WHAT IS URINETOWN?
There is an often repeated, unnamed quote that reads, "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." Well, if comedy is hard, satire and parody must be even harder. URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL asked the production team at CHHS to master all four - comedy, satire, parody and dying (on stage)!
Urinetown: The Musical" is set in an unnamed city in an undesignated time. Due to extreme water shortages, public flushing has been banned. Citizens must queue up to pay to pee. Anyone who is caught peeing in public is banished to "Urinetown," a place from which no one returns.
Indeed, "Urinetown" is a dark musical. The pay to pee device is one that is meant to satire governmental oppression and overreach, social irresponsibility, corporate mismanagement, the legal system and more. "Urinetown’s" satirical plot overflows to mocking such Broadway shows as: "Les Miserables," "Fiddler on the Roof," “The Wizard of Oz”, "West Side Story" and "Chicago".
TEXAS STATE THESPIAN FESTIVAL
When
November 20, 2014 – November 22, 2014
Where
Dallas Convention Center & Omni Hotel
555 South Lamar Street
Dallas, Texas 75234
The CHHS Thespian Troupe would like to attend the State Convention in Dallas. The convention is a great place for students to attend professional acting and tech workshops. It also gives students the opportunity to audition for programs and scholarships. Finally, students get to see great productions from across the state. We have attended the conference for the past three years and it is always a great experience for everyone who attended.
The cost per student is $275.00 for those staying four to a room. This includes registration, hotel, transportation and meals for the duration of the conference. Checks must be made payable to CHHS Theater Department and deposits should be received by Oct. 15th. (Students unable to attend the festival can attend for our performance date only)
We will depart from CHHS on Thursday, Nov. 20th at 9:00 and return on Nov. 22nd around 9:00 pm.
Parents with additional questions are encouraged to search the Texas state thespian website and contact Mrs. Devino. 817-305-4752.
Website: www.texasthespians.org
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