Wed, Sept 4 @ 6:30 Parent Booster Club Meeting, Theater Studio

Sat, Sept 7, 9-3 ComedySportz Game-a-thon @ Cy Woods HS

Mon, Sept 9, 7 am Night Flight registration opens

Thur, Sept 12, 2:40 Headshots for both Hamlet & Zombies and Wizard of OZ

Thur-Fri, Sept 19-20 Night Flight for students

Friday, Sept 20 @ 6 Night Flight Performances in PAC

Mon, Sept 23, 9 pm Playbill Ads for Hamlet & Zombies DUE!

Thur, Sept 26, 7 pm ComedySportz home - Vets vs. Newbies

Wed, Oct 2, 6:30 Booster Club Meeting

Wed, Oct 23, 6 pm Wizard of Oz Parent Meeting

1. Become a Tompkins Theatre Company Booster Club Member.

2. Volunteer at least 1 shift this year.

3. Make a connection for a Corporate Sponsorship.

• Suggest a business that may be interested in supporting the arts by offering a tax deduction to our non-profit organization. Please email ttcbcfundraising@gmail.com

4. Join a committee or become a chair. Email ttcbcpresident@gmail.com for more info on:

• Meals chair for Hamlet & Zombies
• Spirit Night chair
• Membership chair
• Fundraising chair
• Banquet chair

5. Make a tax-deductible charitable contribution towards the purchase of technology equipment, such as stage microphones, computer and soundboard.

Missed the Ice Cream Social & Parent Meeting?

Students are divided into groups to create, rehearse, memorize and perform 10-15 minute One Act Plays. Night Flight begins on Thursday, September 19 from 5-10 pm, and continues from 9 am - 5 pm on Friday Sept 20th (which is a teacher planning day). Students will receive a breakfast and mid-day meal.

Students are asked to bring snacks to share with their peers:

9th healthy snacks

10th sweet snacks

11th water, juice & sodas

12th chips & salty snacks

Night Flight culminates with a FUNDRAISING PERFORMANCE FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS on Friday, September 20 at 6 pm. Parents, friends, and families participate as judges who vote with their dollars for their favorite play. Students receive recognition for their performances from the Directors.

This is an excellent team-building activity where students forge bonds which last throughout their high school years and beyond. There are only 80 available spots and registration opens Sept 9th at 7 am.

Parent volunteers for Night Flight needed!

This is your easiest gig opportunity for the year- chaperoning students. Pack a book, find a seat, and be present for 3-4 hour shifts. Requires no standing, no talking to people, no handling money! If you have flexibility in your schedule, we had difficulty finding parents who could volunteer on a Friday day- your help is very much appreciated.

Starting in the summer some of our upper classmen have been gearing up for Texas Thespian Auditions. This is a convention that the department attends in November every year. This is a place to compete in various events alongside 5000 other theatre students as well as attend fabulous workshops and classes by master artists and teachers from around the country.

Auditions will be held during class for those eligible. Auditions are September 18 during 3, enrichment, 4, and 7th. For more information you can visit texasthespians.org.

Something is rotting in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet may be the only one who is on to it. With the help of his friend Horatio and cousin Laertes, Hamlet solves the mystery of his mother’s marriage to his uncle, observes his father’s transformation from king to zombie king, saves his love, Ophelia, and fends off both the Norwegians and the zombie hordes. Using Shakespeare’s original rich verse and intricate detail, along with a few contemporary updates, this fun, tongue-in-cheek version of Hamlet is sure to move your heart and eat your brains. This adaptation is perfect for those just learning Shakespeare’s stories and those who are looking for a spooky retelling of one of the Bard’s classics with lots of fun and a little bite.

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This production is a short one act play, that will be accompanied with an interactive haunted house.

Congratulations to the Cast & Crew

Claudius…………………………………….………………..Evan Landry

Gertrude…………………………………….…………….Precious Njoku

Zombie King …………………………..……………..…...….Tanner Ray

Hamlet ……………………………….…….…………..….. Rudy Aguilar

Ophelia …………………………….………..……….…….. Elisa Garcia

Horatio ……………………………..………..……………… Luke Sachs

Polonius …………………………..………………………. Neal Krishna

Laertes ………………………………………………..... Zach Herrmann

Voltimand …………………………………………...…. Lincoln Brunnert

Rosencrantz ………………………………………..….. Maura Gastgeb

Guildenstern ………………………………….……………... Mac Lopez

Marcellus ……………………………………….………… Emmy Zhang

Bernardo ………………………………………….……. Arthi Bhavaraju

Francisco/Lead Priest …………………………………. Yaseen Omeira

Reynaldo/Player/HH Zombie ………………..……………… Claire Kim

Fortinbras/Sentinel/Player ……………………………. Colton Rockwell

Grave Digger 1/Player/HH Zombie …………..….….. Evan McCulloch

Grave Digger 2/Player/HH Zombie ……………..…… Ryan Schmehil

Captain/HH Zombie ……………………………………. Kayden Chella

Ambassador/Player …………………….………………….. Morgan Sell

Zombies….Abdel Ahmed, Alberto Mata, Laasya Chella, Alania Rodrigue

Stage Manager: Ana Waiandt

Assistant Stage Managers: Belyn McNamara, Roxy Gutierrez Luna

Set Crew Head: River Tadlock

Set Crew and Haunted House Actors: Hayden Gauthier , Luke Johnson , Hayden Stone, Marcella Castillo,Karolina Yarbrough, Akshay Salver, Jackson Armijo, Haneefa Quadri, Sarayu Jasti

