A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
There are only three more chances to see Les Miserables!
Friday, Nov 16 @ 7:00PM
Saturday, Nov 17 @ 7:00PM
Sunday, Nov 18 @ 2:00PM
Tickets may be purchased at the door but to ensure the best possible seats, we encourage guests to buy ahead online at www.theloftstage.org.
? Photos courtesy of Kirk Portrait Design
LOFTIE BOOING RESULTS:
-tell the person you booed, or use this link https://goo.gl/ZsvVMi
HEADSHOT / RESUME WORKSHOP:
-Saturday in December (date TBD) at noon
-location TBD
DECEMBER PLAY IN A DAY:
-Thursday Dec 27-Friday Dec 28 (27 is playwrights…they write all night long) (28 is for actors and directors to memorize and rehearse all day) (auditions the night before at 5:30) (night of 28 is performance for friends and family)
-in black box
-first come first serve / seniority for directing
-more info at Dec meeting and this is when actors sign up
SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION:
-Dec 17 is application deadline
-application and other info here https://goo.gl/wGWv8p
FALL MUSICAL SERVICE PROJECT:
-donation collection (during shows, at ticket table, or bring to Elizabeth in an envelope)
-check out link for info about the organization!! https://eji.org
WINTER ONE ACT AUDITIONS:
-auditions Nov 26, callbacks Nov 27, readthrough Nov 30
–She Kills Monsters (director: Leah Jensen, assistant director: Jack Lambert, set designer: Nolan Sherburne)
BUTTERBRAIDS PICKUP:
-Tuesday Nov 13 at around 2pm
-pick up after school on mini stage
THESPIAN POINTS:
–log points(anything related to theater)
-go to this link bit.ly/erhsthespian
Thank you to the crew for Les Miserables for the time you’ve put in thus far to make this production a success. Below you will find crew assignments for the performance crew. You must send me a message via Remind or an email to accept your crew position.
If you don’t see your name on the list and believe it should be, please contact me. All those that expressed interest in participating on the performance crew have been given a position.
Jimmy
Technical Director
| Student Director | Alli Colberg |
|---|---|
| Stage Manager | Nolan Sherburne |
| Deck Captain | Anna Clatanoff |
| Assistant Deck Captain | Liv Meinders |
| Props Mistress | Emma Garrity |
| Running Crew | Alphonso Amores |
| Abbie Marshall | |
| Sidney Green | |
| Lighting Crew | April O’Meara |
| Sound Crew | Jared Doran |
| Ian Winston | |
| Manny Green | |
| Ben Colberg | |
| Video Crew | Casey Eakins |
| Grace Ballard | |
| Jade’ann Kojetin-Smith | |
| Alaina Braunschweig | |
| Dressing/Make-Up Crew | Kaia Helnte |
| Ava Cyr |
Loftie Booing:
-Booing is an (optional)activity where you create a small basket/bucket of Halloween goodies for your fellow Lofties!
-One person starts it off, you are randomly assigned one Loftie and are given their address.
-One night you go to their house, set the goodies down in front of their main door, ring the doorbell, AND THEN RUN AS FAST YOU CAN BECAUSE IT’S A SECRET!!(park far away from their house so that they don’t recognize your car)
-DoNOTtell anyone who you have until after EVERYONE has been Booed. – We will tell you when it’s okay
-Text Meghan H with your name, address, and any allergies if you’d like to participate (309-532-3982)
Club Photos:
-Yearbook club photos are on November 21 (wear Loftie gear!!)
-Sign up for LoftPAC on FeePay or you won’t get a pass to come take the picture
Scholars of Distinction:
-Please tell Mrs. Carlson if interested (max of 6 entries)
DATES: December 17-application due, February 22-portfolio due, April 27 and 29-artistic showcases (qualifying students must be at ONE date), May 18- awards ceremony at Perpich Center
Lettering:
-3 shows
-10 ERHS related points
-10 technical hours
Stage to Screen Movie Night:
-Wednesday October 17
-bring blankets and wear PJs!
Service Project:
-Equal Justice Initiative (works for children in prison, mass incarceration, death penalty, racial justice, wrongly accused)
-our idea: film kids performing monologues from “The Exonerated” and raise money by releasing videos J
Butter Braid Fundraiser:
-DATES: October 5- start date, October 23- end date, October 26- submit order, November 13- delivery
-Group name: The Loft Stage Boosters
-Checks payable to The Loft Stage
Ramsey Middle School Theater Program:
-After school program… starting a theater department!
-We can help by cleaning out costume room and donating old costumes AND traveling to the school to teach theater games and activities
-We need a committee of dedicated students that will commit to kids ALL YEAR…if interested in being on the committee text Meghan H (309-532-3982)
Ticket sales for our fall production of Les Miserables begin THIS FRIDAY!
While the show is fairly well known, the school edition differs a bit from the original production.
So the question remains…
Why Choose the “School Edition” and what does “School Edition” Really Mean?
One of the many questions we received after selecting Les Miserables as our fall production was “why choose the ‘school edition?’” After perusing several scores we landed on Les Miserables as a rich and challenging text for both students and audiences alike. The only issue with doing this show this year is that the touring company of Les Mis will be in Minnesota within the same calendar year, restricting rights for the original production. If we wanted to continue pursuing this show, our only legal option was to apply for school edition rights; and after reviewing the differences between the two versions, we felt the story, characters, conflict, and score were still the right fit for our season.
So the question remains, what does “school edition” actually mean? It’s first important to understand what “school edition” doesn’t mean (ie – censorship). Contrary to the connotation, the school edition of Les Mis does not sanitize language nor does it remove the mature situations on the battlefield or the docks. Instead, the school edition seeks to abridge a lengthy score by removing a few unnecessary musical interludes, namely the counterpoint section of “The Confrontation,” much of “Dog Eats Dog,” and the “Wedding Chorale.” Thankfully, many of the most iconic Les Mis moments are very much in tact in this version, we’ll just be able to end the show at a more reasonable hour!
For families wondering appropriateness of content for young audiences, we definitely leave that decision up to the discretion of parents and guardians; however, the content and language would merit a PG-13 rating. If you have any specific questions about content, feel free to email director Kajsa Jones (kjones@theloftstage.org).
