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The Carolian Page 1 St. Charles Preparatory School April 2011 The Carolian The Carolian The Official Newspaper of St. Charles Preparatory School Q U I C K NEWS: SC Theatre Program Premiers Urinetown SC Theatre Peter Vilardi ‘12 societal hierarchy and corporate The ensemble members sing and Premiers Urinetown The St. Charles Campus politics, but also pokes fun at dance with energy, channeling SC Engineers are Theater has played host to a other Broadway musicals in its the show‟s energy into a tight “Best in State” wonderful series of shows and style and presentation, and and focused beam. an excellent group of actors and offers a humorous critique of Of course, the show This year’s Prom a wonderful success actresses throughout the 2010- traditional musical theatre. Even would not be possible without 2011 season. St. Charles Theatre the show‟s narrators, Cop the efforts of those behind the Cards gear up for is preparing to wrap up a stellar Officer Lockstock (Peter Vilardi scenes. A special thanks goes out exciting new baseball, tennis, year with this spring‟s ‟12) and street child Little Sally to all the members of the stage and Ultimate spectacular musical, the hilarious (freshman Maggie Turek of crew—technical director Joe Frisbee seasons and biting Urinetown: The Musical, Grove City High School), point Mitchell, visual-effects men Numerous students written and composed by Greg out and question the premises of Thomas Sinard „11 and Patrick invited to advance Kotis and Mark Hollmann. the play‟s storyline (and even the Stinson, the show‟s tremendous to state level of When a twenty-year very concept of musicals backing band; and, as always, National History Day drought strikes, a monopolistic themselves) at every turn. The vocal coach Karrie Horton, private corporation forces the show‟s offbeat and quirky style production consultant Michael denizens of an unnamed town to makes for intelligent Lorr, and director/faculty pay a fee to use public entertainment and plenty of member Mr. Montgomery. With restrooms. The head of this laughs. the combined efforts of all these INSIDE THIS company, skinflint business The group of young wonderful people, the show ISSUE: tycoon Caldwell B. Cladwell actors and actresses is very becomes more than just some (Danny Turek ‟12), enforces this strong. Leading man Alex lyrics and sheet music on paper, SC News 1-6 greedy water-saving scheme with Brown sings with heart and but a visceral experience right an iron fist, and he has the law charisma, and makes an excellent before your eyes. on his side; anyone caught counterpart to leading lady Amy Urinetown is a satirically Culture 7-9 attempting to pee for free is Stock (a junior at Bishop funny, refreshingly unique “sent down to Urinetown”— Watterson), who plays the naïve theatre experience that you Non-Sequitur 10 though very few people know yet big-hearted Hope Cladwell won‟t want to miss. It is what this “Urinetown” is, where (daughter of the aforementioned definitely a fine high note on it is, and what mysteries lie there. Mr. Cladwell). Bishop Hartley which to end the 2010-2011 Non-Gravis 11 But when the dashing and young senior Liz Miller plays bold and theatre season, and a show that Bobby Strong (Alex Brown ‟11) world-weary amenity operator will make you smile, laugh, and decides to lead a revolution Penelope Pennywise with power hopefully even sing along. among the masses, chaos—and and verve, popping some of the Urinetown: the Musical will be satirical hilarity—ensues. show‟s highest notes (a high C!). performed on Thursday, Friday, As you‟ve probably Danny Turek makes villainy and Saturday, April 14-16 at 8:00 guessed from the plotline, gloriously fun and laugh-out- PM, and on Sunday, April 17 at Urinetown is in no way your loud funny as Cladwell. Maggie 3:00 PM. Don‟t miss it! typical musical. The show takes a Turek‟s Little Sally is inquisitive scathingly satirical look at and rascally, yet very endearing. The Carolian SC News Page 2 St. Charles Engineers are Best in State! Adam Henderson ‘12 questions asked. Varsity division. After receiving the Last year, the St. Charles After completing the questions scores, engineering coach Dr. Sarah Engineering Team won the Division III and essays, all the St. Charles team could Vandermeer learned that the St. Charles National Championship for the second do was wait for the announcement of A team answered 73 out of 80 questions year in a row. On Wednesday February awards. The teams were graded only correctly. This was the highest score 23, 2011, they were trying to do so a on the multiple choice section because ever earned by a St. Charles Engineering third time in Ada, Ohio. St. Charles was the essays were not yet judged. The JV