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State Student Board of Directors
Kennedy Bruker, 7161 Robbinsville HS
Amanda Cohen, 23 Morris Catholic HS
Dominick Faruolo, 6185 Ocean Cty Perf Arts Acad
Jess Hochrun, 7363 Barnegat HS
Gabriella Grinwald-Alves, 6185 Ocean Cty Perf Arts Acad Rachelanne Miller, 7363 Barnegat HS
Samantha Hughes, 4762, Northern Burlington CRHS
Dylan Regan, 7455 Toms River HS North
Christopher Lopez, 4762, Northern Burlington CRHS
Mark Troy, 7161 Robbinsville HS
Marissa Paolella, 7455 Toms River HS North
Gabi Wojcik, 7455 Toms River HS North
State Adult Board of Directors
Ms. Carolyn Little: NJ Chapter Director
Ms. Kerry Bollenbach: Tech Olympics Coordinator, Trashy Costume Coordinator, & Fundraising
Coordinator
Mr. Scott Cooney: NJ Thespian Website, Score Room Coordinator, & Awards Coordinator
Mrs. Angela Corenblith: Judges Coordinator
Mrs. Valerie Gargus: Festival Director
Mr. Jason Goldstein from BookTix: Promotional Materials, Directors’ Lounge Coordinator
Ms. Kirstin Lynch-Walsh: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Coordinator
Ms. Veda Rouze: Junior Thespians Recruitment/Coordinator
Ms. Alison Sussman: Vendor & College Representatives Coordinator, Workshop Coordinator and
Hospitality Coordinator
Ms. Crystal Swancey: Assistant Judges Coordinator
Mr. Jason Wylie: Alumni Recruitment/Coordinator
Thanks to Mr. Doug Berlon, Deputy Director of the Educational Theatre Association. We are
honored to have you in New Jersey helping us with our festival!
Thanks to Grace Alt, International Thespian Student Officer Vice Chair. We hope you enjoy your
time with us!
Thanks to Ms. Alison Sussman for all of her hard work in arranging for the use of the facilities at her
school, Robbinsville High School.
 Ms. Sussman will let each troupe into the luggage room, as they arrive each morning. Please
place luggage in this room. This room will be locked and is NOT accessible until 7:20 p.m. on
Saturday and after the closing ceremonies on Sunday. Do NOT leave luggage in the session
rooms. The luggage room will be a different room each day: Saturday: Room E102 (Chorus
Room), Sunday: Room E104 (Band Room).
 Properties/Set pieces for Chapter Select Productions may be delivered to the assigned locations
backstage. Do NOT move anything not belonging to your school or troupe.
 Technical Designs (Lighting, Set, Costume, Publicity [Poster]) may be taken directly to Media
Center Mezzanine for set up.
 Troupe Displays may be taken directly to the upstairs circle, at the junction of main hallway and
C-D hallways for set up.
 Food is available for purchase in the Commons on Saturday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Sunday
7:30 am until 3:00 pm. Vendors will have items for sale in the Commons.
Remember YOU are responsible for all items (personal and production related) that you
brought to the festival. Do not leave them unattended.
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NJ Chapter Director’s Message
Hooray! Thespian Festival weekend is finally here! We have worked very hard this year
to improve our festival and we are hoping that you enjoy every second of it!
This year's theme is Fairy Tales. Whether we are portraying a hero or singing "Let it Go",
we are all connected by stories. Over the years we connect with the sinister bad guys or the
princesses. We "wish upon a star" and hope that someday we will find our "happy ever after". It
is this theme that connects us with this year's festival.
Some new improvements!
We are grateful for the troupe directors. We know that each and every day you exceed the
job description in your contracts. Theatre takes a lot of heart, dedication, and passion. To be a
good director you must possess all of this and more. To thank you this year, we have created a
director's lounge. This is a spot for you, for the entire festival. Please come and have breakfast,
lunch, and snacks. Enter to win prizes and take part in special workshops and surprises.
Check out Guidebook, our new mobile phone application where you can view the entire
program. You can even create a schedule for yourself to follow for the weekend. You can also
easily access our festival Facebook page and our Twitter account with one click. Plus you will be
able to give us feedback throughout the festival so that we can make it better next year. Just go to
your mobile store and download to Guidebook app for free. Then search for New Jersey Thespian
Festival and download that, for free. Then you are all set!
Spirit of Thespis Award! At registration, every school will receive enough storybooks for
each of their students. Students are encouraged to get stickers from Vendors, College
Representatives, and Workshop Leaders throughout the weekend. Once your passport is
complete, or as complete as it is going to get, please drop it off at the STO on Sunday by 2 pm.
The school with the most participation will win!
Our Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids auction will take place throughout the weekend.
During both days we will be auctioning off items and then posting the winners by the table. So
stop by frequently and check your tickets to see if you are a winner!
If you were here last year you will remember the Chinese dragon outfit that everyone
signed for our Around-the-World Theme. This year, we have a sword in the stone prop for
everyone to sign. Stop by the STO table in the Commons to sign it. It is free to sign, so stop by!
Then you can buy tickets at the STO table to win it. It will be auctioned off on Sunday.
Once again our STO's will be running our annual Selfie Scavenger Hunt! They will be
explaining it during the opening ceremony, so be sure to pay attention!
Want to become an STO? Then stop by their table and complete an application. All
applications are due back to the table by Sunday at 2 pm.
We have MANY social media avenues for you to follow. Please use them! Like us on
Facebook @ NJ State Thespians AND NJ Thespian Festival--Follow us on Twitter
@Thespiansnj--Follow us on Instagram @njthespians--Friend us on Snapchat (njthespian) and
keep an eye on it during the festival for behind the scenes photos and videos! Use #thesfest2015
for all things Festival.
On a final note, I would like to thank the Adult State Board and the STO's for their
amazing commitment and dedication to improving this year's festival from last year. I am grateful
every year to work with such amazing students and adults. We are all committed to making this
festival the best it can be.
Enjoy this weekend. Make memories. Take lots of photos. Meet new people. Have fun!
Mrs. Carolyn Little, New Jersey Chapter Director
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Workshop Descriptions and Presenter Bios
See Schedule for times near the end of the program.
Acting Through Song with Tyce Green
Pushing beyond the boundary of just “singing” a song. This class will focus on character
connection and utilizing acting skills while singing. Please prepare a brief selection of a musical
theatre song and bring your recorded accompaniment.
Tyce Green is a Broadway actor and social media personality. After making his OffBroadway debut at age 19 in Kissless, he has appeared in numerous shows in New York and
regionally, including: Hands on a Hardbody (Chris), Spring Awakening (Moritz), Ragtime
(Younger Brother), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Calhoun), and more. On film he has
been in seen in Horrible Turn, a prequel to Dr. Horrible with Neil Patrick Harris. In addition
to performing, Tyce regularly directs and produces shows in NYC, including the That’s So
Raven reunion concert with Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol. His popular Twitter
series #AskTyce is a tool for young performers to ask performing and audition questions.
Follow @Tyce on Twitter for more info.
Aging Makeup with Nicolette Dalesandro
The workshop will be an exciting and hands on way to learn how to create realistic aging makeup
using simple and basic supplies!
Creating Wounds with Make Up with Nicolette Dalesandro
The workshop will be an exciting and hands on way to learn how to create realistic wounds using
simple and basic supplies!
Nicolette Dalesandro is a 19 year old makeup artist and hairstylist from Toms River. She
currently works at The Style Room as an assistant and enjoys special FX makeup on the side.
As a self-taught special FX artist, she very much enjoys teaching others her tricks to great
makeup!
Basic Swing Dancing with Brandon Rasmussen
Students will take part in a beginner friendly swing dance lesson. No partner or dance experience
needed. **Mr. Rasmussen will play a set of swing music at the Social which he will DJ. Show
off your new skills on Saturday night!**
Brandon Rasmussen has been dancing since he was nine years old. He teaches locally for
several dance organizations and also founded the Rutgers Swing Dancing Club.
Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Unafraid: The MAP That Guides Successful Leaders with Grace
Alt, ITO
Becoming a strong leader requires bravery. Every growing leader will find that on their journey,
there are necessary steps to take, important opportunities to recognize, and positive traits to
develop that will bring them success. In this workshop, we will discuss the MAP (Making your
own opportunities, Acting the part of a leader, Positive visualization) you need to follow on your
path to effective leadership, and how you can be a leader who is bold, brave, and unafraid!
*Students applying for STO in 2017 should attend.*
N.A.P.S. (National Advocacy, Plain and Simple) with Grace Alt, ITO
Have you ever considered how NAPS can change your life? In this workshop you’ll learn about
how powerful a NAP can actually be. NAPS can help you improve your fundraising efforts, gain
more audience members, or even attain administrative support for your theatre program.
Grace Alt is from Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, Thespian Troupe 1154, and is your
International Thespian Officer Vice Chair! As your ITO, she serves to represent the student
voice of the International Thespian Society by traveling to different state conferences
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throughout the year and talking to students about arts advocacy, leadership, and all things
Thespian. Come say hello if you see her walking around wearing her blue sash or connect
with her via social media!
Breaking Into Hollywood with Rob Gorrie
Veteran television actor Rob Gorrie (Gotham, The Good Wife, Law & Order) will introduce
participants to the world of acting for the screen. By using visual demonstrations as well as
simulated commercial auditions, volunteers will learn the nuances that make good actors, great.
Know what it takes to get in the room, stand out, get callbacks, and book jobs in the ultra
competitive television industry.
Rob Gorrie, an NYU Graduate from the Film & Television program, is a professional actor
with over 13 years of experience in the industry and is a proud member of SAG. He has
appeared in leading roles in daytime and primetime television as well as film. He recently
guest starred on FOX’s Gotham as John Grayson. Some of his other notable credits
include Law & Order SVU, The Good Wife, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns. He
has two feature films slated for release in 2016 and is currently appearing in a national
campaign for Southwest Airlines.
Budgeting for Your Costumes with Shirlee Idzakovich
How do I fit all all of these kids into costumes!!! Bring me your budget and let's talk. I have years
of experience and tons of short cuts to help you get through this question. We may not get to all
the shows, but I can set a formula to help you understand where all your monies should be spent.
This is for directors and costumers and students who act as well, working together as a team to
ensure everyone on stage is fully costumed for the show.
Shirlee Idzakovich is a costumer who travels all over the United States. From Texas to Ohio,
and NYC to Florida. Her passion is to teach costuming to a new generation of young adults
and to pass on her knowledge of over 70 built out shows and countless mini build outs.
Working with Itheatrics in NYC as an editor for Broadway Jr shows, and costumes many new
shows and workshops. She has costumers for off Broadway, full equity houses, tv, movie and
videos. She lives in NYC with her family. She has taught at many National Thespian State
and will Be attending Nationals in Lincoln Nebraska this summer to do costume workshops.
Creating the Environment with Jay Duckworth
Since we were small children we have played with props. A long branch became a sword. A
wooden spoon become a microphone for our huge award speech or our The Voice competition.
I’m going to talk about what props are and how they are created; make an empty room look like
it’s your own, your Grandmother’s, or Alexander Hamilton’s study. After the speech there will
be a brief Q& A.
Jay Duckworth is the founder of the Prop Summit a yearly meeting of Broadway, off Broadway, LORT theaters and Academic prop professionals and students. He has been the
Keynote Speaker for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival as a guest of
United States Institute of Theater Technology 2011 & 2015. Headed Master classes in
Properties at numerous universities. The roll call of shows he has created original work for
starts in remastered Classic Greek Theater, re-imagined Shakespeare plays and musicals
(including Hamilton) and stark Brechtian shows, and continues with contemporary and ink
wet works at his residency at The Public Theater in New York City. He boasts over 20 years’
experience in LORT & Off -Bway theater, fast paced summer stocks, independent films, TV,
music videos and over 50 off Broadway shows credit his name as a Props Master and Props
Designer.
