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Roosevelt Theatre Department 2010-2011 Theatrical Season

RUCKUS!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 @ 6-8 P.M.: Roosevelt’s ROUGHRIDER RUCKUS Comedy and Improvisation Night where the points are fake, but the laughs are real!

See How They Run
A Hilarious British Farce by Philip King
Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Set during World War II, this hilarious British farce is a classic English comedy not to be missed. The lead character is Penelope Toop, former actress and now wife of the local vicar, The Rev. Lionel Toop. Miss Skillon, a churchgoer of the parish and a scold, arrives on bicycle to gossip with the vicar and to complain about the latest 'outrages' that Penelope has caused. The vicar then leaves for the night, and an old friend of Penelope's, Lance-Corporal Clive Winton, stops by on a quick visit. In order to dodge army regulations, he changes from his uniform into Lionel's second-best suit, complete with a clerical 'dog-collar' in order to see a production of "Private Lives" (a Noël Coward play in which they had appeared together in their acting days), while pretending to be the visiting vicar Arthur Humphrey who is due to preach the Sunday sermon the next day. Just before they set out, Penelope and Clive re-enact one of their scenes from "Private Lives" and manage to knock Miss Skillon (who has come back unannounced) unconscious. Miss Skillon, wrongly thinking she has seen Lionel fighting with Penelope, gets drunk on a bottle of cooking sherry and Ida, the Toop’s Cockney maid, hides her in the broom cupboard. Then Toop, arriving back, is taken prisoner by an escaping German prisoner-of-war from a nearby camp, who takes his clerical clothes as a disguise. To add to the confusion, both the real Humphrey, and Penelope's uncle, The Bishop of Lax, unexpectedly show up early. Chaos quickly ensues, culminating in a cycle of running figures, most dressed as clergy.

Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf

Friday, April 16, 2009 @ 4:00 P.M. & Saturday, April 17, 2009 @ 2:00 P.M. & 4:00 P.M.

Senior Shorts
May 21, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M.

Festival of scenes from The Good Doctor, Act Two, by Neil Simon directed by ACT seniors

What Do You See?
Oregon Children's Theatre collaborative project

Friday, May 29th & Saturday May 30 @ 7:00 P.M.

Roosevelt Theatre Department 2007-2008 Theatrical Season

Roosevelt’s ROUGHRIDER RUCKUS
Friday, September 28, 2007: Comedy and Improvisation Night where the points are fake, but the laughs are real!
RHS Cafeteria Stage
Guest team: Westview HS in Beaverton

This Is A Test
by Stephen Gregg
October 18 & 19, 2007 @ 7:00 P.M.

A comedy in one act
Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.

As the ticking clock reminds you, you have only sixty minutes to complete this oh-so-important predictor of your future. But you didn’t get the review sheets, the teacher doesn’t seem to like you, and your classmates are blatantly cheating. Time is passing and the voices in your head keep reminding you that though you may be having trouble with the test, your personal life is far, far worse. Then you reach the essay question. The good news is that it’s an opinion essay. The bad news is that it’s in Chinese. And things aren’t going to get any better!

ACTing Showcase
Thursday, January 25, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M.

Scenes, songs, monologues, and pantomimes presented in preparation for the NW Regional Acting Competition.

Roger and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
March 13, 14, & 15, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M.

Set just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background for this love story of Curly, the handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl. Although their love’s journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, we have no doubt that they will succeed in making a new life together in a brand-new state!

Senior Shorts
May 16, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M.

