You can now receive communications via text messages to your cell phone. In order to receive text messages, you must register your cell phone with us. Not every posting to communications will also go out as a text message. It will be used mostly for short last minute notifications, to make sure you receive information in a timely manner.

March 8, 2010

All Proscenim Cast and Crew Members:
You are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of Fiddler on the Roof on Thursday, March 11th at 4:00 pm at Van Wyck JHS.

Mrs. McCarthy

March 8, 2010

Reminder: Program bios are due March 10th. If your bio is not received by this date it will not be included in the program (see note below on who should submit a bio).
The deadline for program ads has been extended to Sunday, March 14th due to the poor response. We need to receive enough program ads to cover the cost of printing. Every cast and crew member should be selling ads. If we do not collect enough ad revenue then bios will be eliminated from the program. We will know on Sunday; however, you should still be working on your bios and emailing them to my attention at PAM3SONS@aol.com
Thank you.

Mrs. McCarthy

March 7, 2010

There will be a mandatory Production Meeting this Wednesday at 6:45-9:00.
All Crew Chiefs should be present. Be prepared to discuss schedules.

Mr.Scarrone

March 7, 2010

HELP IS NEEDED with finding props for the Titanic! Please contact me if you have or know someone who may be willing to lend a rolling tea cart, ship's wheel, or ship's bell. More items will be coming. If you or a parent is willing to look around at area antique shops or ebay, contact me and I can send you a picture. THANKS!!!

Mrs. Spinella

March 5, 2010

SCHEDULE CHANGE TODAY
2-3:30 Entire Cast
3:30-4:30 Kyle O.,Dan,Kerry,James,Grant,Rachel B.

Mrs.Spinella

March 2, 2010

Everyone Off book by Saturday!
Thank you,

Mr.Scarrone

March 2, 2010

Program Bios need to be completed by the following cast members: Dan McCarthy,Graeme McEneany,Sam Eisenbaum, Chris Vallone,Trevor Schlam, Kerry Gibbons,James Czerniawski,Callie Garcia, Rachel Barber, Grant Benedict, Matt McNamara, Jonny Christie, Morgan Dean, Megan Howe, Carolyn Thorn, and Cheyenne Cutter.

Visiting Cast Members: Gabe Chalfin-Piney, Bryan Merte, Randy Benson, John McCarthy and Jim Nurre.

All Crew Chiefs and Seniors (cast, crew and pit) should also submit a bio.

Please email your bios to Mrs. McCarthy at PAM3SONS@aol.com by March 10th.

Patricia McCarthy

March 2, 2010

Board of Proscenium meeting, including Kayla Kosack, tonight at 6p.m. See you there.

Mr. Devine

February 27, 2010

Costume Crew will be meeting tomorrow (sunday) from 9-5. Thank you!

Karen

February 27, 2010

IMPORTANT - REHEARSAL IS BACK ON FOR TOMORROW 9-5 POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED AT JOHN JAY

Mr.Scarrone

February 27, 2010

Due to the weather and power conditions we have canceled rehearsal for tomrrow. The schedule for this week will be posted on the website shortly.
We have a great deal to make up, both from a technical standpoint as well as the performance aspect.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE OFF BOOK
Even if we have not blocked a scene, please memorize those lines by Monday.
There will be rehearsal all week, however not everyone will need to be there for all rehersals.
More to come...keep checking back

Mr.Scarrone

February 27, 2010

JJ w/o power - rehearsal canceled for tomorrow-please check communications for info-SORRY

Mr.Scarrone

February 26, 2010

Science Fair has been canceled for tomorrow since the building has no power. Stand by for information on Sunday's rehearsal. Stay safe and warm!

Mrs.Spinella

February 25, 2010

The Battle of the Bands has been moved to March 20th. Mark your calendars. Sorry for the confusion!

Mrs. Spinella

February 25, 2010

Due to the expected weather, the Battle of the Bands has been recheduled for Friday, March 26th.

Mrs. Spinella

February 23, 2010

All after school activities are cancelled, refer to the calendar for updates.Thanks

Mr.Scarrone

February 21, 2010

Parents(especially dads)are needed to chaperone Friday's Battle of the Bands. Please contact me at kspinella@gmail.com ASAP. Thanks!

Mrs. Spinella

February 16, 2010

Rehearsal cancelled due to weather. Keep Sunday open to make up for lost time this week. Study your script and score!

Mr. Devine

February 15, 2010

Hello everyone- please remember to have your "Bye Bye Birdie" ticket money in as soon as possible. In order to ensure all seats will be together we must have your money and confirmation slip in quickly! The absolute final date will be February 27th. Please spread the word!

Mr. Devine

February 13, 2010

All Cast and Crews should sign up for this feature.

Mr.Scarrone

February 12, 2010

Proscenium members/parents/relatives...

Today I am introducing a new feature to help with communications. Starting today, we will now have the ability to send text messages to our members from our website. In order to receive text messages, you will need to register through the website with your cell phone number.

Not all communications will be done through text messaging. This will not replace the current website communications page, but will give us another means of communications which will be particulary helpful with last minute updates, such as schedule changes/cancellations, etc.

Participation is voluntary. If you would like to be able to receive text messages, please register. Thanks!

Mr. Melnyk

February 9, 2010

Tonights meeting is cancelled, rehearsal will be held as scheduled.

Mr.Scarrone

February 3, 2010

The yearbook picture for Proscenium will be taken right after school on Monday, February 8, in the main lobby. Please wear your Proscenium shirt. Thanks!

Mr. Devine

February 2, 2010

From Shivani - Oh and by the way.. I was doing my chem homework and i came across an article about why the Titanic sank... apparently the steel that was used to build the Titanic was extremely brittle because of its high sulfur content, so when it struck the iceberg, instead of bending, the steel shattered. Just thought I would share!
So,did Andrew's make a mistake in the selection of the steel that was used?

Mr.Scarrone

January 27, 2010

Board Meeting - all those in attendance last Friday are asked to attend to follow-up on progress and discuss further plans and ideas, 5:30pm

Mr.Scarrone

January 26, 2010

Tonight's vocal rehearsal is cancelled. If you are writing an article for the Battle of the Bands, please have it to me tomorrow at kspinella@gmail.com. Have a nice evening.

Mrs. Spinella

January 23, 2010

If you were asked to write an article for the Battle of the Bands please email me at ChrisVallone5@gmail.com so I can send you the information on the bands! Thanks!

Chris

January 22, 2010

We are inviting the Proscenium Action Committee and any and all interested members who would like to assist with the duties surrounding "Lost in Yonkers" and "TITANIC".
We have so much to do in so many areas and the more people that we can have to assist the better.
Please join the Board tonight at 6:30.
Underclassman are encouraged to attend.
We really need your help.
Thanks,

Mr.Scarrone

January 19, 2010

I look forward to meeting new members tomorrow at the Art Crew meeting! 6:30 to 7:30 all old and new members as well as any parents interested in helping are welcome and encouraged to come! Thank you for your interest in Art Crew,

Miss Gallacher

January 19, 2010

T-Shirt order forms are out and due back this Sunday. If you haven't gotten a form, please ask an advisor. The Titanic shirt is mandatory for all cast and crew as is the polo. Sweatshirts and sweatpants are also available. Don't forget to pick up your ad forms. Everyone needs to sell ads! Thank you!!

Mrs. Spinella

January 18, 2010

To Our Faculty & Friends and Family,
For the first time in its history, Proscenium is presenting a fully student produced production of ï¿½Lost in Yonkersï¿½. This presentation is student directed, produced, designed and executed.
Working for the past several months, the members of the Proscenium teams have put together an amazing interpretation of this Neil Simon classic and if anyone is wondering why Neil Simonï¿½s ï¿½Lost in Yonkersï¿½ won both the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, come and see Prosceniumï¿½s production of this Simon favorite a textbook example of how to make a decades old comedy seem as fresh as if it were only now getting its world premiere.
Beside the incredible work my fellow Proscenium members have put into this production for artistic reasons, there is another motivation driving us. As many of you might know, the lighting in the auditorium is in need of replacement and repair. None of the original lighting has ever been replaced by the District since installation. Proscenium has been purchasing lights for years these lights being used for all school functions and activities that are held in the auditorium.
The current lights are now starting to fail, leaving us with very little left to light the stage. We are asking for your help by supporting an upcoming student production of ï¿½Lost in Yonkersï¿½. These lights are the general lighting needed for daily usage, not our lighting for our shows, which we rent separately.
We are asking for your help and your support, please come and see this production, it will help us purchase lights and will provide you with an evening or afternoon of laughter and fun.
There is nothing better when putting on a show then having full support of the community. One person in particular is the new Wappingers Central School district superintendent Mr. James Parla. Mr. Parla had only wonderful things to say about Proscenium. Mr. Parla believes that theater and all the arts are a core part of education. Being an honorary member of the Triem Honors Society which is a special honors society designed for students with focuses within the arts, Mr. Parla feels that it is ï¿½imperative for students to be exposed to all aspects of the arts.ï¿½ Mr. Parla said quite plainly that Proscenium's previous production of ï¿½Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatï¿½ was ï¿½the best high school production I have ever seen.ï¿½ and he looks forward to seeing Lost in Yonkers as we as an organization ï¿½Aspire to higher levels.ï¿½
We have Mr. Pochintesta and Mr. Parlaï¿½s support, we are asking for yours as well.
Whether, youï¿½ve seen and enjoyed Lost In Yonkers numerous times before, or whether this is a Neil Simon play youï¿½ve yet to discover, the John Jay Proscenium production is one youï¿½ll want to see, and tell friends about.
Lost in Yonkers will be performed in the Rodger Hanson Performance Hall at John Jay Senior High School on February 6th at 7:30 pm and February 7th at 2:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased in our box office at John Jay high school on Wednesday nights from 7pm-9pm and every Saturday or on our website www.jproscenium.org. We hope to see you there, do not miss this once in a lifetime experience.
Sincerely,

Graeme McEneany

January 14, 2010

For anyone insterested in Art Crew, parents as well as students....
There will be a meeting Wednsday, January 20th at 6:30pm. Thanks!
If you attended the Parent meeting this past Tuesday, and would like to help paint...this is th meeting for you!