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Creating Your Character Via Movement with Meade Andrews
The core of creating a character involves exploring how your character moves, and interacts with
other characters. We will focus on understanding how our body is designed to move freely,
easily, and playfully, and how it is the perfect playground for your imagination in developing
fully realized characters.
Meade Andrews is a dancer, actor, and teacher of movement for the actor. She currently
teaches in the theatre and musical theatre program at Rider U., and has taught acting,
movement, and the Alexander Technique at theatres and universities all over the world.
Discovering the Power of the Actor’s Voice with Rebecca Simon
This is an introduction to Voice for the Actor. This workshop will focus on liberating our natural
speaking voice. Through warm-ups and exercises, the actors will discover how they can truly be
connected to thought, emotion, sound and language. We will explore resonance, power, range
and the flexibility of the voice.
Rebecca Simon teaches voice, speech and acting at Rider University where she has vocal
coached numerous mainstage productions. Most recently, she was the dialect coach for
Bristol Riverside Theatre’s production of The Language Archive. She also had the honor of
serving as vocal coach for the McCarter Theatre Company’s production of The White Snake
directed by Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman. Other dialect coaching credits include A
Murder is Announced at Robbinsville High School and Oliver! at The Forestburgh Playhouse.
As a proud member of Actor’s Equity, her acting credits include the Broadway National
Tours of Fiddler on the Roof with Theodore Bikel and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
starring Michael Bolton. She also toured with The Trans-Siberian Orchestra as a vocalist. She
holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Florida Atlantic University and a certification in Colaianni
Speech Technique.
Faux Brick Painting with Ashley Petix
Learn a quick and effective scenic painting method to create a realistic brick texture.
Ashley Petix, a 2013 graduate of Drew University (and a 2009 graduate of Robbinsville High
School), is a scenic designer and fine artist whose work has involved theater, television, fine
art and illustration. Most recently her scenic design for the original play "Father Kennedy"
debuted at the 2015 New York City Fringe Festival. She has worked with The Metropolitan
Opera, local regional theaters and interned with Broadway scenic designer Christine Jones.
You can visit her work at www.ashleypetix.com
Figure Drawing with Laura Williams
A lesson in figure drawing and how to use charcoal as a medium, while exploring easy ways to
find proportions on the human form. We will be working in short poses and discovering how
expressive even a 30-second sketch can be. Building on last year’s workshop, we will also add
highlights to our drawings.
Portfolios, Resumes, & the Real World for Designers and Production with Laura Williams
A look at how to assemble a professional portfolio and resume for designers and production
students in preparation for college interviews. Both content and presentation will be discuss,
along with a realistic look at what it means to pursue a career in theater.
Laura Williams is an alumni from Robbinsville High School who now works professionally
in the theater industry in New York City, with credits on off-Broadway and Broadway
productions. She mainly works with props, sets, scene painting, and puppets, but occasionally
dabbles in costumes and directing. She received her BFA in theater design from Mason Gross
School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
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Improv Games: Making Sport of the Stage with Howdy Stranger
Get ready to stretch your muscles (and your funny bones) in this action-packed workshop
with classic improv games that get you moving and laughing.
Putting the Pro in Improv: Serious Fun with Howdy Stranger
Learn advanced tactics to enrich your improvised scenes through bold choices, active
listening and supportive teamwork.
Howdy Stranger is a professional improv troupe based in Hackensack, NJ, which
performs at venues, participated in festivals, and won improv competitions in the Tri-State
Area. Founder Ryan Huban runs the training program, offering all levels of improvisation
through public classes, private workshops, and corporate team-building events.
Introduction to Long-Form Improv with Michael Schwartz
In long form improvisation, the goal is to create detailed, interrelated scenes fueled by strong
storytelling and character choices. In this workshop, students will be introduced to many of
the tools improvisers use to make these scenes happen. The workshop will focus on
storytelling foundations, keys to character development, and finding the "game" of a scene--a
theme or idea that can be repeated, exaggerated, or twisted throughout the improv scenes
through supportive teamwork.
Michael Schwartz teaches playwriting, theater history, dramaturgy, and improv at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has studied sketch writing at the Upright Citizens
Brigade Theater in New York, and he studied and taught at Philly Improv Theater in
Philadelphia. He has also taken workshops with Impro author Keith Johnstone and
Upright Citizens Brigade member Matt Besser.
Mastering the College Audition with Stan Cahill
This workshop is geared towards students planning to audition for university- level
performing arts programs. Designed to take the guesswork out of the audition process, a
range of topics will be covered: the application process, pre-screen videos and material
choices, as well as practical topics, including timelines, follow up, and, of course, the audition
participants should arrive prepared with monologues.
Stan Cahill is a professional actor, director and arts educator. He has traveled extensively
as a teaching artist and director, most recently developing and implementing performing
arts programs in Kenscoff, Haiti and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He continues to work as a
theatre artist while also teaching at many of the country’s leading secondary schools,
colleges and universities. As Theatre Artist in-Residence at Princeton Day School, he was
recently named New Jersey’s Outstanding Director for his production of Anon(ymous). In
addition, his 2014 production of Urinetown was named New Jersey’s Outstanding
Musical while also earning the Educational Impact Award from the Paper Mill Playhouse.
He has also earned accolades for two BBC/NPR productions, Footprints to Paradise and
The Night Before Christmas, radio plays that gave young performers the opportunity to
work alongside seasoned professionals. Currently, Stan is working with the La Mama
Experimental Theatre in NYC on the new play Kidnap Road set to premiere at the 2016
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA, Stan has appeared on
stage in New York City and in regional theaters across the country, as well as in film,
television and commercials. MFA: NYU Graduate Acting Program; Certificate: Moscow
Art Theatre; BFA: University of Detroit
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Michael Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement with Trent Blanton
Learn a warm up that will wake up your primary instruments (voice, body and imagination)
through exploration of Michael Chekhov’s Centers. In addition to a great way to get your
“acting” engine started, centers are a great mechanism for developing physical life for
characters.
Trent Blanton (Director) is an Associate Professor of Theater in Westminster College of
the Arts of Rider University. A proud active member of Actor’s Equity and the Society of
Directors and Choreographers, Trent’s professional acting credits include: La Cage Aux
Folles and Young Frankenstein (Forestburgh Playhouse), Sweet Charity (Aurora Theatre),
The Gun Show, The Goldilocks Zone and Slippery as Sin (Passage Theatre Company),
Les Miserables (Actors’ Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre of Louisville),
1776 (Ford’s Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera); Fiddler on the Roof (Starlight
Musicals of Kansas City & The MUNY of St. Louis); A Christmas Carol, Romeo & Juliet
(Alliance Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming
of the Shrew (Georgia Shakespeare); and Masada (York Theatre). Trent played virtually
every major city in North America in the Broadway National Tour of Les Miserables and
appeared in the Chinese premiere of Les Miz with Colm Wilkinson at the Shanghai Grand
Theatre. Trent holds an MFA in Acting from Florida Atlantic University where he was the
recipient of the Joshua Logan Fellowship and a certificate in the practical study of the
Michael Chekhov Technique with the Michael Chekhov Association. He currently serves
as Chair for the Acting/Directing committee of the Southeastern Theatre Conference. At
Rider, Trent teaches acting in both the Theatre Performance and Musical Theatre
programs.
Nifty 50s and Swinging 60s: Musical Theatre Dances with Lauren Frazier-Gebhart
Hairspray, Grease, and Bye, Bye, Birdie all have large dance numbers featuring social dances
of the 1950s and 1960s. We’ll learn some basic moves from the time period including the
Cha-Cha, The Mashed Potato and animal dances. Students will then learn a short number
from a musical. Wear clothing and shoes appropriate for movement.
Lauren Frazier-Gebhart is a graduate of the dance program at GCIT and has a BA in
Dance and Political Science from Goucher College. She has performed and studied
modern, ballet and theatrical dance internationally including tours of Europe and Brazil.
She has performed with Dance DelBello, with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel
Center and at the Kennedy Center. She has been teaching at various dance studios and
schools throughout New Jersey and Maryland for the past 15 years. Ms. Frazier-Gebhart
is currently the Dance Director at the BCIT Academy for the Performing Arts and has
choreographed/directed dozens of High School and Community Musical Theatre
productions.
Pratfalls and Pies in the Face with Kristen Dabrowski
We’ll work on slips, smacks, slaps, bumps, bangs, trips, flips, faints and falls—the key
ingredients to slapstick comedy—and how to really sell them. The class will cover “the
invitation,” “the tell,” use of props, framing, slo-mo, A.R.A., knaps, lines, and ducks.
Spamalotmore with Kristen Dabrowski
Learn the Cockney accent, then apply your skills to British comedy skits by Monty Python
and others! Time-permitting, you will also write a British-style comedy skit of your own
using Cockney rhyming slang.
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Sword Fighting Choreography with Kristen Dabrowski
Learn the basics of stage combat—the “BLOOD” safety system, footwork, attacks, and
parries—as well as some fancy flourishes, jumps, ducks, pass-throughs and swipes to make a
fight exciting and dramatic. By the end of class, you will have choreographed your own fight
with a partner!
Kristen Dabrowski attended The British-American Drama Academy, Trinity College
(London) and The Oxford School of Drama (UK). She has taught Drama, Film and
Playwriting at many schools, theatres and conservatories such as American Academy of
Dramatic Arts, The Actors Institute, Montclair State University, McCarter Theatre . . . to
name just a few. Kristen is the author of 25 theatre books for children and teens published
by Smith & Kraus. She is a member of Actors’ Equity and Dramatists Guild and is
certified by The British Academy of Dramatic Combat in single- and double-sword
combat, rapier and dagger, and hand-to-hand combat.
Sonnet Man: Hip-Hop Shakespeare with Devon Glover
Students will be introduced to Shakespeare's sonnets in a modern innovative way: through
hip-hop. We will study the structure and make up of a Shakespearean sonnet: their
components, values, and meaning, as well as write our own. The workshop will conclude
with a presentation by the students.
Devon Glover is a teacher, poet, rapper, from Brooklyn New York. He performs
Shakespeare's Sonnets in a dynamic way through Hip-Hop in schools, universities and
theaters to young audiences nationally and abroad. The Sonnet Man has appeared on The
Today Show, MTVAct, Shakespeare Festivals in Stratford Ontario and Stratford-uponAvon, and won The L.A. Times Book Award for Inspirational Poetry. The recent release
of his debut video “Hip-Hop Hamlet” was selected for the Shakespeare Short Film
Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon. For more information, visit www.SonnetMan.com.
Shop Built Moving Scenery with Thomas Haughey
This workshop is intended to serve students in creating shop built moving scenery. With the
speed of many shows, we are often faced with the challenge of moving scenery during
productions, but moving things quickly creates other challenges. This workshop will show
students some of the methods that can be assembled quickly and efficiently using things
found around almost every theatre. This workshop is for all interested in scenic design and
technology; students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend. Come with questions and
challenges of your own: they are always appreciated.
Thomas Haughey is the tenured assistant professor of technical direction and sound
design at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He earned his MFA in technical
direction from the University of Connecticut and a BS in Biology from Elizabethtown
College. He has worked professionally for ESPN, The People’s Light and Theatre
Company and for Connecticut Reparatory Theatre. Thomas would like to thank his lovely
wife and children for their support.
Stage Management with Sherri Vanderspiegel
The students will learn about the different types of stage managers and their duties, what goes
in a prompt book, what you should have in your stage management kit, how to do your stage
management, tech resume.
Sherri Vanderspiegel is the technical supervisor for the Performing Arts Center at
Brookdale Community College. She is also adjunct faculty and teaches technical theater I
and II as well as special projects in stage management there. Sherri graduated from Mason
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Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, with a BFA in stage management. She then
worked for a year Off Broadway in a number of theaters, as well stage managed a few
equity workshops. Sherri has worked in many theater venues in NJ. In the summer months
Sherri also stage manages at Plays in the Park. She has worked there for 13 summers, 8
years as a stage manager and 5 years as the production stage manager.
