CALENDAR of Events Non-school area shows HERE Summer Drama Programs HERE WashPost Cappies reviews HERE |
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Featured Productions "Fiddler on the Roof"
http://fairfaxcitytheatre.org/CFTC/Welcome.html A NEW Summer Theatre company housed here at Fairfax HS. 1. Internship opportunities for high school and college students 2. 5 week summer drama camp for ages 6 through 14 3. Auditions for adults and youth for the summer musical, "Children of Eden." In search of a Summer Camp Director, summer camp teachers, production artists, and legions of volunteers. (A few positions are paid: please visit our website for more information and see our ad on the Cultural Alliance website: http://www.cultural-alliance.org/cgi-bin/jbdetail.cgi?job_id=5982 ) Don't miss Mr. Mike Replogle and Mr. Chris Johnston (with guest appearances by student Blaine Cytryn) GREATER TUNA Fairfax HS A hilarious comedy about a small town in Texas. 2 NIGHTS ONLY!! Friday and Saturday, June 12, 13 at 7:30 pm $5 PER TICKET In the Blackbox. Tickets available at the door only.
The show features '00 LBT grad Michael Innocenti, who has become a feature at Keegan. It Runs in the Family Little Theatre of Alexandria. It features current LBT sophomore and former Zoe protégé Jimmy Day as a British punk - He looks so cute in eye liner and green mohawk. It's British Farce - same guy who did Run for Your Wife. Funny and tight - not easy to do on that stage with 90 year old bluehairs as their average clientele. Miller’s All My Sons starring Terri Hobson closes this Saturday night, June 13. There are limited tickets available for Friday and Saturday. It has played to great reviews – www.providenceplayers.org
New Voices for the Theater Playwriting Competition Sponsored by SPARC (Society for the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community)
FCPS Alumni in the Arts Tiffany Dupont (LBSS Class of ’99) plays Frannie on Family Channel’s Greek Featured in Washingtonian Magazine October 2008. Christina Hendricks, Fairfax 1993 - Currently starring on AMC's Mad Men as Joan Holloway. Samantha (Sam) Goodwin, Fairfax Early 90s - Currently Costumer at Disney Orlando - In charge of all costumes for Magic Kingdom parades. Tara Bowen (Robinson '01) stars as Melisa Breiner-Sanders (Robinson) Nehal Joshi (Robinson '97) Nili Bassman (Robinson '87) on Broadway in "Chicago" Alex Avila (Robinson '05) stars as Romeo in FCPS Theatre Folks Three FCPS students are making their professional acting debut in “Life with Father” at The American Century Theater. Billy Puschel, a senior at James Madison High School and Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts, is playing John, the second son. Paul Hogan, an 8th grader at Joyce Kilmer Middle School, is playing Whitney, the third son. Scott Clark, a 6th grader at Haycock Elementary School, is playing the youngest son, Harlan. In addition, the set is being designed by TACT veteran Trena Weiss-Null, drama teacher at George C. Marshall High School. The classic family comedy is the longest running play in Broadway history and has been called “the play every American must see, like the Washington Monument or Niagara Falls.” The show, directed by Rip Claassen, opens November 25 and runs through January. Founded in 1994, The American Century Theater promotes 20th century theater as a vital part of our cultural dialogue. Children under 18 are free when accompanied by an adult, and TACT also sponsors a “Pay What You Can” (PWYC) preview the night before opening. In addition, all Wednesday performances are PWYC. Tickets are available online at www.americancentury.org or by calling 703-998-4555. |
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