Dryden Drama Boosters Club

Hello Parents! The boosters are having our first meeting of the academic year tonight at 7:00. Please feel free to message us for the link to our virtual meeting and join us at 7:00! We will be saying hi, coercing new officers 😆, and planning scholarship fundraising.

WANTED: Playground equipment for the Middle School Musical.

I'm working on building the set for this year's middle school musical "Matilda Jr." and we need some playground equipment for the show. Everything needs to be functional because it will be used. We would like it soon-ish, and would be returned after the show November 3rd and 4th. Send me a pic if you have something we could use. See example pictures below.

#1 - We are looking for a Teeter-Totter or See Saw. Maybe 2?

#2 - We are looking for THREE swings with chains. We actually have the frame for a swing set, but we need three swings and chains we can mount to our existing frame. Prefer them to match.

THANKS!!

Stop by and visit our table during the MS and HS Open Houses!

Lots going on this coming week. Cortland Youth Bureau is presenting the musical "Matilda" at the Cortland High School. See Emma, Zach, and Molly on stage and Jocelyn on sound! Please see the flyer for details.

Aug 6th, Mahers are hosting the REV Theatre's children's theater production of Aesop’s Fables on Stage. The show will begin at 1pm at the Freeville Elementary School farmers market.
You’ll also find the regular farmers market vendors plus an ice cream treat served by the Freeville Community Council. In the event of rain, the show will be at the Freeville Village Fire Station. The performance is sponsored by the Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund.

There is a dryden student in the show!

Here are some pictures of the cabaret today. Thank you to everyone who participated and came out to watch.

The student cabaret will be held in the HS/MS auditorium due to "inclement weather"!

Announcing the Loading Dock Cabaret Sunday, June 11, 3:00pm! Performing will be our Dryden musical theater students having fun doing what they love to do. Location: Dryden MS/HS auditorium loading dock. (Rain location-inside on stage!)
Donations to the Dryden Drama Boosters gratefully accepted! Baked goods and beverages provided.

Homer High School is performing the classic Romeo & Juliet. If anyone is interested, they are happy to work with us for a discounted ticket package. If you may be interested in arranging a group to go, please let them know!

The Dryden Drama Boosters would like to congratulate our 6 theater scholars! They have each been awarded $200 to register for a theater-related summer camp, lesson, or workshop of their choosing.
These scholarships have been made possible by all our community members who have donated to our fundraisers this past school year. Thank you!

Thank you for everyone's patience with our hour long delay opening show last nigh. Thank you to Neptune Home Company of Dryden for sorting out our Fire Alarm and letting us get our show in.

It’s not too late to catch one of two remaining performances! Please join us at 2:00pm or 7:00pm today!

Be our guest
Be our guest
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin round your neck, cherie
And we provide the rest

Come see Dryden HS’s production of Disney’s classic love story of Beauty And The Beast! There will not be a dry eye in the house when you join us this Friday at 7:00 or Saturday at 2:00 & 7:00. Tickets available at the door🌹.

Congratulations to the lead costumers (Kris Park, Beth Anderson and Beth Peck) for their Dryden Lion Pride award for their never ending hard work making all the students looking fantastic in Dryden Musicals. They went above and beyond with their work on Beauty and the Beast this year!

Come see Dryden HS’s production of Disney’s classic love story of Beauty And The Beast! There will not be a dry eye in the house when you join us this Friday at 7:00 or Saturday at 2:00 & 7:00 . Tickets available at the door🌹.

Come see Dryden HS’s production of Disney’s classic love story of Beauty And The Beast! There will not be a dry eye in the house when you join us this Friday at 7:00 or Saturday at 2:00 & 7:00 . The kids are doing a fantastic job. Tickets available at the door🌹.

Our scholarship deadline has been extended to April 7. This means you have time to apply! Check out our scholarship application form below. You will also be able to find it as an event page, so you don't lose track of the form. All of our fundraisers are used to support scholarships for students interested in theater. Look for us at "Beauty and the Beast"!

The Drama Boosters are providing $200 scholarships to selected Dryden students in grades 6-12. The scholarships are to be used for programs that teach the theater arts, such as summer camps, classes, or workshops. Interested applicants should complete and submit this application by March 6, 2023. I've attached a JPG version here. We can e-mail the Word or PDF version if requested.

Save the Date - March 24th and 25th

W***y Wonka Jr. Families ...
Don't forget to visit the apparel store & get your show shirts or hoodies! Store closes this Monday, October 17th. Orders will be delivered to school show week. We can't wait to see everyone in their Wonka merch that Friday!

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HELP NEEDED for a Halloween event put on by Dryden Recreation department. They are looking for 20 - 30 adult "actors" to participate on October 28th and October 29th. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Marty @ Dryden Recreation or Mike Hall at Dryden fire department.

Save the dates for this year's middle school musical - " W***y Wonka Jr. ". Two performances only. Friday November 4th @ 7pm and Saturday November 5th at 2pm.

UPDATE - I have leads on 4 slides! Thanks everyone!

SLIDE NEEDED
I'm helping design the sets for the Dryden middle school musical "W***y Wonka Jr" this year. We want to incorporate a slide into a set piece. Does anybody have a large slide they would be willing to loan us / give us? The goal is for a middle school kid to fall into large machine (which we are designing/building) and get shot off stage via the slide.

We'd like to get it soon and would return it mid-November after the show. Send me an IM if you think you would have something that would work. Thanks.

Here's a youth theater opportunity.

Civic Ensemble is THRILLED to be holding the second year of the Youth Forum Theatre Troupe. Registration is now open for all 8th-12th graders who want to use theatre to make an impact in your community! Click here to learn more and sign up: https://forms.gle/UUMfcUHrwdTdDwYx5

Attention Middle school families. This year's middle school musical is going to quickly as soon as school starts. See the information below.

Attention all High School Drama kids and parents. Ms. Langdon wants all students to check their email boxes ASAP regarding the high school musical.

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Looking for something this weekend?

Firebringer performances are just a week away. You won't want to miss this hilarious musical put on by a talented, energetic and hard working group of actors!!! 🎭

Hello Dryden Dramatists! Please support the Cortland Youth Bureau's summer production of "Firebringer", an irreverent show about...I am not sure what. But acceptance of new ideas and differences is a big one and one that we can share.

Great summer program for kids!

Spaces are going fast! Sign up your performer for a Next Generation School of Theatre Summer 2022 class today at www.hangartheatre.org/next.

From an anonymous fan!:

I saw the musical on Sunday. It was marvelous. Loved the costuming and story and sets and performers…I know music but have never seen the show so it was great adding the show to my life list of musicals. Congratulations to all who worked on the production…you can tell Dryden is proud of its musical theatre productions, partially because there is so much support - people helping in so many production elements!!

We would like to give a shout to our theater activity scholarship winners! Congratulations to Janey LaPage and Natalie Warwick! They will receive $150 to help pay for tuition and fees for any theater camp, lessons, or workshops of their choice.

DEAR FRIENDs

One more chance to see Dryden's high school musical "She Loves Me" at 2pm on Sunday. Come out and see the hard work from this awesome cast, crew and musicians in our pit band.

Theater activity scholarship applications are due this Saturday! If you have any questions, email: [email protected].