Theatre After High School with Ryan Antony Nicotra
Learn how to select a college program, prepare a rèsumé, find jobs, and build a professional
network. We will discuss the many different career paths available for a theatre artist after
graduating from high school. Bring questions and an open mind.
The Vulnerability Workshop for Actors with Ryan Antony Nicotra
Blending dance movement, personal interview, and improvisation, this exercise will promote
vulnerability and collaboration within the participating group. Participants should be dressed
and prepared for movement. Sweatpants, a t-shirt, and sneakers are ideal.
Ryan Antony Nicotra is the Development Director at Single Carrot Theatre, an ensemble
company devoted to new play development, community building, and neighborhood
revitalization in Baltimore City. He recently completed a joyful tenure as the founding
Company Director of The BOOM Theatre Co., an emerging ensemble that champions the
development of new works and reimagined classics. Under his leadership, BOOM
produced thirty unique projects in five years and reached over 3,000 students across the
state of Maryland. Every project under Ryan’s direction has been motivated by central
questions about alienation and reconciliation, particularly for women and LGBT+ people.
He has been profiled by The Baltimore Sun and TheatreBloom, and was selected among
the critic The Bad Oracle’s top five directors in Baltimore small theaters. Ryan is a rising
second year student in the Goucher College MA Arts Administration program. He is
particularly focused on the areas of design, development, politics, community building,
and the empowerment of young, diverse, and underrepresented leaders in the arts. He has
previously taught courses in acting, design, directing, and stage management at Cecil
College in the rural town of Elkton, MD. He is the former Vice Chair of the Harford
County Cultural Arts Board, a local arts agency that provides over $100,000 annually to
over fifty nonprofit arts organizations based in Harford County, MD, and now lives in the
Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore City.
Troupe Officer Round Table with STOs
Each troupe should send two troupe officers/leaders. This meeting will consist of numerous
topics such as: leadership development, fundraising, marketing, and what it means to be an
STO. It will also consist of a panel including a few of our very own STO's to answer
questions and facilitate discussion. (Please be punctual because we have a limited amount of
time to do this.)
VIEWPOINTS (vocal) with Perry Morgan
Space. Shape. Time. Tempo. Investigation of these Viewpoints and Others in the Vocal
Performance (Speaking and Singing) Place.
Professor Morgan is the Director of Musical Theatre at Greensboro College in North
Carolina. He is the Founder of what is now known in New Jersey as “The Perry Awards”
annually honoring the outstanding theatre achievements in this state. A member of Actor’s
Equity Association, he performs and directs on the Regional Theatre circuit.
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Our Judges
Rich Affannato is a Tony® and Drama Desk Award-nominated producer whose producing
credits include The Visit starring Chita Rivera and Peter and the Starcatcher on Broadway (9
Tony nominations, including Best Play) and the subsequent National Tour. He is the founder
and Executive Director of Broadway Theatre Lab, a company that provides workshops,
master classes, and industry panel discussions with Broadway/Film/TV professionals to
organizations worldwide. Rich also produced ANN on Broadway, written by and starring
Holland Taylor, and the critically acclaimed New York production of SILENCE! The
Musical. He produced the show's Original Cast Album (available on Sh-K-Boom/ Ghostlight
Records), which debuted at # 12 on the Billboard Top Broadway Chart. He was part of the
management team for the original production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Obie, Outer
Critics Circle Awards, Best Off-Broadway Musical) Gorey Details, and the Broadway
production of Epic Proportions (with Kristen Chenoweth). Rich's directing credits include
David Hasselhoff in Concert; Barbara Feldon's one-woman show Encounters; Opera Breve's
New York mounting of Hansel and Gretel; and many concert productions throughout the
United States. His acting credits include the Broadway and National companies of Les
Miserables, The Producers, Civil War and the New York company of Forbidden Broadway20th Anniversary Edition. His portrayal of Floyd Collins led to a Helen Hayes Award
Nomination. Other credits include Stephen Sondheim's 70th Birthday Concert at the Library
of Congress, and productions at The Guthrie, St. Louis Rep, Capitol Repertory Theatre, and
Great Lakes Theatre Festival. His company, Affannato Productions, continues to develop and
produce new works for the stage and screen. www.AffannatoProductions.com
Michele Baldwin
Doug Berlin
Greg Bernet has been a professional actor and teacher since the 1970’s. He is a member of
Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA and has performed on stages throughout the country from
New York to Los Angeles and many places in between. He has appeared in feature films
including Parenthood, with Steve Martin and Woody Allen’s Radio Days as well as on TV in
“Miami Vice,” “B.L. Stryker,” the soap operas “Loving” and “Another Life,” and even on
“Romper Room!” He has also appeared in network TV commercials, has done voiceovers,
and was an FM radio DJ in Norfolk, Virginia. Additionally, he was a teacher of acting at
various universities, including Miami University (OH), University of Miami, UNC, and the
University of Georgia. He most recently taught film appreciation and theatre at Hunterdon
Central Regional High School where he also produced and directed plays and served as
advisor to Thespian Society Troupe 3035 and is an ITS member.
Danny Campos is an Actor, Director, Teaching Artist and Arts Administrator form the New
Jersey and New York area. He's a member of Actor's Equity, Theatre for Young
Audiences/USA, American Alliance of Theatre and Education and the International
Performing Arts for Youth organizations. When he's not on stage, you can find him in the
classroom teaching at The Growing Stage: The Children's Theatre of New Jersey or at
Albright College as an Adjunct Professor. Danny holds a Masters Degree in Educational
Theatre from New York University and a Bachelor Degree in Theatre/Music from Albright
College. He's also studied at the Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute.
German Cardenas-Alminos
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Elizabeth Carlin is a young actor from Lakewood, NJ. She got her degree in acting from
Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she gained credits both on stage and film, as well as
backstage and on set. Some favorite credits include the Nurse (Romeo and Juliet), Dolly
Hamma (Orpheus Descending), and the chorus leader- as well as the assistant director and
choreographer- of Lysistrata. Liz also studied as an acting apprentice with New York Stage
and Film's Powerhouse Theatre. Most recently Liz was seen in the NJ One-Minute Play
Festival at Luna Stage, in Richard III with Oxford Shakespeare Company in Manhattan, and
as Phoebe in the world premiere of Inferno: A New Work About Sin right here in central NJ.
Currently, Liz is excited to be a part of the acting company of the New Jersey Repertory
Company in Long Branch for the 2015-2016 season! Feel free to check out her
website: www.lizcarlinactor.com
Kevin Chapman has a degree in Theater from Montclair State University. He is a member of
Actors’ Equity Association and has stage managed many shows, (mostly summer stock) and
has gone on tour with such celebrities as the Smothers Brothers, Debbie Boone, Ed Ames
and Carol Lawrence. He has also worked as a stage manager at Walt Disney World and has
been involved with shows at the Lucille Lortell Theater and Equity Library Theater in New
York City. Kevin is thrilled to be taking part in the NJ State Thespian Festival!
Christa Cillaroto has been with George Street Playhouse since 2007. She has served the
theatre in various capacities over the years in both the Marketing and the Education
Departments. She has been the Manager of School-Based Programs since 2012. Christa is
proud to have earned her BA in Theatre Arts from Douglass College, Rutgers University.
Her background in theatrical performance, design, and directing has served her well
throughout her career. Christa has directed Peacemaker and New Kid for George Street
Playhouse’s Education Touring Theatre and had served GSP as a Teaching Artist for 9
seasons. She has also taught for the Children’s Acting Academy in New York City. Christa is
a founding member of coLAB Arts, a New Brunswick-based nonprofit art collaborative
dedicated to connecting arts engagement with community issues and community-based
organizations. She has also served on the Leadership Board for New Jersey Emerging Arts
Leaders, a development and cultivation network for young professionals in the arts and arts
advocacy created by ArtPride New Jersey. Christa has been a proud member of the New
Brunswick Community Arts Council since 2013.
Carol Danoff
Neil Danoff is a Broadway/Off Broadway Investor/Producer, is a member of the board of the
NY Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), and received the 2014 Entrepreneur Award. Current
shows include Matilda (TONY nominated), You Can't Take It With You, The Elephant Man,
Allegiance (coming to Broadway in 2015), and An American in Paris (coming to Broadway
in 2015). Previous Broadway shows include All The Way with Bryan Cranston (TONY
winner), Bridges of Madison County (TONY winner), Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks (TONY
nominated), Glengarry Glen Ross with Al Pacino & Bobby Cannavale, Evita with Rick
Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris, The Addams Family (TONY nominated),
The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino (TONY nominated), Spring Awakening (8 TONY
awards including BEST MUSICAL), The Wedding Singer (TONY nominated), and Brooklyn
The Musical. Past Off-Broadway shows include NEWSical (Drama Desk nominee), I Love
You Because, Once Around The Sun, and Fiction in Photographs (Co-producer).
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Rebecca May Flowers hails from sunny Orlando, Florida where she received a Master's
Degree in Theatre Arts. She is currently the Artistic Associate at Theatre Horizon, just
outside of Philadelphia. Rebecca is a freelance director and choreographer who works in
professional, scholastic, and community theatres across the region. She is currently assistant
directing In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks, opening on April 16 at Theatre Horizon.
Sean Flowers
Paul Goldie has a diverse involvement in theater where he has directed, coached, taught
workshops and worked as an adjudicator. As a musician he has performed in over 70 musical
productions. He was co-founder of West Ridge Productions, Inc., where he was the artistic
director and producer. Paul has participated as an adjudicator for the past seventeen years
with Paper Mill Playhouse’s Rising Star Program where he also serves on the steering
committee. He has also participated as an adjudicator for theatre festivals throughout New
Jersey such as Teen Arts and STANJ as well as The NJ Thespian Festival. He has instructed
and directed at various high schools and most recently was the acting coach for Saucon
Valley High School in PA. He is the co-author of The Little Princess, a musical version of
the novel. For over 25 years until recently Paul was the owner and trainer at Goldie Theatrical
Dogs, supplying animal actors for stage and television. He has supplied dogs to “All My
Children” and for over 60 productions of Annie. You can find him featured in book How to
Get Your Pet Into Show Business.
Jason Goldstein has been an active performing arts and entertainment producer and
entrepreneur for over twenty years. He has founded theater companies and produced, written
and/or directed professional, amateur and educational theater productions in New Jersey,
New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Jason has consulted on a variety of marketing
and theatrical business projects were he has integrated technology. He worked on the
marketing and technology reboot for the Crossroads Theatre Company’s 30th Anniversary
season and is on the executive board of the Emerging Arts Leaders of New Jersey. His OffBroadway sports comedy and musical revue, Chuckleball has played engagements on both
coasts. He has been the producer of the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni Awards
annual gala and the production director for Rutgers University Commencement.
His experience and challenge selling tickets with a variety of ticketing companies, some of
which are the largest and most renown in the field led him to start BookTix. BookTix was
created especially for school theater programs and is helping teachers increase sales and
manage ticketing efficiently, easily and without much expense.
He has lectured on musical theater history, theater appreciation, leadership and
entrepreneurship and is dedicated to weaving creativity with technology and business. He is
a 1998 graduate of East Brunswick High School where as a chorus officer and student
producer of the drama club he elevated awareness and improved ticket sales and marketing
efforts. Jason holds an individualized BA in theatrical business and communication with a
minor music and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in entrepreneurship and
marketing from Rutgers University where he founded the award winning Livingston Theatre
Company now in its 16th year and teaches musical theater history. He has installed custom
web and box office solutions for venues. He co-founded BookTix out of personal need and is
committed to helping school drama clubs thrive. He is the recipient of the 2014 New Jersey
Governor's Award in Arts Education for Distinguished Service to Theatre Education.
