Our productions would not have been possible without the support of so many people. I truly appreciate your commitment to keeping theatre alive during these trying times.
Mr. Douglass Dolan and LPHS Administation
LPHS Staff and Building Service
Tim Bodamer and Andrew Blumhardt
Stephanie Gioia/Kate Sellers
CCPS Theatre Teachers
Charles County Arts Alliance
Kyle Graves/Shelley Mackey
Nathan Daetwayler
LPHS Theatre Students and their amazing parents/guardians!!!
I just want to give a special shout out to the director Cole Schubert. Cole approached me last year and wanted to help as assistant director for Mamma Mia. I agreed to the idea, and before we had to shut the production down due to COVID, I was able to watch Cole in action as he directed one of the scenes. I could tell that he worked very well with actors allowing them opportunities to collaborate with blocking and character ideas. At the beginning of this year, he was still very interested in directing and since we had so many shows we wanted to do, I offered him Fahrenheit 451. He was eager to start working on it and even digested in what seemed like one night, a book on directing that I gave him to read. He dived into the project conducting lots of research and completing some wonderful designs. He worked virtually with students as they "table-worked" each scene of the play, carefully dissecting each line for meaning and motivation. Fahrenheit was initially to be our fall show, which we thought we would film inside, on-stage and then stream. Once again we were thrown a curve ball with spikes in COVID cases and the shut down of in-person activities. Then when things began opening up, the plan became to present the play outdoors during what would normally be our spring musical time-slot. Of course, working outside has brought many other challenges and changes to costume, scenery, lighting and special effects design. Throughout it all, Cole has championed through these obstacles bravely and held his team together. I am very proud of him and his cast! Break A Leg!
SPECIAL SHOUTS TO SENIORS IN THIS SHOW!!!!
Cole Schubert
Tanner Bendebba
Mia Bowling
Alexus Woodland
Samantha Mayle
Lexi Gray
Charlotte Flade
Abi Rogalski
