Shaker Heights Middle School Drama Presents
Dear Chuck
(A full-length dramedy by Jonathan Dorf)
Friday, October 21, 2022, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, 2 p.m.
Shaker Heights Middle School Auditorium
Director: Bebe Weinberg Katz
Producer: Suzanna Adkins
Designer: Chuck Tisdale
Production
List of Scenes
Overture: The Search for Chuck Full Company
My Civil Rights
Reece Williams
Clubbed Avery Hayes, Shuria Merritt
Chuck Interlude #1 Rachael Timberlake
The Dance Daniel Bowen, Yulian Brown, Tamyra Garner, Rachael Timberlake
Three Rows Hailey Seifert
It’s My Room Clara Buehl-Reichard, Alexandra Carrier, Madeline Holmes, Ollie Karlowicz, Shuria Merritt, Bobby Mossing, Adrian Rolf
Chuck Interlude #2: Dear Chuck Tamyra Garner
Supposed To Avery Hayes, Charlie Hudson, Daria Mirodon, Claire Niess, Shania Prichett, Rachael Timberlake
Registered Voter Daria Mirodon
Baking Yulian Brown, Olli Karlowicz
Chuck Interlude #3 Shania Pritchett
The Menu Eden Bracey, Carolyn Lauritsen, Bobby Mossing, Daphne Munch, Claire Niess
I’m Thinking Madeline Holmes
Interlude #4 Ollie Karlowicz
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It’s My Party...
Daniel Bowen, Yulian Brown, Charlie Hudson
Bran and Bananas Adrian Rolf
The Social Network Daphne Much, Rachael Timberlake
Chuck Interlude #5 Bobby Mossing
Subtraction Alexandra Carrier
Promise Not to Tell Yulian Brown, Tamyra Garner, Lizzie Harbaugh, Daria Mirodon, Robert Mossing, Hailey Seifert
Chuck Interlude #6 Madeline Holmes
Decisions, Decisions
Charlie Hudson
Zero Tolerance Eden Bracey, Claire Niess, Ollie Karlowicz, Adrian Rolf
Adventures in Babysitting Clara Buehl-Reichard, Lizzie Harbaugh, Reece Williams
Chuck Interlude #7 Full Company
Roots Avery Hayes, Carolyn Lauritsen
Fireflies Yulian Brown, Adrian Rolf
Chuck Interlude #8 Shuria Merritt
Chuck Interlude #9: Dear Chuck Reprise Hailey Seifert
Finale: The Coming of Chuck Full Company
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Dear Chuck Synopsis
Teenagers are typically caught in the middle—they’re not quite adults, but they’re definitely no longer children. Through a series of scenes and monologues, we meet an eclectic group of teen characters who are trying to communicate with that wannabe special someone, coping with the loss of a classmate, battling controlling parents, swimming for that island of calm in the stormy sea of technology—and many others. What they all have in common is the search for their “Chuck,” that elusive moment of knowing who you are.
Dear Chuck was originally commissioned and developed by the Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Arts Conservatory.
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Meet the Cast
Daniel Bowen, 8th Grade. My favorite color is maroon. An inter esting fact is that I do martial Arts.
Eden Bracey, 7th Grade. My favorite food is Sushi. An interesting fact is that I can sing.
Yulian Brown, 8th Grade. My favorite show is Star Wars. An interesting fact is that I did fencing.
Clara Buehl-Reichard, 7th Grade. My favorite show is Stranger Things. An interesting fact is that I did theater in the summer.
Alexandra Carrier, 7th Grade. My favorite role is orphan boy in Oliver. An interesting fact is that I play volleyball.
Tamyra Garner, 8th Grade. My favorite color is lilac. An interesting fact is that I can do nails.
Lizzie Harbaugh, 7th Grade. My favorite color is yellow. An interesting fact is that I have been in seven plays.
Avery Hayes, 7th Grade. My favorite color is purple. An interest ing fact is that I like to draw.
Madeline Holmes, 8th Grade. My favorite show is The Owl House. An interesting fact is that I swim year round.
Charlie Hudson, 7th Grade. My favorite movie is Star Wars Epi sode 3. An interesting fact is that I run cross country.
Ollie Karlowicz, 8th Grade. My favorite color is green. An interesting fact is that I run track.
Carolyn Lauritsen, 7th Grade. My favorite color is blue. An inter esting fact is that I have nine pets.
Shuria Merritt, 8th Grade. My favorite food is wings .An interesting fact is that I can dance.
Daria Mirodron, 8th Grade. My favorite role is Carrie from Dear Edwina. An interesting fact is that I have played cello for six
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Bobby Mossing, 8th Grade. My favorite color is blue. An interest ing fact is that I like to rock climb.
Daphne Munch, 7th Grade. My favorite color is yellow. An interesting fact is that I love music.
Claire Niess, 7th Grade, My favorite role is as feature dancer in Aladdin. An interesting fact is that I have been doing theatre since 2nd grade.
Shania Pritchett, 8th Grade. My favorite color is blue. An inter esting fact is that I play basketball.
Adrian Rolf, 8th Grade. My favorite book is The Secret History by Donna Tartt. An interesting fact is that I went to states for Power of the Pen in Seventh Grade.
Hailey Seifert, 8th Grade. My favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird. An interesting fact is that I can make friendship bracelets.
Rachael Timberlake, 7th Grade. My favorite color is baby blue. An interesting fact is that I am double jointed.
Reece Williams, 7th Grade. My favorite food is all kinds of potatoes An interesting fact is that I am a good skier.
Suzanna Adkins (Producer) teaches seventh & eighth grade choir. My favorite food is mashed potatoes. An interesting fact is that I won first place at the county fair for showing a goat.
Bebe Weinberg Katz(Director) has done theater in Cleveland for 50 years. My favorite shows are West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and Oklahoma.
Charles Tisdale (Production Designer) is in his 26th year as the Technical Director for Shaker Middle and High School. His favorite food to eat is chocolate cookies. Mr. Tisdale’s favorite show is “Fools,” which opens at Shaker Heights High School on November 17.
Play Etiquette Request
1. Please do not use electronic devices to take pictures or record the performance.
2. Please do not distract students by making noise during the performance.
3. Please remain seated at all times. Aisles may be used as a part of this performance.
4. Please respect the time and energy the students have put into this performance by being polite if mistakes do occur.
5. Please respect other audience members who wish to see and hear their students perform.
Our Upcoming Season
Auditions
November 14, 15 & 16
2:30-5:00 in SMS Auditorium
Show Dates March 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. March 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. SMS Auditorium
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Produced by special arranbement with Youth PLAYS www.youthplays.com
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Acknowledgements
Principal Michelle Hughes & Assistant Principals Tom Flood and Jalen Brown for their support of our theater program.
All families of performers for their support of our Fall Play.