Cliff W. Green
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Tyce Green is an actor and singer based in New York City. Tyce made his New York debut
Off-Broadway as Spinks in Kissless. Tyce won the Houston Buzzy Award for Best Actor in
a Musical for his work as Moritz in the U.S. Regional Premiere of Spring Awakening. Other
credits include: Hands on a Hardbody (Chris), Ragtime (Younger Brother), Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson (John C. Calhoun), The Sound of Music (Rolf), The Miser (Cleante), Little
Women (Laurie), Forbidden Broadway (Various), Les Miserables, White Christmas, Reefer
Madness. Film: Horrible Turn (Prequel to Dr. Horrible with Neil Patrick Harris.
Christian Gutierrez
Sarah Henley is an adjunct professor of theatre, English, speech, and music. Currently, she
teaches at County College of Morris, Warren County Community College, and Northampton
Community College. She has also served as the Education Programs Manager for the
American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. Sarah holds an M.Litt. and an MFA in
Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance from Mary Baldwin College, a BS in
Music Education from Elizabethtown College, and has apprenticed at the Shakespeare
Theatre of NJ. Theatrical credits include Feste in Twelfth Night (MBC M.Litt/MFA with
ASC); Constance in King John and Marina in Pericles (University Wits); Gwendolen in The
Importance of Being Earnest and Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (Oak Grove Theatre).
Dan Kelly
Roman Klima is a Video, Lighting, Scenic, and Sound designer. His work has been seen at
The Bickford Theater, Middlesex County College, Brookdale Community College, The State
Theater, Middlesex County’s Plays in the Park, The Forum Theater Arts Center, and
countless high school and middle schools. Roman is proud a member of International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
Ben Knight
Erin Krom
Leah Krupnick
Rachel Krupnick is a Theater Educator and Stage Manager who is continually impressed by
the talent and drive exhibited by the theater students she meets. She teaches Play Production
at Middlesex County College. Favorite projects include: The Full Monty at the Algonquin
Arts Theater, Xanadu, All Shook Up, and Jesus Christ Superstar all at Middlesex County’s
Plays in the Park. Rachel has received her Master’s degree in Theatrical Production and is a
proud member of the Stage Manager’s Association.
Taylor La Caze
James Lyone
Alex Monastersky
Michael T. Mooney has devoted his life to the performing arts, having been involved as
performer, writer, director, and administrator. Coming to Paper Mill Playhouse in 1994 from
The Growing Stage Theatre in Netcong, New Jersey, he served in the fundraising department
under Development Director John McEwen. He became involved in the theatre’s accessibility
programming, eventually assuming full responsibility for the theatre’s nationally recognized
Access programs and services. In 2001, he was appointed Manager of Outreach and Access
Programs, a position he designed himself. Mr. Mooney has led community drives for the
Victims of 9-11, Jersey Cares, New Eyes for the Needy, The Make-A-Wish Foundation,
Lainie’s Angels, First Book NJ, Tsunami Relief, The American Red Cross, and Broadway
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Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In addition to his Access responsibilities, he also directed Paper
Mill’s Senior Players Workshop, managed the award-winning Adopt-a-School Project and
has been both instructor and adjudicator for their STAR program. He is a founding member
of LEAD and served on the board of directors for The Fund for the New Jersey Blind, The
Audio-Description Coalition of America (ADC), The New Jersey Cultural Access Network,
and The New Jersey Theatre Alliance. For five years, he studied directing and writing for
theatre-in-the-round with England’s Sir Alan Ayckbourn and has staged more than 60
productions of plays and musicals in Northern New Jersey, including the American premieres
of four of Sir Alan’s plays. Michael is the proud recipient of the 2008 New Jersey Governor’s
Award for Arts Education and the 2003 Ann Klein Advocate Award for his work with senior
citizens and people with disabilities. Easter Seals New Jersey named him one of their
“Miracle Workers” of 2008. He is a native of New Jersey, having also lived in Central Florida
and London, England.
Ryan Antony Nicotra is the Development Director at Single Carrot Theatre, an ensemble
company devoted to new play development, community building, and neighborhood
revitalization in Baltimore City. He is an award-winning director and the founding Company
Director of The BOOM Theatre Co., an emerging ensemble that champions the development
of new works and reimagined classics. Under his leadership, BOOM produced thirty unique
projects in five years and reached over 3,000 students across the state of Maryland. Every
project under Ryan’s direction has been motivated by central questions about alienation and
reconciliation, particularly for women and LGBT+ people. He has been profiled by The
Baltimore Sun and TheatreBloom, and was selected among the critic The Bad Oracle’s top
five directors in Baltimore small theaters in 2015.
This spring, Ryan served as an interim staff member at Maryland Citizens for the Arts. With
his team, he trained and organized Marylanders in an aggressive campaign that was
successful in restoring $2.2 million to the Maryland State Arts Council in FY’15 and ’16.
Ryan is a rising second year student in the Goucher College MA Arts Administration
program. He is particularly focused on the areas of design, development, politics, community
building, and the empowerment of young, diverse, and underrepresented leaders in the arts.
He has previously taught courses in acting, design, directing, and stage management at Cecil
College in the rural town of Elkton, MD. He is the former Vice Chair of the Harford County
Cultural Arts Board, a local arts agency that provides over $100,000 annually to over fifty
nonprofit arts organizations based in Harford County, MD, and now lives in the Hampden
neighborhood of Baltimore City.
Michael Schwartz
Megan Shook is a proud staff member of George Street Playhouse, working in both the
Education and Development Departments. Prior to working in theatre administration, Megan
was a student and intern in GSP’s Education Department programming. She has been
studying under vocal coach Marcy Eberbach for seven years, and is a former student of the
Middlesex County Votech School of Performing Arts. She enjoys exploring theatrical
training and performance in Improv, Shakespeare, and Musical Theatre. Megan also
volunteers with local non-profit organizations, such as The Pride Center of New Jersey and
coLAB Arts.
Kate Toomey
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Bobby Traversa is the personal assistant and producing associate to two-time Tony
nominated Broadway producer Rich Affannato. He also currently serves as Managing
Director of the Broadway Theater Lab, a brand new educational initiative providing master
classes, workshops, and industry panel discussions taught by Broadway and Film/TV stars.
Before moving to New York, Bobby spent half a decade as the Assistant to the Chair of
Musical Theater at AMDA Los Angeles and as administrative support to the faculty there. As
a musical theater rep coach, Bobby has clients that have appeared on Broadway, national
tours, cruise ships, and reality TV.
Tony Wilkes
TONY WILKES – Producer, has produced more than 40 theatrical productions over the last
20 years. As a costume designer he has created costumes for more than 60 plays, films and
videos. His many years on Broadway on costume crews include such shows as Cyrano, Les
Miserables, Damn Yankees, On the Waterfront, Swinging on a Star, Bring In Da Noise, Bring
In Da Funk, and 42nd Street. Other wardrobe credits include productions at the Metropolitan
Opera House, Madison Square Garden, Nassau Coliseum and Radio City Christmas
Spectacular. He is currently in preproduction with the films "C-Lo" and "Kelly's Journey"
"Roach" and the upcoming stage production of "Imperfect Women of the Bible."
Andrew Young is the director of the play and advisor to the Drama Club at Kingsway
Regional HS. He has directed You Can't Take It With You, The Diary of Anne Frank,
120 Seconds, It's a Wonderful Life, The Laramie Project, and several Drama Club Scene
Nights. He is also a published and produced playwright and teaches Public Speaking and
Debate, English, and Acting in Performance at Kingsway.
Marilyn O’Rourke Young
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR COLLEGE AND VENDOR TABLES
PLEASE VISIT EACH TABLE IN THE COMMONS!
Colleges
Drew University with Chris Ceraso and Dan LaPenta (Saturday only)
Greensboro College with Perry Morgan
Indiana University of Pennsylvania with Michael Schwartz
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts with Sean David Johnson
New York Film Academy with Rob Gorrie
Rider University with Trent Blanton, Rebecca Simon, and German CardenasAlamenos
Rowan University with Lane Savadove
West Chester University of Pennsylvania with Thomas Haughey
Vendors
BookTix with Jason Goldstien
Costume Holiday House with Greg Kerns
Howdy Stranger with Ryan Huban
Photographer Brad Resnick
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CAST OF PLAYERS: 727 Student Members in Attendance!
Thespian Troupe 23, Morris Catholic High School, Denville, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Amy Bauer, Troupe President: Anna Gelpke, Vice Pres.: Bianna Edson & Nikki Purwin_
Thespian Troupe 1530, West Orange High School, West Orange, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Wendy Mapes, Troupe President: Kate Berwin, Vice Pres.: Henry Gardner_____________
Thespian Troupe 1555, Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mount Holly, New Jersey
Director: Mr. Michael Pliskin, Troupe President: Maguette Ba______ ____________________________
Thespian Troupe 2479, Franklin High School, Somerset, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Michelle Sayah_________________________________________________________
Thespian Troupe 2631, John P. Stevens High School, Edison, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Darlene Rich, Troupe President: Tara Shukla, Vice Pres.: Gabriela Abarquez___________
Thespian Troupe 2642, North Hunterdon High School, Annandale, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Mary Meo, Troupe President: Cameron Calv, Vice Pres.: Gianna Porfano___________
Thespian Troupe 3981, Vernon High School, Vernon, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Lindsay McAloney, Troupe President: Cassie Roeloffs, Vice Pres.: Ethan Kimball______
Thespian Troupe 3993, Egg Harbor Township High School, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Nancy Jane Portnoy, Troupe President: Casey Michael, Vice Pres.: Dana Liu___________
Thespian Troupe 4197, Rosa Parks Arts High School, Paterson, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Tiffany L. Wilson, Troupe President: Tiandra Russell__________________________
Thespian Troupe 4762, Northern Burlington County Regional H.S., Columbus, New Jersey
Director: Mrs. Jennifer Huckleberry, Troupe President: Samantha Hughes, Vice Pres.: Christopher Lopez
Thespian Troupe 4883, Ewing High School, Ewing, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Christina Monaco Caldwell, Troupe President: Scott Price, Vice Pres.: Anna Samayoa___
Thespian Troupe 5480, Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Sewell, New Jersey
Director: Mrs. Kirstin Lynch-Walsh, Troupe President: Maggie O’Connor, Vice Pres.: Brian Lynn_____
Thespian Troupe 5838, Ramsey High School, Ramsey, New Jersey
Director: Mr. Doug Gipple, Troupe President: Hannah Tokish, Vice Pres.: Nicole Borbone_________
Thespian Troupe 6185, Ocean County Performing Arts Academy, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Director: Mr. Joseph Puliafico________________________________ ______________________
Thespian Troupe 6803, Bordentown Regional High School, Bordentown, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Stacie Morano, Troupe President: Cynthia Reynolds, Vice Pres.: Erin Caltiere__________
Thespian Troupe 7161, Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Alison Sussman, Troupe President: Mark Troy, Vice Pres.: Molly Moore______________
Thespian Troupe 7268, Hoboken High School, Hoboken, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Danielle Miller, Troupe President: Aishah Tapia, Vice Pres.: David Rivera__________
Thespian Troupe 7363, Barnegat High School, Barnegat, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Kerry Bollenbach, Troupe President: Melanie DeRosa, Vice Pres.: Rachel Miller________
Thespian Troupe 7455, Toms River High School North, Toms River, New Jersey
Director: Mrs. Carolyn Little & Ms. Crystal Swancey, President: Katie Kirgan, Vice Pres.: Alec Addalia
Thespian Troupe 7890, Morris County School of Technology, Denville, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Irene Fitzpatrick Smoot, Troupe President: Leanna Klein, Vice Pres.: Alexa Metro
Thespian Troupe 7891, BCIT Medford School of Performing Arts, Medford, New Jersey
Director: Mr. Scott Cooney, Troupe President: Evan Vincent, Vice Pres.: Aylanna Edwards-Wright____
Thespian Troupe 7964, Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Katherine Rochon, Troupe President: Olivia Olcott, Vice Pres.: Henri Zerbib__________
Thespian Troupe 8109, Life Center Academy, Burlington, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Felicia Latoya Brown, Troupe President: Sabrina Cintron, Vice Pres.: Alexis McLean____
Thespian Troupe 8266, Trenton Central High School, Trenton, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Christina Forshey_________________________ _____________________ _________
Thespian Troupe 8___, Toms River East High School, Toms River, New Jersey
Director: Ms. Melissa Moore Reimertz____________________ _____________________ _________
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GENERAL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Please NOTE: This is the weekend that begins Daylight Savings Time! Please be on time
Sunday morning!!