team. Dr. Vandermeer also learned that also attempting to have the highest section was first to be announced and the five St. Charles Varsity teams had score out of any team in Ohio, the St. Charles team took first place. the five highest scores out of all the regardless of division and to become Next, the Varsity division was teams in attendance. “best-in-state.” The six St. Charles announced and only one team from A few weeks after the teams were the first teams to arrive on each school could win. The St. Charles competition, Dr. Vandermeer found out the campus of Ohio Northern A team was declared the winners of the that the St. Charles A team won the University, and the team used the Division III State Championship, time and space to eat, warm up, which meant that the Cards beat take pictures, and get ready for the powerhouse Beavercreek and took competition. St. Charles brought the title of “best in state.” The St. six teams of eight to the Charles Engineering Team was the completion—five Varsity teams highest-scoring engineering team and one JV team. out of every competing school in The JETS Engineering Ohio. Also, on the multiple choice competition consists of an eighty- section, only three teams in the question multiple choice section entire nation scored higher than St. and an essay section. Each team Charles. Dr. Vandermeer receives eight scenarios concerning described the performance as different aspects of engineering, “terrific” and said that she is “very including solar energy, coal power, proud of the effort and and energy efficiency in the accomplishments of the household. Each SC engineer engineers.” The St. Charles The 2011 St. Charles Engineering chose a scenario and spent time engineering team has reached new Team. researching and organizing his heights and hopes to continue this Photo courtesy of Mrs. Kris Doney. knowledge of it. They also worked with engineering dynasty in the years to their teams to get the feel for the type of come. A (Shamelessly Self-promoting) Note Concerning Urinetown Greg Lindsey ‘11 restrooms that are administrated by a Broadway shows while laughing at Urinetown? Yeah, I know what huge monopolistic corporation that them. The parody and humor in the you‟re thinking—that is possibly the charges a hefty fee for usage. Young show make the musical much more worst title for a musical that you‟ve ever idealist Bobby Strong leads a revolt in entertaining to those who don‟t typically heard. The title is a little off-putting to order to free the toilets for use by the enjoy musicals, while the references are those who are unfamiliar to the show; people. sure to please musical fans. however, when you learn a bit more The show combines many Don‟t let the name or medium about it, I‟m sure that you will see why different elements in a fashion that be off-putting—Urinetown is a show for the St. Charles Theatre Program is provides something for any viewer. everyone. If you have any doubts or putting on this unique show. There is, of course, the traditional questions, ask a cast member like me. It Urinetown is a musical set in a singing and dancing that comes with wouldn‟t be spring if St. Charles wasn‟t dystopia world where a drought has being a musical. However, authors Greg doing a new, innovative musical, and ravaged the water supply, causing Kotis and Mark Hollman have added Urinetown fits that bill. private bathrooms to be outlawed. elements of parody, satire, and social Everyone must now use public commentary. It pays homage to classic The Carolian SC News Page 3 Another Take on Urinetown Danny Turek ‘12 and Peter Vilardi ‘12 second to recover, since we just BLEW directly to the audience) and question As Saint Charles Cardinals are YOUR MIND. But guess what? We‟re the play‟s premises at every turn. wont to do, we have often pondered the going to do it again. Urinetown is certainly Another gleefully enjoyable, ideas and satire of Urinetown: the Musical a unique idea, but this type of theatre satirical aspect of Urinetown is that the into the wee hours of the night. Now, performance has been done before. The music itself parodies that of other not all of those thoughts can be term “Brechtian theatre” is a highly famous shows. According to composer explained in such a short article, but we influential form of drama created by Mark Hollmann, the seething rant of will do our best to impart some of the playwright Bertolt Brecht in the 1930s. Penelope Pennywise, “It‟s a Privilege to enlightenments we have received during It is the idea that plays can be written as Pee,” was inspired by a song called “The those nights collapsed in deep, a forum for debate, presenting an idea Morning Hymn of Peachum” from the contemplative thought.

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