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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____________________ _____________________ _________GENERAL SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Please NOTE: This is the weekend that begins Daylight Savings Time! Please be on time Sunday morning!!

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  Troupe Directors: Complimentary breakfast, lunch, Sat. dinner, and snacks all day in Second Floor B-Wing Faculty Room
  

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  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
  
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  Technical Designs are in the Media Center Mezzanine.
  
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  Chapter Select Performances are in the Theatre.
  
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  Workshops are attended on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be closed at a set number.
  

7:30 a.m. Registration: Student Center (in main hallway off the Commons)

8:00 a.m. Judges’ & Workshop Leaders’ Breakfast: Faculty Rm. Off the Commons

8:30 a.m. Judges’ Meeting: A206

9:00 a.m. 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

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  Monologue—Comedy—B202
  
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  Monologue—Dramatic—B207
  
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  Contrasting Monologues—B203
  
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  Duet Acting—Comedy— A201
  
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  Duet Acting—Dramatic— A210
  
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    Improvisational Pairs—A205
    
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    Pantomime Solos and Duets (Saturday Only)—E104
    
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    Musical Theatre Solo—D201
    
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    Duet Musical Theatre—C202
    
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    Junior Audition (Saturday Only—no spectators)—C203
    
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    Senior Scholarship Performance (Saturday Only—no spectators)— D204
    
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    Advanced Tech Challenge—E10
    

9:45 a.m. 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”

6:00 p.m. CAFETERIA CLOSES

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  Special Speaker, Tyce Green in the Theatre
  

Tyce Green is a Broadway actor and social media personality. After making his Off-Broadway 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. West Orange (1530) & Barnegat (7363)—Board two buses to go to Hampton Inn (West Orange will have to overflow on to the second bus.)

8:50 p.m. 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

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  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.
  

7:45 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. Individual Events Begin (See Individual Event Schedules)

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  Monologue—Comedy—B202
  
• 
  Monologue—Dramatic—B207
  
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  Contrasting Monologues—B203
  
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  Duet Acting—Comedy— A201
  
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  Duet Acting—Dramatic— A210
  
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    Improvisational Pairs—A205
    
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    Musical Theatre Solo—D201
    
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    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

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

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  Improv Games: Making Sport of the Stage with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Mastering the College Audition with Stan Cahill in E-106
  
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  N.A.P.S. (National Advocacy, Plain and Simple) with Grace Alt, ITO in M-101
  

11:00 - 11:45

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  Pratfalls and Pies in the Face with Kristen Dabrowski in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Mastering the College Audition with Stan Cahill in E-106
  
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  Creating the Environment with Jay Duckworth in A-206
  
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  Sonnet Man: Hip-Hop Shakespeare with Devon Glover in M-101
  

12:00 - 12:45

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  Sword Fighting Choreography with Kristen Dabrowski in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  The Vulnerability Workshop for Actors with Ryan Antony Nicotra in E-106
  
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  Creating the Environment with Jay Duckworth in A-206
  
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  Sonnet Man: Hip-Hop Shakespeare with Devon Glover in M-101
  

1:00 - 1:45

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  Creating Your Character Via Movement with Meade Andrews in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Theatre After High School with Ryan Antony Nicotra E-106
  
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  Faux Brick Painting with Ashley Petix in M-101
  

2:00 - 2:45

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  Putting the Pro in Improv: Serious Fun with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Creating Your Character Via Movement with Meade Andrews in E-106
  
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  Faux Stone Painting with Ashley Petix in M-101
  
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  Troupe Officer Round Table with STOs in Black Box
  

3:00 - 3:45

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  Basic Swing Dancing with Brandon Rasmussen in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Discovering the Power of the Actor’s Voice with Rebecca Simon E-106
  
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  Stage Management with Sherri Vanderspiegel in A-206
  
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  Acting Through Song with Tyce Green in M-101
  

Saturday Workshops continued

4:00 - 4:45

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  Basic Swing Dancing with Brandon Rasmussen in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Stage Management with Sherri Vanderspiegel in A-206
  
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  Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Unafraid:  The MAP That Guides Successful Leaders with Grace Alt, ITO in M-101
  
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  Acting Through Song with Tyce Green in E-106
  

Workshops Sunday, March 29

9:00 - 9:45

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  Putting the Pro in Improv: Serious Fun with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Shop Built Moving Scenery with Thomas Haughey in A-206
  
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  Creating Wounds with Make Up with Nicolette Dalesandro in M-101
  

10:00 - 10:45

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  Sword Fighting Choreography with Kristen Dabrowski in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Michael Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement with Trent Blanton in E-106
  
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  Figure Drawing with Laura Williams in M-101
  
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  Breaking Into Hollywood with Rob Gorrie A-206
  

11:00 - 11:45

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  Nifty 50s and Swinging 60s: Musical Theatre Dances with Lauren Frazier-Gebhart in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Discovering the Power of the Actor’s Voice with Rebecca Simon in E-106
  
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  Portfolios, Resumes, & the Real World for Designers and Production with Laura Williams in M-101
  
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  VIEWPOINTS (vocal) with Perry Morgan in E-102
  

12:00 - 12:45

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  Spamalotmore with Kristen Dabrowski in E-102
  
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  Michael Chekhov’s Qualities of Movement with Trent Blanton in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Budgeting for Your Costumes with Shirlee Idzakovich in M-101
  
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  Introduction to Long-Form Improv with Michael Schwartz in E-106
  

1:00 - 1:45

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  Nifty 50s and Swinging 60s: Musical Theatre Dances with Lauren Frazier-Gebhart in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  VIEWPOINTS (vocal) with Perry Morgan in E-106
  
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  Budgeting for Your Costumes with Shirlee Idzakovich in M-101
  
• 
  Shop Built Moving Scenery with Thomas Haughey in A-206
  

2:00 - 2:45

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  Introduction to Long-Form Improv with Michael Schwartz in E-106
  
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  Improv Games: Making Sport of the Stage with Howdy Stranger in Auxiliary Gym
  
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  Aging Makeup with Nicolette Dalesandro in M-101
  
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  Breaking Into Hollywood with Rob Gorrie in A-206
  

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
	(Workshop Break)	12:58	Miller & Conklin-4762
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