 Troupe Directors: Complimentary breakfast, lunch, Sat. dinner, and snacks
all day in Second Floor B-Wing Faculty Room
 College Representatives & Vendors are in the Commons.
 Troupe Displays are in the upstairs circle, at the junction of main hallway and
C-D hallways
 Technical Designs are in the Media Center Mezzanine.
 Chapter Select Performances are in the Theatre.
 Workshops are attended on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be closed at a
set number.
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Registration: Student Center (in main hallway off the Commons)
Judges’ & Workshop Leaders’ Breakfast: Faculty Rm. Off the Commons
Judges’ Meeting: A206
Opening Ceremonies
State Board of Directors
Keynote Speaker: Jay Duckworth
Jay Duckworth is the founder of the Prop Summit a yearly meeting of Broadway, off Broadway, LORT theaters and Academic prop professionals and students. He has been the
Keynote Speaker for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival as a guest
of United States Institute of Theater Technology 2011 & 2015. Headed Master classes in
Properties at numerous universities. The roll call of shows he has created original work
for starts in remastered Classic Greek Theater, re-imagined Shakespeare plays and
musicals (including Hamilton) and stark Brechtian shows, and continues with
contemporary and ink wet works at his residency at The Public Theater in New York City.
He boasts over 20 years’ experience in LORT & Off -Bway theater, fast paced summer
stocks, independent films, TV, music videos and over 50 off Broadway shows credit his
name as a Props Master and Props Designer.
9:30 a.m.
Individual Events Begin (See Individual Events Schedules)
NOTE: All events are open to spectators EXCEPT Jr. Audition & Sr. Scholarship
 Technical Design Interviews: (Saturday only)—the Media Center
Mezzanine
 Monologue—Comedy—B202
 Monologue—Dramatic—B207
 Contrasting Monologues—B203
 Duet Acting—Comedy— A201
 Duet Acting—Dramatic— A210
 Improvisational Pairs—A205
 Pantomime Solos and Duets (Saturday Only)—E104
 Musical Theatre Solo—D201
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9:45 a.m.
Duet Musical Theatre—C202
Junior Audition (Saturday Only—no spectators)—C203
Senior Scholarship Performance (Saturday Only—no spectators)— D204
Advanced Tech Challenge—E10
Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—7363, Barnegat H.S.,
Midsummer/Jersey
10:00 a.m. WORKSHOPS begin—See Workshop Schedule at the End of the
Program
10:00 a.m. Honor Thespian Troupe Interviews begin—C204—Open to Spectators
10:30 a.m.
Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—2631, John P. Stevens H.S.,
“45% in a Metal Box”
11:15 a.m. Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—7890, Morris County
Tech. H.S., As It Is in Heaven
—Theatre Educator Senior Scholarship Interview—C204–Closed To Spectators
12:00 p.m. Alumni Luncheon—Second Floor C-Wing Faculty Room
1:00 p.m. Group Musical Theatre begins (Saturday Only)—E102
(Open to Spectators)
1:00 p.m.
Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—7268, Hoboken H.S.,
Almost, Maine
1:45 p.m.: Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—23, Morris Catholic H.S.,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2:30 p.m. MAKEUP COMPETITION—M103
NO SPECTATORS!
(One-hour application, one-hour judging—See Individual Event Schedules for
listing of competitors.)
2:30 p.m.
Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—3993, Egg Harbor H.S.,
The Mouse Trap
3:30 p.m.
Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—4762, Northern
Burlington C.R.H.S., Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
3:34 p.m.: Duet Pantomime continues in E102
4:15 p.m.
Chapter Select Play Performance in Theatre—6185, Ocean County
Performing Arts Academy, “The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage”
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6:00 p.m. CAFETERIA CLOSES
 Special Speaker, Tyce Green in the Theatre
Tyce Green is a Broadway actor and social media personality. After making his OffBroadway debut at age 19 in Kissless, he has appeared in numerous shows in New York and
regionally, including: Hands on a Hardbody (Chris), Spring Awakening (Moritz), Ragtime
(Younger Brother), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Calhoun), and more. On film he has
been in seen in Horrible Turn, a prequel to Dr. Horrible with Neil Patrick Harris. In addition
to performing, Tyce regularly directs and produces shows in NYC, including the That’s So
Raven reunion concert with Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol. His popular Twitter
series #AskTyce is a tool for young performers to ask performing and audition questions.
Follow @Tyce on Twitter for more info.
6:30 p.m.: Evening Social with DJ—The Commons
Short Films Showing in Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Vernon (3981) boards a bus to go to Hampton Inn & Suites,
153 West Manor Way, Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Toms River North (7455) boards a bus to Hilton Garden Inn,
800 US Highway 130, Hamilton Township, NJ 08691
8:10 p.m.
8:50 p.m.
West Orange (1530) & Barnegat (7363)—Board two buses to go to
Hampton Inn (West Orange will have to overflow on to the second bus.)
Ocean County (6185)—Boards two buses to go to Hampton Inn
11:00 p.m. LIGHTS OUT! (Directors have the right to require their students to have
an earlier curfew at the hotel.)
Daylight Savings Time Begins!!
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 13
7:00 a.m.
Vernon (3981) boards a bus from Hampton Inn & Suites to go back to
Robbinsville HS
Toms River North (7455) boards a bus from Hilton Garden Inn to go
back to Robbinsville HS
7:40 a.m.
West Orange (1530) & Barnegat (7363)—Board two buses to go back
to Robbinsville HS.
8:20 a.m.
Ocean County (6185)—Boards two buses to go back to Robbinsville
HS.
GENERAL SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
 Troupe Directors: Complimentary breakfast, lunch, Sat. dinner, and snacks all
day in Second Floor B-Wing Faculty Room
 College Representatives & Vendors are in the Commons.
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 Troupe Displays are in the upstairs circle, at the junction of main hallway and
C-D hallways
 Technical Designs are in the Media Center Mezzanine.
 Chapter Select Performances are in the Theatre.
 Workshops are attended on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be closed at a
set number.
7:45 a.m.
Judges’ & Workshop Leaders’ Breakfast: Faculty Rm. Off the Commons
7:30 a.m.
Registration
The Commons
ONLY FOR SCHOOLS NOT REGISTERED ON SATURDAY
8:30 a.m.
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Individual Events Begin (See Individual Event Schedules)
Monologue—Comedy—B202
Monologue—Dramatic—B207
Contrasting Monologues—B203
Duet Acting—Comedy— A201
Duet Acting—Dramatic— A210
Improvisational Pairs—A205
Musical Theatre Solo—D201
Duet Musical Theatre—C202
Technical Olympics—E10
8:30 a.m. Chapter Select play performance in Theatre—3981, Vernon H.S., You
Can’t Take It With You
9:00 a.m. WORKSHOPS begin— See Workshop Schedule at the End of the
Program
9:15 a.m.
Chapter Select play performance in Theatre—7891, Burlington County
Institute of Tech.-Medford, Twelve Angry Jurors
10:15 a.m. Chapter Select play performance in Theatre—7455, Toms River HS
North, “Disables”
11:00 a.m. Chapter Select play performance in Theatre—7161, Robbinsville H.S.,
“Chamber Music”
12:00 TROUPE DIRECTORS’ LUNCH & MEETING
All troupe directors are invited; lunch provided:
Second Floor B-Wing Faculty Room
12:00 Student Board Luncheon: Second Floor C-Wing Faculty Room
12:45 Chapter Select play performance in Theatre—4197, Rosa Parks School of
Fine & Performing Arts, Hurt Village
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1:30 Chapter Select play performance in Theatre—5838, Ramsey H.S., “The
Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage”
2:00 TRASHY COSTUME CONTEST Begins: Create costumes in E10
NO SPECTATORS!
(See Individual Event Schedules for listing of competitors.)
2:45 Trashy Costumes assemble in the Commons
2:50 Trashy Costumes on Stage of Theatre
3:30 Award-winning short films
Theatre
4:00 Awards Ceremony
Theatre
6:00 Time to Go Home 
See you next year! 
Thespian Festival 2016 Workshop Schedule
Saturday, March 12
10:00 - 10:45
 Improv Games: Making Sport of the Stage with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
 Mastering the College Audition with Stan Cahill in E-106
 N.A.P.S. (National Advocacy, Plain and Simple) with Grace Alt, ITO in M-101
11:00 - 11:45
 Pratfalls and Pies in the Face with Kristen Dabrowski in Auxiliary Gym
 Mastering the College Audition with Stan Cahill in E-106
 Creating the Environment with Jay Duckworth in A-206
 Sonnet Man: Hip-Hop Shakespeare with Devon Glover in M-101
12:00 - 12:45
 Sword Fighting Choreography with Kristen Dabrowski in Auxiliary Gym
 The Vulnerability Workshop for Actors with Ryan Antony Nicotra in E-106
 Creating the Environment with Jay Duckworth in A-206
 Sonnet Man: Hip-Hop Shakespeare with Devon Glover in M-101
1:00 - 1:45
 Creating Your Character Via Movement with Meade Andrews in Auxiliary Gym
 Theatre After High School with Ryan Antony Nicotra E-106
 Faux Brick Painting with Ashley Petix in M-101
2:00 - 2:45
 Putting the Pro in Improv: Serious Fun with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
 Creating Your Character Via Movement with Meade Andrews in E-106
 Faux Stone Painting with Ashley Petix in M-101
 Troupe Officer Round Table with STOs in Black Box
3:00 - 3:45
 Basic Swing Dancing with Brandon Rasmussen in Auxiliary Gym
 Discovering the Power of the Actor’s Voice with Rebecca Simon E-106
 Stage Management with Sherri Vanderspiegel in A-206
 Acting Through Song with Tyce Green in M-101
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Saturday Workshops continued
4:00 - 4:45
 Basic Swing Dancing with Brandon Rasmussen in Auxiliary Gym
 Stage Management with Sherri Vanderspiegel in A-206
 Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Unafraid: The MAP That Guides Successful Leaders with Grace
Alt, ITO in M-101
 Acting Through Song with Tyce Green in E-106
Workshops Sunday, March 29
9:00 - 9:45
 Putting the Pro in Improv: Serious Fun with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
 Shop Built Moving Scenery with Thomas Haughey in A-206
 Creating Wounds with Make Up with Nicolette Dalesandro in M-101
10:00 - 10:45
 Sword Fighting Choreography with Kristen Dabrowski in Auxiliary Gym
 Michael Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement with Trent Blanton in E-106
 Figure Drawing with Laura Williams in M-101
 Breaking Into Hollywood with Rob Gorrie A-206
11:00 - 11:45
 Nifty 50s and Swinging 60s: Musical Theatre Dances with Lauren Frazier-Gebhart in
Auxiliary Gym
 Discovering the Power of the Actor’s Voice with Rebecca Simon in E-106
 Portfolios, Resumes, & the Real World for Designers and Production with Laura Williams
in M-101
 VIEWPOINTS (vocal) with Perry Morgan in E-102
12:00 - 12:45
 Spamalotmore with Kristen Dabrowski in E-102
 Michael Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement with Trent Blanton in Auxiliary Gym
 Budgeting for Your Costumes with Shirlee Idzakovich in M-101
 Introduction to Long-Form Improv with Michael Schwartz in E-106
1:00 - 1:45
 Nifty 50s and Swinging 60s: Musical Theatre Dances with Lauren Frazier-Gebhart in
Auxiliary Gym
 VIEWPOINTS (vocal) with Perry Morgan in E-106
 Budgeting for Your Costumes with Shirlee Idzakovich in M-101
 Shop Built Moving Scenery with Thomas Haughey in A-206
2:00 - 2:45
 Introduction to Long-Form Improv with Michael Schwartz in E-106
 Improv Games: Making Sport of the Stage with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
 Aging Makeup with Nicolette Dalesandro in M-101
 Breaking Into Hollywood with Rob Gorrie in A-206
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Chapter Select Performances—Theatre
SATURDAY
9:45 A.M
7363, Barnegat H.S., Midsummer/Jersey
10:30 A.M. 2631, John P. Stevens H.S., “45% in a Metal Box”
11:15 A.M. 7890, Morris County Tech. H.S., As It Is in Heaven
12:00 A.M. JUDGES’ LUNCH
1:00 P.M.
