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Writer clears up
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News
Opinion
Affirmative Action
remains a controversy,
especially among teens
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Features
“Saturday Night
Live” deserves credit
for taking chances
influencing culture,
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Sports
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early as seventh grade.
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Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
February 27, 2009
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
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On Saturday, Jan. 31, the Grimsley Honors Orchestra and Wind Ensemble performed with the Greensboro Symphony
Orchestra as a part of the GSO’s High School Outreach program. Resident GSO members came to play with the band and
orchestra the week prior and even gave a chamber music performance. The group played Marche Slave composed by Pyotr
Ilyich Tbhaikovsky and Vocalise composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Everhart Photo
Cast of Charlie Brown prepares
for an opening night in March
IBYANNAKANODE
Staff Writer/Photographer
Preparing for an opening
night of Thursday, March 5, stu
dents remain busy rehearsing
lines, stage directions, music,
and choreography for "You're a
Good Man, Charlie Brown."
Over 20 students comprise the
cast, which includes an en
semble of 17 singers who will
contribute their talents to sev
eral musical numbers.
Ensemble members include
senior Elia Feldman; juniors
Elizabeth Brown, Bethany
Gillett, Chandler Homey, Kate
McMullen, Amy Taggart, and
Lewis Woods; sophomores Ja
son Drew, Anna Kanode,
Lauren Levine, and Taylor Jor
dan; and freshmen Jonathan
Fraher, Addie Heist, Lauren
Howland, Alex Smith, and
Susanna Trotter.
Three directors are involved.
Marshall Johnson and his wife
Denise are teaching and choreo
graphing the music, respec
tively. Matt Ringrose is staging
the nonmusical scenes.
Rehearsals take place daily,
some for leads only, ensemble
only, or the entire cast. Many
students and parents will also
volunteer time to build sets, ap
ply stage makeup, and assist
with costumes. "Techies" from
the drama department will mn
the lighting and carry out many
other behind-the-scenes duties
necessary for a smooth perfor
mance. Several musicians from
the school orchestra will pro
vide accompaniment as well.
Sophomore Davis Kelton
plays title character Charlie
(Left to right):Jason Drew, Susanna Trotter, Taylor
Jordan, Lewis Woods, Alex Smith, Anna Kanode, Lauren
Levine, Lauren Howland, Kate McMullen, Elizabeth
Brown, Curits Moore-Tate, Gianmi Pagliai, Davis
Kelton, Elanor Shingledecker, Kathleen Gamble,
Morgan Chandler. Egan Photo
Brown, while junior Morgan
Chandler assumes the role of
Sally Brown. Sophomore
Kathleen Gamble plays Lucy
van Pelt, and senior Elanor
Shingledecker wags her way on
stage as Snoopy.
Auditioning for roles in
school performances can be
somewhat intimidating for stu
dents, but those individuals
who do try out have several dif
ferent reasons for doing so.
Many students thought it would
be a fun experience and a good
way to meet different people
from those peers with whom
they normally socialize.
"I love the theater. I always
have. I never actually partici
pated, though. I thought it
would be a fun learning
experience, and who knows,
I might actually find my call
ing," said ensemble member
Taylor Jordan.
Other students auditioned to
try something new or simply
because they love to sing or act.
"I was inspired to audition
just on a sudden whim, a brief
bout of insanity," stated senior
Gianmi Pagliai who will portray
Linus van Pelt.
Memorizing lines of dialogue
as well as lyrics can be a tedious
process but an unavoidable one
for cast members. Ensemble
members are only required to
memorize lyrics to songs, but
leading roles must memorize
song lyrics, often including so
los, and any lines their charac
ters must recite.
Several cast members have
tricks to aid them in the process.
Repetition appears to be the
choice method of committing
dialogue to memor)'.
"I read and say them over
and over again. Sometimes I
make up songs," said Morgan
Chandler, who plays the role of
Sally Brown.
Johnson encourages his en
semble members to memorize
their choreography simulta
neously with the lyrics since it
helps to pair their movements
with the words and make the
performers less likely to miss
their cues.
"I memorize with repetition
and cues. I do musicals because
songs are easier to reme
mber," said ensemble member
Elizabeth Brown.
All involved, of course, must
practice their lines and choreog
raphy outside of rehearsals so the
actual rehearsals will be more
productive by allowing Mrs.
Johnson to progress to new steps.
While prior experience is not
required for trying out in school
performances, it can only help
one's chances of earning a
starring role. Many of the
participants are in either choral
or drama classes. Leading roles
are comprised of four Madrigals,
one Concert Chorister, and one
Drama II student. Almost all
of them have been in some sort
of dramatic production and
have at least some prior
singing experience.
"I was in the musical
["Seussical the Musical"] last
year here at Grimsley, and I have
also been a member of the
Madrigal Singers since last year,"
said junior Curtis Moore-
Tate, who plays the musically
inclined Schroeder.
"You're a Good Man Charlie
Brown" promises to be one of tire
best musicals Grimsley has
produced. Tickets will be on sale
in a few weeks through
cast members.