby stage, they realize Shakespeare’s lines are disappearing into the forgetful memory of time. What they need is a book—a definitive copy of his original plays, but to make one, they’ll have to battle an unscrupulous publisher, a boozy poet laureate and their own mortality. Lauren Gunderson’s look at Shakespeare’s First Folio is a lively, funny, poignant love letter to theatre and the printed word..."

-Oregon Shakespeare Festival

See our virtual playbill below

(Special Thanks to Todd Wielar for assisting with this!)

https://www.playbillder.com/show/vip/Charlottesville_High_School/2022/The_Book_of_Will_127510

Showtime: Tuesday 10/25 7pm Black Box Theatre

Time length 45 minutes

You'll witness the play as it will be performed in competition this weekend at VTA (Virginia Theatre Association)

A handful of tickets are available for purchase using the following link :

https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/2ce8d895-7d60-45b5-842d-5d8d7351face/events/f84545cf-d277-4f65-8156-0f1debfc3899

Photographs of last week's dress rehearsal courtesy of Gina Proulx can be seen below:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dO4qHsoUxFi85YdrY2pEvqNwLiXYCirM?usp=sharing

Actor/Crew headshots can be seen outside of the black box theatre:

We hope to see you all there!

The VHSL production of No Home, but Ropes and Stakes goes into tech week this Wednesday! (Both at CHS and at Competition!)

Tickets are on sale and can be purchased in advance of both shows.

We also have auditions just around the corner for one of the most iconic and probably one of the more important musicals of the 20th century, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF! I want to highly recommend that every student involves themselves in this year’s Musical! Dates (Feb 16-19)

This is a particularly timely musical that will make you cry, make you laugh, and much more!

This week:

• 10/25 VTA “Send Off” performance of The Book of Will at 7pm in the BLACK BOX tix link in the newsletter.

• 10/26 Tech Week (No Home, but Ropes and Stakes—VTA) begins! — Check emails regarding food sign up, and rehearsal schedule. ALL CAST/CREW must attend in order to participate at VHSL

We are pleased to announce to launch of our NEW AND IMPROVED TheatreCHS website, designed by board booster member, Shannon Walsh! Take some time to check it out and explore. We are thrilled to have a home for info!

https://theatrechs.weebly.com/

BOOK OF WILL

NO HOME BUT ROPES AND STAKES

AUDITION FOR FIDDLER ON THE ROOF!

Auditions Workshop Gratitude!

Thanks to Violet Craghead-Way for leading an audition workshop this past Saturday! It was wonderful to see!

Governor’s School Auditions

Attention rising Juniors and rising Seniors,

Students interested in an all expense paid summer theatre experience at Radford University are strongly encouraged to self nominate and sign up for pre-screen auditions! They will be held the week of Nov 7 !

Sign up sheet and more info can be found here:

https://forms.gle/im8SnwfCfiYhHoh36

Sign up for Shakespeare Auditions!

Interested in competing in the annual Shakespeare competition? Last year, Charlottesville High School Theatre was recognized nationally by Roxie Beebe-Center having won 2nd place in the country! See more about it here

SIGN UP LINK CAN BE FOUND HERE

https://forms.gle/ViPwNrZLm2G5q71a9

More info about the competition can be found here:

Volunteer Spotlight:

HELP SELL CONCESSIONS AT THE FOOTBALL HOME GAME

Volunteers are needed (both parents and students) to help sell concessions at the home football game on October 21, 6:00 -9:00PM. This is a fun way to spend time with other drama families AND raise money for the Theatre department. No special training or skills are needed.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

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MEALS FOR TECH WEEK

We need parents to help feed our hungry students and teachers as they work hard preparing for VTA next week.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO BRING A MEAL

IMPROV IS FOR EVERYONE

Happening This Week….

Classes

Film Club Meets Wednesday

Solly Goluboff-Schragger is leading a fabulous group of students interested in film making this year! Meetings will occur on Wednesday of this week!

No prior experience required!