7268, Hoboken H.S., Almost, Maine
1:45 P.M.
23, Morris Catholic H.S., A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2:30 P.M.
3993, Egg Harbor H.S., The Mouse Trap
2:45 P.M.
JUDGES’ BREAK
3:30 P.M.
4762, Northern Burlington CRHS, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage
Blockhead
4:15 P.M.
6185, Ocean County Performing Arts Academy, “The Mystery at Twicknam
Vicarage”
SUNDAY
8:30 A.M.
3981, Vernon H.S., You Can’t Take It With You
9:15 A.M.
7891, Burlington County Institute of Tech.-Medford, Twelve Angry Jurors
10:00 A.M. JUDGES’ BREAK
10:15 A.M. 7455, Toms River HS North, “Disables”
11:00 A.M. 7161, Robbinsville H.S., “Chamber Music”
11:45 A.M. JUDGES’ LUNCH
12:45 P.M.
4197, Rosa Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts, Hurt Village
1:30 P.M.
5838, Ramsey H.S., “The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage”
Improvisational Pairs—Room A205
(Open to Spectators)
Saturday
Sunday
11:00 Vespoli & M. Smilek-23
10:00
11:08 Valencia & B. Cohen-23
10:08 Rodriguez & Diaz-4197
11:16 Gallardo & B. Borbone-5838
10:16 Berger & Castro-4762
11:24 DeRosa & Dubinsky-7363
10:24 Lyons & Sparacino-7268
11:32 Ba & Collett-1555
10:32 Tamboly & Flores-2631
11:40 McCombs & Johnson-7891
10:40 Culp & Yurowski-7363
11:48 Lohwin & W. Flaherty-3981
10:48 Higgins & Paul-7363
11:56 Salamone & Metz-3981
10:56 Griffin & Johnson-4197
12:04 LUNCH
11:04 Altomare & Ungerer-3993
1:00
Ross & K. Flaherty-3981
11:12 Delane-Smith & Jacobs-4197
1:08
Capone & O’Connor-5480
11:20 Ocasio & Santiago-7268
1:16
Ibrahim & Halfter-2479
11:34 Vice & Wojcik-7455
1:24
Ricart & Walsh-6185
11:42 Wittenbauer & Wall-2631
1:32
Valerio & Caiola-7161
11:50 LUNCH
1:40
Bennett & Lee-5480
12:50 Sloan & Repole-7455
12:58 Miller & Conklin-4762
(Workshop Break)
3:00
Steuber & Madara-5480
1:06
Price & Sibeudu-4883
3:08
Nodarse & Ferrante-2631
1:14
Bauer & Tezsla-4762
3:16
Kiesche & Gresham-2479
1:22
Carr & Kuhn-7161
3:24
Rankins & White-2479
1:30
Wasson & Troy-7161
3:32
Pitts & Porkryska-7964
3:40
Martinez & Moretti-7268
3:48
Bialek & Gardner-1530
23
Technical Design Interviews: Saturday only—Media Center Mezzanine
9:30
9:40
9:48
9:56
10:04
10:12
10:20
10:28
10:36
10:42
10:50
10:58
11:06
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:38
11:46
11:54
12:02
1:00
1:08
1:16
1:24
1:32
1:40
1:48
1:56
2:04
2:12
2:20
2:28
2:38
2:46
2:54
3:02
3:10
COSTUME DESIGN
Liu-3993
Pietrinferno-7964
Smith-6185
Maurer-7161
Wilker-7161
Bruker-7161
Moore-7161
Berwind-1530
Tlatelpa-3981
Bowe-5480
Spencer-3993
Wrigley-5480
Dowling-7890
Nevitt-5480
D’Angelo-3981
Conklin-4762
Schaffner-5480
Lingle-1555
Berger-4762
JUDGE’S LUNCH
SET DESIGN
Shteyn-7890
Berger-4762
Glick-5480
Moore-7161
Addalia-7455
Weber-3981
Pietrinferno-7964
Dicker-7161
Wilker-7161
Lane-5480
Porter-5838
BREAK
Werdal-7161
Wentz-7891
Keenan-7161
Bagby-5480
Strockbine-5480
9:30
9:40
9:48
9:56
10:04
10:12
10:20
10:28
THEATRE MARKETING
Ferentinos-7890
Colaianni-6185
10:44
10:52
11:00
11:08
11:16
11:24
11:32
11:40
11:50
Stitz-5838
Day-3981
Werkheiser-5480
Lyons-7268
BREAK
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Caltiere-6803
Wilker-7161
Lanning-5838
Morgan-7891
Twarkusky-6185
Watson-5480
Evans-7891
Wentz-7891
JUDGE’S LUNCH
1:00
1:15
1:30
1:45
2:00
2:15
TECHNICAL SENIOR
SCHOLARSHIPS—
NO SPECTATORS
Addalia-7455
Pietrinferno-7964
Ferrante-2631
Moore-7161
Berger-4762
Wentz-7891
3:18
3:26
3:34
3:42
3:50
LIGHTING DESIGN
Wentz-7891
Caltiere-6803
Tramultolo-7455
Lane-5480
Shklyarov-7890
TRASHY COSTUME, SUNDAY 2:00-2:45, Create in Room E10, NO SPECTATORS
1530
Rente & Polanco
6185
Naik & Twarkusky
2631
Mukherjee & Shukla
7161
Kale & Sautter
3981
Beltran & Weber
7268
Rotondi & Tapia
3993
Liu & Dang
7363
Vargas & Kertis
4197
Az. Johnson & Guerrero
7455
Kirgan & Badami
4762
Berger & Weiss
7891
Smith & Delgado
5480
Herring & Purviance
7964
Bornmann & Moledo
24
Monologue—Comedy—Room B202
9:33
9:40
9:47
9:54
10:01
10:08
10:15
10:22
10:29
10:36
10:43
10:50
10:57
11:04
11:11
11:18
11:25
11:32
11:39
11:46
11:53
12:00
1:00
1:07
1:14
1:21
1:28
1:35
1:42
1:49
1:56
2:03
2:10
2:17
2:25
2:32
2:39
2:46
2:53
3:00
3:07
3:14
3:21
3:28
3:35
3:42
3:49
Saturday
Vigorito-7890
Wendt-23
(Open to Spectators)
Sunday
8:32
8:39
8:46
8:53
9:00
9:07
9:14
9:21
9:28
9:35
9:42
9:49
9:56
10:03
10:10
10:17
10:24
10:31
10:38
10:45
10:52
10:59
11:06
11:13
11:20
11:27
11:34
11:41
11:48
11:55
1:00
1:07
1:14
1:21
1:28
1:35
1:42
1:49
1:56
2:03
Ramos-7268
Merryman-3993
Pasch-6185
Logue-3981
Sherman-7964
BREAK
Wojcik-7455
Hicks-2479
Gonzalez-3981
Jackson-5480
Klein-6185
Tafuri-6185
Sturgeon-7161
Grant-7891
Webb-4762
Lopez-4762
Weiss-4762
LUNCH
Huryk-7455
Zahn-2631
Majerscak-7890
Ramadan-1530
Howard-1555
Johnson-1555
Rahman-2631
Barnett-3993
Vice-7455
Goncu-2631
Cervelli-2631
BREAK
Tokish-5838
Sloan-7455
O’Connor-5480
Carter-7891
Rogers-3981
Higgins-7363
Kaplan-7161
Reynolds-6803
Vespoli-23
Bennett-5838
Madara-5480
Harris-7161
25
Henry-5838
Griffin-4197
Garcia-4762
Berwind-1530
Pittman-4197
Moya-7268
Rivera-7268
Rotondi-7268
Bank-7363
Goldberg-1530
Culp-7363
Ashfield-6803
Ferrell-1530
BREAK
Lees-7891
Paolella-7455
McCombs-7891
Cuavers-4197
Pagan-4197
Regent-7161
Nash-7964
Graham-4197
Nixon-4762
Lesley-1530
Altomare-3993
Crockett-7363
LUNCH
DeSenzo-23
Pyne-23
Howanich-7363
Jones-5480
Gaskill-3993
Santana-3993
Caiola-7161
Wright-7891
Dodd-23
9:30
9:36
9:42
9:48
9:54
10:00
10:06
10:12
10:18
10:24
10:32
10:38
10:44
10:50
10:56
11:06
11:12
11:18
11:24
11:30
11:36
11:42
11:48
11:54
12:00
1:00
1:06
1:12
1:18
1:24
1:30
1:36
1:42
1:48
1:54
2:00
2:06
2:12
2:18
2:24
2:30
2:40
2:46
2:52
2:58
3:04
3:10
3:16
Monologue—Dramatic—Room B207
SATURDAY
SATURDAY CONTINUED
Feder-7891
3:22 Consolloy-6185
Mitchell-3981
3:28 Greene-6185
Badami-7455
3:34 Flaherty-3981
Sherman-7964
3:40 Higgins-7363
Grossfeld-7890
3:46 Shukla-2631
Ohiwerei-2479
3:52 Frias-Nunez-2479
Barkocy-7890
3:58 Phillips-1555
Gonzalez-3981
Bautista-7890
Colon-1555
Hollerback-4762
Agwuegbo-2479
Rankins-2479
Vozzi-3993
BREAK
Webb-4762
Bramante-5480
Salamone-3981
Fiore-3993
Garcia-3993
Werkheiser-5480
Reyes-Polanco-1530
Arnold-1530
B.Borbone-5838
LUNCH
Ricker-4762
Alvarez-Barnes-2631
Hairston-1555
Darcy-2642
Bhatt-2642
Armijo-7890
Little-2631
Evans-7891
Given-7161
Sauter-7161
Janodia-7161
Bibus-4762
Holland-7891
Zeff-7891
Onizsk-7890
BREAK
Jones-1555
Heller-7161
Harrington-7363
Bassetti-5480
Coleman-5480
Kahler-1555
26
(Open to Spectators)
SUNDAY
8:30
8:36
Paolella-7455
8:42
Huryk-7455
8:48
Echevarria-4197
8:54
Colon-7268
9:00
Lyons-7268
9:06
Tapia-7268
9:12
Bank-7363
9:18
Brower-7161
9:24
Vrinceanu-4762
9:30
Griffin-4197
9:36
BREAK
9:46
Toto-7964
9:52
Roeloffs-3981
9:58
Marshall-5480
10:04 Petino-6185
10:10 Paul-7363
10:16 Clauson-3993
10:22 Petit Compere-4883
10:28 Tresvalles-7455
10:34 Beals-1530
10:40 Ramos-7268
10:46 BREAK
10:56 Diaz-4197
11:02 Amiet-7964
11:08 Mathikolonius-1530
11:14 Ulric-1530
11:20 Torres-7455
11:26 Santana-6185
11:32 Payero-4197
11:38 V.Garcia-4197
11:40 Sundberg-7363
11:46 Mack-7268
11:52 Ungerer-3993
11:58 LUNCH
1:00
Henry-5838
1:06
Osman-6185
1:12
Johnson-7891
1:18
A.Cohen-23
1:24
Braue-23
1:30
M.Smilek-23
1:36
Valencia-23
1:42
B.Cohen-23
1:48
Sapienza-5838
1:54
Campione-2631
Contrasting Monologues— B203 (Open to Spectators)
SATURDAY
SAT. CONTINUED
SUNDAY
9:30 Banks-5480
1:24 White-6803
8:32
9:36 Zerbib-7964
1:30 Flesher-6185
8:38 Koffa-7891
9:42 Nicosia-4762
1:36 Gibbs-6185
8:44 Higgins-7363
9:48 M. Smilek-23
