Playful Actors | Valley News

Playful Actors | Valley News

Almost there! Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day THIS SUNDAY from 10:30am!

Spread the word!

Pack a picnic and come enjoy our young Cornish actors reciting poetry, making tableaux vivants figure drawings, and performing in the KNAVE OF HEARTS!  

Photos from rehearsals & dress rehearsal

Activities start at 10:30am
Play at 12:30
Dixieland jazz band the Riverstompers at 2pm

KNAVE OF HEARTS Rehearsal Schedule on website Calendar!

Reminder:

Rehearsals and Set/Prop prep schedules for the Saint-Gaudens production of The Knave of Hearts can be found on the Cornish Drama Club website Google calendar.

"Ursula," "Lady Violetta," "Blue and Yellow Hose," "Pompdebile" and the "Chancellor" ponder the missing tarts!

(rehearsal June 10)

Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day at Saint-Gaudens July 5!

Help spread the word!
Cornish Drama Club & Plainfield child actors will perform a "human puppet show" of THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, voiced by area actors Michelle Carlson, Larry Wolkin, Rob O'Leary, Justin Pomerville, Allison Brown, & Noor Taher
Sunday JULY 5th
Art, poetry, and costume activities begin at 10:30am with the play at 12:30pm
followed by Dixieland Jazz Band "The Riverstompers" at 2pm

"LIKE" IT OUT ON FACEBOOK and let others know!
https://www.facebook.com/SaintGaudensNPS?pnref=story

Pack a picnic and make a day of it at Saint-Gaudens, the national park treasure right in our backyard!

children's programs directed by Samantha Davidson Green
Colony-inspired art activities presented by artist Julie Püttgren
costumes by Amanda Posner

Auditions Wed. May 13 at Saint-Gaudens for Upper Wing+4thgr / Lower Wing Drama at CES 2:45-4p

A reminder!

UPPER WING & 4th GRADERS:

Wednesday, May 13  from 4-6pm
Cornish and neighboring town students grades 4-12 are invited to audition for
THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, a royal court comedy based on the nursery rhyme
at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Visitor Center Auditorium
Saint-Gaudens Road, Cornish, NH
www.nps.gov/saga

SEEKING:  girls & boys, men & women for the roles of The Manager, the Blue Hose and Yellow Hose (cooks), two Heralds, King Pompdebile, the Lady Violetta, the Chancellor, the Knave of Hearts, & Ursula

Please come at 4pm for information and introductions, followed by individual or partner auditions on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Students are invited to perform a monologue, poem, or song of their choice but it is NOT required!
We will have scripts for readings.

Parents/Guardians, please stay with your child until he/she is finished.

REHEARSALS will commence the week of May 27.  We will finalize the rehearsal schedule after casting to accommodate family schedules as best as possible.

THE PERFORMANCE will take place SUNDAY, JULY 5th at 12:30pm at Saint-Gaudens as part of the Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day.

Questions?  Contact Samantha at 603-675-2327 or cornishdramaclub@gmail.com

LOWER WING GRADES 1-4:

Please plan to meet with Mr. Larry Wolkin tomorrow at 2:45pm until 4pm at Cornish Elementary School in the Multipurpose room.

4th Graders are invited to Auditions at Saint-Gaudens following Drama Activities at school.

Please visit website for updates!

Greetings all,

Apologies for the formatting errors on recent emails generated by the website.  Please go to:

cornishdramaclub.blogspot.com

for legible text from yesterday's posts.

Thank you!

CALLING YOUNG ACTORS in Cornish, Plainfield, and Neighboring Towns to audition Wed. May 13!

CALLING YOUNG ACTORS in Cornish, Plainfield, and Neighboring Towns to audition Wed. May 13!

Students in grades 4-12 are invited to AUDITION for a special production of Cornish Colony writer Louise Saunders' THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, a delightful comedy with roles for girls and boys, younger and older.  Our 30-minute show the centerpiece of a special Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day to include a variety of art activities, poetry, and tableaux vivants (to precede the 2pm musical concert).  Supported by the James Tasker Covered Bridges Fund and administered by Fern Meyers.

When & where is the audition?
Wednesday, May 13 from 4-6pm 

at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Visitors' Center Auditorium

(please plan to stay with your child for the duration of the audition)

When is the performance?

Sunday, July 5th at 12:30pm 

What should actors prepare for the audition?

If your child knows a monologue, poem, or song he or she would like to present, we welcome it, but no special preparation is required. 

For more information:

Contact:  Samantha Davidson Green, 603-675-2327 cornishdramaclub@gmail.com

and visit:

cornishdramaclub.blogspot.com

Drama Club will meet this week - Wednesday, May 6th 2:45-4p

Hello all,

We will meet again tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday) from 2:45p to 4pm for Drama Club activities. We will have snack from 2:45-3p before breaking into our two groups for Lower Wing activities with Larry Wolkin (retired Plainfield Elementary teacher and actor) and Upper Wing with Samantha.

We still have room in the Lower Wing group, so if 1st graders would like to join, they are welcome. 

If you can send in something to contribute to snack, we would be grateful and please let me know.

Please make arrangements for children to be picked up or re-join After School at 4pm.

Next week the Lower Wing will meet at the school as usual, but grades 4-8 are invited to Saint-Gaudens between 4-6pm to audition for The Knave of Hearts (July 5th performance).  More information on the attached flyer and feel free to email or call me to answer questions.

All best,

Samantha

675-2327

cell 310-866-0503

Expanded programs!

