Ms. Shana Message
2/16/23
Hello Drama 1 & 2 families!
Below you will find casting announcements and information for Spring Recital for your child’s class. Drama 2 students were informed this past week and the week before about Script & Monologue assignments for the performance. Unfortunately due to being in a car accident early morning Tuesday I was unable to be there to announce for Drama 1 this week. I am recovering well and will be back in classes next week. I heard great feedback though from my assistant Miss Carlissa on how class went Tuesday. We look forward to working through all of the pieces below with each of your children this week.
DRAMA 2
Drama 2 will be performing a piece called “It’s All In Your Head”
Here is a summary of the play:
In the prefrontal cortex, Emotion runs wild, Focus can’t focus, and Planning is losing her mind. Together, the feelings of Drew Peterson, a high school boy, must team up to accomplish their most difficult task: successfully asking a girl out on a date. Will Impulse be able to keep the team in line? Will Insight and Judgment remain balanced? Will Empathy finally participate in something? The stakes are high, but the team has no choice but to try.
This past week we adjusted certain lines to be appropriate for not only each age group represented in the class/ the recital but to better fit the individual performing certain parts. I also made slight adjustments again last night, to skim down the run time of the play since we do have limited time in the performance. Our goal is to have this be a 10 minute play by Spring recital. So please have your children reference the Drama 2 page to see if any of their lines were adjusted again. The edited script is located there.
Cast:
FEELINGS
PLANNING: anxious and stressed - Abigail
FOCUS: always searching for ways to occupy his time. - Kassidy
IMPULSE: the team captain of the bunch - Maddox
JUDGMENT: the overly critical gossip - Breanna
INSIGHT: currently meditating to find his chi - Everett & Levi
EMPATHY: the slacker and napper of the group - SImone
EMOTION: an indecisive seesaw of conflicting feelings - Zariah
PEOPLE
DREW PETERSON: a boy in his senior year of high school - Tarak
MISS TREBLE: his tenured teacher - Kassidy
KENDRA/CAROLINE: the past and present girls that Drew falls in love with - Abigail & Breanna
SETTING Inside Drew Peterson’s Mind.
Drama 2 Monologue Performer Announcements:
Abigail: The Perfect Day
Breanna: Don’t Blink
Maddox: Ferris Bueller
Tarak: Spacebar
If your child is listed above and they need another copy of their monologue please have them speak to me next Monday, and we will get it printed out for them before they leave.
Until then they can find it on the Drama 2 reference page as well
DRAMA 1
Drama 1 will be performing “Alice In Wonderland - In Suessical Format”
Here is the summary of the play:
Follow Alice to Wonderland where she encounters curious creatures like the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat & Queen Of Hearts. Leading narration and Dr. Seuss-style rhymes make this ten-minute play easy & fun to memorize.
Characters
Narrator - Meghan
Alice - Rowan
White Rabbit - Benjamin
Cheshire Cat - Pavle
Queen of Hearts - Shriya
Mad Hatter - Remi
March Hare - Ava
Dormouse - Ariana
Tweedledum - Reyansh
Tweedledee - Johnuel
All students will receive paper copies of the Script come Tuesday
Drama 1 Monologue Performer announcements:
Meghan: Space Unicorns
Pavle: How To Make Friends With A Snail
Shriya: Wonderboot Snippet
Remi: How Do You Silence Your Phone
Benjamin: Kid Hero
If your child is listed above they will find their monologues uploaded on the drama 1 page and will receive a printed monologue on Tuesday.
Please have your child read this email after you & direct them to the reference pages so they can go over their Script, & Monologue assignments. If you have any questions please feel free to speak to me before class next week or reply to this email. The office will forward it to me so I can reply.
REMINDER:
SPRING FLING RECITAL
Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 1pm
Call Time: TBA
Westview Baptist Church | 4100 HE Thomas Jr Pkwy Sanford
All material above is for this performance.
2023 SHOWCASE CONCERT
Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 6:30pm
Call Time: TBA | Show rehearsals will start at 10:30am with different call times per class.
Westview Baptist Church | 4100 HE Thomas Jr Pkwy Sanford
They will get their Script Assignments at the end of March for this performance
If your child is unable to perform in either of these please let me know ASAP if you haven’t already, as I will need to adjust the assignments above and the ones coming.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
We will see you Monday & Tuesday.