1:42 Knighten-4762
8:50 Pagan-4197
9:54 Paolella-7455
1:48 Wasson-7161
8:56 Rotondi-7268
10:00 Minock-4762
1:54 Ibrahim-2479
9:02 Tamboly-2631
10:06 Belles-7890
2:00 N.Borbone-5838
9:08 Himley-3993
10:12 Wechsler-3993
2:06 Trivedi-2631
9:14 Rahman-2631
10:18 White-2479
2:12 Garcia-1555
9:20 Goncu-2631
10:24 Mani-23
2:18 Weintraub-7890
9:26 Echevarria-4197
10:32 Gresham-2479
2:24 Stanton-Creech-1555
9:32 Diaz-4197
10:38 Bonilla-2479
2:30 BREAK
9:38 Colon-7268
10:44 Dang-3993
2:40 Mesimer-7363
9:44 BREAK
10:50 Ryan-23
2:46 Janodia-7161
9:54 Lohwin-3981
10:56 Costanzo-7964
2:52 Purviance-5480
10:00 Bruker-7161
11:02 BREAK
2:58 Hochrun-7363
10:06 Ramos-7268
11:12 Flaherty-3981
3:04 Harris-7891
10:12 Cuavers-4197
11:18 Lundquist-7964
3:10 Ortiz-7891
10:18 J.Garcia-4197
11:24 Hughes-4762
3:16 Majerscak-7890
10:24 West-7891
11:30 Osman-6185
3:22 Velasquez-1530
10:30 Linton-7891
11:36 Phelps-3993
3:28 Whartenby-1555
10:40 Koopman-6185
11:42 Matos-2479
3:34 Collett-1555
10:46 Liu-3993
11:48 Washington-5480
3:40
10:52 BREAK
11:54 Sapp-4762
3:46 Vigorito-7890
10:58
12:00 LUNCH
3:52 Roeloffs-3981
11:08
1:00 Kaplan-7161
3:58 Loia-23
11:14 McLaughlin-7964
1:06 Recchia-5480
11:20 Rutman-7964
1:12 Ba-1555
11:26 Capone-5480
1:18 Schoenfeld-6185
11:32
11:38 Rejent-7161
11:44 Gardner-1530
MAKEUP DESIGN—Room M103—SATURDAY, Application: 2:30-3:30, Judging 3:30-4:30
23
DeSenzo & B.Cohen
5480 Bramante & Banks
7363 Llopez & DeRosa
23
Appelmann &
5480 Giannone & Dinter
7363 Vangi & Kern
23
Valencia &
6803 Hartmann & Braasch
7455 Davis & Pretz
1530 I. Bise & S. Bise
6803 Peterson & Ashfield
7455 Ross & Wojcik
2479 Haseloff & Rodriguez 7161 Cettina & Weirzbowski
7455 Haug & Kirgan
2631 Shawkat & Parbhakar 7161 Moore&Giraldo-Wingler 7890 Scherr & Taggart
3981 Tlatelpa & Weber
7161 Given & Wasson
7891 Rowley & Evans
3981 Blake & Mitchell
7268 Lyons & Sparacino
7891 Smith & Quattrocchi
4762 Conklin & Knighten
7268 Lorenzo & Tapia
27
9:30
9:38
9:46
9:54
10:04
10:12
10:20
10:28
10:36
10:44
10:52
11:00
11:08
11:16
11:24
11:32
11:40
11:48
11:56
12:04
1:00
1:08
1:16
1:24
1:32
1:40
1:48
1:56
2:04
2:12
2:20
2:28
2:36
2:44
2:52
3:00
3:08
3:16
3:24
3:32
3:40
3:48
3:56
Duet Acting—Comedy—Room A201
Saturday
Gonzalez & Roeloffs-3981
8:28
Weiss & Ricker-4762
8:36
Gallardo & Sapienza-5838
8:44
Troy & Sturgeon-7161
8:52
Rankins & Ibrahim-2479
9:00
Ryan & Pyne-23
9:07
Vespoli & Braue-23
9:14
Sparacino & Rivera-7268
9:21
Enes & Dunn-6185
9:28
9:35
BREAK
Warren & Merryman-3993
9:42
Arnold & Reyes-Polanco-1530
9:49
Boon & Shteyn-7890
9:56
Byrd & Rountree-1555
10:03
Rutman & McLaughlin-7964
10:10
Harris & Bruker-7161
10:17
Harrsch & Ross-3981
10:24
Gelpke & B.Cohen-23
10:34
Shukla & Abarquez-2631
10:41
10:48
LUNCH
Miller & N.Borbone-5838
10:55
Jupp-Adams & Tokish-5838
11:02
Congero & Vice-7455
11:07
Haseloff & Gonzalez-2479
11:14
Frias-Nunez & Agwuegbo-2479
11:21
Huryk & Lancellotti-7455
11:28
Ba & Snyder-1555
11:35
Kiesche & Hicks-2479
11:42
Badami & Sulsenti-7455
11:49
Wallace & Keenan-7161
12:50
Thumm & B.Borbone-5838
12:57
1:04
BREAK
Feder & West-7891
1:11
Koffa & Yoos-7891
1:18
Wittenbauer & Mukherjee-2631
1:25
Lohwin & Metz-3981
1:32
Vigorito & Bulger-7890
1:39
Grenz & Wellman-7890
1:46
Hairston & Stellwag-1555
Odell & Repole-7455
Vincent & Harris-7891
Herring & Washington-5480
28
(Open to Spectators)
Sunday
Liu & Michael-3993
Diaz & Guererro-4197
Cuavers & V. Garcia-4197
O’Connor & Lynn-5480
Bobb & Sosa-Sanchez-7891
Hughes & Lopez-4762
Henk & Santana-6185
Brown & Kern-7363
Piper & Arias-6185
Flaherty & Ventriglia-3981
Moledo & Costanzo-7964
Llopez & Koser-7363
Purtell & Fragale-6185
BREAK
Fitzgerald & Mercandante-6185
Ashtikar & Aravind-2631
Barnett & Cronin-3993
McMonagle & Capone-5480
Ashfield & Price-6803
Clauson & Alton-3993
Moya & Mack-7268
Crockett & Sundberg-7363
Noriega & Rodriguez-4197
Lellos & Osani-5838
Lowery & Austin-4197
Pagan & Peralta-4197
Lohani & Campione-2631
LUNCH
Colon & Lorenzo-7268
Kopelove & Bagby-5480
Reitter & Caiola-7161
Fleury & Cunha-7455
Morgan & Wright-7891
Palmer & Santos-3993
Prabhakar & Snipes-2631
9:30
9:38
9:46
9:54
10:04
10:12
10:20
10:28
10:36
10:44
10:52
11:00
11:08
11:16
11:24
11:32
11:40
11:48
11:56
12:04
1:00
1:08
1:16
1:24
1:32
1:40
1:48
1:56
2:04
2:12
2:20
2:28
2:36
2:44
2:52
3:00
3:08
3:16
3:24
3:32
3:40
3:48
Duet Acting— Dramatic—Room A210
(Open to Spectators)
Saturday
Sunday
White & Rodriguez-2479
8:30
Palmer & Patterson-3993
Rivera & Lorenzo-7268
8:38
Bank & Brown-7363
Bise & Berwind-1530
8:46
Lundquist & Pitts-7964
Bonilla & Gresham-2479
8:54
Castro & Vrinceanu-4762
Moreno & Ventriglia-3981
9:02
Costanzo & Sherman-7964
Naik & Crispe-6185
9:10
Payero & Trofel-4197
Kaplan & Godfrey-7161
9:18
Coleman & Marshall-5480
Van Deren & Conklin-1555
9:26
Colaianni & Bec-6185
Purwin & A. Cohen-23
9:34
Cuavers & As. Johnson-4197
9:42
Lyons & Bradley-Johnson-7268
BREAK
Holland & McCombs-7891
9:50
Hughes & Hollerback-4762
Wright & Ortiz-7891
9:58
BREAK
Logue & Metz-3981
10:08 Minore & Ludovico-5480
Myers & Dingle-1555
10:16 Griffin & K. Johnson-4197
10:24 Jacobs & Delane-Smith-4197
Ozcan & Halfter-2479
10:32 Shawkat & Alvarez-Barnes-2631
10:40 Quattrocchi & Yoos-7891
Banks & Bramante-5480
10:48
Klein & Tafuri-6185
10:56 Fitzgerald & Petino-6185
11:04 Moretti & Martinez-7268
LUNCH
Evans & Rowley-7891
11:12 Jupp-Adams & Stitz-5838
Wasson & Given-7161
11:20 Nodarse & Vazirani-2631
Regan & Ross-7455
11:28 Pittman & Diaz-4197
11:36 LUNCH
Barkocy & Weintraub-7890
12:36 Rangel & M. Smilek-23
Bagby & Giannone-5480
12:44 Valencia & Ryan-23
Ricker & Nicosia-4762
12:52 Ricart & Walsh-6185
Majerscak & Bulger-7890
1:00
Osani & Miller-5838
Metro & Esposito-7890
1:08
Heller & Sautter-7161
Giordano & Young-7890
1:16
Rotondi & Tapia-7268
1:24
BREAK
Olcott & Zerbib-7964
Seftor & Moledo-7964
Bautista-Vasquez & McDonough-2479
Sequin & Holloway-1555
Wolf & Washington-5480
Vincent & Johnson-7891
Wendt & Dodd-23
Snyder & Oddo-1555
Harrsch & Presti-3981
Rogers & Lohwin-3981
Gonzalez & Salamone-3981
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PANTOMIME SOLO/DUET, SATURDAY ONLY, Room E102
9:30
9:36
9:42
9:48
9:54
10:00
10:06
10:12
Wright & Udo-7891
Ryan-23
Lohwin & Metz-3981
Koffa-7891
Hollerback-4762
A. Cohen-23
Bowe & Sabatini-5480
Scarpelli & Byrne-6185
10:18
10:24
10:30
10:36
10:42
10:48
10:58
11:04
11:10
Ricker-4762
Colaianni & Fragale-6185
Barker-4762
Hague & Lancellotti-7455
BREAK
Werkheiser & Madara-5480
Braue-23
Sapp & Lopez-4762
11:16
11:22
11:28
11:34
11:40
11:46
11:54
1:00
3:34
3:40
3:46
3:52
3:58
4:04
4:14
Smith-7891
Morgan-4762
Lee-3993
B. Smilek & M. Smilek-23
Valencia-23
Nobel-3993
LUNCH (Pantomime cont. later)
(Room now in use for Group Musical
Theatre)
PANTOMIME SOLO/DUET Cont.
Hochrun & Bank-7363
McCombs-7891
Kaplan & Keenan-7161
Majerscak & Owens-7890
Schoenfeld & McGowan-6185
Grant & Delgado-7891
Stifelman & Armijo-7890
GROUP MUSICAL THEATRE, SATURDAY ONLY, Room E102
1:00
1:06
1:12
1:18
1:24
1:30
1:36
1:42
1:48
1:54
2:00
2:06
2:12
2:18
2:24
2:30
2:36
2:42
2:52
2:58
3:04
3:10
3:16
3:22
23-“New Music” Ragtime
23-“Till We Reach That Day” Ragtime
3993-from Grease
1530-“Candy Store” Heathers
1530-“Strongest Suit” Aida
7363-“When You’re an Addams” The Addams Family
7891-“96,000” In the Heights
2631-“A Step Too Far” Aida
5480-“21 Guns” American Idiot
5480-“Pandemonium” The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
5480-“Welcome to the Renaissance” Something Rotten!
