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.
Read our latest drama club news
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.
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).
2009-2010 DRAMA NEWS STORY ARCHIVES
Line & Cue Selects Fall and Spring Productions for New School Year
The Colonie Central High School Line & Cue student theater group will stage two productions during the 2010-11 school year. This fall, the group will perform "Lend Me a Tenor," Friday and Saturday evening, November 19-20, 7 p.m., in the Mark Cornell Auditorium. The traditional senior citizens dinner theater will be held on Wednesday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m. Then in March, the Line & Cue will present its annual spring musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," Thursday through Saturday, March 24-26, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 27, at 1 p.m., in the Mark Cornell Auditorium. The senior citizens dinner theater will be on Wednesday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. Both production will be under new Line & Cue Advisor/Producer/Director Jaclyn Lupe.
