The HMS theatre department is thrilled to announce our 2019-2020 shows!!!

Our Fall 2019 show will be . . .

Book By Tim Kelly

Music By Anne Christiansen

Lyrics By Ole H. Kittleson

Tied to the Tracks is a Musical Melodrama!

Click the link to learn more about the show: https://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=TIEDTOTHET

Our Spring 2020 Musical will be . . .

Book By Douglas Carter Beane

Music and Lyrics Jeff Lynne and John Farrar

Click the link to learn more about the show:  https://www.mtishows.com/xanadu-jr

Xanadu Tony Awards Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02xPH5uUtI

Xanadu Broadway Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMolyvmqMD4xwBz6apdmXLXZVjVoThW9

Class activities for Thursday, March 14:

Theatre Classes:  Use the links below to research Melodrama.  Our next project involves reading a melodrama script, so it is helpful to have some basic info regarding melodrama before we do that.  Some of the links are articles and some are videos.


https://burtsdrama.com/2015/07/20/melodrama/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-melodrama-definition-characteristics-examples.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxzz31ww4M4

Speech Classes:  Anyone who has not performed their oratory should rehearse.  Those of you who have, should watch and critique someone who is rehearsing.

Tickets for Oklahoma!  are on sale!!!  Get yours today!

Link: https://www.lps53.org/tickets

Beginning today (March 8), clues for next year's play and musical will be posted on the Theatre Board!  The show titles will be posted on Friday, March 15!  Enjoy guessing and tell Mrs. Wheeler your guesses!

Attention Oklahoma cast members . . .

Check updates on the Oklahoma rehearsal calendar (on the right side of this page).  Some dates/times have been changed due to not having school today.  Email Mrs. Wheeler with questions!

The HMS/South Valley Speech and Debate team traveled to the Bingham Middle School tournament on Friday and did exceptionally well!  The team received the 2nd place overall sweepstakes award in the large school division!  Individual finals names and places are listed below.  Congratulations to the entire team on a job well done!

Jane Grundy and Kaden Mason got 2nd place in Novice Public Forum Debate

Jenna Lewis received 1st place in Impromptu and 3rd place in Original Oratory

Alicia Wegener received 3rd place in Prose and 5th place in DI

Emily Coleman received 8th in Prose

Ava Levings was 2nd in Storytelling and Madison Tucker was 3rd in Storytelling

Colin Madison got 4th place in HI

Alayna Pickard received 4th place in DI

Drew Hagen and Hunter Gill were 7th in Humorous Duo

Dramatic Duo:  Bellamy Brockman and Madison Tucker - 3rd, Lianna Morelli and Mady Van Ness - 7th

Tyler Parsons and Mason Allenbaugh were 3rd in Humorous Duet Acting

Lily Aikmus and Ava Hussey received 3rd place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Duet Improv: Tyler Parsons and Colin Madison - 2nd, Bellamy Brockman and Mady Van Ness - 5th, Lily Aikmus and Alayna Pickard - 7th

Due to the snow day today, we are altering some of our scheduled rehearsals.  See info below:

Thursday, February 21  3:00-3:30 *Finish Farmer and Cowman 

                                        3:30-5:00 *Kansas City Choreography

      IF YOU ARE IN KANSAS CITY AND HAVE TAP SHOES, PLEASE BRING THEM TO REHEARSAL TOMORROW!!!

                      Vocal Schedule on Thursday:

                      3:30-4:00 Farmers and Farm Girls Ensemble, Ellen, Kate, Virginia, Vivian, Laurey, Ado Annie, Curly

4:00-4:30 Laurey, Ado Annie, Curly

**Choreography for "Many a New Day" has been moved to Tuesday, February 26**

**Everything else for the next few rehearsals will remain the same**