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8/21

LCHS THESPIANS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

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Dora Bean, Vice President
The La Cueva Thespians are kicking off the school year with The Realm, an avant-garde, full length play that centers on two rebellious teenagers living in a post-apocalyptic society that’s been forced underground. It is going to be a highly surreal and experimental production, which we hope will provide new opportunities for both our actors and techies to expand their experience and range! There will be intensive focus on the light and sound departments which will be implementing lots of special effects. Moreover, the show will also feature student designed sets and, the costumes are inspired by one of our acclaimed national presenters! Auditions will be on Thursday, August 21st at 2:45 in room A-1 and the first day of rehearsals is scheduled to be on Monday, August 25th. From there, students will be hard at work every day after school on the production.

Sunshine Committee News
By: Lindsey Stutz, Sunshine committee head
At our first meeting this year, we saw a great deal of new faces. Welcome! We’re so excited to have so many people interested in Thespians this year. To all of our returning members, welcome back! Please remember that the picnic for New Mexico Thespians is going on at Tiguex Park this Saturday at 4 pm. The roll of the Sunshine Committee is to provide support to La Cueva Thespians and other students and staff at the school. We plan bonding activities, and make cards and small gifts for people who we know might need a little extra love. If you know someone who might need or appreciate a pick-me-up from the sunshine committee, you can leave a note taped to the folder in Ms. Hall’s office, or contact me at lindseystutz@gmail.com . You can give us as little or as much information as you feel comfortable with. Those interested in joining the Sunshine Committee should contact me at lindseystutz@gmail.com or you can find me at A lunch in the drama room.

Auditioning in the Real World By: Courtney Gates, historian
With auditions for The Realm just around the corner there has been lots of buzz concerning how to audition. An audition can be the most important and terrifying moments for any actor of any age. Unfortunately, it’s one of the things you will do most often if you choose to follow acting as a career. In the nine years I’ve been a performer I’ve done every type of audition there is. They can be horrible, if you come unprepared, the most important part of any audition is confidence, and if you’re not confident in your abilities then the director won’t be either. The best way to have that confidence is to be prepared. It is just like taking a test. You will only do well if you do the homework beforehand, so pick your monologues and music in advance if they’re needed and practice practice practice! If your audition is a cold read you can prepare by learning as much about the play or movie as you can, even if you just read a synopsis and character biography online you make yourself all the more prepared. Most importantly… ask questions! Find out what your director is looking for in the characters you are auditioning for, because there is no way to guess what the director wants, much less portray it for him or her!

Meet the Thespians!
Reece Addison, Historian
This month we interviewed the head honcho thespian, Mrs. Hall! Mrs. Hall’s Thespian career started in high school, when she hurt herself running track and had to sit out a season. To keep herself entertained she checked out the schools drama department and fell in love with it. Mrs. Hall went to many collages to study theatre. She’s studied theatre abroad and has participated in many shows, live, filmed, and televised! Along with all of her acting experience she was also a make-up girl for the KNME show Fences. She is a woman of many talents! Mrs. Hall has a precious little daughter named Nora who just started pre-school! Mrs. Hall has high hopes this year for thespians and the whole Drama department!

LCHS Thespian Alumni
By Adelina Perez, President
When you join the La Cueva Thespians while you're in high school, you don’t just leave it all behind when you graduate. The Thespians help shape people and leave memories you will carry on forever. There are many past La Cueva Thespians that have graduated and continued a drama career into their college and professional life, whether their degrees go into the theatrical arts or just continuing Community Theater on the side, we have a lot of talented alumni that have worked as actors in movies, on sets, and in every aspect of the theater. This past summer, in fact, recent alumni and some current La Cueva Thespians worked together on The Mission, a film that film won best comedy at the New Mexico 48 hour film festival 2014. We have many talented alumni working in and out of theatrical fields, and we hope to highlight a few in every newsletter.

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