Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School

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4 MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011 Our latest production was “Little Shop of Horrors” which played to packed audiences at the beginning of March. It’s the first time one of the stars of the performance has been a large green plant (played by Billy Perry)! The musical play gave our talented singers and dancers the chance to shine, as well as providing challenging roles for our young actors. Some of the participants have written about their experiences. Audrey I've participated in each of the school shows ever since I started at Maidenhill in Year 7. Every year the shows have just become better and better, and none of this would have been possible without such support from the wonderful teachers. I know I speak for the rest of the cast of Little Shop of Horrors 2011, when I say that the play was an extremely large amount of fun, and such a good experience. I played the part of Audrey, and had such fun with the role, from deciding what costume to wear, to how I got eaten, sadly, by the big, green plant! Everybody in the cast had so much fun, and we'd do it all again if we could! Hopefully in the future I'll come back to Maidenhill to help with the musical direction or anything that needs doing! I'll miss being a part of the school shows very much, and will never forget how amazing an experience each of them was, thanks to Mr Stimson and Ms Machers and all they do for the Performing Arts department! By Jessica Weaver 11ROD Aaron Eagles as Seymour with Audrey Ronette This March we performed two matinees, and three evening performances of Little Shop of Horrors. I played the part of ‘Ronnette’ out of ‘The Three Ronnettes’. I loved playing this part as it bounced with attitude. It included a lot of singing as well as acting, and the costumes and the make-up were amazing; they were cluttered with sparkle! I auditioned for the play in the summer of 2010. I was amazed to find out I got a call back, let alone that I was ‘chosen’ for the part, and didn’t have to compete with the other girls for it! I was extremely happy to find out I got the part as ‘Ronnette’, as that was the part I was hoping to achieve! Originally we had two casts, both had strengths and weaknesses, but over the following six months people dropped out, leaving one cast, and one ‘Ronnette’ – although there were two participants playing the part of ‘Chiffon’. I was ecstatic about this, as it would mean I would get the chance to appear in more shows! The rehearsals took hard work, dedication and perseverance! I was surprised at how hard it was to play my part; I had to pronounce more of an attitude in every move I made. We all had to work really hard on the singing and the singing harmonies; I struggled quite a bit with this as I was based on the higher harmony due to my part and I had solos as well– but luckily I think (well, I hope) I did a good job in the end! The performances were amazing! You get such an indescribable buzz from knowing the amount of work you’ve put in over six months to create such an awesome play! I felt really at home with the stage, the set, and all of the characters! I’m really going to miss the play! I think I’m having withdrawal symptoms already….. By Aiesha Williams 10DBA India Davis, Sian Gardiner and Aiesha Williams as the Ronnettes
MR. MUSHNIK Janneke Bax-Pratt as Mr Mushnik I played the part of Mr Mushnik, which was a fun and different experience. We rehearsed the play for around six months, after auditioning before the summer holidays. Around two or three days a week, the main cast would meet and rehearse through different scenes, and the chorus would meet once a week, mainly to do dancing and singing. I was ecstatic after auditioning, to learn I had a call back, but I definitely did not expect to get Mr.Mushnik! As Mushnik, I had to play the part of a man, which was a very difficult thing to do, seeing as I am a girl! It took a lot of hard work to achieve what I thought was a reasonable representation of Mushnik, but I was pleased with the end result. I wasn’t pleased that I had to dress as a man though! The performances were so successful and fun, and it was an amazing feeling performing and owning that stage, and I’m going to miss it badly! Doing the play, you make some great friends and meet new people, so I’ll miss a lot of people who were in the play who I don’t usually see in classes or around school. Overall it has to be a highlight of my school career so far, it was absolutely fantastic! By Janneke Bax-Pratt 10DBA CHOREOGRAPHY MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011 I am a Year 11 student, and I choreographed the school show “Little Shop of Horrors” with the help of Abbie Chudleigh. I did it for my BTEC Performing Arts work. It took some time, and a lot of organising. Coming up with the dance routines and teaching them to the younger students as well was challenging. However, in the end, we managed to get it done and put on a performance of the show. I choreographed the song “Little Shop of Horrors” with some help from Abbie. Then I did “Skid Row” by myself, and Abbie choreographed the last dance, “Don’t Feed the Plants”. These routines had to be in the style of the show and when it was set. So I had to do some research on the era of the show to find out what dances were around then and how they acted. I also painted the stage and set for the show along with Jordan-Eva Tiley. We spent time after school to create the spectacular set. We were very pleased with our work as the choreography worked well, and the set looked wonderful. By Jade Cook 11GAP See more pictures from the show on our website 5
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