Masquers News
August 26th, 2022
Masquers News for This Week! Friday, August 26th -September 2nd
Masquers website! https://orhsmasquers.my.canva.site/
This will be the place to go for all Masquers information! Check it out and let us know if you are finding all the information you need by emailing us at masquers@ortn.edu.
This Week at a Glance:
- Saturday, August 27th
- Masquers Bowling Night - Oak Ridge Bowling Center 6-8pm (see details below)
- Monday, August 29th
- Beggars - meets at 7:15am in Dr. Pickel's Room (CS 236)
- Electrons Improv - upper balcony lobby - 3:15-5pm
- Rehearsals for The Curious Savage - auditorium - 3:15-5:30pm
- Protons & Neutrons Improv - stage - 5:30-7pm
- Tuesday, August 30th
- Rehearsals for The Curious Savage - auditorium - 3:15-5:30pm
- Glue Dots (Props) - Meet in CS224 - 3:15-4:30pm
- Fixer-Uppers (Costumes) - Meet in the Dressing Room - 4-5:30pm
- Wednesday, August 31st
- Officer Meeting at Lunch Time in the Green Room
- Ghosts (Tech - Sound, Light, Set) - Tech Position Interviews
- Meet on the Stage (behind the curtain) - 2-5
- Rehearsals for The Curious Savage - auditorium - 2-5pm
- Thursday, September 1st
- Rehearsals for The Curious Savage - auditorium - 3:15-5:30pm
- Friday, September 2nd
- Rehearsals for The Curious Savage - auditorium - 3:15-5:30pm
- Saturday, September 3rd
- Costume Parade - 12-2
- Build Day! 12-4pm Parents are invited to come help!
Masquers Bowling Night!
Masquers Social Committee invites you to join us for a fun night of Bowling! Saturday, August 27th from 6-8pm. Cost is $9 plus tax for 2 games and shoes. Anyone in Masquers or interested in Masquers can join us for a fun evening of strikes, gutter balls, and laughter!
Sat, Aug 27, 2022, 06:00 PM
Oak Ridge Bowling Center, South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
CURIOUS SAVAGE INFORMATION
Tickets are ON SALE NOW for The Curious Savage!
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Student Tickets (5-18) are $5; Adult Tickets are $10
“The Curious Savage” is the story of Mrs. Ethel Savage, an elderly widow whose husband has left her $10 million dollars. She intends to give the entire fortune away to people who wish to pursue their “foolish dreams,” but her stepchildren strongly object. To prevent her from doing away with their family’s wealth and ruining their legacy, they have her committed to a sanatorium called The Cloisters, and it is among the unique residents there that she finds her true family. "The Curious Savage” is a warm comedy comparing the kindness and loyalty of the patients inside The Cloisters with the greed and hostility of those on the outside.
SATURDAY, September 3rd
COSTUME PARADE is coming up on Saturday, September 3rd starting at noon. Click here for the Costume Parade Schedule. Please bring in your items from home, such as pants, shoes, shirts, nylons or any other items you have been asked to bring. Everyone needs to have their own foundation, mascara, and girls need eyeliner. The costume room will have everything else.
NEXT BUILD DAY! Please save this date for our last build day, too! We may not need it... but we may! So please keep this date open from 12-4pm. We will decide by September 2nd. If we do have this day, we will be doing all the final detail work including painting details, woodwork details, and finishing details. So if you are good with details, we need you! Parents, we would love to have you come help! Please rsvp below to let us know if you will be able to make it! Eat lunch before you come, but snacks will be provided.
Sat, Sep 3, 2022, 12:00 PM
Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Masquers Club Dues & Fees by September 9th!
The Masquers Club Dues are $10. Every member of Masquers who pays their dues will get a poster for the upcoming shows! These dues help to pay for the cost of advertising the shows. Checks should be made out to ORHS with Masquers Donation in the memo line. Please bring your dues to Dr. Pickel in room CS236.
Masquers Fees - We are trying something new to provide for Tech Week Meals and Concessions. Instead of parents bringing food items, we will collect donations to purchase the items needed. Students in the cast & crew are asked to donate $25 toward Tech Week Meals and $20 towards concessions. If you would prefer to donate food or home baked items for concessions, please contact our parent leads (Their information is below.) Feel free to donate more, if you feel so inclined. There may be some students who it would be a hardship to make this donation. Checks should be made out to ORHS with Masquers Donation in the memo line. Please take payment to Dr. Pickel in room CS236. Checks should be made out to ORHS with Masquers Donation in the memo line.
VOLUNTEER to help Masquers!
Box Office Sign-ups!!
Our physical Box Office will be open from September 6-14 on Monday-Friday from after school until 6pm. Masquers Students interested in helping us run our Box Office should sign up for days and times here --> Sign up here! We will have a training as soon as we have our list of workers.
