Student Activities-The International Thespian Society

Advisor: Mr. Russell Wendt, Department Chairperson, ext. 371

CCC Theatre Students To Attend
Fringe Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
August 2010

Help support CCC theatre students performing at the American High School Theatre Festival, a part of the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this August.

For more information on how you can help, Click Here.

Students Excel at Florida Thespian State Competition

Kate Powell ‘10 & Jillian Rossi ‘11
Duet Performance—three Superior ratings, qualified for Nationals

Jillian Rossi ‘11
Solo Performance—three Superior ratings, qualified for Nationals,
chosen Showcase Performance

Kate Powell ‘10
Solo Performance—three Excellent ratings

Rachel Sticco ‘12 & Anna Arango ‘11
Duet Scene—three Excellent ratings

Dan Boyle ‘11, Andy Guthrie ‘12 & Victoria Sinopoli ‘10
Ensemble Acting Scene—three Excellent ratings

Medea

The school's One -Act play "MEDEA" received a superior rating and was chosen to perform at the State Festival (Apr 30-May1).

CCC International Thespians – Superior at State Festival

Performing the one-act play “Medea”, the CCC International Thespian Society received a Superior rating at the State Festival April 30 – May 1. A Superior rating is the highest awarded. Senior Allie Steiner received a Superior in the Solo Musical category and has qualified to compete at Nationals. Frank Weiss ’08, Kennis Dees ’10 and Chelsey Kruschwitz ’10 received an Excellent rating in the Ensemble Acting category and Jillian Rossi ’11 an Excellent for Solo Musical.

THE CAST OF MEDEA

Allie Steiner, Andy Morgan, Frank Weiss, Jose Bird, Alyssa Palenzuela, Alyssa Webb, Kailey Godoy, Jillian Rossi, Jacqui Rossi, Hallie Kritsas, Katie Doyle, Tiffany Ross, Jessica Gianacakes, Jason Bello, Patrick Burri, Greg Barrett, Jen Ackerman

Also receiving superiors and qualifying for States are:

ENSEMBLE ACTING

Frank Weiss, Kennis Dees, & Chelsey Kruschwitz & Sara Sardano, Katie Doyle, & Andy Morgan

SOLO MUSICAL

Jillian Rossi
Allie Steiner

Dearly Departed

CCC International Thespian Society performed Dearly Departed at CCC's James B. White Performing Arts Theater
Dearly Departed, written by David Botrell

In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South is seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral, the Turpin's other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, "When I die, don't tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you." Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.

Cast: Sara Sardano, José Bird, Andy Morgan, Tiffany Ross, Kristin Powell, Rachel Reinig, Frank Weiss, Chelsey Kruschwitz, Vince Eddinger, Kennis Dees, Monica Ceraolo, Emily Rodgers

Stage Manager: Jen Ackerman
Assistant Stage Managers: Katie Doyle, Alyssa Webb

CCC Students Participate in
Drama Competition

CCC sent an unprecedented number of students to compete in the district festival January 18-20 at Countryside High School. Twenty students performed a one act play-The Most Massive Women Wins and received an Excellent rating.

First Acting Critics Choice Award was given to Jackie Rossi in the monologue category. She was also named to the All Star Cast for the festival. Allison Steiner, Brenna Carlisle, Jessica Delgado and Caitlin Kling received superior ratings and qualified for the state festival. The State Competition will be held at The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in April. Also attending will be Angie Kalaj and Andy Morgan.