COLÁISTE CHRAOBH ABHANN

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1 COLÁISTE CHRAOBH ABHANN PRESENTS Wednesday 9th Friday 11th March 2016 The Mermaid Arts Centre Bray

2 Principal s Welcome Welcome to Coláiste Chraobh Abhann s tenth annual musical production. This year s production is CRAZY FOR YOU, in which a stage-struck New York playboy, Bobby Child, is sent to a small, poor town in Nevada to close down the local theatre. Soon Bobby falls in love with the theatre owner s daughter, Polly. In order to save the theatre, he dreams up the idea to put on a show to raise money for the theatre. In the end, the town is reinvigorated, the theatre is saved and Bobby finds love. The musical is a high energy comedy which includes mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music. Each year the school musical provides our students with the opportunity to develop socially, personally and artistically by joining the cast of the chosen production. Cast members always remember the show as one of the highlights of their school lives and I know they cherish the memories for many years to come. By the time the curtain closes, there will have been new friendships forged and, of course, lots of fun had by all. I wish to thank the Choreographer Ms Yvonne Prendergast and the Musical Director Ms Siobhán Gallagher for their professionalism and dedication in working with the cast over the last few months. I also wish to extend my gratitude to all staff members who helped out over the last few months and have volunteered to help out back stage at the four performances. Thanks to Mr John Blake for all his hard work with her TY team on the publication of the musical programme for tonight s performance. The caretaking team of Mr Vincent Hunt and Mr Chris Nugent have the stage sets and props prepared to the highest standards while Mr Conor Kennedy ensures everything runs smoothly behind the scenes and on the stage with the help of his TY team of assistants. Ms Stephanie Cogavin ensured that attendance at rehearsals was kept at a high level throughout the year with Mr Kennedy and his TY Sales Team ensuring that all performances were SOLD OUT by taking charge of tickets sales. Thanks to Ms Margaret McCormack who organised TY students into teams working on a range of activities related to the musical from raffle ticket sales to promotion of the musical. Ms Niamh Tarrant and Mr Gareth McRory and their TY students prepared the billboards for promotion of the musical in the community. A special thanks also to the Parents Council members who have worked behind the scenes in the lead up to tonight s performance. The show simply could not have gone on without their support and assistance. In addition, I wish to acknowledge the support of our generous sponsors who are listed in the programme. Finally, I wish to offer a sincere thanks to The Mermaid Arts Centre and its wonderfully supportive staff for providing the school with such an excellent venue. Now sit back and enjoy the performance. I know you will leave the theatre after tonight s performance with many fond memories. Shane Eivers Principal

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17 Background to Crazy For You Crazy For You is the classic tale of a boy, a girl and a theatre in need of salvation. Stage-struck Bobby Child works as a banker for his overbearing mother, Lottie, but spends his off hours practicing dance routines and sneaking in to audition for Zangler s Follies, the most popular show in New York City. Unfortunately, Bobby s showbiz career is going nowhere and his strident fiancé is insisting that he name the date, so when Lottie demands that he investigate a far-away customer who has defaulted on a mortgage, Bobby jumps at the chance to get out of town. Arriving in hot, quiet Deadrock, Nevada, Bobby falls for Polly Baker, the sweet and sturdy postmistress whose father happens to own the beautiful but decaying Gaiety Theatre, which he has been sent to seize. Now lovestruck, Bobby comes up with a plan: call in his friends, the Follies Girls, all the way from New York City, cast the locals, a bunch of rundown cowboys with latent musical talent and put on a show to save the old building. Polly in turn falls for the enthusiastic young man, but feels angry and betrayed when she discovers that he has come from the bank. In order to spend time with the furious Polly, Bobby disguises himself as Bela Zangler of Zangler s Follies.. But while Zangler is talking up Bobby to the unsuspecting Polly, Polly is falling for the impersonation of dashing European Zangler. and when the real Zangler arrives in town, chasing Tessie, his beloved dance captain, things really get Crazy! With a fast-paced and light-hearted script and a collection of the most beloved tunes of George and Ira Gershwin, including the day-dreamy Can t Be Bothered Now, the catchy, high-energy Slap That Bass, and the plaintive, romantic Someone To Watch Over Me, Crazy For You is a truly delightful homage to the beloved, optimistic musicals of the 1930s: a world of showgirls and cowboys, in which a city boy and a country girl reconcile their differences, fall in love, and save a theatre, the old-fashioned way.