Parent Volunteers
- Randi Nussbaum, our Hospitality Parent Coordinator, will take care of coordinating food to feed our kids on our long days. Instead of signing up to bring different items, we are asking for a $25 donation per student to cover the cost of meals provided. We will collect funds during pre-tech week. Feel free to donate more, if you feel so inclined. If you are interested in helping Randi with set-up and clean-up, please contact her at (865)441-4582 or email her at randi@farragutcc.com
- Lauren Blair, our Concessions coordinator, will take care of making sure we have the people to cover concessions for our various performances throughout the year. We ask that every student involved in the show help provide concessions by donating $20 or providing baked goods to sell. Feel free to donate more, if you feel so inclined. We will need several parents to help man the concessions stand, keep a look out for the sign-ups coming soon! For questions or to let Lauren know you are interested in volunteering or bringing baked goods, email her at LBlair@ortn.edu.
- Parents are welcome and wanted for Build Day on 9/3!
Sign-up to help with Football Concessions on Friday, September 9th!
Masquers has the opportunity to earn some $ by working the football concessions stand! We are looking for 16 students to sign up to serve concessions on Friday, September 9th You will need to show up on time (5:45pm @ the lower concessions), dress for hot weather, and bring extra water. Our students enjoy this opportunity to support Masquers and serve our community and school. There are only 16 slots, so sign up soon!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DABA929A7FFC07-football
AUDITION INFORMATION
Audition Workshop - Monday, September 19th
If you are interested in auditioning for The Showcase or The Lightning Thief as a singer or musician, come to the Audition Workshop on Monday, September 19th! Sign up here! We will start out in the auditorium. Ben Rorabaugh and Matthew Lloyd will lead you through the audition process and then we will break into groups to discuss your audition piece with an adult musical coach. If you are having trouble choosing what to use to audition with or just want some feedback on the options you are considering, then working with an adult to narrow down the options and/or walk through the beginning of the audition process.
BAND Auditions for The Lightning Thief!
The Band auditions for The Lightning Thief will be included in the Fall Showcase Auditions. If you play the drums, base guitar, electric guitar or other instruments that we could layer into the band, please look at the Audition information below and join us for auditions on SEPTEMBER 26th!!
Auditions for the Showcase on Monday, September 26th
If you are interested in letting us get to know your musical talents before the the Spring Musical, then the Fall Showcase is the place to be! (HINT - it is a really good idea to participate in The Showcase if you are interested in auditioning for The Lightning Thief.)
The Showcase auditions will be on Monday, September 26th. Sign-ups coming soon! If you have any questions about what to prepare, please contact Ben Rorabaugh at ben.rorabaugh@gmail.com or Matthew Lloyd at cvarts@gmail.com. They will be happy to help you!
- Singers - prepare a musical theatre song for your audition. Have a few other songs you are interested in, too. If you want to accompany yourself, please come prepared to play.
- Musicians - if you are interested in playing in the band for The Lightning Thief you must come to THIS audition.
- If you want to perform a Musical Theatre Instrumental song, prepare the piece you are interested in playing.
- If it is a group number you can audition together.
- If you would like to play in the pit (if auditioning for both - you only have to do one audition)
- For the Showcase - just bring your favorite piece of music to play that shows the range of your skills on your instrument. When the line-up is established for the Showcase, we will schedule rehearsals for instrumental ensembles to support each piece, as needed.
- For the Musical - we need a drummer, a bass, and two guitars. We may try to layer in some other instruments. Please bring your favorite piece of music to play that shows the range of your skills on your instrument. Rehearsals will be scheduled based on the band's conflicts and Mr. Rorabaugh's schedule.
- Dancers - prepare a dance to a musical theatre song to perform for us. Have a few other songs you are interested in, too.
- Actors - if you are an actor, but want to grow in your vocal ability, come prepared to sing "Happy Birthday" and we will check your range. We will be doing some group numbers and you can audition to be a part of one of the group numbers.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES!
YOU CAN STILL JOIN IMPROV!
Our Improv Teams have been created, but you can still join improv. In fact, if you are interested in auditioning in the future, this is the best place to grow and practice your acting skills! Anyone interested in joining improv is welcome to come to the Electron's rehearsal from 3:30-5pm on Mondays. Performance opportunities will be limited to those who consistently attend rehearsals and Mark Jennings', our improv coach, discretion.