Cheers,
Ms. Shana Parrott
& The Lochwood Academy Team
Ms. Shana Message
1/30/23
Dear Tiny Thespian, Musical Theatre, & Drama parents,
Welcome to Spring Semester at Lochwood Academy!
We have had a great two weeks in classes and I’m so excited to be working with your children. In this email, you will find what to expect for your child’s class, performance dates, and class announcements that include solo, duo & trio announcements.
What To Expect:
With my classes, I strive to nurture your children in their passion & gifts within the performing arts, while also pushing them out of their comfort zones to grow into a more confident individual/performer.
It is expected of your child to practice weekly at home with any current material we are working on in class and encouraged for them to perform in front of their families before coming to class so they feel more confident when presenting or practicing pieces. They will be reminded by me that their efforts in preparing for their parts not only affect them but their whole class.
I am asking that you also remind them of this, so we can have your children putting their best foot forward. I have already told your children my least favorite thing to hear is “I was too busy this week to practice”. Ten minutes a night goes a long way when preparing and they will hear that from me regularly, especially if I hear anything along those lines.
This season is a little different as I will be giving birth to my 2nd child in early April. That being said we will be moving at a more accelerated speed to ensure all of your children know their pieces before my assistant Miss. Carlie takes over my classes during my maternity leave.
My current plan is to teach through all of March, attend their recital at the end of April, and be back in the classroom for showcase prep in May. If I can be back in the classroom the week before recital I will be, but as any parent knows, pregnancies & post-partum recoveries are unpredictable, so just know I will be in full contact with The Academy & Miss Carlie during my absence to ensure classes are prepped and ready to go.
Performance Dates:
*Spring Recital is April 29th at 1:00 PM
at Westview Baptist Church in Sanford, Florida
*12th Annual Showcase Concert is May 27th
Dress Rehearsal & Performance time will go out at a later date.
The concert is held at Westview Baptist Church in Sanford, Florida as well.
Uniform or Costume requirements will go out at a later date for these performances. If your child cannot perform in either of these performances please let me know by YOUR NEXT CLASS so I can make the proper adjustments for choreography & singing parts during class.
Class Announcements:
Drama parents:
Your student will be receiving their performance pieces the second week in February. They should for now be working on their monologues assigned for class at home.
Musical Theatre parents:
You will find below a list of each piece your child has for class and which performance they are for. Along with this, you will see the name of children who have parts as a soloist, duos, or trios. If you see your child has been assigned to a part please go ahead and inform them so they can begin preparing. For any student that didn’t receive a part, they will be singing the “Everyone” parts and be focused on choreography for each piece.
Choreography videos before March so they can practice at home.
You will find all practice materials such as tracks, lyrics sheets, and videos on the website lochwood.info. Hover your mouse over Group Classes and click on your child's class to be brought to this page. Please have your student look at the lyrics for their classes on the website before their next class so they can make the proper changes to the sheets they received last week and highlight their parts.
Tiny Thespians
Spring Recital
Beyond These Walls from Arlo The Alligator Boy
Trio & Solo parts have been assigned to the following students:
Mia, Ian, Kiko, Antonio, Nora, Nanduk, Kamila, Sebastian, Simone, & Ezra
Showcase
Alone In The Universe from Seussical The Musical
Soloists:
Sebastian & Simone
Musical Theatre 1
Spring Recital
Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast
Soloists:
Maggie, Mallory, Rowan, & Evie
Learn To Do It from Anastasia The Musical
Soloists:
Bianca, Mallory, & Rowan
Showcase
Revolting Children from Matilda The Musical
Soloists & Duos:
Bianca, Amity, Shamiso, Rowan, Mallory, Charlotte & Meghan
Musical Theatre 2
Spring Recital
Mama I’m A Big Girl Now from Hairspray The Musical
Soloists:
Gabi, Jillian & Faye
Broadway Here I Come from SMASH
Soloists:
Jillian, Yukina, & Ori
Stick To The Status Quo from High School Musical
Soloists:
Gabi, Faye, Juliet, and Ori
Showcase
Dead Mom from Beetlejuice The Musical
Soloists:
Yukina, Jillian, & Ori
--Ms. Shana