Welcome to South Elgin High School

Drama Department

"Where Drama Lives!!"

Currently we have a lot of opportunities for students to get involved.

  • Fall Play-James and the Giant Peach
  • STORM TROUPE-Performing Arts/Visual Arts club-meeting every other Wednesday, starting Sept. 23 at 3pm.

  • Theatre classes: Children's Theatre Workshop/Tech Theatre, Acting I and ActingII

     

 

Fall Play-James and the Giant Peach-

Nov. 5th 9:30 and 11:00 am

Nov. 6th 7pm

Nov. 7th 2pm and 7pm

Nov. 13th 7pm

Nov. 14th 11am

 

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH CASTLIST

 

Congratulations AND THANK YOU to everyone who auditioned. We had an amazing offering of talent. We truly could have cast this play 3 times with awesome talent. Unfortunately there’s never enough speaking parts for all of you, soooo, we are being creative with our NYC park scene participants. We will have tourists, visitors, street performers, cops, joggers, etc.

Please check which part you’ve been given and initial next to it to say you accept it. If there needs to be a change, please see me right away. NOTHING IS SET IN STONE!!

Also, please notice there are * asterisks next to some names. These people did not have parental permission to be cast. All of those students are at risk of being disqualified because of that lack of signature. Those students must get a written note to me with a parental signature or a voice mail message with the parent giving consent to their participation in the play. 847.289.3760 ext. 3377. People with two asterisks **, requested that they not be cast if they didn’t get a bigger role. You must communicate with me if you decline the role. There are no hard feelings.

Thanks.

Mrs. McNeill, Mrs. Howat, Ms. Swinford       

James and the Giant Peach Cast List

Character                     Main role                      Understudy role

 

James                           Zac Hemauer                Sam Nelson

 

Old Green Grasshopper Tom LaGambina         Simon Tehle

 

Miss Spider                  Megan Clark                            Emma-Lee Gutowsky

 

Centipede                     Ricky Lopez                             Nick Curran

 

Ladybird                      Paula Smiech                            Colleen Buss

 

Earthworm                   Taylor Isham                            MacKenzie Luzin

 

Old Man                      Michael Lock                           *Mikey Escalante-no permission slip

 

Auntie Sponge              *Christina Casas-no permission slip      Katie Pienkowski

 

Auntie Spiker               Jennifer (Diem) Nyguen            Danny Granzow

 

Capt. Of the Queen Mary         Adam Gee                    Tommy Larsen

 

1st Officer                     Melinda Potter  *DeAndre Hendricks-no permissions slip

 

2nd Officer                    Caleb Noffsinger          Beverly Dial

 

Mr. Trotter                   Ryan Santillan               Matt Diede

 

Mrs. Trotter                 Itzel Gomez                  **Jenna Jensen

 

NYC Tour Guides        Jenn Oswald

                                    Aida Palma                   Emily Waldron

                                    Allie Frascone              Brittany Blue

 

Police officers:  Jessalyn Solorzano        Nakeita Brewer

                                                James Seretis

NYC residents, Street Performers, Visitors, Tourists, Sharks, Seagulls, Octopus:

-Beverly Dial

*Samantha Costello                  Asra Dhorajiwala

*Mallory Netzel                        *Emylee Thompson

Lexi Dennis                              Kristin Boelter

Anna Roth                                Kristy Saylor

Ethan Hartwell              **Haley Panco

Alison Fielder                           Emily Henderson

**Olivia Loechner                    Megan Haller

Cassie Weeks                          Guadalupe Zambrano

Rebecca Brunner                      Kaylie Howell

**Sabrina Trevino                    Lupe Pena

*Dezerai Martinez                    Megan Huro

Kelly Rothert                            **Alicia Alford             Meghan Sadowski

Jordan Unger                            Christine Swanson

Heather Swanson                     Jessica Myers

DeAndre Hendricks                  Matt Theide

*Sam Dooman                         *Jasmine Nammari

*Jackie Herrerra                       *Michelle Bautista

*Niveta Chandrasekar              *Nicole Peppers

*Eden H.???                            Janitza Perez

*Jenn Harris                             Kelsey Saflarski

*Zowie Bingham                       *Karen Almanza

*Savannah Underwood            *Emily Ducote

*Jillian Konopa             *Sierra Henderson

Betsy Probst                             *Valerie Lara

*Alexandra Krocka                  *Tage Brahmblatt

*Morgan Wishney                    Jessica Rocha

*Danielle Konopa                     *Kristin Kotek

 

