Weekly Update 5/19/09

Bravissimo! was a wonderful event last night at the La Jolla Playhouse. The food was good, the company sublime. Congrats again to Stacey Allen, Bill Cobb and Charisa Childress for their honors. It is always great to be with true peers, celebrating what we do. I've posted some video from the event, including a great puppetry piece from my good friend Kirsten Giard and her beginning theatre babies at Valhalla High. I would really like some of your sites to be in the running for the Distinguished Theatre Program Award in the future. Let me know if you would like more info on this. Hope to see you there next year!

Looking for discount tickets for San Diego shows? Check out this site http://tinyurl.com/p2g5m2. This week they have cheap tickets for Starlight, La Jolla Playhouse and Cygnet, among others. Encourage your students to get out and see some professional theatre.

High School Theatre Teachers - looking forward to seeing you for our professional development day on May 27th! I'll be emailing you details.

End of year event! I'm looking for a date for all of us to get together to celebrate and honor our lovely retiring friends! How's June 15th, 4:00pm at El Torito in Mission Valley? Please post if you can attend this date! Appetizers are on me. :0)

On a personal note, I finished my thesis last week! Some of you have asked about the program I went to. It is through Southern Oregon University and designed specifically for theatre teachers. Brian Redfern and Kirsten Giard have also gone through this program. Check it out: http://www.sou.edu/acts.

Get out and see another school's show!

The Bad Seed - Madison High School
May 20 - 22 6:30 pm
Contact Colette Thomas - cthomas@sandi.net

High School Musical 2 - Pershing Middle School
May 27 -29
Contact Terry Miller - tmiller2@sandi.net

Guys and Dolls - Dana Middle School
May 27 - 29
Contact Bill Cobb - wcobb1@sandi.net

The Laramie Project - Scripps Ranch High School
May 29 - 7:00 pm
"36 actors playing 68 roles. This advanced drama class project promises to be a memorable production. Recommended for mature audiences, high school and above, only."
Contact Dennis Hollenbeck - dhollenbeck@sandi.net