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ONE ACT PLAY

ONE ACT PLAY. MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHY OAP . One act play is an opportunity for students to learn how to work together towards a common goal One act play allows students to explore all aspects of theatre One act play allows students to represent their school at the middle school competition

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ONE ACT PLAY

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  1. ONE ACT PLAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

  2. WHY OAP • One act play is an opportunity for students to learn how to work together towards a common goal • One act play allows students to explore all aspects of theatre • One act play allows students to represent their school at the middle school competition • One act play will provide students with a life time of memories • I am a product of One Act Play

  3. What is OAP? • It is a 40 minute play that consist of no more than 15 actors and 5 technicians. • The play cannot exceed 40 minutes nor can set-up and strike exceed 7 minutes each. • It is a UIL sanctioned event that all LISD middle schools participate in. • Students are judged by a single judge and can receive 1st-3rd place as well as individual acting and technician awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, and Outstanding Technician. • It is a pre-cursor to OAP in High School

  4. Who Can Participate? • All grade levels • 15 total actors-Only 6 roles for actors this year! • 5 technicians • 4 alternates/understudies who will not perform unless they replace another actor but must attend all rehearsals

  5. The Play • Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley • Dramedy-The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back after a failed singing career on the West coast; while Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach. Their troubles, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to falling love with her. In the end of the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future- but the telling is so true and toughing and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

  6. The Cast and Crew • 4 Girls • 2 Guys • Stage Manager • Asst. Stage Manager • Lights • Sound • Props

  7. Character Descriptions • Lenny Magrath-30, the oldest sister • Chick Boyle, 29, the sisters' first cousin • Doc Porter-30, Meg's old boyfriend • Meg Magrath, 27, the middle sister • Babe Botrelle, 24, the youngest sister • Barnette Lloyd, 26, Babe's lawyer

  8. Auditions • 1 minute monologue • Sign-up • Fill out an audition form • September 11th 7:45-8:45 OR 4:15-5:30 (or until everyone has been seen) • May leave after their audition • Callbacks-following day 4:15-6 • All students called back must stay until 6 and if they cannot make their callback must see Mrs. Morton asap! • Not necessarily everyone who is called back will make it and not necessarily everyone who isn’t called back will not make it. • Cast/Crew list posted online and outside the theatre room at 4:05 Friday, September 13th • First Cast/Crew meeting 7:30am September 17th • Tech must only fill out an audition form and return it to Mrs. Morton by Sept. 11th. No need to attend auditions.

  9. More Details • Rehearsals are tentatively set for Tues., Wed., and Thursday mornings 7:30-8:45(schedule may change after cast/crew is determined). REHEARSALS BEGINNNING NOV. 18TH WILL MOVE TO ALL EVENINGS. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS WHEN PUTTING IN CONFLICTS ON YOUR AUDITION FORM. • All rehearsal schedules and more details regarding auditions and the play can be found on my website • All students participating, including alternates, are responsible for paying a $60 fee to cover cost of food, travel, scripts, costumes, etc. • Scholarships are available for those students who qualify. Please download, fill out, and turn in the Scholarship Request Form if you are need of assistance and documentation will be reviewed and funds dispersed as seen fit. • STUDENTS MUST BE PASSING ALL CLASSES OCTOBER 25TH TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITION. • http://classroom.leanderisd.org/default.aspx?Melody%20Morton/One%20Act%20Play

  10. Conflicts • Current conflicts with schedule are anyone who has morning practices on Tues-Thurs (unless you are just applying for tech), boys basketball (particularly 8th graders), out of school commitments (I have the ability to sometimes work around school conflicts but am unable to do so with commitments that are not school related)

  11. CONTRACT

  12. IMPORTANT DATES • AUDITIONS: SEPT. 11TH BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL • CALLBACKS-SEPT. 12TH IF NEEDED • CLINIC AT VRHS NOV. 8TH 8AM-11AM • LOCK-IN-NOV. 15TH AT VHS 4:15PM-10PM • AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS BEGINNING NOV. 18TH • COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE AT VHS NOV. 21ST @ 7PM • OFFICIAL REHEARSAL AND COMPETITION AT VHS DEC. 12TH AND 13TH

  13. What Now? • Please download and return the signed contract along with $60 by October 1st. • All checks need to be made out to FPMS Theatre Department and include driver’s license and phone number. • Students who are removed from OAP by either director or parent will NOT be reimbursed.

  14. Question Time

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