Welcome to South Elgin High School
Drama Department
"Where Drama Lives!!"
Currently we have a lot of opportunities for students to get involved.
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Fall Play-James and the Giant Peach
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STORM TROUPE-Performing Arts/Visual Arts club-meeting every other Wednesday, starting Sept. 23 at 3pm.
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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!!