South Milwaukee High School Theatre Company

It was a great thrill to see so many new faces at auditions today for our fall production of Radium Girls!

The strong turnout made the casting process even more difficult than usual. For those who were not cast, please consider coming back to audition for our musical, The Sound of Music, in December. Whereas this cast is just 12, that one will be at least 30, with plenty of opportunities for people of all theatrical skill levels.

There will be a meeting for the full cast and crew of Radium Girls TOMORROW (Tuesday the 13th) after school in the PAC. For crew, expect it to go until around 4 or 4:30. For cast, we will use the entire traditional rehearsal time with dismissal around 5:00 p.m.

Without further ado, here is the cast of Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory.

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GRACE FRYER…………………………………………………………………………………………………..Sabrina Fajardo

ARTHUR ROEDER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Sam Gomez

KATHRYN/SHOPGIRL/HARRIET………………………………………………………………………………..Emily Frost

IRENE/MISS WILEY………………………………………………………………………………………Afnan Al-Shargabi

MARIE CURIE/MRS. ROEDER/MRS.MICHAELS/WIDOW/CUSTOMER…………………………Raven Schreiber

MACNEIL/MRS. FRYER/STORE OWNER/SOCIETYWOMAN/BOARD MEMBER 1……….Auriahna Torres

SOB SISTER/CLERK…………………………………………………………………………………………..Karma Johnson

TOM/MARTLAND/COURT JUDGE/BOARD MEMBER 3…………………………………….Daylan Bramer

VON SOCHOCKY/BERRY/LOVESICK COWBOY/BAILEY/BOARD MEMBER 2…………………..Aiden Janusz

CHARLIE LEE/MALE SHOPPER/FLINN…………………………………………………………..Lucas Trejo

REPORTER/DR. KNEF/PHOTOGRAPHER……………………………………………….Nathaniel Paff

MARKLEY/VENECINE SALESMAN/DR. DRINKER…………………………………………………Noy Wessel

Thanks to everyone who auditioned for HARVEY today!

Reminder that ALL cast members and anyone interested in joining crew is called for our informational meeting Tuesday the 14th after school in the PAC. We will do a PAC safety seminar (required), and discuss everything you need to know about the show. Crew will get a tour of the facility and discuss roles and responsibilities as well as everything that will be need to be done this fall.

For anyone not cast or anyone else thinking about getting involved, please remember we will have a VERY large cast for High School Musical this spring, and I encourage you to get involved.

–Tim

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Veta Simmons: Kal Knight
Myrtle Mae Simmons: Shyann McIntosh
Elwood P. Dowd: Cody Post
Nurse Ruth Kelly: Raven Schreiber
Dr. Lyman Sanderson: Lucas Trejo
Dr. Chumley: Aiden Janusz
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet: Emily Frost
Judge Gaffney: Afnan Al-Shargabi
Wilson: Skylar Karr
Betty Chumley/Miss Johnson: Aurianna Torres
Cab Driver: Annalese Wenthur

Thank you to the students who came out for something completely new and auditioned (virtually) for our Radio Play Series for this fall.

Below is the cast list for all of our radio play productions. Please look through carefully; if you do NOT wish to accept your role, please email smhstheatrecompany@gmail.com.

Otherwise, if you accept your role, you can attend our first informational meeting as a full cast and crew coming on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 at 3 PM. Please keep an eye on your email addresses over the next day or so and you will receive information about the Zoom meeting. You will also receive an email invite to our Slack channel, which is important for communication about all things related to the show.

Thanks once again, and congrats to the cast(s)!

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VINTAGE HITCHCOCK: October

As announced and narrated by ANNALESE WENTHUR

The Lodger

SHELBY MORGAN as Ellen
NATHAN KUJAWA as Robert
ALEX TREVITHICK as Mr. Sleuth/Mr. Cannot
SHYANN MCINTOSH as Daisy/Newsboy/Woman
SABRINA FAJARDO as Coroner/Ticket Seller

Sabotage

KAL KNIGHT as Winnie
ALEX TREVITHICK as Ted/Man on Bus
CAMILLA DEFORD as Verlock/Hollingshead
NATHAN KUJAWA as Power Plant Phone Operator 1/Patron 1/Vladimir/The Professor/Officer
ELI LINDNER as Stevie/Talbot/Man 1 at Power Plant/Patron 2
SHELBY MORGAN as Power Plant Phone Operator 2/Renee/Waitress/Salesperson/Woman With Puppy on Bus
SABRINA FAJARDO as Patron 3/Mrs. Jones/Ted’s Boss/Unsatisfied Female Customer/Bus Collector/Newsboy

