LoftPAC

All four of our district middle schools have shows next coming up! Here are the details:

Woodbury Middle School: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.
March 26-28 at 7:00pm. March 28 at 2:00pm
Tickets are $8.00 for adults/$6.00 for students and seniors

Oltman Middle School: Shrek Jr.
March 27-28 at 7:00pm. March 29 at 2:00pm
Tickets are $6.00

Cottage Grove Middle School: Alice in Wonderland Jr.
March 27-28 at 7:00pm. March 29 at 1:00pm
Tickets $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for students and seniors

Lake Middle School: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
April 9-11 at 7:00pm
Tickets $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students

We have secured tickets for students to see two great theater opportunities in the next few weeks.

The Debutante’s Ball-Saturday, March 28th at 8:00pm at the History Theatre and

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels– Friday, April 3rd (no school) at 1:30pm at the Old Log Theatre

These are inexpensive theater opportunities for students but our turnaround time is short. We need to have payment (made out to the Loft Stage) and permission slips made out by Tuesday, March 24th.

Get your tickets today!
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Debutante’s Ball

March 2, 2015

– International Thespian conference- if you plan to attend, please let Ms. Hestwood know right away so we can plan. Garrett, Kaylee, Abby, Christina, Mark, Thomas and Quintin should let Ms. H know either way.

-Kevin Breel Event-

On April 7th, we are hosting Kevin Breel, comedian and mental health activist as part of our Community Outreach. Plan to attend!

On March 19th, we will do a VERY short poster plaster for this event. Sign-up outside the choir room to help us promote out Community Outreach.

For the event, they are looking for a student panel made up of kids 16 or older who have had experience with mental illness, either themselves or in their family/close circle of friends. Let Ms. H know if you are interested in participating.

– Elementary Outreach- The LoftPAC mission includes developing the next generation of theater goers and performers. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE! We are still in need of helpers for Middleton Elementary on March 20-21 and for Liberty Ridge on April 10-11. Please sign up to help wrangle kids and get them excited about being part of the Loft someday! Sign-up outside the choir room.

-Place your loft gear order by March 6th if you would like to receive your order during this school year!

IMPORTANT: We will have our LoftPAC picture taken on March 16th for the yearbook. We don’t yet know what time but students should wear Loft gear and listen carefully to announcements. Ms. H will be out of town so officers will coordinate!

-Auditions- Try out!

-Tech Meeting: March 17th after school.

The Debutante’s Ball at the History Theatre runs from March 21st to April 12th and features East Ridge senior Jeric Basillio. Tickets and information can be found at the history theatre.com.

These LoftPAC officers recall their top memories from the 2015 Thespian Conference and other worthy moments from this year in ERHS theater:

	First, being an STO for the first/last time at Conference was so incredible and amazing, and I loved every minute of it!  Second, seeing the success of all of the Lofties in their NIES events!!! Way to represent!!!! And finally, hearing about everyone’s fun experiences at all the cool workshops they went to!
	It was so amazing watching and listening to all of the NIES performances!! I loved being able to see all of the immense talent represented by so many Minnesota high schools; everyone was very professional as well.  I also loved attending the All-State show because all of the students in the performance were so so talented and into the performance, and all of the other students in the audience were so supportive of the cast. It was so cool to see the excitement bubbling inside of everyone before the doors were opened to the theater as well.
	I wasn’t able to go to the Thespian Conference, but my favorite moment this theater season has to be the jam sessions in the makeup rooms before performances. Everybody just seems to bond over Beyoncé.  Another favorite moment this year was when we all went as a cast to see Into The Woods. My car may have almost gotten lost, but seeing a movie and being able to compare it to what we made was amazing.  Finally, reasons I love the LOFT: everybody is a family. You have the weird uncles, the cousins you are best friends with, and the grandparents that care that you eat enough food! All kidding aside, everyone matters in he group and everybody feels like they belong. I love this place—it’s my second home.
	My favorite moment from the Thespian Conference was performing in Spring Awakening! My second favorite was showing (and bragging a little) about East Ridge and our theater program to the other members of the conference!
	My two favorite memories of the Thespian Conference:  First, watching a fantastic performance by Maggie and the cast of Spring Awakening! Second, everyone who participated in NIES were outstanding and were all winners!