Theatre
Nolan 2007-2008
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"Act well your part; there all the honor lies."
NCHS Theater Department
The
Theater Department offers three opportunities for students to participate
in theater arts. Students may choose to enroll in theater
classes, audition for Theatre Nolan productions as cast or crew,
or be inducted into the Nolan Catholic chapter of the
International Thespian Society.
For more
information on each of these opportunities, please select from
the following links.
News | Theatre Classes | Theatre Nolan | International Thespian Society | Theater Department Faculty | Theatre Archives
Theatre News
Betty
Lynn Buckley Award Nominations Announced
The Betty
Lynn Buckley Award celebrates excellence in musical theatre production
among participating Tarrant County high schools.
Dinh Nguyen –
Best Male Ensemble for role as Bun Foo
Molly Senkowsky – Best Female Ensemble for role
as Ruth
Chris Fitzer – Scene Design
Andrea Meza and Chris Fitzer – Costume Design
Congratulations
to everyone from the cast and crew
of Thoroughly Modern Millie
Congratulations
to Tim Jablonski
Tim's one-act
play, Coffee Talk, recently won the Ft. Worth Playwriting Contest. Coffee
Talk, which was performed at Nolan's OWN, will be performed as a stage reading
on May 4 at Circle Theatre.
Congratulations
to Lindsay Miller
Lindsay's one-act play, Chartreuse, which won the Texas Thespian
Playwriting Contest in November, has been selected as a semifinalist in the
National Thespian Festival Playwriting Competition.
In April, Chartreuse was selected as one of four finalists and will be published
in Dramatics Magazine. It will also be performed at the International Thespian
Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska this June.
Come See What We're All About
Nolan Catholic High School offers three levels of theater arts courses:
Theater Arts I: Learn basic stage techniques from pantomime, improvisation, blocking, theater history, voice and diction, and characterization. Student projects include writing scripts, monologues, scene work and the production and performance of a group scene.
Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite: None One Semester
Theater Arts II: This course is designed for students who have completed Theater Arts I. Areas of advanced study include theater history, characterization using the Stanislavski Method, contemporary scene studies, acting exercises, script writing, and basic directing.
Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite: Theater I One Semester
Theater Arts III: This class is performance oriented and designed to showcase a talented troupe of actors through competition, one-act rehearsal and production, student directed plays, traveling pieces and a more in-depth study of contemporary theater and Stanislavski’s Method. Membership of the International Thespian Society is encouraged and attendance of the State Thespian convention is required.
This class is by departmental approval only.
Note: Students who intend to take a Fine Art for more than one year will most likely need to attend summer school to make room in their schedules. See your counselor for details.
Theatre Nolan produces two main stage performances each year – a stage-play in the fall and a musical in the spring. Show information can be found in the News link of the Theatre Department home page once it has been released. The spring musical is entered into the Betty Lynn Buckley Awards, a program which honors excellence in musical theater in Tarrant County.
Students may audition for performance roles or chose to enlist as a member of the technical crew. Opportunities in the tech crew include stage management, lighting, sound, costumes, make-up, set construction and design, and more. Pervious experience in theater is not required for either performance roles or crew positions and newcomers are encouraged to join.
Participation in theater productions earns students points towards induction into the Nolan Catholic chapter of the International Thespian Society (Troup # 5367). Though induction is not required, it is strongly encouraged. The International Thespian Society (ITS) is sponsored by the Educational Theater Association and offers students exposure into the larger world of theater. For more information on this organization, please read below.
Nolan Catholic High School is part of the International Thespian Society (Troup #5367), a program which offers students exposure into the larger world of theater. Induction into the Thespian Society occurs only after a student has earned enough points (accrued by working on theater productions) and has paid the required membership dues.
Inducted thespians have an opportunity to participate or compete annually at the ITS state convention. Here students may compete in a variety of events, attend several workshops, and see numerous performances from schools around the state. Students who qualify at the state level are invited to perform at the ITS international convention, held each summer in Lincoln, NE.
More information on the International Thespian Society can be found at http://edta.org.
Mr. Gabriel Duarte
Director of Theater, Theater I, Speech
B. A. Wabash College
gduarte@nolancatholichs.org
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Mrs. Abby Rosenthal
Theater I – III, Speech, Thespian Society
B. A. University of Dallas
arosenthal@nolancatholichs.org
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Shakespeare Monologue Competiton Results (Jan. 19, NCHS)
First Place- Andrea Meza
Second Place- Geoff Pierret
Third Place- Alex Schmidt
Andrea will go on to compete in the ESU (English Speaking Union) competition in Ft. Worth on February 19. The winner there will compete in New York City this summer.
2006
Thespian Convention Results (Corpus Christi, Texas)
The following students advanced to the National competition in June 2007 to
be held in Lincoln, Nebraska:
Caroline Cradick - Solo Musical
Andrea Meza
- Monologue
Two student were selected in the Top Ten for scenic design:
Andrea Meza
Christopher Fitzer
Geoff Pierret and Katie Simeroth were selected Best Actor and Actress for their roles in "Fantasies at the Frick".
Waiting for Godot by
Samuel Beckett
Directed by Gabriel Duarte
The Nerd
by Larry Shue
Directed by Abby Rosenthal
The
Rats by Agatha Christie
Directed by Senior Alex Aue
Guernica
by Fernando Arrabal
Directed by Senior Paul Arebalo, Jr.
The
Villain Wore A Dirty Shirt...or...Always Wash Your Longjohns Cause it Makes
A Lotta Cents!
By Billy St. John
Student Directed Melodrama by Seniors Jackie Rothschild and Trisha
Irwin
Cinderella
by Rogers & Hammerstein
Directed by Mark Miller & Abby Rosenthal
Cast
& Director of "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" ~ fall 2002
The
entire Troupe at the 2002 State Convention
Lauren
Roark, Candace Rattliff, Mary-Catherin McCarty &
Paul Krick in "Bye Bye, Birdie"
Entire
cast of Godspell
