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18 cheers for Amanda Foley!!

Posted in Cheer, Drama, Happy birthday, Track, tagged , , , , , on April 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Amanda Foley

Amanda Foley

Amanda Foley overflows with talent.

The Coupeville High School senior, who celebrates a birthday today, does a little bit of everything and does it all supremely well.

Cheer, track, drama, band, ASB board and that’s just the start.

When I did a feature story on her in 2013 — https://coupevillesports.com/2013/09/01/cheerleading-isnt-just-short-skirts-and-big-smiles/ — it was easy to see she was a bright, brilliant young woman well on her way to accomplishing great things.

Today, as she nears graduation and plans for success at the next level — college and beyond — Foley remains one of the best this town has to offer.

Right now, as I write this, she is on a bus with her Wolf teammates, headed to another track meet.

I want to wish her the best — at the meet, on her birthday and in her boundless future.

You’re a bright shining star, Amanda.

Keep being yourself. Keep being super awesome.

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Catch a case of “Swing Fever”!!

Posted in Drama, tagged , , , , , on March 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sebastian

   Sebastian Davis is splitting time between the soccer field and the stage. (John Fisken photos)

Bree

Bree Daigneault (in front) is also pulling double duty.

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Promotional swag.

Spring is here, but on stage it’s all about the swing.

The Coupeville High School Wolf PAC Theatre Troupe is putting on four performances of the musical comedy “Swing Fever” over the next two weekends.

Performances are 7 PM Mar. 6, 7, 13 and 14 in the school’s performing arts center.

The play, written by Esther E. Olson, tells the tale of Alexander Norris, a teen who prefers dancing to studying.

His dad cuts off his allowance but that can’t stop Alex from sneaking out to his school’s spring dance in disguise.

Penny Palmer, a famous movie star, is in town for the dance, and, wearing a Lone Ranger mask, the fast-tapping teen makes a huge impression.

Cue the Cinderella-style twist, as Alex flees the dance at midnight, causing Penny to send her manager in hot pursuit to track down the mystery man she wants to dance with her in her next movie.

Bringing the ’40s-set shenanigans to life in 2015 will be:

Nick Blalock
Desirae Bradley
Jose Castro Sotelo
Bella Cedillo
Robin Cedillo
Garrett Compton
Bree Daigneault
Sebastian Davis
Olivia Goodenough
Jesse Hester
Amanda Hoesman-Foley
Julia Jones
Miranda Kortuem
Savannah Layfield
Jae LeVine
Taryn Ludwig
Mckenzie Meyer
Emily Reid
McKenzie Rice
Rebecca Robinson
Julianne Sem
Eric Wertz
Sebastian Wurzrainer

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Get in good with McKenzie Rice, before she wins the Tony!!

Posted in Drama, tagged , , , , , on February 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »

McKenzie Rice

CHS junior McKenzie Rice

Help her now and maybe she’ll remember you when she’s on Broadway.

McKenzie Rice, a junior at Coupeville High School, is among the best and brightest Wolf Nation has to offer.

One of the leading lights in the CHS drama troupe, she also plays tennis, is a key member of the school’s band and participates in Leo’s Club.

All while beaming a quiet, mega-watt smile everywhere she goes.

Now the talented Rice has a chance to hit the Big Apple and pursue the acting bug.

She has the chance to attend a 21-day Acting Intensive Course where she would stay at Yale.

The program consists of classes in voice, text analysis, scene study, movement, and basic acting technique and is taught by professional actors, vocal coaches and university professors.

While there, she and her classmates would create their own production, while also getting an opportunity to see Broadway shows.

It would be an invaluable life experience for a talented, fast-rising young star in the making, but McKenzie needs some help to be able to go.

Have a few extra bucks in the wallet? Want to help fund a talented, personable young woman? Pop over to:

http://www.gofundme.com/loo5qc

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Get stuffed!!

Posted in Drama, Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The pertinents.

The pertinents.

Get yourself fueled up on egg nog and then get to the CHS Performing Arts Center this weekend.

The Coupeville Middle School Theatre Troupe is putting on a two-night performance of the holiday-scented “Stocking Stuffers” and your presence is requested.

The play is actually 15 short scenes which feature “the same silly characters in familiar and brand new situations. When all of these scenes come together, audiences will experience the holidays like never before.”

The play runs Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13, with the curtain going up at 7 PM.

Under the guidance of Peg Tennant, the troupe consists of:

Joshua Allison
Sofia Andrews
Brooke Ausman
Jakobi Baumann
Jaschon Baumann
Megan Behan
Julia Beumer
MacKenzie Davis
Natasha Estes
Kyndle Fouse
Ja’Tarya Hoskins
Teo Keilwitz
Mikaela Labrador
Catherine Lhamon
Tamika Nastali
Elaira Nicolle
Thane Peterson
Marenna Rebishcke-Smith
Ricky Rebischke-Smith
Joshua Robinson
Chandell Schoonover
Koby Schrieber
Hannah Shinn
Helen Sinclair
Jillian Taylor
Megan Thorn
Seth Weatherford
Tia Wurzrainer
Lily Zustiak

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So much (good) high school drama!!

Posted in Drama, Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , , on November 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

You get two Sebastians for one ticket price, with Sebastian Davis (left) and Sebastian Wurzrainer

   You get two Sebastians for one ticket price, with Sebastian Davis (left) and Sebastian Wurzrainer both in the play.

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Promo material for you to gaze upon.

Comedy, intrigue and drama will be fighting for their closeups on stage at Coupeville High School.

The CHS drama troupe opens its fall season with a run of the play “Fair Exchange” starting Friday, Nov. 7.

Performances will be held in the school’s performing arts center (7 PM curtain) for two weekends (Nov. 7-8 and 14-15).

Cost is $6 for adults and all students in grades 6-12 without an ASB. It’s $4 for kids in grades K-5 and free to senior citizens (62+) and Coupeville students in grades 6-12 with an ASB.

“Fair Exchange,” written by Kurtz Gordon, takes place on Long Island in 1959 and tells the story of a student swap between an Ohio high school and a New York high school, Wickapoque High.

Questions arise with the arrival of Ched Armstrong (played by Sebastian Davis), the Ohio exchange student, and the discovery of an unconscious teenager by the highway.

Is Ched really the exchange student who will escort Peggy Wilson (Taryn Ludwig) to the Winter Formal?

Or could he be the notorious gas station robber, Dino Durkin (also essayed by Mr. Davis)?

Questions, drama and laughter ensue as the audience discovers the truth and finds their way to a happy ending.

The crew:

Makeup Manager — McKenzie Rice

Costume Manager — Olivia Goodenough

Props Manager — Ashley Smith

Stage Manager — Dani Johnson

Concessions Manager — Julianne Sem

Lobby Manager — Rebecca Robinson

Tech Wizards (booth) — Rebecca Robinson and Garrett Compton

Props and Set Piece Builders — DeLayney McIntyre-White and Lydia Page

Set/Lighting Design and Construction Boss — Scott Davis

Greenroom Goddess and Hair Design — Amanda Rice

CHS Drama Advisor and Director — Peg Tennant

The cast:

Miranda Kortuem
Amanda Foley
Mckenzie Meyer
Desirae Bradley
Emily Reid
Taryn Ludwig
Sebastian Wurzrainer
Garrett Compton
Bella Cedillo
McKenzie Rice
Joseph Wedekind
Eric Wertz
Julia Jones
Ken Johnson
Dylan Hummel
Sebastian Davis
Jose Castro Sotelo
Alex Beech

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