Mr.LaColla & Mr.Scarrone

January 14, 2010

PLEASE READ....
Mr George Dunton Widener, 50, from Elkins Park, PA, was the son of P.A.B. Widener, a member of the board of the Fidelity Trust Company of Philadelphia, the bank that controlled IMM, the owners of the White Star Line. He was heir to probably the largest fortune in Philadelphia. However, George Widener was a wealthy man in his own right running a successful street-car firm in Philadelphia.
Mr Widener and family had been staying at the Paris Ritz Hotel and he, his wife Eleanor Widener, son Harry Elkins Widener and their two servants Edwin Keeping and Emily Geiger boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg. The Widener's occupied cabins C-80/82.
On the afternoon of April 14th, Widener and his wife were standing on the promenade deck talking to J. Bruce Ismay when Captain Smith passed them on his way aft. Without comment he handed Ismay one of the ice warnings from the White Star liner Baltic, Ismay simply put the message in his pocket and headed below.
Later that day Captain Smith joined a dinner party given in his honour by the Wideners in the ship's ï¿½ la carte restaurant. The guests included, John B. Thayer and Mrs Thayer, Major Archibald Butt, Clarence Moore and William Carter and his wife Lucile Carter. A little before 9pm the Captain excused himself and headed for the bridge. After the ladies had retired the men sat in the smoking room talking. They were still there when the iceberg was struck.
Later, George and Harry escorted Eleanor to lifeboat 4. While the boats continued loading Colonel Archibald Gracie observed George Widener leaning against a railing in deep discussion with John B. Thayer, Mrs Thayer had also boarded boat #4.
As the ship sank deeper the Wideners and Mr Thayer were joined by Charles Duane Williams. All four men died in the disaster.
Notes
At the church of St Paul in Elkins Park are two Tiffany Windows in memory of George and Harry Widener. The interior of the church was rebuilt in 1912-13, thanks to Mrs Widener. George was the senior warden at St Pauls and Chair of the Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township. Both the Church and The Township presented Resolutions to Mrs Widener

Mr.Scarrone

January 13, 2010

hey guys

Just a reminder to all those who signed up to sell, we're having a popcorn and ticket sale on friday during lunch periods...But please check to see if help is still needed for your lunch/ study hall period.

Thanks so much!

Rachel

January 12, 2010

Attention Proscenium Parents!
For those of you who don't know, Proscenium is hosting a Battle of the Bands on February 26th at 7:30 P.M. This event has already attracted a large audience of students and we will need parent volunteers to assist backstage and at the doors taking tickets! If you can help out please send an email to either me at ChrisVallone5@gmail.com or Mrs. Spinella at kspinella@gmail.com.
Thanks again for your support!

Chris

January 12, 2010

For anyone insterested in Art Crew, there will be a meeting Wednsday, January 20th at 6:30pm. Thanks!

Danielle

January 8, 2010

There will be a parent set design/construction meeting on Tuesday evening at 7:00.
We could use a great deal of help in building the ship.
At this meeting we will talk about the plans (how it sinks, etc.) art work needed and general help and schedules
We would like to invite any parent that can give us time and assistance.
Please help

Mr.Scarrone

January 4, 2010

Hey Everyone!

There will be a Proscenium Bake Sale this Wednesday, 1/6/2010, and a Proscenium Popcorn Sale on Friday, 1/8/2010.
We are looking for everyone to do their part in either bringing in a baked good (to Music office/room 181) or signing up on the Proscenium bulleton board in the math wing to work during lunch periods.
Please do this asap...Remember, these sales are for your benefit!

Thank you!

Rachel

January 4, 2010

Attention all Board Members: there will be a meeting at 6p.m. on Wednesday immediately before the read-through.

Mr. Devine and Mrs. Spinella

January 3, 2010

The entire Cast is needed at the read-through this Wednesday at 6:30 - 9:00,
Please bring your scores and scripts and a pencil.
Additional Parts will be announced.

Mr.Scarrone

December 30, 2009

SET CREW!!!

Saturday January 9th the ENTIRE crew needs to be there to inventory the trailer and put together the LIY set. We will be there all day.

~Thanks

Andrew

December 28, 2009

SOME TITANIC MYTHSï¿½
It was rumored that the cursed Hope Diamond was on the Titanic when it sunk. False. The cursed stone was in the possession of Washington socialite Mrs Evelyn McLean who was not on the ship.
Along the same lines, a rumor circulated that a cursed Egyptian mummy on board was the reason the ship sunk. The cursed mummy went by the name of Princess of Amen-Ra (aka shipwrecker).False. No evidence of a mummy on board (well no Egyptian ones!).
One of the ship workers was accidentally sealed in the hull. False
One of the workers painted ï¿½we defy God to sink her ï¿½ on the stern. False
The reason the great ship sank was because the bottle of champagne used to christen the Titanic did not break on the first swing, which is believed to be very bad luck for a ship. False. Good try, but the Titanic was not christened on launching, White Star Line didnï¿½t believe in the custom.
The band played on as the ship went down. Half True. The band played until 2am, 20 minutes before the ship sank. They had to stop playing as the deck began to tilt.
The Titanic sank in one piece. False. When the ship was discovered in 1985 it was apparent the ship had broken into two parts. The weight of the stern rising out of the water was simply too great. She broke apart between the 3rd and 4th funnels.
First Officer, Mr Murdoch shot himself on the bridge when he realised all hope was lost. False. Witnesses say Murdoch was in total charge of the vessel at the time of the accident and up until the end.
When the late Colonel John Jacob Astorï¿½s will was read the newly widowed Madeliene was to inherit $5 million, under the proviso that she never remarried. True. Unfortunately the 19 year old could not keep the agreement, remarrying 5 years later and losing all claims to the Astor millions.
My favourite rumor is that the ship was sunk on purpose and whatsmore it was the Olympia (Titanicï¿½s sister ship) and not the Titanic. All part of an elaborate insurance scam. The two ships were switched when they were dry-docked together. Reason; because the Olympia had received serious damage after a collison in 1911 and the White Star Line wanted to right it off and claim the insurance. Another nice try but rumor is False. Both ships were under insured relative to their value and besides prior to the scrapping of the Olympia the damage was still evident on its hull.
Another rumor to have circulated was that the Titanicï¿½s hull number was 390904 , which, when seen in a mirror or written using mirror writing, looks like ï¿½NO HOPEï¿½. But rumor is False. Yard numbers make up part of the hull number and the Titanicï¿½s yard number was 401 and if you were thinkingï¿½the Olympiaï¿½s yard number was 400.
There was no room numbered 13 on the Titanic. True. Superstitiously 13 is an unlucky number so it was often avoided as room or floor numbers.
There were passengers travelling on the Titanic under false names. True. An unbelievable 15 of them! One man used a false name to get a room in first class (he only had a second class ticket) another man had kidnapped his children and was making a run for it.
It has been rumoured that a cat and her litter of kittens got off the titanic at Southampton which was seen by some of the crew members as a bad omen. Though there was a cat and her litter reported on the ship duringher maiden voyage, there is no evidence to confirm the cat and her kittens did a runner.
It has long been rumored that Colonel John Jacob Astor, being such a great animal lover, ran to the dog kennels where his Airedale, Kitty, was being held and freed all of the animals before the ship sunk. Canï¿½t Verify. It has also been claimed that Robert Daniel was the man in question.

Mr.Scarrone

December 20, 2009

Sorry...The Read-Through for tomorrow is going to be re-scheduled.

Mr.Scarrone

December 19, 2009

There will be a full read through on Monday at 6:30, for entire cast of TITANIC.

Mr.Scarrone

December 19, 2009

LIY REHEARSAL CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW

Trevor

December 19, 2009

The following roles have now beeen cast:
Mike Cocciardi - Carlson
Austin Pasquale - Latimer, Steward 2 Sam Oppenheim - Bell Boy 2/3rd Class
Kyle O'Rourke - Thayer
Christian Franckowiak - Pitmann
Ariel Alperstien - Marion Thayer/ 3rd Class
Megan Howe - Miss Damico/3rd class
Congratualtions to all of you!

Mr.Scarrone

December 18, 2009

"When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accidentï¿½ or any sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort."
- Captain E.J. Smith, Captain of the RMS Titanic

Mr.Scarrone

December 17, 2009

LIY Rehearsal at Jay from 4-6p.m. for Lucas, Sam, Morgan, Rachel Barber, and Jeremy McComish.