In case you missed it, here are the team lists:
Atomic Acts Protons (Long Form Team) Emmaline Estep, Luca Filigenzi, Keagan Nussbaum, Porter Peterson, Daphne Seay, Nina Tilson, Norah Younger
Atomic Acts Neutrons (Long Form Team) Emersey Benson, Casyn Clark, Toby Croft, Nick Herman, Gavin Koentop, Cailyn Lawson, Teddi Rhodehouse
Atomic Acts Electrons (Short Form Team) Rowan Bishop, Kiersten Collins, Landon Jehle, Matt Kitts, Darnell Price, Conor Ruff-Miller, Teagan Tate, Torrin Widell
Electrons will practice on Mondays from 3:30-5
Protons and Neutrons will practice on Mondays from 5:30-7
Drama Camp Opportunity 1st Week of Fall Break!
If you missed the August 20th deadline, but still want to participate, contact Evangella Stavros allington23@gmail.com asap! are looking for an amazing theatre experience for the first week of fall break, local homeschoolers are working on bringing in a one week drama intensive camp. For more information check out this website: https://orhsmasquers.my.canva.site/drama-intensive-camp, and if you are interested, contact Evangella Stavros allington23@gmail.com by August 20th!
Masquers Team Information
If you did not get to sign up for one of our Masquers Teams and want to be a part of one, please contact masquers@ortn.edu with your interests and availability. We would still love to have you, it’s not too late! Check out the team information below to see when they meet and how you can get involved.
Masquers Officers
Meet every Wednesday at lunch time in the Green Room.
Glue Dots (Props)
Glue Dots meet in CS224 on Tuesdays from 3:15-5. Dr. Mo is the Props Manager and Evie Taylor is the student lead. Glue Dots take care of the props needs for our shows. If you are creative, love organizing, and enjoy being a part of an eclectic community, come help us in props!
The Fixer Uppers (Costumes)
The Fixer Uppers will meet in the dressing rooms on Tuesdays from 4-5:30. The Fixer Uppers currently have all positions filled for The Curious Savage, but will be adding more positions for the Spring Musical.
Current Fixer Uppers, please wait until 4 to come to the dressing rooms. They will be locked until Mrs. Meylink arrives. We will be lofting costumes and working on costumes for The Curious Savage. We will also be organizing and cleaning. Make sure you fill out the AUDITORIUM TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION AND PERMISSION FORMS if you want to help in the loft. (Training will take place for everyone who has a permission form.)
Ghosts (Sound, Lighting, Set)
Ghosts meet on Wednesdays on the Stage at 2pm. If you are helping with any of these areas, make sure you fill out the AUDITORIUM TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION AND PERMISSION FORMS and have them signed by your parents. You must have this form to be able to go into some areas of our backstage. Come ready to work and learn!
Beggars (Fundraising) Meet at 7:15am on Monday, August 22 at CS 236!
Masquers Beggars, our fundraising team, meets 7:15am to work on fundraising for Masquers. We have our flyers ready to talk with Sponsors and many have their assignments. Please talk to the potential sponsors soon as our deadlines for The Curious Savage are coming soon!
Newsies (Front of House) Meeting during lunch on Thursdays in CS 236
Our Virtual Box Office is up and running! Our physical Box Office will be open from September 5-18. We need to work on getting our Masquers friends to sign-ups to run the Box Office leading up to our shows! Masquers Students interested in helping us run our Box Office should sign up for days and times that they are interested in working the Box Office! Sign up here! We will have a training as soon as we have our list of workers. The Box Office will be open after school until 6pm Monday-Friday.
We will have a training on our new ticket sales system soon!
The Social Committee will meet the first Tuesday of the month during 3b in Dr. Vaughn's Room - CS230
Come join us to help plan fun events for our Masquers family!!
Founding Fathers will meet on Tuesday at 7:15 in Mrs. Lloyd's Room (CS345)
The Founding Fathers will meet to discuss workshops and masterclasses every other week! Come join us for an early morning planning meeting!
Dates to Remember for 2022-23:
- August 3rd – September 14th – The Curious Savage Rehearsals
- August 31st - Tech Position Interviews
- September 3rd - Costume Parade 12-2
- September 15th (7pm), 17th (7pm), & 18th (2pm) – Performances of The Curious Savage. Set strike on 9/18 at 4 after the show.
- September 26th – Auditions for The Masquers Showcase
- October 1st - Secret City Improv Festival
- October 17th - November 11th - Masquers Showcase Rehearsals
- November 12th – Masquers Showcase Performance
- November 14th - Interest Meeting for The Lightning Thief
- November 21st & 22nd – Auditions for The Lightning Thief (Spring Musical)
- November 28th - Callbacks for The Lightning Thief
- January 3rd – March 2nd – Rehearsals for The Lightning Thief
- January 5th-April 21st – Rehearsals for Atomic Acts (Mondays for Improv and Wednesdays for Scenes until tech week)
- March 3rd-5th – Performances of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
- April 22nd – Atomic Acts Performance
- May 5th - Masquers Awards Banquet