Rose Tree Show Microphone plot. Audience Black Blue Yellow Red

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1 Rose Tree Show 2011 Microphone plot Audience Black Blue Yellow Red SL SR ACT ONE (43 minutes w/applause and narrations) 7:30PM GO! OPENING COSTUME: Girls: Black skirt, gold or silver top, gold or silver hair ribbon, tan tights and tan character shoes Guys: Light khakis, black button down shirt with black T shirt underneath, sleeves rolled, black belt and black dance shoes. GUYS SHOULD HAVE TWO OR THREE BLACK T-SHIRTS! Harry: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, from the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, please welcome the Upper Darby Summer Stage Shooting Stars! MONTAGE (:30) Single Voice goes into snippets of many Shooting Stars songs GO TRACK 1 (When performers are all facing upstage) 1. DANCIN' IN THE STREET/FOOTLOOSE (4:00) They're dancin' in Chicago: Jason B. (Red) This is an invitation: Rachel M. (Black) Christine: (Red) Good evening and welcome to Rose Tree Park! We are the Upper Darby Summer Stage SHOOTING STARS (Clap, Stomp) OK, guys, letʼs not get carried away! For the past 15 years, the Shooting Stars have been entertaining audiences all over the area and we are excited to be celebrating another Summer Stage night here at Rose Tree. Tonight we are excited to bring you some of our best songs and medleys from years past. Our next number was performed way back when the group was first started. Here now is hit song from the movie Sister Act 2, Joyful Joyful. GO TRACK 2

2 2. JOYFUL, JOYFUL (3:47) Opening Solo: Rachel C. (Black, take off stand and put back after) Ad lib solos: Fill us with your light, oh Lord: Jenn (Blue) Don't you know we need you now: Devon (Red) Fill us with your light: Chris (Black) Let you light shine on us: Matt L. (Yellow) Fill us with your light, oh Lord: Katy (Blue) Don't you know we need you now: Joe (Red) Fill us with your light: Sara (Black) Let you light shine on us: Tristan (Yellow) Matt S.: (Blue) Up next is a number weʼve been performing for many years now, but itʼs without a doubt one of our favorites. We hope you enjoy it too! From the musical Hairspray, now we present You Canʼt Stop the Beat! GO TRACK 3 3. YOU CANʼT STOP THE BEAT (3:54) You canʼt stop the avalanche: Christine (Yellow, take off stand before song) And you can try: Tyleah (Blue) Cause the world: Emily L. (Red) and Sophie (Black) You canʼt stop today: Joe (Black) Tomorrow is a brand new day: Nick (Red) Yes, we can: Barb (Black) & Maddie (Red) You canʼt stop the avalanche: Terrance F. (Yellow, take off stand before solo) You can try to stop the seasons: Rachel M. (Blue, take off stand before solo) COSTUME CHANGE # 1: Girls: Jeans and white t-shirt, keep gold or silver hair ribbons, black jazz or character shoes Guys: Jeans and black t-shirt, black belt and black dance shoes. NARNIA CAST ENTER FROM SR Emily L.: (Yellow) The Shooting Stars stem from our Summer Stage program at Upper Darby High School where we are in full swing with successful runs of Disneyʼs Camp Rock and Mulan, Jr. Coming this week we are taking audiences on a journey to the magical land of Narnia, which tells the classic tale of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe! Here now are cast members performing Itʼs Amazing What a Bit of Spring Can Do! GO TRACK 4

3 4. NARNIA (3:00) ABOUT 7:44PM NARNIA CAST EXIT SR AND RUGRATS CAST ENTER FROM SL Sara: (Black) Crawling onto our stage in two weeks are those lovable Rugrats who are celebrating their 20 th anniversary this year. Here now are cast members from our production opening on Wednesday, July 27 performing the number Shine Your Light. GO TRACK 5 5. RUGRATS (4:00) ABOUT 7:48PM RUGRATS CAST EXIT SL AND YOUR SMILING FACE SINGERS ENTER FROM BACK SR Camille: (Blue) Thereʼs so much still to look forward to at Summer Stage as our season continues. Join us for these two exciting productions and then for our final two shows: The Secret Garden and The Dinosaur Musical. Brochures are available in the park and you can purchase tickets on our website at Monica: (Yellow) Up next, our talented singers would like to bring you two a cappella numbers. First up, Terrance and the gang bring you a James Taylor favorite, Your Smiling Face. NO TRACK 5-B. YOUR SMILING FACE (2:16) (A Capella) Solo: Terrance F. Group: Mackenzie, Sara, Tyleah, Barb, Ian, Tristan, Chris, Nick Backups: Allie, Camille, Paul, John Maddy: (Black) Next we have the guys with their own twist on last yearʼs production of West Side Story. Take it away guys! NO TRACK 5-C. BARBERSHOP (3:00) (A Capella) Quartet: Ian, Jared, David, Tristan