Props and SFX Crew Head: Ava Stone

Props Crew and SFX: Maya Banigan, Joanna Ding, Mateo Garcia, Ysabella Byers

Emma Showalter, Nikhila Chunduri, Ashley Thompson, Brooke Walker

Light Crew Head: Eden Landry

Light Crew: Allie Munoz, Yusuf Abouamin, Sanika Godse

Sound Crew Head: Caden Matthews

Sound Crew: Luciana Petit, Colin Doherty, Vini Vicente, Colin Davies

Costume and Makeup Crew Head: Oli Mackenzie

Costume and Makeup Crew: Caitlyn Payne, Sam Mitchell, Hazel Hunter, Ysabella Barnuevo

Heather Cruickshank, Gabi Aguilar, Kendall Smith , Reese Reid , Valentina Gomez

Marketing and Dramaturgy Crew Head: Gabriel Colmenares

Marketing and Dramaturgy Crew: Amanda Matos DLacoste, Madison Matthew, Sophia Alva

Katherine LeBlanc, Luna Abouamin, Rumaysa Lashari, Annika Srivastava

If your student is part of this production, please fill out and pay the Production Fee Form. Due date is 9/6. If for any reason you can not pay, need an extension, or financial help, please contact a director and the booster treasurer. Forms can be completed here.

Playbill Ads for Fall Play Hamlet & Zombies DUE! Mon, Sept 23rd. Place a shout out to your kiddos or business. You can complete the Playbill Ad here!

Performances

Oct 10 & 11 at 7 pm

Oct 12 at 1 pm matinee & 7 pm

Oct 18 & 19 at 7 pm

Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults. Early bird tickets go on sale early October so sign up for a booster membership for this exclusive perk!

The Wizard of Oz is an American classic play based on L. Frank Baum's classic novel is about a young girl named Dorothy who is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz . The play is a story of friendship, understanding, and hope, and shows how Dorothy discovers the true magic of friendship on her journey back home.

If your student is part of this production please plan to attend a mandatory parent meeting on September 25 @ 6pm. We will be going over production expectations, technical needs, volunteer opportunities and the production fees. If you would like to go ahead and complete the needed forms you can go to the Wizard of Oz page on the website. Click here for the link!

Congratulations to our cast and crew!

Dorothy…………………………………………………Amanda Matos D’Lacoste

Scarecrow……………………………………………………………..Ryan Schmehil

Tinman………………………………………………….....…..……………..Tanner Ray

Lion………………………………………………………... ...……..Gleb Nikolaevskii

Glenda………………………………………………….....……………..Sreya Sreejith

Wicked Witch of the West ……………………….………………..Ana Waiandt

Aunt Em/Guard/Ensemble………………………………………………..Ava Stone

Uncle Henry/Nikko/Ensemble…………………………………………Tyler Castillo

Zeke/Understudy Lion/Ensemble……………………………….…….…………Evan McCulloch

Hickory/Understudy Tinman/Ensemble ………………………………….………...Neal Krishna

Hunk/Understudy Scarecrow/Ensemble…………………………….……………..Vini Vincente

Ms. Gulch/Understudy Wicked Witch/Ensemble ……………………….…...Annika Srivastava

Professor/Wizard/Ensemble……………………………………….…….....…….Zach Herrmann

Dorothy Understudy ……………………………………………………....…………Myleigh Seay

Braggart…………………………………………………………………………....London Atencio

Munchkin 1……………………………………………………………..………… Emma Showalter

Munchkin 2………………………………………………………………..……..Katherine LeBlanc

Mayor ………………………………………………….....………………………..…. Sam Mitchell

Barrister ………………………………………………………....………….………. Claire Pittman

City Father 1 ………………………………………………………..………. Roxy Gutierrez Luna

City Father 2 …………………………………………………....……..…………….. Hazel Hunter

Coroner …………………………………………………………....…..………... Belyn McNamara

Lullaby League………………………………………...Elisa Garcia, Myleigh Seay, Zoe Navarro

Lollypop Guild……………………….....……..Hayden Gauthier, Rudy Aguilar, Mateo Garcia

Crows ………………………………………….. Luke Johnson, Jackson Armijo, Tyler Castillo

Trees …………………………………… Gabi Aguilar, Annosheh Rahman, Audrey Okorafor,

Myleigh Seay, Belyn McNamara, Oli Mackenzie, Dehi Idemudia , Reese Reid

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Assistant Choreographer.......................................................................................Elisa Garcia