Trevor

December 15, 2009

Harold Bride
Harold Sydney Bride was born on 11th January, 1890 in Nunhead, South London, the youngest of three sons of Arthur John Larner Bride and Mary Ann Lowe.
After leaving school Bride trained as a Marconi operator, he completed his training in July 1911 and went to sea soon afterward. His first ship was the Haverford, he later served on the Lusitania, La France and finally the Anselm, before joining the Titanic.
Bride and his colleague John 'Jack' George Phillips boarded the Titanic at Belfast.
When he signed onto the Titanic at Southampton on 9th April,1912, Bride gave his address as Bannisters Hotel (Southampton). As an employee of the Marconi company, he received monthly wages of ï¿½2 26s.
Sharing the wireless equipment with John Phillips the two agreed that Phillips would take the 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. shift and Bride the 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. shift.
On the night of the sinking Bride relayed messages to and from Captain Smith on the bridge regarding the progress of the Carpathia and other ships in the vicinity, whilst Phillips worked the key:
"I was conscious of waking up and hearing Phillips sending to Cape Race. I read what he was sending. It was a traffic matter. I remembered how tired he was and got out of bed to relieve him. I didn't even feel the shock. I hardly knew it had happened until after the captain had come to us. There was no jolt whatsoever.
I was standing by Phillips telling him to go to bed when the captain put his head into the cabin.
'We've struck an iceberg,' the captain said, 'and I'm having an inspection made to tell what it has done for us. You better get ready to send out a call for assistance. But don't send it until I tell you.'
The captain went away and in ten minutes, I should estimate the time, he came back. We could hear a terrible confusion outside, but there was not the least thing to indicate that there was any trouble. The wireless was working perfectly. 'Send the call for assistance,' said the captain, barely putting his head in the door. 'What call should I send?' Phillips asked. 'The regulation international call for help. Just that.'
Then the captain was gone. Phillips began to send CQD He flashed away at it and we were joking while he did so. All of us made light of the disaster. We joked that way while he flashed signals for about five minutes. Then the captain came back. 'What are you sending?' he asked. 'CQD' Phillips replied. The humour of the situation appealed to me. I cut in with a little remark that made us all laugh, including the captain. 'Send SOS,' I said. 'It's the new call, and it may be your last chance to send it.' Phillips with a laugh changed the signal to SOS."
Both operators stayed at their post after their release, but were forced out onto the deck by the water surging into the wireless room: "I noticed as I came back from one trip that they were putting off women and children in lifeboats. I noticed that the list forward was increasing. Phillips told me the wireless was growing weaker. The captain came and told us our engine rooms were taking water and that the dynamos might not last much longer. We sent that word to the Carpathia.
I went on deck and looked around. The water was pretty close up to the boat deck. There was a great scramble aft, and how poor Phillips continued to work through it I don't know. He was a brave man. I learned to love him that night and I suddenly felt a great reverence to see him standing there sticking to his work while everybody else was raging about. I will never live to forget the work of Phillips during the last awful fifteen minutes.
I looked out. The boat deck was awash. Phillips clung on sending and sending. He clung on for about ten minutes, or maybe fifteen minutes after the captain had released him. The water was then coming into our cabin.
While he worked something happened I hate to tell about. I was back at my room getting Phillips's money for him, and as I looked out the door I saw a stoker, or somebody from below decks, leaning over Phillips from behind. Phillips was too busy to notice what the man was doing. The man was slipping the life belt off Phillips's back."
Bride and Phillips managed to deter the stoker and left the wireless room and headed out to the boat deck:
"From aft came the tunes of the band. It was a ragtime tune, I don't know what... Phillips ran aft and that was the last I ever saw of him alive. "I went to the place I had seen the collapsible boat on the boat deck, and to my surprise I saw the boat and the men still trying to push it off. I guess there wasn't a sailor in the crowd. They couldn't do it. I went up to them and was just lending a hand when a large wave came awash of the deck. "The big wave carried the boat off. I had hold of an oarlock and I went off with it. The next I knew I was in the boat. "But that was not all. I was in the boat and the boat was upside down and I was under it. And I remember I realised I was wet through, and that whatever happened I must not breathe, for I was underwater. I knew I had to fight for it and I did. How I got out from under the boat I do not know, but I felt a breath of air at last... I felt I simply had to get away from the ship. She was a beautiful sight then. Smoke and sparks were rushing out of her funnel. There must have been an explosion, but we heard none. We only saw the big stream of sparks. The ship was gradually turning on her nose, just like a duck does that goes down for a dive.
Bride recalled that he could hear the band playing right up to the end, but not ï¿½Nearer My God To Thee!": he recalled them playing ï¿½Autumnï¿½. He also recollected that there was little suction when the ship went down. He was finally able to climb aboard the upturned hull of Collapsible B.
"There was just room for me to roll on the edge. I lay there not caring what happened. Somebody sat on my legs. They were wedged in between slats and were being wrenched. I had not the heart to ask the man to move. It was a terrible sight all around - men swimming and sinking. I lay where I was, letting the man wrench my feet out of shape. Others came near. Nobody gave them a hand. The bottom-up boat already had more men than it would hold and it was sinking."
Harold Bride had survived but but suffered from badly frozen and crushed feet, due to the effects of the cold and the position in which he was sitting on the collapsibleï¿½s hull. He described the rescue by the Carpathia:
"One man was dead. I passed him and went up the ladder, although my feet pained terribly. The dead man was Phillips. He had died on the raft from exposure and cold, I guess. He had been all in from work before the wreck came. He stood his ground until the crisis had passed, and then he collapsed, I guess. But I hardly thought that then. I didn't think much of anything. I tried the rope ladder. My feet pained terribly, but I got to the top and felt hands reaching out to me. The next I knew a woman was leaning over me in a cabin and I felt her hand waving back my hair and rubbing my face."
On the voyage to New York aboard Carpathia Bride and an exhausted Harold Cottam worked together to send countless personal messages and names of the saved to land. Incidentally, Bride and Cottam had met before the disaster and were good friends. After the tragedy they stayed in contact for many years.
After a spell in hospital Harold Bride returned to England and finally returned to work as a wireless operator. During the First World War, he served on the steamer Mona's Isle as a telegraphist.
Harold was married [c. 1919] to Lucy Johnstone Downie, and the couple had three children. Harold disliked discussing the Titanic, being deeply disturbed by the whole experience, particularly by the loss of his colleague and friend Jack Phillips, whose bravery and steadfastness never left him; he disliked the celebrity that went along with being a Titanic survivor and thus decided to flee the attention and moved with his family to Scotland where he worked as a travelling salesman.
Harold Sidney Bride lived out the rest of his days in Scotland, living in comparative obscurity. He died on 29th April 1956, aged 66.

Mr.Scarrone

December 15, 2009

Review: Titanic Lunt Fontanne Theatre, NYC - 1997 Review by John Kenrick The only show I can remember that faced this much advance contempt from the theatrical community was the legendary Carrie. A Broadway musical about the most infamous disaster in sea-faring history? Talk about a guaranteed flop! Even the hallowed New York Times took the unprecedented step of publishing an advance Sunday editorial ridiculing the show, saying that it had no chance of succeeding. As a life-long student of the Titanic's story, I was as skeptical as anyone. What were they going to do, tap dance their way to the bottom? However, I kept warning friends that Titanic's team were experts at making musicals out of impossible ideas. Composer Maury Yeston made Fellini sing in Nine, and librettist Peter Stone made some history of his own with the book to 1776 -- it's never wise to belittle the talents of proven masters. These master craftsmen, along with a magnificent cast, came through with a musical that overcame lukewarm reviews to set box-office records at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and win the lion's share of the 1997 Tony Awards. All this happened months before the unrelated blockbuster movie Titanic brought renewed interest in the subject. What explains it? Of course, the story of the liner RMS Titanic has captivated the public ever since the tragic night in 1912 when the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic, taking over 1,500 men, women and children of every class with her. It's a horrifying moment that instantly etched itself into the communal consciousness of Western civilization. Along with an endless parade of books, articles, films and documentaries, several stage musicals have set scenes aboard the Titanic (Cavalcade, Little Me) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown was based loosely on the life of a famous Titanic survivor. Making a musical about the sinking itself was another matter entirely. Peter Stone's book is the first key. Using the same approach he used in 1776, Stone sticks to the essential historical facts, making only the changes that were necessary to provide effective dramatic continuity. He focuses the action on a handful of passengers and crew , all of whom actually existed. The result gives a human face to this often anonymous event. In the tragedy-strewn context of history, it means little to say 1,500 died in a sinking. However, it matters tremendously that individuals like Isidor and Ida Straus or Kate Murphy died. In other dramatic versions of the Titanic story, including the smash-hit movie, we don't get to know so many real-life characters nearly as well as we do in this musical. The next key lies in Maury Yeston's score. He invokes the period sounds of 1912, but gives them a fresh sound that is unmistakably from our end of the century. The chorales, especially "Godspeed Titanic", soar with melodic power worthy of Elgar, and echoes of Joplin ("Doing the Latest Rag") and Gilbert and Sullivan ("What a Remarkable Age This Is") pepper the score. The showstopping love song "Still" sounds as if it escaped from Victor Herbert's trunk, but its melodic construction and poetic lyric carry Maury Yeston's stylistic signature. Larry Keith and Alma Cuervo sing the song for all it's worth, creating the kind of moment musical theatre lovers live for. Anyone who wonders if the musical is a dead art form only has to experience the cheers and tears that fill the theatre when "Still" electrifies an audience. This score is very much the work of the man who gave us Nine's haunting "In a Very Unusual Way" and Grand Hotel's irresistible "Love Can't Happen." The amazing opening sequence, set entirely to music, introduces us to more than thirty characters, gives us a shipload of Titanic statistics, and does all this with some humor and breathtaking moments of heartfelt emotion. I also found "Ladies Maid," the number where third class passengers share dreams of what they want to be in America, a far more moving expression of the immigrant experience than anything in the scores of Rags or the current Ragtime. To my mind, Titanic is Yeston's finest accomplishment to date, and I anxiously await whatever he comes up with next. If any musical was un-stageable, this should have been it, but director Richard Jones and his design team came up with an ingenious concept that allows the audience to follow the action on several decks at once. They even take us to the crow's nest for the chilling moment when the ship has its fatal encounter with that iceberg. As complicated as the technology for all this must be, the overall look of Titanic is sleek and simple. Rather than try to re-create a 1912 ocean liner onstage, the designers give vivid impressions: a stretch of wooden deck, the shadow of a chandelier, or a bit of railing. The only realistic, fully furnished set is the first class smoking room, and The sinking sequence late in Act Two is a triumph of hydraulics, but it is also a horrifying, painfully human theatrical moment. As the ship tilts, the people on deck slide to their deaths and ship's architect Thomas Andrews in the smoking room meets his end amid flying glassware and furniture. I still wonder how this amazing scene is re-enacted eight times a week without causing all sorts of injuries, but the effect on audiences is powerful. The physical effects do not upstage the human drama, a refreshing change from the spectacles London has been inundating us with for far too long. The talent on stage at the Lunt-Fontanne is a reminder why casting directors Julie Hughes and Barry Moss are considered the best in the business. Only people in or near the theatrical profession would know names like Alma Cuervo (Mrs. Straus), Larry Keith (Mr. Straus) or Judith Blazer (Caroline Neville), and no one had ever heard of newcomers like Brian d'Arcy James (stoker Fred Barrett) or Martin Moran (radioman Harold Bride). True, some musical buffs would know Michael Cerveris (Thomas Andrews) from his appearance in Tommy, or David Garrison (J. Bruce Ismay) from shows like A Day In Hollywood, but by and large this is a cast of solid musical theatre pros who make every moment in this show count. The sight of them all lined up in he opening scene (and again, so poignantly in the finale) singing "Fortune's winds sing Godspeed to thee" will live in my memory. There is no doubt in my mind that Yeston and Stone's Titanic is the finest and most important new American musical in over a decade. Three cheers to the Dodgers and their partners for the courage to produce such a show, and three more cheers for the theater-going public that has so enthusiastically embraced this unlikely hit. Sail on indeed, great ship!

