Wakeland Theatre

Dear Booster Club Members!

It’s that time of year again where we need to elect a new slate of officers for the Wakeland Theatre Booster Club Board.  If you have any interest in serving on the Board for the 2017-2018 school year, please contact Carol Kelly, our nominating Chair.  She is in the process of choosing a new President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian.  If you are a member of the Wakeland Theatre Boosters, you are eligible to hold a position.  We hope that you will consider serving in a leadership capacity for the upcoming school year.  Since the end of this school year is fast approaching, kindly let Carol know of your interest by Monday, May 15th.  Elections will take place during our final booster club meeting on May 30th during our end-of-the-year banquet.

Carol’s email address is kellyclan5mom@gmail.com

Thank you very much!

If you are attending the DSM HSMTA with us on May 18th, please bring $30 to Mrs. Howe or Mrs. Leffel by this Friday, May 12th, as we need to send payment to the venue in advance. You may bring cash or check (checks should be made out to the Wakeland Theatre Booster Club).

If you are interested in applying to be an officer/leader for our ITS/Drama Club. P Lease print and complete the application below. Officer/Leadership candidates must be in the 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade for the 2017-18 school year and be an inducted member of ITS (if you are being inducted this year, you may apply for an officer position). Please see Mrs. Howe or Mrs. Leffel with any questions.

ITS Officer.Leadership Application 17.18

If you have enrolled to be in Theatre III or Theatre IV for 2017-18, you will need to sign up for a time to audition for Mrs. Howe. Auditions will be during the week of May 15-19. Please sign up on the call board for a time. Auditions will consist of contrasting monologues and a brief interview. For additional information, please see Mrs. Howe.

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Please see below for a list of private voice lesson teachers and area theatre camps. We highly recommend you use your summer to hone your performance skills! Take voice, dance, acting lessons, etc.!

Voice Lessons
Wakeland HS Theatre & Choir Alumni Carson Dorsey is a local voice lesson teacher and we HIGHLY recommend her! MCMusica Dallas

Theatre Camps:
WaterTower Theatre 2017 Summer Performing Arts Conservatory for ages 8-16
Squee Productions Summer Theatre Camps
University of North Texas Theatre Camp  – Only 30 spots available for each camp

We will continue to add additional listings as we find them.

By the Bog of Cats Cast and Crew :

In order to save time at the end of the year please update your International Thespian Society Points Sheets at this time. Points must be entered by May 1st, 2017.

If you do not yet have a points sheet, follow these instructions:

• Log into Google Docs and go to this link – Blank Thespian Points Sheet
• MAKE A COPY of the document and name it as follows : First Name_Last Initial_Graduation Year (Example: Mitchell_D_2013)
• Enter in your information at the top of the document – leave induction year blank.
• Scroll down to the second page and using the Official Thespian Points System enter in your role and responsibilities for By the Bog of Cats
  • For UIL One Act ONLY you receive your points for each clinic and performance. Enter each as it’s own row.
    Example:  By the Bog of Cats | March 2017 | Stage Manager – Clinic One | 4 pts
    By the Bog of Cats | March 2017 | Stage Manager – Clinic Two | 4 pts
• SHARE your document with Mrs. Howe (TatumA@friscoisd.org) AND Mrs. Leffel (LeffelL@friscoisd.org) and make sure that they can edit the document.

You will use the same points sheet for your entire WHS career, so be sure to keep it active in your Google Drive and update it following each production you are a part of. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Leffel or Mrs. Howe.

Example of a finished I.T.S. Points Record

ATTENTION ALL COMPANY MEMBERS OF INTO THE WOODS….It is time to purchase tickets to the DSM HSMTA show, which is Thursday, May 18^th at 7:00pm.

Discounted tickets are available for cast, crew, pit orchestra members and teachers directly involved in the production only.  Parents, friends, boosters, other faculty members, etc. must purchase regular tickets at The Box Office or through the DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards website at: www.dsmhsmta.org.

If you plan on attending the awards show, please come by the theatre office to pick up an order form. The order form and payment are due by  MONDAY, APRIL 3^rd. 

This is the absolute deadline!

The performance order for Bi-District on March 23 is as follows:

• Centennial HS – The Marriage of Bette and Boo
• Colony HS – Second Samuel
• Frisco HS – Anatomies
• Newman Smith HS – These Shining Lives
• RL Turner HS – Fire in the Hole
• Wakeland HS – By the Bog of Cats

Shows start at 3:30 and run back to back. Wakeland should take the stage around 8:00 so please arrive no later than 7:30. No late entries are permitted and you don’t want to miss the show! Awards will begin around 10:30PM.