| Emily Tucker | Drama Teacher, Theatre Director |
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spring musical 2022
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Matilda……..Bella Cherney
Understudy for Matilda + Ensemble…..Daisy Koprowski
Trunchbull………Nicole Isaac
Miss Honey………Maiya Stigall
Understudy for Miss Honey + Ensemble…….Kylie Furgeson
Mr. Wormwood……..Mason Gulline
Mrs. Wormwood…….Isabelle Le
Michael Wormwood……Will Mayer
Mrs. Phelps………Karina Yousuf
Bruce………..Mckenzie Cahill
Lavender………Taylor Bitton
Doctor/Escapologist……Evan Nowack
Acrobat……….Anya Nygaard
Rudolpho……..Dylan Kalaie
Amanda……..Kaitlyn Scanlon
Nigel……..Noah Reynen
Eric……..Charles Luu
Alice……….London Koprowski
Hortensia……..Ryland Henderson
Tommy……..Scott Garreton
Sergei……..Sebastian Elizarraras
Ensemble (including Henchmen, Parents, Big Kids, Dancers, and Cook): Grant Caruso, Josh Radensky, Chase Powers, Kaydence Bellerive, Julianne Tawara
2021-2022 Show Season
FALL PLAY
PUFFS
Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic
by Matt Cox
October 7th, 8th, and 9th
CLOSED
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WINTER MUSICAL
ELF
The Musical
Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
November 17th, 18th, and 19th @ 6pm
CLOSED
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SPRING MUSICAL
Roald Dahl's MATILDA
The Musical
Book by Dennis Kelly
Music by Tim Minchin
March 30th-April 2nd
Auditions January 5th and 7th
About Capo Theatre Arts
The Theater Program at Capistrano Valley High School includes a comprehensive performing arts training. We offer training in Drama, Choir, Pit Orchestra, Stagecraft, and Musical Production. Three levels of Drama are offered including: Drama 1, Advanced Drama, and Actors' Repertory. The after school productions are audition-only but are open to all. Auditions are held during the first week of fall semester for the fall play, and the week before the spring semester for the musical. Please visit the Visual and Performing Arts tab above to navigate through the Theatre Arts and Stagecraft pages, or visit Choir or Band for more information on those programs.
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Theater Arts Support Staff:
Emily Tucker: Theatre Arts Club Advisor, International Thespian Troupe Leader, Drama Class and Stagecraft Teacher, Play and Musical Director. eatucker@capousd.org
Justin Barnes: Capistrano Performing Arts Center Theater Manager ext. 2707 JLBARNES@capousd.org
Cris Stuart: Choreographer, CoachCris@cox.net
Maddy Cole: Assistant Director mbcole@capousd.org
Capo Theatre Arts Club
The Theatre Arts Club meets once a month in the Blackbox classroom at lunch. Members mingle with other students who are theatre enthusiasts, and attend drama club events like field trips, bonfires, the annual holiday party, the Halloween party, the kickball event, etc. There is no obligation if you are in the club, but you are welcome to, and encouraged to, sign up for crew work for the plays. If you have any questions, email the club advisor, Mrs. Tucker, or ask any of the Board Members listed below.
Drama Club Executive Board 2020-2021
President: Bella Cherney
Vice President: Sebastian Elizarraras
Treasurer: Grant Caruso
Secretary: Isabelle Le
Historian: Evan Nowack
Thespian Clerk: Anya Nygaard
Publicity: Taylor Bitton
International Thespian Society
Troupe 1090
Here at Capo Drama, we are involved in the International Thespian Society. The goal of ITS is to honor student excellence in theatre arts. Upon completing and recording 100 hours of theatre-related activities, a student can opt to be inducted into the ITS, thereby becoming an official, card-carrying Thespian. These theatre-related activities include being in the cast or crew of a play or musical, attending a play or musical, writing a critique of that performance, being on the Executive Drama Board at school, etc., etc. See the form to the left for a more detailed explanation of the Thespian Point System.
CETA
California Educational Theatre Association
Capo Drama is a member of CETA. We enter our fall play as a submission for the Southern California theatre competition, and we attend the festival with about 1,000 other California high school Drama students every January. At the festival, we attend workshops, a professional Comedy Sportz show, and four award-winning high school plays. There are also scholarship competition for aspiring actors/actresses or those who want to go into educational theatre. For more information about the California Educational Theatre Association, visit cetoweb.org/ceta
Honors Awarded:
2020: 1st Place for Best Play in O.C.- Clue
2018: Runner up for Best Play in O.C.- Antigone
2017: Runner up for Best Play in O.C.-Rumors
2015: Monologue Finalist Winner, Andrea van den Boogaard
2010: Best Lead Actress, Lisa Del Padre, Rumors 2009
2009: Best Supporting Actor, Ambrose Cappucio, Bullshot Crummond
MACY Awards
Music and Arts Commendation for Youth
Capo Drama participates in the Orange County MACY Awards by entering our spring musical for adjudication by the MACY panel of judges. The MACY Awards, founded in 1969, is dedicated to encouraging, recognizing and rewarding achievement and excellence in high school musical theatre. For more information on the MACY Awards, visit macyawards.com
Honors Awarded:
2019 Seussical
2018 Legally Blonde
2017 Urinetown: Starlight trophy, 3 Highest Achievement trophies, 3 Outstanding Achievement trophies, 1 Achievement trophy, 3 Special Recognition medals), 3 Bright Spot Medals
2016 Addams Family: 4 Highest Achievement (4 trophies) 3 Outstanding Achievement (3 trophies) 2 Achievement (2 awards), Bright Spot (5 medals)
2015 Back to the 80s: Outstanding Achievement (7 trophies), 2 Achievement (2 awards), Special Recognition (2 medals), Bright Spot (2 medals)
2014 Thoroughly Modern Millie: Best Male Vocalist (1st place trophy), Highest Achievement (2 trophies), Outstanding Achievement (3 awards), Achievement (2 medals), Special Recognition (2 medals)
2013 Guys and Dolls: Best Choreography Trophy, Highest Achievement (1 trophy), Outstanding Achievement (3 trophies), Achievement (5 awards), Special Recognition (2 medals), Bright Spot (7 medals)
2012 Footloose: Outstanding Achievement (2 trophies), Achievement (3 awards), Bright Spot (9 medals)
2011 West Side Story: Beyond the Beyond (first place trophy), Best Interpretative Choreography (1st place trophy), Best Orchestra (1st place trophy), Best Supporting Actress (1st place trophy), Highest Achievement (3 trophies), Outstanding Achievement (3 trophies), Achievement (6 awards), Special Recognition (3 medals), Bright Spot (4 medals)
Cappies
The Cappies is a theatre critque writing program that aims to celebrate high school theatre. Student critics from participating schools attend high school productions, compose reviews and submit them to their Cappies mentors in hopes of being published. OC Cappies works with the Orange County Department of Education and current season student reviews are published on The Orange County Register website. There is also a Tony's style Gala at the end of the year awarding the top-achieving schools, based on their peer reviews.
The Capo Theatre Arts Cappies Advisor is Emily Tucker, and the mentor is Ron Miller
The Capo Drama Cappies Team:
Claire Scott --Lead Critic
Kristen Slymen
Makenna Malkin
Anya Nygaard
Evan Nowack
Isabelle Le
Caleb Martinez
Did you miss our 2021 spring musical? Well you're in luck! Click the poster link below to watch the recorded version of our outdoor performance of Urinetown from March 2021. The link is active until March 2022.