Mr.Scarrone

December 11, 2009

TITANIC Cast
Please bring scripts and scores on Monday

Mr.Scarrone

December 10, 2009

There will be a TITANIC workshop on Monday evening at 6:30 - 9:00.
All those auditioning must attend
The entire cast of TITANIC should be there as well.

Mr.Scarrone

December 9, 2009

The following Students should prepare a short song for auditions on Wednesday ( if it is a TITANIC song that would be great), thanks
Nick Tranchina
Greg Totino
Christian Fronckowiak
Mike Cocciardi
Austin Pasquale
Kyle O'Rourke
Kyle Hartman
Kyle Monahan

PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE AUDITIONING - IF I HAVE LEFT SOMEONE OFF THE LIST, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

Mr.Scarrone

December 9, 2009

Just to making sure that everyone knows that the Lost in Yonkers production meeting is tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Be there, or be square.

Trevor

December 9, 2009

Today's performance at Wingate is cancelled due to the weather.

Mr.Scarrone

December 8, 2009

The following students must be at the TITANIC auditions next Wednesday:
Nick Tranchina
Greg Totino
Eric Rios
Christian Franowick
Mike Cocciardi
Austin Pasquale
Kyle O'Rourke
Kyle Hartman
Kyle Monahan
Graeme McEneany, Chris Vallone, Morgan Dean, Trevor Schlam, Sam Eisenbaum, Kerry Gibbons
We will be starting at 7:00. If I have left a name off of this list please contact me ASAP, there is still time to sign up!

Mr.Scarrone

December 8, 2009

ALL PROSCENIUM MEMBERS who performed in Celebrate Me Home and sound crew are expected to participate in the performance at Wingate tomorrow. Please send an email to kspinella@gmail.com to confirm that you are coming and that you have a ride to the facility on Route 52 at 2pm and will be picked up at 3:30 or driven home.

If school is cancelled due to weather, we will not perform. If there is a delay, we are planning to go ahead unless the roads are still bad in the afternoon in which case we will make an announcement at school and on the website to let you know.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Spinella

December 7, 2009

To everyone participating in the performance at Wingate on Wednesday afternoon, you will need to provide your own transportation as there are no busses available. Please talk to your parents and friends and try to arrange a carpool. We are planning to meet at the facility on Route 52 in Fishkill at 2pm, so you will need to go there directly from school. If you cannot find a ride, please email me at kspinella@gmail.com. Please dress accordingly and remember your hats and scarves!!

Mrs. Spinella

December 5, 2009

This Monday marks the first Lost in Yonkers rehearsal!

Make sure to bring your scripts with you. I trust that you have at least read through it once. The rehearsal will be from 4-6 at my house. If you need directions, email me (trevorschlam@gmail) or ask me tonight or tomorrow.

Also, Friday is the first Lost in Yonkers production meeting at 6:30. I need Karen, Andrew, Sean and Jeremy, Mike and AJ, Graeme, Kailey, and Danielle.

This is where the fun begins!

Trevor

December 5, 2009

*******ANNOUNCEMENT******
We will be continuing our auditions for male roles (only) for our upcoming production of TITANIC All those interested MUST atttend.
Some Cast Members will be required to be there(TBA)
Please advise if you will be auditioning so that further information can be forwarded.
Email me at ascarrone@frontiernet.net

Mr.Scarrone

December 5, 2009

Stage, Lighting, and Sound crews due today (12/5) at 4:00 p.m.

Mr. Scarrone

December 5, 2009

Attention Cast and Crew: Don't forget your baked goods and donation for the food bank today!

Mrs. Spinella

December 3, 2009

Attention Parent Volunteers

Thank you to all who have volunteered to help during the performances of Celebrate Me Home! Your help is genuinely appreciated!

The parent volunteer schedule is as follows:

SATURDAY, 12/5:
Baked Goods Set Up: Lynne Baycora
Flower Sales: Maureen Benedict
Doors/Tickets: Jessica Picard & James McGrath
Concessions: Vivienne Gibbons, Wendy McNamara, Daina and Dan Cocciardi

SUNDAY, 12/6
Baked Goods Set Up: Sue Schnepf
Flower Sales: Maureen Benedict
Doors/Tickets: Amy McEneany & MaryAnne Howe
Concessions: Cindy Towers, Janet Stangl and Tracy Scarduzio

See You Then,

Donna Soto-McGrath

December 3, 2009

Celebrate Me Home Performance Details:
All students wear their dress clothes for Friday night's dress rehearsal, please bring you hats and scarves on Friday.
All Van Wyck students will report to the Band Room (185).
All Jay and Youth Casts should report to the Chorus Room (181).
No food or beverages other than water are allowed backstage.
Friday Call is 3:00 at JJ for the VW Cast
Jay and Youth Cast 6:15
We will start the show promptly at 7:00
Saturday Call is 6:45, vocal warm-up at 7:00
Sunday Call is 1:15, vocal warm-up at 1:30
Please come with hair and make-up done at home, girlï¿½s hair needs to off of your face, for performance
Lights will be shut off in the back hallways, scenes will be posted in both hallways
There will be hallway monitors for sound
Props will be located on prop tables in the hallway
Please return to the Band/Chorus Rooms at the end of the show for dismissal

Mr.Scarrone

November 28, 2009

Attention All Proscenium Cast and Crew:
As a result of our success with donations from baked goods offered at ï¿½Josephï¿½ we are have decided to offer baked goods during ï¿½Celebrate Me Homeï¿½. Please remember that donations are a significant part of Proscenium fundraising.
ALL cast and crew members are required to bring a baked sale item with them to call on Saturday. Please sign off in the lobby and deliver your donation to the Home Ec room.
Crew Chiefs please remind your crew.
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving!
With many thanks,

Mrs. McGrath

November 27, 2009

Hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
We will be getting our set and props put together on Monday, after school at 2:00 PM
"Bottle Dancers" should be there as well.
Rehearsal for John Jay cast, 6:30 - 9:00.

Mr.Scarrone

November 24, 2009

Hey guys!

We've decided to move LIY's rehearsal on Wednesday to next Monday, because no one can make it. To make up for this lost time, I will be giving you your scripts so you can get the feel of the show and start memorizing your lines.

Have a great Thanksgiving! (But read the script!!!)

Trevor

November 23, 2009

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ALL CAST MEMBERS OF LOST IN YONKERS
I am pleased to say that our first rehearsal will be held at my house this Wednesday evening at 7:00pm. If you cannot make it or do not know where I live, please email me at Trevorschlam@gmail.com. I will be handing out scripts that night and we will do a read-through. I also expect you to begin memorizing your lines once I hand out the scripts.
Once Celebrate Me Home is finished, I'd like everyone to be prepared to hit the ground running.

Trevor

November 19, 2009

Hey everyone!
Sorry for the short notice, but it is very important that we have a poster run tomorrow! If you can attend please let me know ChrisVallone5@gmail.com ASAP!!!

Chris

November 18, 2009

Hello Proscenium Parents

Itï¿½s that time againï¿½already

Parent volunteers are needed to help with the Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performance of ï¿½Celebrate me Homeï¿½, December 5th and 6th. Volunteers are needed to staff:

Doors- 2 parents are needed for each performance. Parents need to arrive 45 minutes before the show, monitor rear doors during both Acts (you will be able to watch the performance) and monitor doors during intermission.

Concessions- 2 to 3 parents are needed for each performance. Parents can leave the auditorium near the end of Act 1 and return in time for Act 2

Flowers-1 parent is needed for each performance to sell flowers before the show and during intermission.

Baked Goods Set up - 1 parent is needed for each performance. Preparation can be done before the performance or during Act 1

Please keep in mind, that concessions including baked goods are key fundraisers for Proscenium and we need your help to make each show a success. Please email me at dssoto3@optonline.net with your availability.

Thank you for supporting our children and Proscenium

Mrs. Donna Soto-McGrath

November 17, 2009

To All Members,
We have been invited to attend Spackenkill High School's production of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly"
This is a powerful play and I urge all of you to take advantage of the offer.
The play begins at 7:30.PM
I will need a count by Thursday, please email me either at my personal emial or through the website if you would like to attend. Members (students) only.

