The Powers Catholic High School Theatre

Department is pleased to present our 2018/ 2019

Season!

If you should have any questions, please direct them to the Powers Catholic High
School website or email Alicia Evans at aevans@powerscatholic.org

*Winter Play: James and the Giant

Peach
From the book by Roald Dahl
Adapted for the stage by ichard George

Synopsis: A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey!

This amazing adventure of James Henry Trotter will fulfill the fantasy of anyone who
has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl's story comes hilariously to life in this
delightful dramatization that reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of others,
and the indecision encountered by many when they are faced with crises. You will see
James (as he cleverly gets the Peach out of danger), the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper
and the pessimistic Earthworm. You will also see James' mean Aunt Spiker and cruel
Aunt Sponge come to a suitably sticky end. The action is tied together by the Narrator, a
storyteller, motivator, emcee and audience friend. Take advantage of the quick
costuming, simple props and basic scenery to provide your cast and audience with an
exciting, peachy adventure!

AUDITIONS: (Powers Students Only): Audition packets will be available in September

outside Room 101. Revised scripts and audition scenes will also be available in
September.

Auditions are scheduled for Monday, October 8th and Tuesday, October 9th from 3:30
until 6:00 and from 6:30 until 8:00. All audition information will be found in the
audition packet outside of Room 101.

Run Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes, with an intermission

Recommended for grades K-8
School Performances:

Wednesday, December 12 10:00

Thursday, December 13 10:00
Friday, December 14 10:00

Public Performances:
Wednesday, December 12 7:00
Thursday, December 13 7:00
Friday, December 14 7:00
Saturday, December 15 2:00 and 7:00

*Spring Musical: The Addams Family (the musical)

Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice

Synopsis: In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be

happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams.
Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced
by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family creates the
focus Lippa, Brickman, and Elice’s musical: the Addams kids are growing up. The
Addamses have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years and Gomez and
Morticia, the patriarch and matriarch of the clan, would be only too happy to continue
living that way. Their dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday, however, is now
an eighteen year-old young woman who is ready for a life of her own. She has fallen in
love with Lucas Beineke, a sweet, smart boy from a normal, respectable Ohio family —
the most un-Addams sounding person one could be! And to make matters worse, she
has invited the Beinekes to their home for dinner. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets
are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one
horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.

AUDITIONS (Powers Students Only): Audition packets will be available in November

outside room 101. Scripts will also be available in November. Auditions are scheduled
for Thursday, January 3 and Friday, January 4, from 3:30 until 7:00. All audition
information will be found in the audition packet.
Recommended for grades 3-8
Run Time: 2 hours, with an intermission

School Performances:
Wednesday, March 13 10:00
Thursday, March 14 10:00
Friday, March 15 10:00

Public Performances:
Wednesday, March 13 7:00
Thursday, March 14 7:00
Friday, March 15 7:00
Saturday, March 16 2:00 and 7:00

****If you are interested in bringing students from one of our area elementary or middle schools,
please note the price and how to go about making reservations: All schools are invited to attend.
Please make reservations now! Cost for students is $5.00. Teachers and chaperones are free,
however please limit the number of chaperones so there are more seats available for students.
Please make reservations promptly and be sure that the number of seats reserved is close to
the number of students and chaperones who arrive the day of the performance. Seating is
on a first come first serve basis. E-mail will ensure your reservation promptly. Thank you for
being so supportive!

We hope to hear from you soon,

Alicia Evans
Theatre Director
Powers Catholic High School
aevans@powerscatholic.org
(810) 591-4741