The
Line and Cue, Colonie Central High School's Drama Club, is the
oldest existing student club in the South Colonie Central School
District. Lisha Kill and Sand Creek Middle Schools also have
outstanding drama clubs for students.
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The Line and Cue
The Line and Cue was part of Roessleville High School until the creation of the central school district in the early 1950's.
Line and Cue presents three productions a year: a fall play, a play for children at holiday time, and a musical in the spring. The play and musical are performed in the Mark Cornell Auditorium at the high school and are typically kicked off with a dress rehearsal and Senior Citizens Dinner Theater. The children's play is taken "on the road" and performed at other district schools.
The club believes that all high school students who wish to participate in the school play should have an opportunity to do so. Consequently, effort is made to find large cast plays and musicals that will give as many students as possible an opportunity to perform and show off their individual talents.
Members of the Line and Cue also perform at area adult homes,
and, in the past, the club has sponsored trips to New York City,
where students have had the opportunity to participate in
performance workshops run by Broadway actors, dancers and
technicians. Some Line and Cue members have also had an
opportunity to perform on area stages while in high school such
as the
Cohoes Music Hall, the
Schenectady Light Opera Company and
Family Players of NENY.
State Educational Learning Standards for Theater
The New York State Education Department has established learning standards for Theater denoting the skills and abilities each student should attain at various levels of his or her education - elementary, middle and high school levels. For a complete list of the learning standards for Theater, click here.
Sand
Creek Cast and Crew
Sand Creek Middle School’s CAST & CREW is a club that produces two full musical productions each year. The club celebrated its 15th anniversary during the 2008-2009 school year.
CAST & CREW is open to all students in grades 5-8 and provides its members with opportunities to perform in front of the curtain as well as behind the scenes. Cast sizes average 125 students and anyone who auditions can participate in the musical. All performances are run by the student technicians with adult supervision. The technical crew averages about 25 students and they must submit an application to participate on the crew. Students have the opportunity to perform the show seven times: at Grandparents' Night, and during four public performances and two daytime performances for the school population. CAST & CREW sponsors trips to see the touring musicals at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady.
This fall, the Cast & Crew presented "Gone with the Breeze" December 1-3.
The whole country is talking non-stop about Lucy Belle Bankhead's sensational new novel, "Gone with the Breeze." The heroine of the novel is spunky 18-year-old Jezebel O'Toole. She makes Scarlett O'Hara, from the classic Gone with the Wind, seem like soggy grits. When the nation hears that Hollywood's Lone Pine Films, the movie maker that emphasizes youth, is planning "Breeze" as its next picture, hundreds of aspiring young actresses descend on the studio. Of course, the studio already knows they'll cast Peggy Tempest for Jezebel's part. She's the most powerful star in town and will guarantee a hit, but she's also the most temperamental one.
Willy Wonka
Last school year, the Sand Creek Cast and Crew student theater group staged Willy Wonka (pdf) as its spring musical March 31 to April 2.
View a Willy Wonka Photo Gallery
Lisha Kill Middle School Drama Club
The Lisha Kill Middle School Drama Club
is for aspiring actors, actresses, singers, dancers,
technicians, painters, or people just interested in learning
about theater. The Drama Club has grown greatly over the years.
Though it started off as a smaller club, the Drama Club’s shows
now include an average cast of 70 students and a running and
lighting crew of about 15 students. This does not include the
numerous parents and
students who help paint sets, sew costumes,
and create props. The Drama Club, directed by Erica Doran, puts
on one musical production a year usually in late winter/early
spring. Actors and actresses in the Lisha Kill Drama Club have
also had the opportunity to go to Veeder Elementary School where
they performed, answered students’ questions about theater, and
inspire the younger generation to possibly get involved in drama
when they come to the middle school. Past presentations of the
Lisha Kill Middle School Drama Club have included Honk (2007),
Seussical (2008), Alice in Wonderland (2009), and Cinderella
(2010). This year, the Drama Club presented "You're a Good Man
Charlie Brown" in February (2011). This year the Drama Club
will present Annie, Jr., February 3-5.
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" Photo Gallery
Drama Club Rehearses For February 3-5 Production of Annie, Jr.
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Lisha Kill Drama Club to Present Annie, Jr. in February
Posted on December 14, 2011
The Lisha Kill Middle School Drama Club will present the musical Annie Jr., February 3-5, with a special fundraiser dinner on Saturday, February 4. For more information and a ticket order form, click here (pdf). view rehearsal photos
CCHS Line & Cue 2011-2012 Fall and Spring Productions
In March, the
Colonie Central High School Line & Cue theater group will present its
annual spring musical,
"The
Wedding Singer," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 22-24, in the Mark Cornell
Auditorium. The traditional senior citizens dinner theater and
dress rehearsal will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March
21. The Wedding Singer is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar,
lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Chad Beguelin and Tim
Herlihy. It is based on the 1998 film The Wedding Singer
starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
Last fall, the Line and Cue staged Neil Simon's play "Fools," November 18-19, in the Mark Cornell Auditorium. The traditional senior citizens dinner theater and dress rehearsal was held on Thursday, November 17. Fools is a light-hearted romantic comedy set in the small village of Kulyenchikov, Ukraine (Russian Territory), during the late 19th century.
Both productions are being staged under Line & Cue Advisor/Producer Jaclyn Lupe.