James and the Giant Peach scene breakdown

Act I

Park Prologue-p.1 (all park performers, NYC tourists, police, tour guides, etc)

Scene 1-p.1-3 (Tour guide, tourists, James, OGG, LB, EW, MS, CP)

Scene 2-p.3-4 (OGG, James, Trotters, Rhino, James)

Scene 3-p.5-9 (OGG, James, Sponge, Spiker, EW, MS)

Scene 4-p.9-12 (James, OGG, Old Man, Sponge, Spiker)

Scene 5-p.13-15 (Spiker, Sponge, James)

Scene 6-p.15-17 (James, TV Reporter, TV Cameraperson, Tourists, Spiker, Sponge, Child #1, Child #2, Child #3)

Scene 7-p.18-21 (James, Old Man, Tourists, OGG, LB, CP, MS, EW)

Scene 8-p.21-23 (EW, CP, OGG, MS, LB, James, Spiker, Sponge)

Act II

Scene 1-p.24-25 (James, EW, LB, CP, MS, OGG)

Scene 2-p.25-29 (CP, James, LB, MS, EW, OGG, Seagulls)

Scene 3-p.29-33 (OGG, James, MS, LB, CP, EW, Sharks)

Scene 4-p.33-34 (Captain, #1, #2)

Scene 5-p.34-37 (OGG, James, LB, MS, CP, EW)

Scene 6-p.37-38 (MS, OGG, CP, James, EW)

Scene 7-p.38-40 (OGG, LB, CP, EW, MS, James)

Scene 8-p.40-43 (Voice of TV Reporter, James, tourists, NYC police, NYC park performers, LB, EW, CP, MS, OGG)

 

James and the Giant Peach rehearsal schedule

In auditorium unless noted otherwise.

ALL REHEARSALS ARE MANDATORY!

ALL ACTORS WILL BUILD AND PROVIDE THEIR OWN COSTUME PIECES

MRS. CRUM, COSTUME MISTRESS, WILL ASSIST IN COSTUMING.

Sep. 8-1st rehearsal 4:15-6pm-(Faculty meeting 3-4pm) Bring all permission slips, money for scripts. Discussion of costumes, props, set. Read thru of play!

Sep. 9 4-6pm-Blocking of Prologue (Central Park scene) and Sc. 1

Sep. 10-3:30-4:30pm-Block Sc. 2 and 3

Sep. 14-3:30-6pm-Block Sc. 4 and 5

Sep. 15-3:30-6pm-Block Sc. 6 and 7

Sep. 17-3:30-6pm-Block Sc. 8

Sep.21-3:30-6pm-Run thru Act I

Sep. 22-3:30-6pm-Block Act II-Sc. 1 and 2

Sep.24-3:30-6pm-Block Sc. 3 and 4

Sep.28-3:30-6pm-Block Sc. 5 and 6

Sep.29-3:30-6pm-Block Sc. 7 and 8

Oct.1-3:30-6pm-Run thru Act II

Oct.5-3:30-5pm-Run thru Act I

Oct.6-3:30-6pm- Run entire show

Oct.8-3:30-5pm-Run trouble spots

Oct.13-4-6pm-Run musical numbers

Oct.15-3:30-6pm-Add props, sound f/x, some set pieces

Oct.19-3:30-6pm-Run thru Act I with music, etc

Oct.22-3:30-6pm-Run thru Act II with music, etc.

Oct.26-3:30-6pm-Understudies finish run-thru-Mains run entire show-costumes,etc/

Oct.27-3:30-6 Main-Run thru

Oct.28-3:30-6pm-Understudies-Run thru

Oct.29-3:30-6pm-Tech rehearsal-lights and sound cues. (Understudies and Mains)

Nov.2-3:30-9pm-Dress and Tech Rehearsals-actors/technicians (Mains and Understudies)

Nov.3-3:30-9pm-Dress and Tech Rehearsals with everyone!

Nov.4-3:30-9pm-Final Dress Rehearsals at 4:30 and 7:30

Nov.5-7:40-12:30pm 9:30 and 11 am matinees

Nov.6-5-9pm 7pm performance

Nov. 7-12:30-9pm 2pm matinee and 7pm performance

Nov.10-3:30-6pm brush up rehearsal

Nov.12-3:30-6pm brush up rehearsal

Nov.13-5:30-9pm 7pm performance

Nov.14-9:30am-1pm 11 am matinee closing performance!! Everyone stays for STRIKE!!