Festival of short plays and scenes directed by ACT seniors


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The Pink Panther Strikes Again By William Gleason Based on the film by Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois Thursday-Saturday, November 4-6, 2010 @ 7 P.M. in the RHS Auditorium The world's most unusual criminologist, Chief Inspector Jacques Clousea - a role originally created by Peter Sellers - fights for his life and for the future of all mankind in the most bizarre and dangerous caper of his brilliantly successful and utterly clumsy career. Paul Dreyfus, once his long-suffering boss, now turned into a raving lunatic, holds the world at bay with the ultimate weapon - The Doomsday Machine. Dreyfus is out to get Clouseau, the man whose undeserved success has driven him crazy, and he threatens to vaporize continents if the nations of the world don't deliver Clouseau to him - alive or, if at all possible, dead! Blissfully unaware of the army of deadly assassins gunning for him, or that the beautiful girl who seeks him out is a Russian agent, Clouseau incredibly stumbles and slips by every attack. However, the world is running out of time because the increasingly-frustrated Dreyfus, doodling with the Doomsday Machine, is running out of patience. At the critical moment, it suddenly appears that Clouseau is finally running out of luck but as that fateful moment arrives, Clouseau fires from the hip and hits - our funnybone! The Yellow Boat By David Saar Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois Thursday-Saturday, December 2-4, 2010 @ 7 P.M. in the RHS Auditorium The play is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia in the 1980s and required blood transfusions prior to the blood supply being tested for disease. Benjamin was the first AIDS-related death in Arizona. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's bouyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. The story of The Yellow Boat, based on a Scandinavian folksong, is a glorious affirmation of a child's life, and the strength and courage of all children. "One was blue, one was red, and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun." ACTing Showcase Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 6-8 P.M. Monologues, movement, scenes, and songs for NW Regional Acting Competition An Evening of Suspense "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois Thursday-Saturday, March 10-12, 2011 @ 7 P.M. in the RHS Auditorium What would you do if you had three wishes? In "The Monkey's Paw", the Whites learn to be careful what you wish for. Who wouldn't want to win the lottery? In "The Lottery", citizens of their small town question the idea of tradition and what it means to win. The Yellow Boat--State Encore Performance By David Saar Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 7 P.M. in the RHS Auditorium One of the top three high school productions to be showcased on the Main Stage at the Oregon Thespian State Conference in Salem, OR on April 1, 2011. Roosevelt's Intermediate Acting class presents JUST LIKE US by Craig Sodaro Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services Made possible through the Touching Lives Through Theatre grant from Pioneer Drama Touring in April This important play for young children teaches a critical lesson about prejudice in a simplistic, non-preachy manner. The story is told by an old tree, who stands neglected in a park. On one side of the park live the poetry loving Greens. On the other side of the park the Blues reside, where they enjoy playing musical instruments. Sadly, there is nothing but intolerance, fear and hatred between the Greens and the Blues. Why? No one quite remembers, but these ingrained feelings diminish the quality of everybody's lives, including the poor tree, who is left abandoned in the middle. When a storm brings the aqua and purple Allina to the park, both the Greens and the Blues learn some eye-opening lessons about each other and about life. This thought-provoking piece is ideal for touring and leaves the audience ready to launch into contemplative discussions and problem solving as children explore their own beliefs about stereotyping and prejudice. This play is touring to local elementary schools as a part of the grant fulfillment which includes pre-show lesson and post-show talk back with the cast. For more information on how you can bring this show to your school, please contact Jo S. Lane, Theatre Director and Teacher: jolane@pps.k12.or.us or call 503-916-5260 x71424. Tour dates and times limited so book now! Click here for more information about Pioneer Drama Service's Touching Lives Through Theatre grant! The Yellow Boat--National Encore Performance By David Saar Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 7 P.M. in the RHS Auditorium One of the top ten high school productions to be showcased on the Main Stage at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE in June 2011. Senior Shorts: senior-directed one-act play festival Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 7:00 P.M. in the Black Box and Main Stage Studio theatres Festival of short plays and scenes directed by RHS seniors Also, through our partnership with Profile Theatre from their profiled playwright for ’10-’11, Lee Blessing, a staged reading of one Blessing’s plays will be produced. Roosevelt Theatre Department 2009-2010 Theatrical Season RUCKUS! September 23, 2009 @ 6-8 P.M. Roosevelt’s ROUGHRIDER RUCKUS Comedy and Improvisation Night where the points are fake, but the laughs are real! Check, Please! November 5-7 & 12-14, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M. By Jonathan Rand Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. Dating can be hard. Especially when your date happens to be a raging kleptomaniac, or your grandmother's bridge partner, or a mime. This play follows a series of blind dinner dates that couldn't get any worse--until they do. Could there possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel? ACTing Showcase February 4, 2010 @ 7:00 