Hello Cornish Families,

We are pleased to welcome a new community volunteer who is offering a course in improvisational drama for our Lower Wing students in grades 2-4 (with possible expansion to grade 1, depending on enrollment).  Larry is an actor and a retired teacher from Plainfield School with many years experiencing teaching drama to elementary students.  His introductory letter and permission slip follow.  If your Lower Wing student would like to participate, please print and sign below (if you have not already from the flyer that went home yesterday).

We will meet as a large group (grades 2-8) for snack & introductions tomorrow at 2:45pm in the Multi-purpose room before breaking into Lower and Upper Wing groups for activities until 4pm.

Would anyone be able to contribute a snack?

Please make sure your child's classroom teachers are notified if staying for Drama is a change from their usual after-school schedule, and please make sure they have transportation at the stroke of 4pm (or other arrangements are made in advance for after-school care).

We look forward to seeing your kids tomorrow.

Best,

Samantha

 

  

April 28, 2015

Dear second, third, and fourth grade students,

    I would like to announce a new after-school offering.  I am going to lead a course in improvisational acting.  If you like to ‘make-believe’ then this might be a perfect opportunity for you.  I can promise that you will have a chance to do some things you have probably never done before and I can also promise that these things will be fun.  However, the best way for you to find out what this program is all about is to give it a whirl, so to speak.  If you find that it’s just not to your taste, you can drop out at any time.  There will be a weekly class of an hour’s length happening directly after school every

      The only requirement is that you have an imagination and a way to get home.  You will need a parent or guardian to sign this form and tell me how you are going to get home.  Keep in mind that you must be picked up at the stroke of 4.

   ***Please note that a play performance is not part of this course.

                     I give permission for my child to attend this class

Here is how my child will get home: 

______________________________________________________

       Larry Wolkin

Hope you and your childcan come to ALMOST, MAINE! April 2-12, 2015

Dear friends,

Our show ALMOST, MAINE opened this weekend to great reception.  This comment was posted on the Norwich listserv the morning after Opening night:

By all means, go see "Almost, Maine" at the Thetford Grange!!!!!!  It was simply AMAZING what 7 actors, minimal props, lighting representing the northern lights, and a creative director did with 8 vignette-like stories!  Funny, tender, interesting, a great evening of theater!

-Richard Neugass

We have a matinee today at 2pm (with plenty of seats available, so walk in if it fits between Easter egg hunting and supper) or reserve for next (and final) weekend at:

parishplayers.org

We appreciate your help in spreading the word, so please forward this email liberally and visit us on Facebook  www.facebook.com/ParishPlayers for updates.

Hope to see you at the show!

xo Samantha Davidson Green

(FYI - the show is totally appropriate for middle-school age kids and up.  Our 4th grader attended last night as well and really enjoyed it.)

John Cariani’s 

ALMOST, MAINE

Thursdays-Saturdays  April 2-4 and 9-11 at 7:30pm

Sunday April 5 & 12 at 2:00pm

PARISH PLAYERS at the ECLIPSE GRANGE THEATER

Reservations encouraged.  To reserve tickets:

www.parishplayers.org

802-785-4344

 (pay at the door)

193 Academy Road

Thetford, Vermont

When the Northern Lights are active this dark winter night, human emotions 

go haywire and people connect in very unpredictable ways in a community so small, it’s “almost” a town, so far north it’s almost Canada, and so familiar it’s almost real.

Directed by Samantha Davidson Green

Produced by Alex Cherington

Ensemble Cast:

Allison Brown

Michelle Carlson

Erik Gaetz

Justin Pomerville

Leah Romano

Noor Taher

Allison Brown & Justin Pomerville as Sandrine & Jimmy

Leah Romano & Rob O'Leary as Marci & Phil

Producer Alex Cherington & Director Samantha Davidson Green size up trees to build The Bench for ALMOST, MAINE...

Getting into character - Leah Romano and Justin Pomerville prepare for RHONDA and DAVE with help from Steve Wilkie

Mark Your Calendars! July 5th at Saint-Gaudens

Dear Drama Club families,

I am pleased to share a development and an invitation with you and your children.

What...?

This summer,  Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site will host its 2nd annual "Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day," with a program featuring creative works in drama, poetry, and the visual arts by Cornish colony artists specifically for children.  The Cornish Drama Club has been invited to produce the program in partnership with Fern Meyers and the Saint-Gaudens Memorial.

At the heart (pun intended!) of the program will be a drama production of The Knave of Hearts, by Louise Saunders, with set, prop and costume design inspired by Maxwell Parrish's iconic illustrations.  This pithy comedy presents a conspiracy between a Princess facing a baking test of her worthiness to become queen and a lowly kitchen knave who saves the day.  

Seeking...?

We will be seeking actors and artists, upper wing (including rising 5th graders) and up - including Cornish alumni and adult performers and artists.  Funded by the Tasker Covered Bridges Fund, the program will encourage collaboration with Plainfield performers, artists and volunteers as well.

There will be roles in the play, as well as roles reciting poetry, ushering, assisting with art projects, etc.

When...?

The program will take place on Sunday, July 5th at Saint-Gaudens.  We will hold will an informational meeting in late April (soon after spring break), followed by auditions in early May. Rehearsals and art projects leading up to the event will take place primarily in the last 2 weeks of June (after school lets out).

More information forthcoming by mid-April.  If you and/or your child might be interested in participating, please let me know.

It should be a wonderful program, and how glorious to imagine performing in those gardens while still under all this snow and ice...!

Best wishes to all.