Dance Captains.......................................................................Miller Bettinger, Zach Herrmann

Ensemble

Akshay Salver, Alexis Walker, Ana Pulgar, Annika Srivastava, Annosheh Rahman, Anvita Venmuri, Audrey Okorafor, Ava Stone, Belyn McNamara, Claire Pittman, Dehi Idemudia, Elisa Garcia, Ellie Miller, Emma Martin, Emma Showalter, Evan Landry, Evan McCulloch, Gabi Aguilar, Gabriel Colmenares, Hayden Gauthier, Hazel Hunter, Jackson Armijo, Kaivalya Kunadharaju, Katherine LeBlanc, Kendall Smith, Laurey Day, London Atencio, Lou Huh, Luke Johnson , Luna Abouamin, Mac Lopez, Madison Matthew, Mateo Garcia, Mathea Pahila, Maya Banigan, Miller Bettinger, Molly Porter, Myleigh Seay, Neal Krishna, Oli Mackenzie, Rachel Sinosic, Reese Reid, River Tadlock, Roxy Guitierrez Luna, Rudy Aguilar, Sam Mitchell, Sofia Bizzotto Rodrigues, Sophia Alva, Tyler Castillo, Valentina Gomez, Vini Vicente, Yusuf Abouamin, Zach Herrmann, Zoe Navarro

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Stage Manager: Pranav Kothur

Assistant Stage Managers: Claire Kim, Haneefa Quadri, Saachi Dewnani

Set Crew Head: Lilly Freeman

Set and Run Crew: Joshua Cole, Hollie Owens, Jaiden King, Kannon Graves, Akshaj Aijarapu, Pedro Dupont, Sarayu Mamidi, Emma Dornburg, Marcella Castillo, Luciana Petit, Karolina Yarbrough, Andalyn Kerns, Parker May

Fly Crew Head: Parker May

Construction and Fly Crew: Hayden Stone, Colton Rockwell, Alejandro Perez, Paolo Cappelli, Rowan Boyce, Michael Okele

Paint, Props and Puppetry Crew Head: Kayden Chella

Paint and Props Crew: Joanna Ding, Mahee Upadhyaya, Amanda Lopez Sayago, Ysabella Byers, Nikhila Chunduri, Ashley Thompson, Whitney French

Light Crew Head: Lincoln Brunnert

Light Crew: Allie Munoz, Sumer Warudkar, Yasmina S., Yaseen Omeira, Alberto Mata, Abdel Ahmed, Victoria Miguel Rondon

Sound Crew Head: Maura Gastgeb

Sound Crew: Caitlyn Payne, Caden Matthews, Colin Doherty, Colin Davies, Kayleen Rutaganda, Harold Herbert Solomon

Costume, Wig, Makeup Crew Head: Arthi Bhavaraju, Precious Njoku

Costume, Wig, Makeup Crew: Sanika Godse, Ysabella Barnuevo, Heather Cruickshank, Eden Landry, Allie LeBlanc, Emmy Zhang, Victoria Cedeno, Madison Guidry, Charlotte Andrews, Alania Rodriguez, Ashley Thompson, Sarah Moskal, Mitali Sivakumar

Marketing and Dramaturgy Crew Head: Gabriel Colmenares and Mac Lopez

Marketing and Dramaturgy Crew: Khushi Kalyanam , Mridhini Koppisetti , Brooke Walker, Sophia Hale, Sarayu Jasti, Morgan Sell, Laasya Chella, Nora Pu

Kid Wranglers: Marcella Castillo, Luciana Petit, Karolina Yarbrough

Production fees include a t-shirt, meals for full day rehearsals.

Performance Dates - ticketing information in our next newsletter

Jan 24 at 7 pm

Jan 25 at 1 pm matinee & 7 pm

Jan 30 & 31 at 7 pm

Feb 1 at 7 pm

ComedySportz is a nationwide league of student improvisation teams of performers working on stage collaboratively in skits & games. Students learn to think creatively on their feet, show off their comic skills, and how to engage an audience.

Congratulations to the 2024 -2025 ComedySportz Team!

Our first game will be September 26 @ 7pm in the OTHS Blackbox! You don't want to miss this team!

All ComedySportz team members are required to attend a Game-A-Thon training at Cy Woods high school on Saturday, Sept 7th from 8-4 pm. All team members need to complete the registration on hslportal.com as soon as you can.

All fees will be given to students once everyone has registered in the portal. These fees will cover jerseys, duffle bag, team swag, CSZ fees and meals for the home games.

Please support the amazing productions we are performing this year by taking a look at our classroom and concessions wishlists! Any support would be greatly appreciated!

We are always looking to partner with our community and families! If you own a business or know a business that would like to become a sponsor for the TTC, please let us know or send them this link!

Our website is where all of our information, updates, forms, announcements are housed through out the year. Please make it a habit to check the calendar and the season page frequently! The information can also be found on our call board for students to check daily.