Lafayette Theatre Newsletter

We have so many exciting things happening at the end of the year! Make sure to mark your calendars now to attend any and all of our events! All of the following dates will be in Beeler Auditorium:

• THIS WEEK - April 23rd and 24th at 6:00 - SCAPA Theatre 3/4 Class Play - TRAP

• April 30 at 8:00 and April 1 at 6:00 - Theatre 3 Class Play:, Too Many Detectives in the Murder Mystery Mansion

• April 30 at 6:00 and May 1at 8:00 - Theatre 4 Class Play: Anne of Green Gables

• May 12 - Intro to Theatre Final at 6:00 (A4) and 7:00 (B3)

• May 13 - Thespian Induction and End of the Year Celebration at 6:00 pm - on this day we will give out class awards, thespian awards, acknowledge seniors, induct new members, announce the fall play and musical for next year, and have cake to celebrate the 2025-2026 season!

• May 14 - Theatre 2 Final at 6:00 pm

These are great opportunities for any students needing to see shows for their play review assignments in Ms. K and Ms. Gorrell's classes!

Thank you so much to everyone who has applied to be a part of our Thespians Troupe! This Theatre Honor Society inducts new members every year to highlight involvement in theatre at the school level! Ms. K will be reaching out to applicants by the end of the week about induction.

We will have a troupe meeting AFTER SCHOOL Thursday, May 7th from 3:30-4:00 for next year's officer elections! If you are interested in nominating yourself or a peer for a leadership position, fill out this form!

Everyone is invited to our end of the year/Induction celebration in Beeler Wednesday, May 13th at 6:00 pm! Current Thespian Members and Inductees are asked to wear all black to this event! Please RSVP using THIS FORM!

The Elite Eight was announced this Monday along with the leaderboards! Thank you to the 184 people who turned in brackets to play along with us this year! Every Monday we will announce what shows progress to the next round. Who do you think will be in the FINAL FOUR?

The Fall Play and next year's musical will be announced at Thespian Induction on Wednesday, May 13th in Beeler Auditorium!

Introduction to Technical Theatre and Advanced Technical Theatre have been working hard on bringing the Monster Project to life! This is a partnership project with Wellington Elementary where the kindergarten students draw pictures of imaginative monsters for the Lafayette Theatre Tech classes to bring to life! After a sewing unit, students have used their new skills, fleece, and a lot of hard work to turn these drawings into real life stuffed animals!

In May the classes will go on a field trip to Wellington to give the monsters to the kindergarten creators, everyone is so excited for this event! Check out three monsters created by Laura, Ellie, and Ru in class, you can see their creation with the picture that inspired it!

Intro to Theatre is currently selecting, analyzing, and blocking scenes from plays of their choice! IT is so fun to see them transferring the knowledge gained in the monologue units over to scenes while working collaboratively with peers to tell a story! Their final performance will be in Beeler Auditorium on Tuesday, May 12th 6:00 (A4) and 7:00 (B3). Everyone is welcome to attend! Please note that students in class need to be in Beeler 30 minutes before their performance!

Our Theatre 2 class is beginning rehearsal for our ten minute plays that will perform on May 14th at 6:00 pm! These projects are always so much fun to see come to life! The students are given longer pieces to analyze, memorize, stage, and rehearse! This class is eager to collaborate and bring these projects to life! Please note that students in class need to be in Beeler 30 minutes before their performance!

Many Lafayette Theatre students recently finished performing "Shrek the Musical" at the Lexington Opera House with SCAPA and Ms. Lab! We are so proud of them and their hard work, congratulations to all involved! Check out the pictures on Sally Horowitz's website HERE!