Mr.Scarrone

November 17, 2009

Proscenium Parents,
The House Crew would like to express their sincere thanks to all who helped to make ï¿½Josephï¿½ the success it was. It is our goal to enhance the theater experience and with your support all ran smoothly and efficiently. I have worked with many school/sport organizations over the years and I can honestly say Proscenium parents are extraordinary!
With Many Thanks,

Donna Soto-McGrath

November 16, 2009

An amazing performance, Cast & Crew should be very very proud of the wonderful performances of this past weekend.
"Joseph" was all that I hoped it would be and more.
You should all be very proud, now, forge ahead,we will "Celebrate", get "Lost" and "Sail On"...
Thank you all,

Mr.Scarrone

November 12, 2009

Attention Parent Volunteers
Thank you to all who have volunteered to help with ï¿½Josephï¿½! This could not be accomplished without you!
The parent volunteer schedule is as follows:

FRIDAY, 11/13:
SET UP: Sue Schnepf
Flower Sales: Maureen Benedict
Baked Goods Set Up: Lynee Baycora
Doors/Tickets: Nancy Doyle, Jessica Piccard, Donna Collins & Traci Scarduzio
Concessions: Cindy Towers, Dawn Calabatisto, Dianna & Dan Cocciardi and Debbie & Dave Schlam

SATURDAY, 11/14:
Baked Goods Set Up: Lynee Baycora & Karin Zdrojewski-Pasquale
Flower Sales: Maureen Benedict
Doors/Tickets: Donna Collins, Amy McEneany, Rosemary Thorn, & James McGrath
Concessions: Cindy Towers, Dawn Calabatita, Alicia Dean, Sadaf Ashan & Wendy Macnamarra (Karin Zdrojewski-Pasquale)

Sunday, 11/15
Baked Goods Set Up: Karin Zdrojewski-Pasquale,& Lori Christie
Flower Sales: Patti Smith
Doors/Tickets: Alison Schukal, Amy McEneany, Jewel Ratzlaff &Paula Guida
Concessions: Mary Ann Howe, Vivienne Gibbons, Valerie Murphy and Lori Chritie (Karin Zdrojewski-Pasquale)

Thanks again and on with the showï¿½.

Donna Soto-McGrath

November 10, 2009

Attention All Proscenium Cast and Crew:
Please remember that the baked sale items offered at concessions are an important contribution to Proscenium fund raising. ALL cast and crew members are required to bring a baked sale item with them to Call on Friday. Crew Chiefs please remind your crew.
Thank you,

Mrs. McGrath

November 9, 2009

To Cast & Crew Parents,
The dress rehearsal for "Joseph" is scheduled for Wednesday November 11th at 6:30 PM.
Although the dress rehearsal is closed, if any parent would like to videotape rehearsal they will be permitted to do that during this rehearsal only.
Taping is not permitted during the actual performances.
If you would like to tape on November 11th, please send me an email (either my personal email or through the website)and let me know. Please keep in mind that only parents will be permitted to attend this rehearsal.
Thanks, Mr.Scarrone

Mr.Scarrone

November 8, 2009

Hey guys
Here is what we will be wearing to school this week and on what days...
Monday- Proscenium Polo
Tuesday- Sweats
Thursday- Joseph shirts
Friday- Dress Up (GO ALL OUT!!!)

Chris

November 8, 2009

FLOWERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE in the lobby during all performances of "Joseph." Please support Proscenium by purchasing your bouquets and individual stems from our volunteers. Kids, please tell your folks!

Mrs. Spinella

November 4, 2009

There will be no rehearsal tomorrow, it is a rest day, crews should meet Andrew after school in the auditorium
Poster Run also after school

Mr.Scarrone

November 4, 2009

Here is the link for the specific required individual make-up kit for all actors for Joseph: Ben-Nye Creme Personal Student Kit http://www.starcostumes.com/items/Creme_Personal_Student_Kit__Ben_Nye.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparisonshopping&source=googlebase

Mr. Devine

November 3, 2009

Hey everyone! We're going to start collecting "Joseph" books and the seperate Megamix portion, so any cast member who has either one of these, please give them to me ASAP. Thanks!

Grant

November 3, 2009

Hey Everyone!
Just a reminder about this weeks poster run! It will be after school on Thursday until about 3:00. Please send me an email at ChrisVallone5@gmail.com if you plan on attending. If you or a parent is driving, please let me know how many people can fit in the car. Thanks!

Chris

November 3, 2009

Hello Everyone,
Good day to rest, catch up on homework or projects, we have a long stretch ahead of us, and with so many "germs" flying about we don't want anyone getting sick.
This week's schedule will be somewhat flexible and could change depending on the needs of some of the crews so please be sensitive to that and keep checking the website.
I will publish a call schedule as we get closer, but going forward, please report directly to the Chorus room in the evenings, unless called into the auditorium.
Saturday morning will be a Tech- Cue to Cue run through which can become tedious as lights are finalized and sets are changed., more to come on that.
Please remember khaki pants for the guys must be brought in if you haven't already, bring water, DO NOT SHARE WATER.
Stand by for poster run information for this week.

Mr.Scarrone

November 1, 2009

Cast should go straight to the chorus room at 3 this afternoon. We will be using some costumes today. Thank you and see you later!

Mrs. Spinella

November 1, 2009

It seems like we will be ready for a Tech/Cast rehearsal tomorrow afternoon after all.
We will start at 3:00 and end at about 5:30 - 6:00. Graeme you might be needed earlier.
We will also be having an audience on Monday so that we can begin getting used to people laughting...as I hope they will.

Mr.Scarrone

October 30, 2009

Hey crew, Just a reminder the attendance to tomorrow's crew day and sundays rehearsal is MANDATORY! The entire crew MUST be there. I recommend that you wear clothes you can get dirty for Saturday. If you have any questions or concerns please contact mike and i asap. Thanks

Mike & AJ

October 29, 2009

Costume will be meeting Friday 7-9:30 and Saturday. Times for Saturday to be posted soon.

Karen and Alyssa

October 28, 2009

ALL cast members will be wearing black Jazz shoes, NOT Jazz sneakers. Please let Mr. Scarrone know if you have them. If so, make sure you have them on Friday. Thanks!

Grant

October 28, 2009

HELP!!!! We need LOTS of little battery-powered tea lights for Joseph and Celebrate Me Home. They sell them at dollar stores at 2 for a dollar. They need to have a yellow light and flicker. If you are at or near a dollar store, please see if they have any in stock and get as many as you can. Proscenium will reimburse you. THANK YOU!

Mrs. Spinella

October 27, 2009

Don't forget...
Friday is our first bake sale! Baked goods can be dropped off in the music office on Friday morning. If you can help sell during your lunch, please put your name on the sign-up sheet on the Proscenium bulletin board. We need to raise money, so please do your part by bringing something and/or helping out!!!

Mrs. Spinella

October 25, 2009

Here's the Sound Crew schedule for the upcoming week
Monday: Kaitlin and Christian
Tuesday: Eric and Aaron
Wednesday: Jason and Kaitlin
Thursday: Christian and Eric
Friday 2-9: Aaron and Jason

Everyone must be available for Crew Day saturday. It is a very important day where we can get alot of work done.

Please contact us if you can not make it to any rehearsal for whatever reason.

Mike and AJ

October 25, 2009

Reminder...We have "Joseph" Production Meeting tomorrow at 6:30 - 7:15
All Crews need to be represented.
Thanks

Mr.Scarrone

October 22, 2009

Costume crew WILL be meeting tomorrow 7-9

Karen and Alyssa

October 22, 2009

hey, paint crew will be meeting from 2-4 after school on friday. if you need to take the late bus home its okay. we will still be meeting again from 7-9 the same night. any questions please email me. Thanks!

Danielle

October 21, 2009

CREWS: We are accepting late orders for Proscenium polos and Joseph shirts until Saturday. Polos are mandatory for all Proscenium members; Joseph shirts are optional. If you don't have an order form already, you can bring in $20 for the polo or $15 for the tee and fill out the form when you come in. You can also write your name and size on a note with which shirt you are ordering and put it with your payment in an envelope and put it in the Proscenium mailbox in the main office. All forms and payments are due Saturday.

Mrs. Spinella

October 21, 2009

Costume Crew will be meeting Saturday October 24th from 9-4, and possibly Friday October 23rd from 7-9. More info to come (: text Karen or Alyssa with any questions!

Karen and Alyssa

October 20, 2009

HOUSE CREW: Don't forget that the first house crew meeting is tomorrow at 7 PM. We will be going over show procedures and taking inventory of the closet, so PLEASE come!!! Thanks and see you tomorrow!

Leann Keller

October 19, 2009

YOUTH CAST SCHEDULE

Friday, Oct. 23............7-9:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 24..........1-5pm
Wednesday, Oct. 28.........7-9pm
Friday, Oct. 30............7-9:30pm
Sunday, Nov.1..............1-4pm
Mon, Tues, Wed,Nov. 2,3,4..7-9pm
Friday, Nov. 6.............7-9:30
Saturday, Nov. 7...........9am-5pm (Children should bring water, lunch, and a snack)
Mon, Nov. 9 & Tues, Nov. 10... 6-9pm
Wednesday, Nov.11...........6-9pm (Dress Rehearsal)

There will be no rehearsal on Thursday, Nov. 12th. Call time for the performances will be announced shortly. If the children have their sandals, they might want to start bringing them to rehearsal to get used to them. Please also secure girls' hair off of the face.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation with the schedule. From here on out, absences should be for illness only. It is really important for the kids to start getting the feel of the run of the show, and late arrivals and absences make this difficult for the children. The best way to fight nervousness is to be well prepared! We appreciate your understanding.

Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks!

Mrs. Spinella

October 18, 2009
Hello Proscenium Parents:
*Student members, please remind your parents to view this communication!

Itï¿½s time to schedule volunteers to assure a successful outcome of our first show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, November 13th, 14th and 15th. The parent volunteer positions required to be filled are as follows:

Lobby Set-Up: Friday November 13th, immediately after school, -at least 1 parent volunteer needed.

Doors, all shows: This position includes ticket collection (arrive 45 mins. before show) and manning the doors during intermission to assure smooth traffic flow-at least 4 parent volunteers per show needed.

Raffle Table: -we will not have a raffle this show.

Baked Goods Set Up: before or during early part of show, (this could be during a show you do not have tickets for) -at least 2 parent volunteers per show needed.

***All cast and crew are required to donate a baked sale item for concessions. Baked sale items must be delivered at the Friday night performance.

