Dramas/Musicals

FALL PLAY:
PUFFS or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Auditions: September 11, 12 with callbacks September 13 (cast size 18+)
Set Construction: Saturdays beginning October 5
Performances: November 14, 15, 16

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be. Run Time: 1 hr 45 min.

TICKETS ARE $5 for students and $10 for public
TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR
kriepe@dbqschools.org and hcoenen@dbqschools.org

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MUSICAL:
9 to 5 the Musical

Audition Workshop: November 25, 26
Auditions: Week of December 2 (cast size 35-40)
Set Construction: Saturdays beginning January 11
Performances: March 6, 7, 8, 9

9 to 5 is based on the 1980 movie of the same name, and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It centers on the downtrodden working lives of three women, Violet, Judy, and Doralee. They all work at Consolidated Industries, which is presided over by the slimy and pompous Franklin Hart. Violet has worked at Consolidated for many years but has never been given the chance to rise above senior supervisor status, although she is capable of much more. Judy is newly separated and joins the company having never worked before. Doralee is a sassy, happily married country girl, but she is ostracized from the other female workers due to rumors. After Judy has an awful first day, Hart passes Violet over for another promotion, and Doralee finds out that Hart has been telling everyone they are having an affair, the three women unite in their hatred of Hart, and fantasize about how they would deal their mutual enemy. When Violet almost unwittingly poisons Hart the next day, he blackmails the three women, threatening them with the police. The ladies team up in an impromptu abduction of Hart, and in his absence, Violet, Judy, and Doralee run the office to great effect. They introduce childcare, hour-long lunch breaks, rehab programs, and much more to benefit the staff at Consolidated. Hart escapes just in time for the Chairman of the Board who arrives to praise the company’s increased productivity. The Chairman sends Hart to head up the Bolivia office and promotes Violet to the first female CEO. With Hart gone, the company reprise 9 to 5, in the happy knowledge that times have changed for the better.

TICKETS ARE $15 for floor and $10 for balcony
TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR and ONLINE AT hempsteadhs.booktix.com
kriepe@dbqschools.org and hgrimm@dbqschools.org

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SPRING PLAY:
Murder Mystery Comedy

Auditions: April (cast size 10-20)
Set Construction: April
Performances: May 1, 2

For the radio, the 1930s was a golden age. At the start of the decade 12 million American households owned a radio, and by 1939 this total had exploded to more than 28 million. This ‘talking telegram’ became the central piece of furniture in the average family’s living room, with parents and children alike, crowding around the set to hear the latest instalment of their favorite show … Our radio-hour spring production is a parody of low-budget 30s detective movies typifies heroism at its dumbest. A who-done-it mystery that must be resolved by a series of over-the-top characters. A dubious villain ( with an evil assistant) concocts a plot that can destroy the world. Our hero, with “his girl Friday,” is called to the rescue. Will the troubled (yet dashing) detective succeed? Whilst fighting off henchmen in disguise, interrogating unreliable witnesses, and pursuing the nefarious pair in increasingly perilous scenarios … will justice prevail, or is all lost??

TICKETS ARE $5 for students and $10 for public
TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR
kriepe@dbqschools.org and hcoenen@dbqschools.org

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INFORMATION FOR ACTORS: Audition Packets will be outside of B-113. Information about the shows, calendars, and auditions will posted in announcements as well as the on the Dubuque Hempstead High School Theater Facebook, Instagram, and Canvas pages. Cast and crew members will get updates on the Remind App.