Caddo Magnet Players

1. Caddo Magnet Players Drama Department Head Patti Reeves

2. Student Officers and Council President – Duke Pierce Vice President/ – Amanda-Marie Davis Secretary – Carter Calahan Scribe – Tara Butler Historian – Samanatha Staggs Webmaster – Brody Tolliver State Board – Kate Howell Most Promising Freshman 2016-17 – Theresa Johnson Senior Members – Caitie Hatchett, Summer Jones, Scott Martin & Matthew McClure Junior Members – Adam Born, Kay Ellen Henderson, Damarius Kennedy, Sarah Lord& William Newman Sophomore Member – Baileigh Picou Take it away Duke

3. Caddo Magnet Players - Another name for our Drama Department Teachers - Performance - Patti Reeves Technical - Bill Knox Guests - Jennifer Jackson - Musical Direction Ginger Folmer - Choreographer Trey Jackson - Set Design Within Caddo Magnet Players Drama Club - Anyone who pays dues can be a part International Thespian Society - Honor society must be inducted CMP Council - must be elected and chosen TAP - Drama: NOT part of the Caddo Magnet Players - a separate entity Teachers - Denise and Shawn Dion Who is What?

4. Technical Without techies the actors would be naked in the dark, on an empty stage, with no one to hear them, no one to come see them, nothing to sit on, nothing to hold, and no use to exist.

5. International Award Winners The Fringe Festival is to theatre, what the Olympics are to athletics. In 2010 the CMP were one of 24 high schools in the entire United States who were invited to perform at the Fringe Festival in Scotland as part of the American High School Theatre Festival. We were the first high school from Louisiana to perform at the Fringe. We returned in 2016 and had a wonderful time. We have been invited back; we basically have a standing invitation. However, we have to raise around $130,000 each time we go; so I am not sure when I will be up for this again.

6. The Fringe

7. Drama Club/International Thespian Society Drama Club ITS Anyone can join Must be invited Only requirement $10 fee Must meet requirements Big Brother/Big Sister Starts with Induction Parties Training opportunities Community Service Scholarship Opportunities State Festival National Festival

8. Scene Day Main Stage - Fall Musical Centenary High School Festival State Festival A Night of Broadway Main Stage - Spring Play ITS Induction Drama Banquet National Festival What Do We Do?

9. State Festival Over 600 theatre students, members of over 40 troupes from across Louisiana meet. On both days of the festival all students participate in workshops. There are also competitions called Individual Events and there are College Scholarship Auditions with Louisiana Schools for Seniors. Last year we had 80 students participate and 7 won superior and competed at Nationals. Take it away - Kate Howell

10. Nationals This past summer 19 attended - Seven students auditioned for colleges around the country. The average callback at a college audition is 3.5 college callbacks per student. All of our students received three times that and many, much more. The students auditioning were: Tara Butler (25), Amanda-Marie Davis (23),, Summer Jones (7),Eric Kirton (26), Marshall Merritt (15), Duke Pierce (18) and Samantha Staggs (7) The following schools called our students for interviews: The American Academy of Dramatic Art * AMDA * Austin Peay State University * Carroll College * Cincinnati Conservatory of Music * Columbia University * Cornell College * DePaul University * Drake University * Hastings College * Ithaca College * LAMDA * Lindenwood University * Loyola University * Marquette University * Milikan University * Miami University * Montclair State University * Nebraska Wesleyan University * The New School of Performing Arts * New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts * New York Film Academy * OU * Ohio State Univerisity * Relativity School of Los Angeles * Rockford University * Savannah College of Art and Design * St. Louis University * Saint Mary’s University-Minnesota * Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville * Southwestern College of Kansas * TCU * University of Minnesota - Guthrie * University of Evansville * University of Nebraska * University of North Dakoto * Viterbo University * Wake Forest * Waldorf University * Webster University * William Jewell College * William Woods University

11. Nationals Individual Events take place at this festival. Duke Pierce and Amanada-Marie Davis - Duet Acting Victoria Wells, Brody Tolliver, William Newman, Carter Calahan, and Allen Ashley - Group Musical Adam Born - Solo Musical Tara Butler - Lighting Design all won Superior at the State level and were allowed to compete at the national level. Take it away - Rhonda

12. Drama Banquet

13. All Magnet students are eligible to audition. Main Stage is difficult to obtain before junior year. Audition criteria and forms are available on our website. Auditions for fall play Guys and Dolls is Monday after school. Forms must be signed by parents and returned BEFORE Monday. Auditions

14. How to Get the Scoop on Everything Caddo Magnet Players www.caddomagnetplayers.com On Remind call 81010 Enter in the message section: @ab3k9 Twitter - @cmhsdramakids Instagram - -@cmhsplayers Also, please join our Caddo Magnet Players Facebook Page and our Caddo Magnet Drama Guild Facebook Page Caddo Magnet Players can change your child’s life - Take it away - Jennifer Bush

15. We receive no funding from the school board for our productions. Although our Caddo Magnet administration is supremely supportive of our efforts, our school, unlike many, has no football team to generate revenue: Our school has no funds allocated for organizations and each must generate its own funds Ticket sales cover less than ¼ of our cost How Do We Do This?

16. Class Fee - yearly fee for taking a particular class. Drama Club Fee - yearly fee for being part of Drama Club Caddo Parent/Community Support - money donated by supporters to fund shows Drama Guild Fee - yearly fee for a family to be involved and support CMP What’s all this money for????

17. A major cost of a main stage production is the licensing. - South Pacific license - $3000.00. Added to this cost are: construction of set costumes props printing of posters and programs, tickets and programs photography and videography If it is a musical - musicians rehearsal accompanist choreographer set designer and construction The Wiz cost $14,000 Leading Ladies cost $10,000 Once Upon a Mattress - $15,000 Cost of Running Department

18. $2500 - The Martin Family Trust Producer $500 Bossier Surgical Associates * Echologic-Consulting, LLC Dr. & Mrs. Arthur T. Fort * The Henderson’s * Elizabeth Hutchinson Horne The Johnson Family * Muslow Insurance Margaret Ann Newman * Richardson Auto Glass The Tolliver Family * Amy Windham – The Windham Ranch LTD Julie Zadeck Director $250 - $499 Continued Terri and Christina Bush * Marshall Hebert * Hummingbird, King, and Butler CPAs Caddo Magnet Players Supporters

19. Director $250 - $499 Continued The McFarland Family * Marshall Merritt * Carol Windham – The Windham Ranch LTD Stage Manager $150 - $249 Steve Jones & Ellen Scott Crew Head $100 - $149 Anonymous * Melody & Sawyer Ballew * Jason & Emily Bottrell * Drs. Keith & Ali Brown * Eddie and Jana Conrad * Kayla Cason Chianti Restaurant * Meredith and Terri Fisher * Judy K *

20. Crew Head $100 - $149 Continued The McCray Family * George O’Donnell * Barbel (Omi) Shaye South Shreveport Animal Hospital * The Walker Family House Manager $50 - $99 Bobby Brannon *Mary Fletcher * Larry Hand, DDS Glenda & David Johnson * Summer Jones Usher $25 - $49 Dartagnan Bennett * Mrs. Yvonne Busby * The Haynes Family Arabella Touchstone * Ray and Dana Tudor * Robert Trudeau Mrs. Maudie Woodruff

21. Remember Join the Drama Guild Sign up for emails, and Remind Visit our website regularly Help us get Support from the Community to fund the Department

22. Family is everything

23. Family is everything

24. Family is everything