Concessions during intermission: at least 5 volunteers per show(you can watch the show and just come out a couple of minutes before intermission).

Concession Clean Up, after intermission- all hands on deck

***It is imperative that at least one adult from each Proscenium family (cast and crew) volunteer for one job for one show in order to cover all positions. Please keep in mind, that concessions including baked goods are key fundraisers for Proscenium, and we need your help to make each show a success. If you able to volunteer for more than 1 show that would be most appreciated, we will need a minimum of 40 adults in order to cover all shows.

Please email me at dssoto3@optonline.net and let me know your preference for show and position. If you are open to work any show and/or any position, you can just let me know to schedule you ï¿½as neededï¿½.

Thanks in advance for you support and cooperation!!!!!!

Donna Soto-McGrath

October 18, 2009

Sound Crew schedule for the upcoming week

Monday: Eric and Christian
Tuesday: Aaron and Kaitlin
Wednesday: Jason and Aaron
Friday: Eric and Kaitlin
Saturday: Christian and Jason

Please contact us if you are unable to make it.

Mike and AJ

October 18, 2009

For all Crew Chiefs, Cast members and the Board,
Please contact the crew members on your team's and let them know that we are all meeting this week about our publicity that they are expected to be there will be helping on the poster runs, etc, it will of course be assumed that Crew Chiefs will be there.
Please talk to your crews and be there with them, we really can make this a success. We will have a planning meeting on Tuesday evening at 6:30 for all people attending the poster runs, it will be a planning meeting for about an hour and all information will be shared about dates, routes, drivers and what each person can do.
Please let me know when you have contacted your crews, today is a good day to call, text, pony express them and let them know about the meeting
Thanks and as always, please forward this to anyone that I might have missed.
All cast members should be at this meeting.

Mr.Scarrone

October 18, 2009

Great job to the cast today and yesterday...both the "older" cast and the youth cast...the show will be amazing...keep the momentum flowing...

Mr.Scarrone

October 16, 2009

*Notes from the Board*
At last week's meeting we discussed a number of things regarding our upcoming season! There is a lot to do and we encourage everyone to get involved.
Regarding JOSEPH, posters HAVE ARRIVED and that means poster runs will be scheduled shortly!...
On a second note, new members are deeply encouraged to join the new and exciting publicity crew!
Regarding TITANIC, it's time to re-vamp our posters around school to get the word out! Don't forget... a second audition for boys will be coming up soon.. so spread the word!
Regarding CELEBRATE ME HOME, we have decided to collect non-perishable food items to donate to Dutchess Outreach on the night of the show.
On a more general note every Friday try and show your support by wearing your Proscenium Polos to school for "Proscenium Attire Day!"
Also, Proscenium will be selling some ghoulish treats on October 30th for a Halloween bake sale.
So, turn on your ovens and bake those cookies! Baked Donations will be collected in the music office. Popcorn will be popping on November 6th and 20th so remember to sign up and show up during your lunch/free periods.

Shivani

October 16, 2009

CREW CHIEFS: Please collect the parents' email addresses of the members of your crew. If you are not meeting this weekend, please send out an email asking for this information. I would appreciate your getting back to me by Wednesday, Oct. 21. Thanks!!

Mrs. Spinella

October 15, 2009

hey, im sorry there was a typo on the calendar. Paint crew please plan on meeting from 1-5pm on saturday. thanks,

Danielle

October 15, 2009

SET CREW!!!

Check out the calender for days your team needs to be there. Check the website DAILY for any additional days you may need to be there or any changes made. Any questions e-mail me at AndrewSM911@aol.com

Andrew

October 14, 2009

Don't forget that your program ads are due this Saturday!! Friday is a long rehearsal, so Thursday is the day to go out and get them...GOOD LUCK!

Mrs. Spinella

October 14, 2009

Costume Crew will be meeting Friday, October 16th, from 7-9. Let us know if you can't make it. thanks!

Karen & Alyssa

October 14, 2009

Please make every effort to obtain ad's, crews and cast...everyone needs to help.
Thanks,

Mr.Scarrone

October 13, 2009

Just a reminder: Everyone interested in joining house crew this year, please plan on attending our first house crew meeting on Wednesday, October 21st, at 7:00 PM. I look forward to seeing you there!

Leann Keller

October 11, 2009

The Cast List for "Lost in Yonkers"
Please stand by for further information.
Jay - Lucas Ratzlaff
Arty - Sam Eisenbaum
Louie - Chris Vallone
Eddie - Dan McCarthy
Grandma - Rachel Barber
Gert - Rachel Covert
Bella - Morgan Dean

Trevor

October 10, 2009

Lindsay Towers will be singing "Once Upon a December" for Celebrate Me Home.

Chris

October 10, 2009

Sound Crew schedule for the upcoming week. Monday: Kaitlin and Christian Tuesday: Jason and Aaron Wednesday: Eric and Kaitlin Friday 2-9: Jason and Christian Saturday: Kaitlin and Eric Thanks! and if there are any problems please contact us.

Mike & AJ

October 9, 2009

Hey guys! I need team 1 to be there tomorrow Saturday October 10th. I will not be there, but team 1 should meet in the auditorium lobby at 9:00 a.m. The entire schedule will be up early next week sorry for the wait.

~Thanks

Andrew

October 8, 2009

hey! ive posted the paint crew meetings for the next two weeks. if there are any problems or questions please email me thanks!

Danielle

October 5, 2009

Hello Cast Members,
Please review "One More Angel" for tomorrow.

Mr.Scarrone

October 5, 2009

Hey Everyone! Here is the cast list of songs for Celebrate Me Home
Baby it's Cold Outside- Joe and Rachel Covert
We need a little Christmas- Morgan
Once upon a Christmas- Kerry and Sam
Have yourself a merry little Christmas- Carolyn
Once Upon a December- TBA
Congratulations everyone! Keep your eye on the calender for upcoming rehearsal!

Chris

October 3, 2009

sound crew schedule for the upcoming week. monday: Kaitlin, Christian. Tuesday: Aaron, Kaitlin. Wednesday: Jason, Eric. Friday: Christian, Aaron. Saturday: Jason,Eric, Kaitlin. Please notify us if you can't make it. Thanks!

MIKE &AJ

October 3, 2009

there will be a paint crew meeting tuesday, october 6th from 7-9pm, anyone insterested in paint crew should attend. we will be meeting our new advisor and discussing the plans for the upcomming season. thanks

Danielle

October 2, 2009

SET CREW!!! Alright we're just about ready to start. designs have been drawn all that's left is to put together a schedule for Joseph in which everyday your team needs to be there will be posted.

The Teams are as followed

Team 1: Orestes Conde, Mike Couto, Peter Paradiso, Victoria Peterson, and Thomas Rivera.

Team 2: Meghan Geis, Shelby Morrison, Erin Geis, Jen Cross, and Ryan Doyle.

Team 3: Taylor Bailey, Cassidy Baker, Allison Eyring, Justin Favare, and Chelsea Pagano.

Team 4: Daniel Barber, Casey Johns, Lauren Levrini, Amy Nolan, Jacqai Porter, and Megan Smith.
If I missed anyone or if you have a problem with your team for reasons such as carpools feel free to email me at AndrewSM911@aol.com Keep watching this site the entire schedule of Joseph is going to be posted very soon.

~Thanks

Andrew

September 29, 2009

Hey guys! Great job today! I would like to have the following people meet tomorrow at 6:30 for a callback. Please get a general idea of how the song goes...
Callie and Robin "Once Upon A December"
Rachel C, Marissa, Robin, Cheyenne, and Jennie "Baby, it's cold outside"
Lucas, Sam, Kerry, and Lindsay "Once upon a Christmas" (Kenny/Dolly)
Morgan If your name is not here, don't worry. This is simply me needing to hear some people sing songs I haven't heard them sing. It does NOT mean you are not being considered for a solo. See you guys tomorrow!

Chris

September 28, 2009

Hey Everyone! There has been a few requests for the songs available in "Celebrate Me Home"...So here they are....
The female part of "baby it's cold outside"
"Once upon a December"
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas"
"Once Upon a Christmas" (duet)
"We need a little Christmas" soloist"
Also, many speaking roles need to be filled! See you tomorrow!

Chris

September 28, 2009

Hey sound crew, These are the days for this week I'd like you guys to come in. Monday - Jason, Eric Tuesday - Emily, Aaron Wednesday - Kaitlin, Christian Thursday - Jason, Eric Saturday - Emily, Aaron, Christian Talk to me or AJ if there are any problems. Mike

Mike Smith

September 27, 2009

Hey Guys. If anyone is interested in auditioning for celebrate me home solos please email me at Chris Vallone5@gmail.com I will send you more information from there! Thanks a lot!

Chris

September 27, 2009

Hey, the first paint crew meeting will be on saturday october 3rd from 9am-4pm. Please wear old clothes that you dont care about. Thanks!

Danielle

September 26, 2009

The date of the first house crew meeting has been changed from Wednesday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 21st at 7 PM.

Leann Keller

September 22, 2009

Costume Crew will be meeting Friday, September 25th from 7-9 pm. Please plan on attending. Thanks

Karen and Alyssa

September 22, 2009

HOUSE CREW MEETING: The first meeting of House Crew will be held on Wednesday Oct. 28th at 7pm. Any students interested in helping out at the Joseph performances should plan on attending. All are welcome!