The 39 Steps

ELI LINDNER as Richard Hannay
SHYANN MCINTOSH as Pamela
KAL KNIGHT as Annabella/Inkeeper/Usherette
ALEX TREVITHICK as Mr. Memory/Police 1/George the Butler/Alfred
CAMILLA DEFORD as Manager/Man 2 on the Aberdeen Express/Police 2/Professor Bartlett
NATHAN KUJAWA as Man 2 at Music Hall/Conductor/Man 1 on the Aberdeen Express/Driver/Joe/Detective
SHELBY MORGAN as Man 1 at music hall/Woman at Music Hall/Cigarette Girl, Ticket merchant Newsboy/Waitress

AN EVENING WITH SHERLOCK HOMES, November 13-14

Starring KAYLYN HIPSLEY as Sherlock Holmes and ELI LINDNER as Dr. John Watson
Hosted by EMILY LESINSKI

The Musgrave Ritual

JP MCCOWN as Musgrave
ETHAN DEIBERT as Brunton/Alfred/Man
EMILY FROST as Rachel

The Case of the Dead Adventuress

JP MCCOWN as Charel
KAL KNIGHT as Madame Yvette Corvey
EMILY FROST as the Prefect
CAMILLA DEFORD as Reggie
ALEX TREVITHICK as Duc/Henri/Gendarmes

The Adventure of the Tolling Bell

KAL KNIGHT as Mrs. Michol
EMILY LESINSKI as Mary/Lakland
CAMILLA DEFORD as Gillian
ALEX TREVITHICK as Tom

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: December 11-12

Starring ALEX TREVITHICK as George Bailey
and EVA MENZIA as Mary Hatch

Featuring:

JP MCCOWN as Mr. Potter, and Gower/Harry/Schultz/Man at Martini’s Bar/Mr. Welch
NATHAN KUJAWA as Clarence, and Ernie/Charlie/Horace/Tommy

With:

ELI LINDNER as Billy/Old Man Collins/Bert/Sam/Man in run on bank/Nick
CAMILLA DEFORD as Joseph/Peter/Ed/Martini/Bridge Keeper/Sheriff
GRACIELA MARTINEZ as Pete/Violet/Young Violet/Ruth/Mrs. Hatch/cop
MORGAN KLOSIEWSKI as ZuZu/Dr. Campbell/Mrs. Rose Bailey/Binky
TESSA MCGRATH: Matilda/Sadie/Janie/Mrs. Thompson

We were pleased to see faces both new and familiar at auditions today for A Murder is Announced! Those in attendance gave us plenty to deliberate over, and we are pleased to announce the cast list.

STUDENTS: PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS INFORMATION

-If you were cast in a role and choose to accept your role, please write your initials next to your name on the sheet that will be posted on the Thespian bulletin board. This sheet will go up by lunchtime tomorrow, not  first thing in the morning, so by lunchtime, make sure you go and check the board and write your initials.

-If you were not cast in a role, we strongly encourage you to get involved with crew, with publicity or with costuming! There are going to be plenty of opportunities to be a part of this show, and the more the merrier. We would love to have you! In addition, please remember that musical auditions for Tuck Everlasting will be in the first week of January, with audition workshops in December. It will be a much larger cast–potentially three times as large as the cast for the fall play this year.

-ALL cast and crew are required to attend tomorrow’s informational session, beginning after school in the PAC. We will conduct crew leadership interviews for Stage Manager, Head of Lights and Sound, Head of Costumes, Head of Hair and Makeup, Head of Publicity and Head of Construction right away, then move into our safety seminar and then an informational session. Again, attendance is mandatory–if you cannot make it, please email smhstheatrecompany@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Thank you once again to all who auditioned. Here is the cast list:

Miss Blacklock: Kal Knight

Miss Marple: Kaylyn Hipsley

Inspector Craddock: JP McCown

Julia: Lia Krystowiak

Patrick: Eli Lindner

Mitzi: Anna Basha

Dora “Bunny” Bunner: Isabella Bravo

Phillipa Haymes: Shyann Mcintosh

Mrs. Swettenham: Brianna Gaidosh

Edmund Swettenham: Spencer Czajka

Sergeant Mellors and Rudi Scherz: George Vajagich