P.M. Scenes, monologues, pantomimes, music, and more presented in preparation for the NW Regional Acting and Shakespeare competitions in conjunction with music, art, and dance who will perform and showcase student work, as well. The Wizard Of Oz March 5-6 & 11-13th, 2010 Book by L. Frank Baum -RSC version- With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg Background Music by Herbert Stothart. Book Adaptation by John Kane, from the motion picture screenplay Produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark, Inc. Come join Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Man on their journey to find their intellect, courage, and heart, with Glinda the Good's guidance against the Wicked Witch of the West...where we are reminded once again, there's no place like home! Senior Shorts May 8, 2010 @ 7:00 P.M. Festival of short plays and scenes directed by RHS seniors In conjunction with the SUN Inspirations Music & Arts Festival. Roosevelt Theatre Department 2008-2009 Theatrical Season Roosevelt’s ROUGHRIDER RUCKUS Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Comedy and Improvisation Night where the points are fake, but the laughs are real! RHS Cafeteria Stage Guest team: Westview HS in Beaverton David and Lisa by James Reach Thursday - Saturday, December 4-6 @ 7:00 P.M. Adapted from the book by Theodore Isaac Rubin, screenplay by Eleanor Perry A two act play performed in one act produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. The story retells the strange, appealing, and utterly fascinating story of the two mentally-disturbed adolescents: David, the only song of wealthy parents, over-protected by a dominating mother, who is tortured by his mania against being touched; and Lisa, the waif who has never known parental love, who has developed a split personality and is in effect two different girls, one of whom will speak only in childish rhymes and insists upon being spoken to in the same manner. The play follows them during one term at Berkley School through exhilarating progress and depressing retrogression. ACTing Showcase Thursday, February 5, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M. Scenes, songs, monologues, and pantomimes presented in preparation for the NW Regional Acting Competition. See How They Run A Hilarious British Farce by Philip King Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Set during World War II, this hilarious British farce is a classic English comedy not to be missed. The lead character is Penelope Toop, former actress and now wife of the local vicar, The Rev. Lionel Toop. Miss Skillon, a churchgoer of the parish and a scold, arrives on bicycle to gossip with the vicar and to complain about the latest 'outrages' that Penelope has caused. The vicar then leaves for the night, and an old friend of Penelope's, Lance-Corporal Clive Winton, stops by on a quick visit. In order to dodge army regulations, he changes from his uniform into Lionel's second-best suit, complete with a clerical 'dog-collar' in order to see a production of "Private Lives" (a Noël Coward play in which they had appeared together in their acting days), while pretending to be the visiting vicar Arthur Humphrey who is due to preach the Sunday sermon the next day. Just before they set out, Penelope and Clive re-enact one of their scenes from "Private Lives" and manage to knock Miss Skillon (who has come back unannounced) unconscious. Miss Skillon, wrongly thinking she has seen Lionel fighting with Penelope, gets drunk on a bottle of cooking sherry and Ida, the Toop’s Cockney maid, hides her in the broom cupboard. Then Toop, arriving back, is taken prisoner by an escaping German prisoner-of-war from a nearby camp, who takes his clerical clothes as a disguise. To add to the confusion, both the real Humphrey, and Penelope's uncle, The Bishop of Lax, unexpectedly show up early. Chaos quickly ensues, culminating in a cycle of running figures, most dressed as clergy. Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf Friday, April 16, 2009 @ 4:00 P.M. & Saturday, April 17, 2009 @ 2:00 P.M. & 4:00 P.M. Senior Shorts May 21, 2009 @ 7:00 P.M. Festival of scenes from The Good Doctor, Act Two, by Neil Simon directed by ACT seniors What Do You See? Oregon Children's Theatre collaborative project Friday, May 29th & Saturday May 30 @ 7:00 P.M. Roosevelt Theatre Department 2007-2008 Theatrical Season Roosevelt’s ROUGHRIDER RUCKUS Friday, September 28, 2007 Comedy and Improvisation Night where the points are fake, but the laughs are real! RHS Cafeteria Stage Guest team: Westview HS in Beaverton This Is A Test by Stephen Gregg October 18 & 19, 2007 @ 7:00 P.M. A comedy in one act Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. As the ticking clock reminds you, you have only sixty minutes to complete this oh-so-important predictor of your future. But you didn’t get the review sheets, the teacher doesn’t seem to like you, and your classmates are blatantly cheating. Time is passing and the voices in your head keep reminding you that though you may be having trouble with the test, your personal life is far, far worse. Then you reach the essay question. The good news is that it’s an opinion essay. The bad news is that it’s in Chinese. And things aren’t going to get any better! ACTing Showcase Thursday, January 25, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M. Scenes, songs, monologues, and pantomimes presented in preparation for the NW Regional Acting Competition. Roger and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! March 13, 14, & 15, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M. Set just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background for this love story of Curly, the handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl. Although their love’s journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, we have no doubt that they will succeed in making a new life together in a brand-new state! Senior Shorts May 16, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M. Festival of short plays and scenes directed by ACT seniors