6185-“Born to Do It’ Bring It On
6185-“I’m a Woman” Smokey Joe’s Cafe
6185-“Three Friends” Closer Than Ever
6185-“Lovely Night” Cinderella
4762-“The Schuyler Sisters” Hamilton
4762-“Bend and Snap” Legally Blonde
7455-“Mama Who Bore Me Reprise” Spring Awakening
7455-“Keep It Gay” The Producers
7891-“Easy Street” Annie
7161-“Cell Block Tango” Chicago
7161-“Been a Long Day” How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
3981-“Together Wherever We Go” Gypsy
7964-“Morning Glow” from Pippin
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9:30
9:36
9:42
9:48
9:54
10:00
10:06
10:12
10:18
10:24
10:32
10:38
10:44
10:50
10:56
11:06
11:12
11:18
11:24
11:30
11:36
11:42
11:48
11:54
12:00
1:00
1:06
1:12
1:18
1:24
1:30
1:36
1:42
1:48
1:54
2:00
2:06
2:12
2:18
2:24
Musical Theatre Solo—Room D201 (Open to Spectators)
SATURDAY
SATURDAY CONTINUED
SUNDAY
Decker-2642
2:30 BREAK
8:36
Lellos-5838
2:40
8:42
Ziegler-3993
Grinwald-Alves-6185 2:46 Glick-5480
8:48
Mitchell-3981
Huryk-7455
2:52 Palmer-1555
8:54
Godfrey-7161
Tresvalles-7455
2:58 Gallaugher-3981 9:00
Toto-7964
Addalia-7455
3:04 Edson-23
9:06
Bise-1530
Lancellotti-7455
3:10 Shukla-2631
9:12
Brown-4197
Feder-7891
3:16 Gaidos-2642
9:18
Pembleton-4762
Gelpke-23
3:22 Murry-2642
9:24
Yadav-7964
Vincent-7891
3:28 Hlad-6185
9:30
Serido-7455
Bulger-7890
3:34 Marshall-5480
9:36
Santiago-7268
Colon-7268
3:40 Ortiz-7891
9:42
Salamone-3981
Barron-7268
3:46 Bruker-7161
9:48
Himley-3993
DeRosa-7363
3:52 Wechsler-3993
9:54
Abarquez-2631
3:58
10:00
Rivera-7268
BREAK
Rangel-23
10:06 Khanna-2631
Purwin-23
10:12 Michael-3993
Weiss-4762
10:18 Zeff-7891
Holloway-1555
10:24 Wilson-5480
Blake-3981
10:30 BREAK
Sanchez-1555
10:40 Purtell-6185
Sequin-1555
10:46 Wolf-5480
Florendo-1530
10:52 Vangi-7363
Hill-7964
10:58 Kern-7363
11:04 Reynolds-6803
LUNCH
West-7891
11:10 Santos-3993
Knighten-4762
11:16 Gardner-1530
Bautista-7890
11:22 Estoque-1530
Sautter-7161
11:28 Litus-4762
DeVries-7890
11:34 Morgan-4762
Miller-7363
11:40 Zoog-7964
Fuentes-6185
11:46 Lundquist-7964
Troy-7161
11:52 Berwind-1530
11:58 LUNCH
Schoenfeld-6185
1:00
Allen-7268
Moreno-3981
1:06
Grossfeld-7890
1:12
Roman-5480
Belles-7890
1:18
Hittleman-6803
Harrington-7363
1:24
McCormack-6803
Lohani-2631
1:30
Flores-2631
1:36
Appelmann-23
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9:30
9:37
9:44
9:51
9:58
10:05
10:12
10:19
10:26
10:33
10:40
10:47
10:54
11:01
11:11
11:18
11:25
11:32
11:39
11:46
11:53
12:00
1:00
1:07
1:14
1:21
1:28
1:35
1:42
1:49
1:56
2:03
2:10
2:17
2:27
Duet Musical Theatre—Room C202
Duet Musical-Saturday
8:48
Michael & Wechsler-3993
8:52
Edson & Gelpke-23
9:00
Bulger & Armijo-7890
9:08
Colon & Barron-7268
9:16
Riche & Wojcik-7455
9:24
Rangel & Appelmann-23
9:32
Stiener & Grinwald-Alves-6185
9:40
Brown & Broady-23
9:48
Roxas & Bise-1530
9:56
Huryk & Tresvalles-7455
10:04
Moreno & Ventriglia-3981
10:12
Bruker & Moore-7161
10:20
10:28
BREAK
Vincent & West-7891
10:36
Florendo & Green-1530
10:44
Arcangeli & Dinter-5480
10:52
Janssen & Faruolo-6185
11:00
Feder & Ortiz-7891
11:08
Steuber & Recchia-5480
11:16
Gallardo & Taylor-5838
11:24
11:32
LUNCH
Troy & Reitter-7161
11:40
McGowan & Wycoff-6185
11:48
Smyers & Ferreira-6185
11:56
Mann & Smith-1555
12:04
Tokish & N. Borbone-5838
Hairston & Hansen-1555
Regan & Husni-7455
Carter & Lees-7891
BREAK
Rente & Reyes-Polanco-1530
SATURDAY CONTINUED
NEXT COLUMN
Advanced Tech Challenge—Room E10
SATURDAY ONLY
9:30
Troupes 23, 5480, 7161, 7268,
7890, 7891
11:00 Troupes 3981, 6803, 7363, 7455,
7964
2:34
2:41
2:48
2:55
3:02
3:09
3:16
3:23
3:30
(Open to Spectators)
Duet Musical-Sunday
Zoog & Yadav-7964
DeRosa & Koser-7363
Orr & Thomas-4883
Schille & Vogel-7455
Pasch & Bove-6185
Sherman & Zerbib-7964
Garcia & Hermesmann-4762
David & Kenna-7161
Wolf & McMonagle-5480
Vangi & Kern-7363
Given & Valerio-7161
BREAK
Zahn & Cervelli-2631
Rivera & Santiago-7268
Harris & Zeff-7891
Lohani & Wittenbauer-2631
Allen & Cummins-7268
Hill & Seftor-7964
Carter & Siyal-7964
Soto & Price-4883
Petro & Kopelove-5480
Reynolds & Braasch-6803
Peters & Richards-1530
LUNCH
SATURDAY CONTINUED
Brownell & Sanchez-1555
Hardy & Lynn-5480
Bibus & Barker-4762
Grossfeld & Belles-7890
Braue & A. Cohen-23
Estoque & Gardner-1530
Abarquez & Flores-2631
Serido & Paolella-7455
Coffey & Purwin-23
Technical Olympics—Room E10
SUNDAY ONLY
8:30
Troupes 2631, 4762, 7161, 7455,
7363
9:45
Troupes 1530, 4197, 5480, 5838,
6185
11:00 Troupes 3981, 7268, 7891, 7964
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9:30
9:39
9:48
9:57
10:06
10:15
10:24
10:33
10:42
10:51
11:00
11:09
11:18
11:27
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP PERFORMANCE
Saturday Only, Room D204 (Closed to spectators)
Braue-23
11:36 Wright-7891
2:39 Moreno-3981
Vincent-7891
11:44 Gonzalez-3981
2:48 Alvarez-Barnes-2631
Tapia-7268
11:53 LUNCH
2:57 McCombs-7891
Fitzgerald-6185
1:00 Valencia-23
3:06 Bruker-7161
Gonzalez-2479
1:09 Castro-4762
3:15 Bonilla-2479
Mitchell-3981
1:18 Taylor-5480
3:24 Purviance-5480
Smilek-23
1:27
3:33 Borbone-5838
Paollela-7455
1:36 Flaherty-3981
3:42 BREAK
Hughes-4762
1:45 Reitter-7161
3:51 Edson-23
1:54 Costanzo-7964
4:00 Zerbib-7964
BREAK
Feder-7891
2:03 Mukherjee-2631
4:09 Jackson-5480
Banks-5480
2:12
4:18 Hlad-6185
Colon-7268
2:21 BREAK
4:27 Roeloffs-3981
Ohiwerei-2479
2:30 Flores-2631
4:36 Capone-5480
JUNIOR COLLEGE AUDITION
Saturday Only, Room C203, (Closed to spectators)
Entrants perform any time during the assigned time slots:
9:30-10:40: Bibus-4762, Cavallo-6185, Cialino-6185, Dinter-5480, Giannone-5480,
Given-7161, Harris-7891, Linton-7891, Ortiz-7891, Rejent-7161, Taylor-5838,
West-7891, Wilson-5480, Yadav-7964
10:50-12:00: Crispe-6185, Dunn-6185, Enes-6185, Gopon-23, Metro-7890, Miller7363, Minore-5480, Riche-7455, Roman-5480, Royek-23, Wasson-7161, Wojcik-7455
1:00-2:10: Ashtikar-2631, Barnes-8266, Dodd-23, Godfrey-7161, Hill-7964,
Iloka-8266, Koffa-7891, Lohani-2631, Lundquist-7964, Morgan-4762, Pettaway-8266,
Sharif-8266, Sinclair-8266, Snipes-2631, Wittenbauer-2631
10:00
10:15
10:30
HONOR THESPIAN TROUPE INTERVIEWS
SATURDAY ONLY—Room C204 –OPEN TO SPECTATORS
Hughes-4762
10:45 Addalia-7455
Michael-3993
11:00 Cettina-7161
Lynn-5480
EDUCATOR SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEWS
SATURDAY ONLY—Room C204 –CLOSED TO SPECTATORS
11:15 Wolf-5480
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NEW JERSEY THESPIAN FESTIVAL
SECURITY RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Name Badges must be worn at all times by students and adults. No one is
permitted to perform or get into workshops, rooms, food/ lunch, etc. without
wearing a badge.
2. Alcohol/Tobacco/Drugs: Students consuming drugs, tobacco or alcohol, or found
to be under the influence of these substances at any time during the festival will be
sent home and disqualified, on the FIRST violation.
3. Dress Code: Proper attire, including shoes, must be worn at all times during the
festival. Delegates are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes for workshop
activities and to dress appropriately for theatre attendance. No gang apparel is
allowed.
4. Host Regulations: Food/drinks are prohibited in the theatre at all times!
Beverage/food containers must be placed in proper trash receptacles. If anything is
damaged, please notify a festival official immediately.
5. Behavior: Students are expected to behave properly at all times. Rudeness in
gesture and/or language will not be tolerated. Be a Great Audience at all times.
Do not walk in or out of a performance or workshop. No whispering or catcalls
during performances. Treat those onstage with the same respect you would want if
you were in their place. Acknowledge his or her efforts after every show and
workshop.
6. Do not leave Robbinsville HS. Do not go to areas of the school that are not
being used for the festival.
HOTEL RULES
Your hotel visit is an extension of your participation in ITS. To ensure that our stay is safe and
enjoyable for both Thespian troupes and the other customers of the hotel, all troupes are expected
to cooperate with the rules below. Failure to follow hotel and ITS policies may result in the
cancellation of individual and/or group events during Sunday’s festivities, and could result in the
student being sent home from festival.
1. Festival Curfew is 11:00 p.m. All students must be in their assigned rooms with doors
closed and locked and lights out. (Remember we want lots of sleep for Sunday’s events!
2. Students must remain in rooms until 6:30 a.m. Any student needing to be outside of
his/her room for emergency reasons during these hours should be accompanied by a
troupe director.
3. Hotel amenities offered at the hotel such as lounges, pools, exercises rooms, or other
spaces outside of the room many not be used by students. (This is due to insurance and
liability reasons.)
4. Travel in hallway should be done with respect to the other guests staying in the hotel—
keep voices down.
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