Mrs. Spinella

September 21, 2009

All Crew Chiefs,
We will be having a very important informational meeting this Wednesday at 7:00 - 8:00 in the auditorium.
All Crew Chiefs should plan on attending.
If for any reason, you cannot make the meeting, please let me know.
Thanks,

Mr.Scarrone

September 16, 2009

Titanic Cast
There are many roles that are still open in TITANIC, we will be posting those roles shortly and we invite everyone to audition for the remaining roles, these are singing and acting roles.
To help you better understand these roles we will hold informational workshops prior to the audition.
If you have previously auditioned, we can consider that audition or you can audition again for the open roles.
The auditions will be held after "Joseph".
Details will be on the website shortly,
The rehearsal schedule for TITANIC will be developed by scene so that not everyone will have to be there for each rehearsal. Rehearsals will begin in January 2010.
There will be some rehearsals for TITANIC starting in October for scene work.
TITANIC CAST
Harold Bride - Danny McCarthy
Frederick Barrett - Graeme McEneany
Bruce Ismay - Sam Eisenbaum
Thomas Andrews - Chris Vallone
Capt. Smith - Trevor Schlam
Alice Beane - Kerry Gibbons
Edgar Beane - James Czerniawski
Caroline Newville - Callie Garcia
Ida Strauss, 3rd class - Rachel Barber
Isidor Strauss, 3rd class - Grant Benedict
Henry Etches - Matt McNamara
Bellboy, 3rd class - Kayla Kosack
Hutchinson - Kylie McDonald
Robinson - Kailey McEneany
Frederick Fleet,1,&2nd class - Jonny Christie
Kate McGowan, 1st class - Morgan Dean
Madeline Astor, 3rd class - Lindsey Towers
Charlotte Cardozza, 3rd class - Rachel Covert
Kate Mullins, 1st class - Caroline Thorn
Kate Murphey, 1st class - Cheyenne Cutter
Marion Thayer, 3rd class - Makenzie Allen
Jack Thayer - Harrison Benedict
Eleanor Widener, 3rd class - Ariel Alperstein
Mme. Aubert, 2nd class - Samantha Murphey
Edith C. Evans, 2nd & 3rd class - Shivani Dave
1, 2, 3rd class - Melissa Guida

Mr.Scarrone

September 14, 2009

Sorry, but the TITANIC Cast list will not be posted today as planned. We will post it as soon as possibile.

Mr.Scarrone

September 14, 2009

Joseph Cast List
Joseph - Graeme McEneany
Narrator 1- Morgan Dean
Narrator 2- Kerry Gibbons
Pharaoh/Jacob- Trevor Schlam
Potiphar- Austin Pasquale
Mrs. Potiphar- Megan Howe
Apache Dancer- Michelle Cho
Reuben ï¿½One More Angelï¿½- Lucas Ratzlaff
Reuben's Wife- Lindsay Towers
Simeon- James Czerniawski
Simeon's Wife - TBA
Levi- Matt McNamara
Levi's Wife -Samantha Murphey
Napthali -Jonny Christie
Napthali's Wife -Rachel Covert
Issachar Baker - Sam Eisenbaum
Issacher's Wife - Cheyenne Cutter
Asher ï¿½One More Angelï¿½- Grant Benedict
Asher's Wife - Rachel Barber
Dan - Nick Tranchina
Dan's Wife - Callie Garcia
Zebulunï¿½Canaan Daysï¿½ - Chris Vallone
Zebulun's Wife- Carolyn Thorn
Gad Butler - Dan McCarthy
Gad's Wife - Megan Howe
Benjamin - Eric Rios
Benjamin's Wife - Robin Schnepf
Judahï¿½Benjamin Calypsoï¿½ - Joe Picard
Judahï¿½s Wife - Jennie Colabatistto
Ensemble -Marissa Collins
Ensemble -Melissa Guida
Ensemble -Kayla Kosack
Ishmaelite/Guard -Mike Cocciardi
Ishmaelite/Guard -Kyle Hartmann
TITANIC Cast List will be posted later today.

Mr.Scarrone

September 12, 2009

Just a reminder...tomorrow's call-backs are 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Mr.Scarrone

September 12, 2009

The attendance of the following students is requested tomorrow, Sunday, September 13, 2009 at the John Jay High School auditorium for callbacks:

Kayla Kosack

Matt McNamara

Lindsay Towers

Austin Pasquale

Jennie Colabatistta

Jonny Christie

Rachel Barber

Kyle Hartmann

Marissa Collins

Joseph Picard

Melissa Guida

Graeme McEneany

Kylie McDonald

Sam Eisenbaum

Makenzie Allen

Lucas Ratzlaff

Angelique Cardoza

James Czerniawski

Morgan Dean

Michael Cocciardi

Cheyenne Cutter

Grant Benedict

Callie Garcia

Daniel McCarthy

Rachel Covert

Christopher Vallone

Shivani Dave`

Trevor Schlam

Kerry Gibbons

Eric Rios

Megan Howe

Nick Tranchina

Robin Schnepf

Kailey McEneany

Carolyn Thorn

Amber Jaunai

Nicole Del Bene

Samantha Murphy

If your name does not appear on this list, it does not necessarily mean you have been cut from our 2009-2010 season.

Thank you!

The Proscenium Advisors

September 9, 2009

Hey Everyone! Auditions are coming up soon so here is a bit of info for the weekend! Thursday night is the meet the new members dessert night and workshops! Everyone interested in cast or crews should be there! Friday after school please come to the auditorium by 2:00 SHARP! You will need to check in and bring your labeled cd's and ipods to me! Make sure the cd's are labeled with your name and the track number! See you all there!

Chris

September 9, 2009

Set crew!!! all members who were in set/stage crew last year and want to continue into next year must be at meet the new members Thursday, September 10th 7-9 p.m. also all new members interested in set or stage crew should come as well.

~thanks

Andrew

September 8, 2009

hey! just letting everyone who is insterested in paint crew know that after school on Friday September 11th at 2pm we will be begining inventory and cleaning up the paint room. If you can make it please be sure to bring old clothes to change into!!

Danielle

September 4, 2009

Just a reminder that the Meet the Members workshop and dessert on Thursday September 10th from 7-9pm is MANDATORY if you are interested in auditioning.

If you are interested in Crews, you need to attend as well. all crews will be meeting to provide an overview of the year.
ALL PROSCENIUM CURRENT MEMBERS MUST ATTEND
Also if you have not completed an audition form, you must complete one! The audition form is on the Proscenium home page on the left column.

Thanks!

Nicole

September 3, 2009

Proscenium is seeking 4th and 5th graders interested in being involved in a rewarding, educational and fun experience.

A youth cast has been added to our upcoming production of ï¿½Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.ï¿½

Auditions for the youth cast will be held on Saturday, September 19th in the Roger Hansen Performance Hall at John Jay High School. Parents of students in the Wappingers Central School District (including Parochial Schools) can register their child for an audition time by visiting www.jproscenium.org and clicking on the Contact Us button.

Please provide your childï¿½s name, your telephone number, and whether you would prefer a morning or afternoon time slot. A 30 minute time slot will be emailed to you.

The children will be auditioned in groups, but each should have a song prepared and an accompaniment CD; sorry, accompanists cannot be provided. You will be notified via email if your child is called back. The second audition will be held at John Jay H.S. on Tuesday, September 22nd from 6:30 pm ï¿½ 7:45 pm.

The cast list will be posted on the website shortly after call backs. The youth cast will also be invited to perform in Prosceniumï¿½s seasonal spectacular ï¿½Celebrate Me Homeï¿½ (see the website for further details).

Youth cast rehearsals will be held on Friday evenings 7:00 pm ï¿½ 9:00 pm and Saturday mornings 9:00 am ï¿½ 12:00 pm. As the production nears, additional evening rehearsals will be required.
The performances are:
Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 7:30 pm. Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 7:30 pm. Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 2:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact us via the website.

John Jay Proscenium

September 1, 2009

The pre-audition workshop on Sept. 2 is in the auditorium at school from 7-9pm. ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Mrs. Spinella

August 28, 2009

Due to scheduling issues, the Attic Sale has been cancelled. Thank you for your continued support!

Proscenium Advisors and Board

August 23, 2009

Freshman Orientation
All incoming freshmen should attend the Freshmen Orientation sessions located in the John Jay Auditorium on Tuesday, September 1. Students with last names beginning A-K are scheduled at 8:45am, and students L-Z are scheduled at 11:45am.
Visit the Proscenium booth in the cafeteria!

Mr.Scarrone

August 15, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDvmf1Z1h38 This one is great...Let me know what you think

Mr.Scarrone

August 14, 2009

Here is another to watch...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORrRCkBj1iw

Mr.Scarrone

August 14, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNdJuyxfMso
Watch this please! Let me know what you think

Mr.Scarrone

August 14, 2009

Hello Everyone...
If you are performing in the VP Academy recital and plan on being in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" please contact any one of the following students for details and logistics about participation in both shows.
Thank you...
Chris Vallone
Rachel Covert
Graeme McEneany
Shivani Davi
Kerry Gibbons
Grant Benedict
Reece Lavacca

Mr.Scarrone

August 12, 2009

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 we will be back at VP Dance Academy on Route 52 in Fishkill (next to Jerrick's). This workshop will be from 8pm-9pm (DO NOT COME AT 7!!) and will be a dance-intensive workshop, focusing primarily on the Megamix from "Joseph"; this will be the step for auditions. We look forward to seeing all those planning on auditioning in September. (There are only 4 workshops remaining before auditions!) PLEASE BRING WATER!

Mr. Devine

August 11, 2009

***************CHANGE************** I initially told everyone that we did not want anyone using audition songs from shows that were previously performed by Proscenium.
Due to the number of shows that we have performed, I have re-considered and you may sing songs from prior Proscenium shows, with the exception of "West Side Story", Beauty & the Beast" and "A Chorus Line".
If you have any questions, please let me know.

AUDITIONS ARE LESS THAN 31 DAYS AWAY....

Mr.Scarrone

August 11, 2009

Please print this out and bring it to the workshop on Wednesday.
To The Life Boats
MARION THAYER
You and I are getting in the lifeboat Father will be stauying here a while It will be like fishing in the Serpentine COme along now, let us have a smile...
JOHN THAYER
Go along with Mother to the lifeboat...
MARION THAYER
John...
JOHN THAYER
Don't even say it I'll be fine... I'll collect you both tomorrow morning You and this beloved sone of min
e IMUST GET ON THAT SHIP(Reprise)
MURDOCH & LIGHTOLLER(To Ida Straus)
Madam, step this way into the lifeboat
LIGHTOLLER
Mr. Straus, by all means take a place...

