83. IEs Are In!

I don't have all the news, but I do have some.

Kay Park got 2nd PLACE in Costume Design! Oh wow! That is so great!

Miki Nadia Dela Cruz made the top 10 in Solo Musical. That field had about 56 competitors and is always a tough competition. Well done!

Both Kay and Miki Nadia were given special recognition with their names in the program at the IE recognition ceremony and awarded special certificates.

We are so proud of you!!!

The rest of the CNMI team did well, too.

MCS students first (since this the MCS troupe blog!):
Anna Rose Deleon Guerrero: 2 excellent and one good overall ratings. She received a total of 8 excellents and 4 goods. And this, despite forgetting the chair! Nice job!

Jimmy Baik and Victor Sablan: overall good ratings from the judges, who Mr. Easton reports were very tough. And they earned some excellent ratings in individual categories!

Our MCS Junior Thespians went to the ITS Festival, competed against the best HIGH school thespians in the states, and came out with very respectable ratings and evaluations! GREAT JOB!!!

Now for the rest (and I apologize I don't have all the details):
Four other students (besides Kay and Miki Nadia) got overall superior ratings from at least one judge.

2 more received overall excellents.

And 4 more received overall excellents from at least one judge.

(My numbers don't add up. Sorry) Mr. Easton says all but 3 students received at least one overall excellent or better rating. And the students who did not receive any overall excellent ratings received excellent ratings in at least one category on the evaluation sheets.

TEAM CNMI rocked!

Tommy Baik got 8 college auditions.

And ITS Festival coordinators selected Tommy Baik to operate one of the cameras at the Main Stage shows!


Oh, and according to Mr. Easton, the plays went "very, very, very well." The theatres were about 2/3 full (one seats 200, one seats 300), so more than 300 theatre students from around the nation (and the world-Australia and UAE troupes were at Festival) watched our CNMI students perform!


TEAM CNMI--great job all around.

#79. Festival News & Notes # 13-Break a Leg!

Everyone has been given their costume and props for the Chapter Select and Free-Style shows. Everyone has been given a packet of programs and handbills. By sharing responsibility for transporting these to Lincoln, we save money: we don't have to pay for extra luggage or cargo to take these. Please don't forget to bring these!

Your suitcase may weigh not more than 50 pounds. And only one suitcase per person. One carry-on, too.

DEPARTURE: June 21. Please be at the airport no later than 7 AM, with your passport in hand. This will help avoid making our fearless chaperones worry. And you don't want worried chaperones!

WEATHER: In Lincoln, NE, the current weather ranges from low 60's to high 80's, and they're having and predicting more thunder storms. Bring an umbrella, if possible.

Please gather in front of the counter at the airport for a photo shoot before you leave. I hope to put a short news release in the papers.

Break a leg!

72. ITS Festival 2008 News & Notes # 9

Here's the promo for the ITS Festival. Obviously this was shot previously--as in ITS Festival 2007. Thespians of the Western Pacific Islands (that's us!) make important appearances: Look for a brief scene where the TWPI Thespians are on screen in their dressing room before their Chapter Select Showcase performance. And be sure to watch all the way to the end for those credits--more TWPI talent recognized!

ITS Festival 2008 is going to be fun, fun, fun!

70. ITS Festival 2008 News & Notes #7-Team CNMI

I should have posted this much earlier, but in case you've lost track, here's a listing of the CNMI Team for ITS 2008.


Name, School, Category, Type, Level

Baik, Sung Yul (Tommy), MHS, Mime (duet),Performance, High School
Dela Cruz, Miki Nadia, KHS, Solo Musical, Performance, High School
Denora, Richille. SSHS.Duet Acting.Performance,High School
Evangelista, Myrene, MHS, Set Design, Technical, High School
Gutierres, Ryan, SSHS,Duet Acting, Performance, High School
Lee, Moon Hyo, MHS, Mime (duet), Performance, High School
Lubuguin, Johnna, SSHS, Monologue, Performance, High School
Park, Kyoun Min, MHS, Costume, Technical, High School
Wheat, Matthew, MHS. Film, Technical,High School

Baik, Sung Woo (Jimmy), MCS, Mime (duet), Performance. Junior Thespian
Banados, Royce, HJHS, Duet Acting, Performance, Junior Thespian
Brown, Reece, SAEF, Monologue. Performance, Junior Thespian
Deleon Guerrero, Anna, MCS, Solo Musical, Performance, Junior Thespian
Flores, Dayanara, HJHS, Duet Acting, Performance, Junior Thespian
Sablan, Victor, MCS, Mime (duet), Performance, Junior Thespian

Chapter Director: Harold Easton
Advisor: Wesley Foster
Chaperones: Dora Miura & Shauna Brown



Departure Date: 6/21/2008
Return Date: 7/01/2008

66. Meeting Notice-PARENTS

There is a meeting for parents of students going to the states for ITS Festival, NFL, and NJFL.

Scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 5 PM, at MHS Room 101 D.

Parents will get information about the trip, do a last check-through of paperwork (their initials may be needed on some forms), and get the necessary information about travel insurance.

Students--you need to have a parent attend this meeting. :-)

(Something like turnabout--as when parents must try to get students to go somewhere or do something...)

30 Troupe Meeting Notice

Next meeting will be Tuesday November 6, 2007 during lunch period.

Listen to the announcement at school for the room/location of the meeting.

28. CANCELLED-- NOTICE--Next Meeting

CANCELLED--due to retreat at Maturana.


The next meeting for the Junior Thespians, troupe 88799, is Tuesday, October 30 at 12 noon in the teacher's lounge!

The agenda includes distribution of ribbons and evaluations from the Thespian competition of October 20, 2007.

And we'll discuss the next competition, your choices for performance, and how to use the evaluations to improve.

If you're in middle school, but haven't yet participated in any of the junior thespian troupe activities, come to the meeting. (And read this blog for more information about us.)

SEE YOU THERE.

THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED.

This meeting will be re-set. Sorry for the inconvenience. I'll send your riboons and evaluations to school so you don't have to wait any longer for them. Check with your troupe president, Anna, if you don't yet have your envelope with ribbon/eval.

25. THIS WEEKEND

QUICK UPDATE: Theatre Sports Friday morning, October 19, with Mr. G! This is a special activity period (because Mass is cancelled due to a funeral). Troupe members--please participate and HAVE FUN!

1. Thespian Competition Saturday at MHS Room D-101. Sign up starts at 1PM; competition starts at 1:30 PM. If you need a ride, let me know. I can ride you from MCS after NIGHTMARE practice, if you want. (And make sure you get some lunch.) You'll be working on Competition Points by participating.

If you just want to watch (Angeliya and Ginny!), please feel free to come and support your troupe members, and get comfortable with the competitions so that next year, you can compete, too.



2. Another play on stage this weekend: “SISTERS ROSENSWEIG”, a Wendy Wasserstein comedy about contemporary family issues. It will be performed at the Pacific Island Club on October 19th and 20th at 7 PM and on the 21st at 3 PM. The show costs $12 for adult FOA members, $15 for non-members, $10 for all children 4 through 11 years of age, and no charge for under 4 years. The price will include a selection of beverages and a dessert plate. (For the adults--There will also be an open bar at reduced prices.)

MCS Troupe members--If you want a TWPI discount, tell me and I'll get your tickets for just $6.00 each. If you attend, you'll get 1 troupe point (towards your induction goal of 10).

3. Other news: Auditions for Friends of the Arts production of SCROOGE are set for Monday, October 22 at MHS room D 101 from 6PM to 9 PM.