18 Crazy For You Scenes Act 1 1. Zanglers Broadway Theater, N.Y. 2. Outside The Zangler Theater 3. Main Street, Deadrock, Nevada 4. Lank s Saloon 5. Main St. & Desert, Deadrock Nevada Act 2 1. Inside Lank s Saloon 2. Lank s Saloon 3. Stage of The Gaiety Theater 4. Outside Zangler Theater, 5. Main St. Deadrock, Nevada 6. Stage of The Gaiety Theater 7. Main Street 8. Lobby of The Gaiety Theater 9. Stage of The Gaiety Theater 10. Back stage of The Gaiety Theater 11. Main Street

19 Meet the Cast Bobby Zangler Lank Eugene Everett Moose Mingo Sam Wyatt Custus Billy Harry Junior Pete Jimmy Perkins Polly Irene Tess Patricia Mother Patsy Conor Rubalcava Thomas Brady Kevin Gillan Marc Brady Alex Synnott Matthew Byrne Luke Byrne Brian Short Cormac Gilnagh Killian Hannon Cian Cullen Aaron O Brien Hyrum Scott Conor Power Eoin Byrne Aaron O Brien Alannah Devlin-Merriman Orla Bradshaw Aoife Meagher Clodagh Bradshaw Brianna Morris Hannah McConnell

20 Cast And Crew Profiles Conor Rubalcava is a 5th year student, this is his third musical with the school. He previously starred in Footloose and All Shook Up. When he s not on stage Conor enjoys playing rugby. Alanna Devlin Merriman is a 5th year student, this is her fourth musical. She has also starred in The Wiz and Footloose. Alanna is also part of this year s school play Sive. She enjoys drama outside of the school. Tom Brady is a 6th year student, this is his fifth musical with the school. He also graced the stage in Oliver and Grease. Tom is also part of the school play Sive and outside of school he plays in a band called The Felonies. Orla Bradshaw is a 5th year student, this is her fourth school musical. She also appeared in All Shook Up and Footloose. Orla is very excited about this musical. Orla is Chairperson of the 5th year Peer Mentors in the school. Kevin Gillian is a 5th year student, this is his second school musical. He starred in Footloose last year. When he isn t on stage Kevin enjoys sailing and surfing. Aoife Meagher is a 5th year student, this is her fourth school musical. Aoife is looking forward to her role in this year s musical. In her spare time Aoife enjoys Archery.

21 Marc Brady is a Transition year student, this is his second musical with the school. He was previously in Grease. He enjoys being on the stage and this year he was the lead in the R.V.G pantomime, he also is involved in this year s school play Sive. Clodagh Bradshaw is a 5th year student, this is her fourth musical with the school, Off the stage she can be seen on the pitch playing rugby or partaking in Scouts. Alex Synnott is a Transition year student, this the first time he has been involved in a musical. Alex is excited to play one of the mains this year. Outside of this musical he is involved in kick boxing and football. Brianna Morris is a 2nd year student, this is her second musical with the school. Last year she was involved in Footloose. When not on the stage, Brianna is extremely musical and plays the piano. Hannah McConnell is a 1st year student, this is her first musical with the school. She can t wait to get onto the stage! Hannah loves drama and does other musicals outside of school, she also plays the piano. Matthew Byrne is a Transition year student, this is his first musical with the school. Outside of this musical he enjoys playing Gaelic Football and also is a part of the R.V.G. Luke Byrne is a Transition year student, this is his third musical with the school. He is involved in other musicals outside of the school and recently starred in Grease. He also enjoys playing football. Brian Short is a Transition year student, this is his second musical with the school. He was previously involved in the school musical All Shook Up. He can also be seen playing rugby for Wicklow.

22 Cormac Gilnagh is a Transition year student, this is his second musical with the school. He starred as Sonny in Grease. Outside of this musical Cormac can be seen galloping through the fields on a horse. Killian Hannon is a 5th year student, this is his fourth musical with the school. In last years school musical Footloose, he played the lead role. When he is not on the stage, Killian enjoys doing Kick boxing and play hurling. Cian Cullen is a Transition year student, this his third musical with the school. He has partaken in previous school musicals of Grease and All Shook Up. Outside of school, Cian can be spotted playing golf. Aaron O Brien is a Transition year student, this is his second school musical. Aaron enjoys playing basketball. Hyrum Scott is a 2nd year student, this is his second musical with the school having starred in Footloose last year. Conor Power is a 1st year student. Conor plays many sports such as Gaelic football and hurling. Eoin Byrne is a 1st year student. When not being involved in this musical, Eoin participates in other drama productions and also plays soccer and hurling. Yvonne Prendergast Choreographer This is Yvonne s ninth musical with CCA. Yvonne says that she really loves this job. She s very proud of the school class and says they ve worked extremely hard to get to where they are. She wishes the cast every success with the production. Siobhan Gallagher Musical Director This is Siobhan s ninth show with CCA. That s what doing the school musical is all about; developing confidence in young people and helping them make friends across the year groups. She wishes the entire class good luck with the performances in the Mermaid.

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24 Credits Musical Director Choreograher Costumes Rehearsals Schedule Programme Lighting Design Sound Stage Construction Hair & Makeup Stage Design, Art & Props Siobhán Gallagher Yvonne Prendergast Parents Council Students Stephanie Cogavin John Blake TY Journalism Class Shane Byrne Vinny Osbourne Chris Nugent Vincent Hunt Emma Currid TY Students Chris Nugent Vincent Hunt TY Students

25 Previous School Musicals Joseph 2007 The Boyfriend 2008 Annie 2009 Back to the 80 s 2010 Oliver 2011 The Wiz 2012 All Shook Up 2013 Grease 2014 Footloose 2015

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