ISIDOR STRAUS
No. I will not go before the younger men Go, Ida- you must go now-
IDA STRAUS
For what? To live without you? Absolutely not! Where you go I go!
MURDOCH, LIGHTOLLER & STEWARD
You must in
Please step this way...
JOHN JACOB ASTOR
Maddie, dear, you must Get in the lifeboat
There is no time Please don't delay ALICE BEANE
Edgar, look I'm next To Mrs. Astor
This is the last to leave It must be lowered now... MURDOCH, LIGHTOLLER, STEWARD & BELLBOY
You must get in
GEORGE WIDENER
Please step this way Eleanor you must Get in the lifeboat
There is no time
CHARLES CLARKE
Please don't delay Caroline, come quick, here Is a lifeboat
This is the last to leave ALL PASSENGERS Little time remaining, Final lifeboat It must be lowered now...
LADY'S MAID(Reprise)
JIM FARRELL
There's gotta be a place in that boat, Kate- take it, for God's sake
KATE MCGOWAN
Jim Farrell! I don't want to be a widow before I'm a bride!
JIM FARRELL
You're going to be a lady's maid! Lady's maid in America!
THE PROPOSAL/THE NIGHT WAS ALIVE(Reprise) CANONS
BARRETT BRIDE COMPANY
Be thee well
It's alive with all Voices,
BARRETT BRIDE COMPANY Be thee well
It's alive with
Hurry now we must
May the Lord who
A thousand
Get in the lifeboat!
Watches all Voices,
Watch over thee
The night
Hurry now we're
May God's heaven be
Is alive
Running out of time! Your blanket With a thousand
(repeat) As you softly sleep Voices(repeat)

SHIPS OFFICERS
Lower away!!! COMPANY
Hurry now! There isn't any time!

We'll Meet Tomorrow
COMPANY
We'll meet tomorrow
We will find a path
And reach tomorrow.
Past this day of wrath
We'll be together once again
Cling to your hope and prayers till then...
BARRETT
I'll hold thee closely
As I say goodbye
And keep your image
In my memory's eye
And all this love of ours will soar
Come dawn or danger
We'll meet tomorrow
And have each other evermore
COMPANY
Give us tomorrow
And another hour
Let our reunion
Come within our power...
Grant one more chance
To make a start
That we may live for
As we part...
CHARLES CLARKE or Barrett
COme say you love me
As I kiss your eyes
Let one brief moment
Make eternal ties...
COMPANY
If tomorrow is not in store
Let this embracing
Replace forever
Keep us together
Evermore.

Mr.Scarrone

August 8, 2009

As we approach the end of the summer and try to put the parameters in place for our upcoming auditions we really need to have an idea of our participating or returning students, this upcoming season holds a great deal of opportunity since we are doing 4 major shows. We can then gear the remaining workshops to your best advantage and help you succeed.
Please submit your AUDITION FORM(you can find it on the website along with an audition packet) as soon as possible; we really need these to better put our schedules together. If you do not plan on participating, please let us know.
Thanks very much and enjoy the rest of the summerï¿½

Mr.Scarrone

August 6, 2009

****Notes from the Board****

Hi everyone! Notes from the Board is a new way for the Proscenium board to inform the Proscenium community about what is being discussed in our meetings and to keep you updated on the progress throughout our exciting season ahead! This week was a very productive week! The Board and advisors' principal task was moving forward on our joint holiday production with Van Wyck Drama, "Celebrate Me Home."

Many creative ideas were brought to the table this week, and we discussed a finale that will definitely be remembered by all audience members!! This production will include songs and dances from holidays celebrated throughout the world in the winter. "Celebrate Me Home" will be on Saturday, December 5th at 7:30pm, and Sunday, December 6th at 2:00pm. Tickets for the show will soon be available on the website and are $8 per seat, and children age 5 and under are free!

Andrew McCarthy, set crew, has created a work calendar for his crew to follow counting down the weeks until "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," November 13, 14, and 15. Along with Andrew, Danielle Franzen from art crew is also creating a calendar. There is a lot of art work, painting, and building needed for this production, so these calendars will help these crews stay on schedule so the Proscenium stage will look amazing once again!! "Joseph" will be here before we know it!

"Lost in Yonkers," which will be performed on Saturday, February 6th at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 7th at 2:00pm is going to be an exciting production for Proscenium because it is being directed by student, Trevor Schlam! Trevor assistant directed a scene in last seasonï¿½s production of "West Side Story" and has now taken on his own show! Tickets for "Lost in Yonkers" will soon be available on the website at $8 for adults and $5 for students/seniors.

Currently pieces of the set for our spring production of "Titanic," April 16th-18th, are being designed, and students are already working hard memorizing lyrics and dances for auditions at the workshop classes being held at the new Fishkill Rec. Center on Rt. 52 on Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. These workshops are a huge help to all interested in auditioning for either dancing or singing roles!

We will be holding our 2nd annual Attic Sale on Saturday, September 26th. Donations of items will be accepted at the Meet the Members event on September 10 from 7pm to 9pm. Please ask your folks to look through the attic and consider donating to this important fundraiser!

We would like to remind everyone that it is critical to not only read the notes from the board, but to also scroll down and read the other information put on the communications link. I hope these events and information has made you even more excited!!...I canï¿½t wait for the season to begin! Make sure to always check the Proscenium website for updates and for new information weekly!

Thanks everyone and hope to see you at the shows!

Nicole

August 4, 2009

Hello everyone!

Just a reminder that tomorrowï¿½s workshop will be held at the new Fishkill Rec Center on Rt. 52 at 7pm, and all are welcome! We will be working on pieces from both ï¿½Josephï¿½ and ï¿½Titanicï¿½ as well as the dances for auditionsï¿½.See you there!

Thanks,

Rachel

July 23, 2009

****CHANGE*****
For next Wenesday's workshop we will be working with only those that are interested in the Narrator roles and ALL the guys please...
"Pharaoh's Story" (UK Version)please...
Thanks!

Mr.Scarrone

July 22, 2009

Hello Everyone
We are getting close!!!
Auditions in 50 Days!!! REMINDER- ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOPS... Important audition information will be discussed... these are not just dance workshops but cover music and acting that will be helpful for your audition, although not mandatory we encourage you to attend. WORKSHOP will take place at the new Fishkill Recreation Center on Rt. 52 (past the 84 Diner and Police Station) on the right from 7-9pm. Please remember your water! REMINDER: Submit your audition forms A.S.A.P.!

Mr.Scarrone

July 21, 2009

All Board, PAC and Senior Advisory Council members need to attend tonights informational meeting at 7:00 at the East Fishkill Community Center (across form McHoul Funeral Home).
We are getting closer to the start of our season and there is much to do.
Please let me know if you cannot attend.

Mr.Scarrone

July 15, 2009

Hey everyone, Just a reminder that tonights workshops are at the Fishkill Rec. Center on Rt.52 from 7-9. Please remember to submit your audition forms ASAP!

Danielle

July 9, 2009

AUDITION FORMS: Please complete your form even if you are not completely sure about your fall schedule. Put down what you know, (I take dance at VP Dance Academy or I play soccer) we can always add information and would appreciate having the forms sooner rather than later. THANK YOU!!

Mrs. Spinella

July 8, 2009

"Joseph's Coat"
Jacob
Joseph's mother, she was quite my favourite wife
I never really loved another all my life
And Joseph was my joy because
He reminded me of her
Narrator
Through young Joseph, Jacob lived his youth again Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could, but then
It made the rest feel second best And even if they were -
Brothers Being told we're also-rans Does not makes us Joseph fans
Narrator
But where they had really missed the boat is Brothers We're great guys but no-one seems to notice
Narrator
Joseph's charm and winning smile Failed to slay them in the aisle And his father couldn't see the danger He could not imagine any danger He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true
Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son To make it clear that Joseph was the special one So Jacob bought his son a coat A multi-coloured coat to wear
Brothers and Wives
Joseph's coat was elegant, The cut was fine The tasteful style was the Ultimate in good design And this is why it caught the eye A king would stop and stare
Narrator
And when Joseph tried it on He knew his sheepskin days were gone
Narrator & Wives
Such a dazzling coat of many colours How he loved his coat of many coloures
Narrator
In a class above the rest It even went well with his vest Such a stunning coat of many colours How he loved his coat of many colours It was red and yellow and green and Brown and blue
Joseph's brothers weren't Too pleased with what they saw
Brothers
We have never liked him All that much before And now this coat Has got our goat We feel life is unfair
Narrator,
And whe Joseph graced the scene His brothers turned a shade of green His astounding clothing took the biscuit
Brothers
Quite the smoothest person in the district
Joseph
I look handsome, I look smart I am walking work of art Such a dazzling coat of colours How I love my coat of many colors
Narrator, Joseph, Ensemble & Wives
It was red and yellow and green and brown
And scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And red and yellow and green and brown and Scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue

Mr.Scarrone

July 7, 2009

Hello Everyone
REMINDER- ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE WORKSHOPS...
These are not just dance workshops but cover music and acting that will be helpful for your audition, although not mandatory we encourage you to attend.
WORKSHOP will take place at the new Fishkill Recreation Center on Rt. 52 (past the 84 Diner and Police Station) on the right from 7-9pm. Please remember your water! REMINDER: Submit your audition forms A.S.A.P.!

Mr.Scarrone

July 2, 2009

Next week's WORKSHOP will take place at the new Fishkill Recreation Center on Rt. 52 (past the 84 Diner and Police Station) on the right from 7-9pm. Please remember your water!
REMINDER: Submit your audition forms A.S.A.P.!

Mrs. Spinella