4 Karen: (Black) Our next three numbers are some broadway favorites weʼve performed through the years. Composers Ahrens and Flaherty have created some memorable opening sequences to their Broadway productions. Here now is an excerpt from their musical Once On this Island. Ladies and gentleman, We Dance! GO TRACK 6 6. WE DANCE (2:16) Asaka grow me a garden: April (Yellow, take off stand) Please, Agwe, donʼt flood my garden: Devon (Blue, take off stand) Erzulie, who will my love be: Mackenzie (Red, take off stand) and Rachel C. (Black, take off stand) April: (Yellow) The musical All Shook Up takes the music of Elvis Presley and transforms it into an entertaining and hilarious story of how a run-down town is transformed when a motorcycle ridinʼ roustabout arrives. Here now is a hit song from All Shook Up, Cʼmon Everybody! GO TRACK 7 7. CʼMON EVERYBODY (3:12) (Stool for soloist) Solo: David (Red, take off stand before the song) Solos 2 & 3: Christine (Yellow) and Devon (Black) Chris: (Black) The timeless music of Billy Joel has entertained audiences around the globe for the past four decades and in 2002 was transformed into the broadway musical Movinʼ Out! Our following medley features songs from the show, and we are excited to be performing it again in Shooting Stars. Ladies and Gentlemen, our Billy Joel Medley! GO TRACK 8 8. BILLY JOEL MEDLEY (10:38) Piano Man: Sean (needs boom mic preset with piano) Scenes: Ian (Blue, take during narration), Chris, Paul (Yellow, take during narration) River of Dreams: Mackenzie (Yellow), Rachel M. (Blue), Laura (Red)

5 Matt L.: (Red) Weʼll be back with more music and dancing after a quick break! Enjoy some refreshments, stay cool and weʼll see you in 20 minutes! INTERMISSION (DEFINITE 20 MINUTES) ABOUT 8:13PM COSTUME CHANGE # 2: NEW Girls and Guys in Titanic: Keep jeans on and put on Titanic t-shirt NEW Girls and Guys NOT in Titanic: Back to original costume (silver and gold tops) LAST YEARʼS Girls: Pink or purple dress with pink or purple hair ribbon, and tan character shoes (present jeans and Titanic t-shirt backstage if you are in Titanic) LAST YEARʼS Guys: Light khakis and blue button-down shirt (sleeves rolled), black belt and black dance shoes (present Titanic t-shirt backstage if you are in Titanic), no jeans for guys) ALI, DEVIN, RACHEL M.: Preset your opening outfit. ACT TWO (48 minutes w/applause and narrations) ABOUT 8:33PM Kevin and Abby: (Yellow) Introduce Alumni and past directors (3 minutes) GO TRACK 9 9. WITH A SINGLE VOICE (2:57) SOLOS AND MIC COLORS TBA Another show to put on, another song to sing: How I hope my mother is watching: Just think of how they will cheer: Why do I feel such fear: Oh, come on, weʼve been doing this a whole year: I see a world full of need, it makes me stop and think: What can I do Iʼm only one person?: So many things to be done So much I want to do: Can one person really make a difference?: Jason B.: (Red) The musical Wicked has been one of the top selling shows on Broadway for almost a decade. It is the story of the witches of Oz before Dorothy ever arrived. Here now are excerpts from our Wicked Medley last performed by the Shooting Stars 5 years ago, including the most memorable song from the broadway production Defying Gravity. GO TRACK 10

6 10. DEFYING GRAVITY/ WICKED (5:45) Soloist: Ali Terrance C.: (Black) No Shooting Star production would ever be complete without one of our signature medleys. Many of you know whatʼs coming, but if not, youʼre in for a real treat! Ladies and Gentleman we now present our Swing Medley: Steeeeeeeeeeeppinʼ Out! GO TRACK STEPPINʼ OUT (SWING MEDLEY) (8:08) This Joint is Jumpinʼ: Laura (Black) COSTUME CHANGE # 3: LAST YEARʼS Girls in Titanic: Put on jeans and Titanic t-shirt discretely backstage. LAST YEARʼS Guys in Titanic: Take of blue button down and put on Titanic t-shirt. ALI, DEVIN, RACHEL M.: Quickly change into opening outfit with Titanic t-shirt over top. LAST YEARʼS Girls and Guys NOT in Titanic: Original gold and silver outfits. SHOOTING STARS EXIT SR AND TITANIC ACTORS GO TO ENTRANCE SPOTS FROM BACKSTAGE LEFT Jared: (Yellow) The year 2012 marks the 100 th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history. This summer our mainstage program is honored to present the musical Titanic, which portrays the stories of the actual people who were aboard the ship when it first set sail on April 10, Here now to tell you more about this exciting production is director, Marcus Stevens. Marcus speaks (Blue) 11-B. TITANIC PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT (10 MINUTES w/intros) ABOUT 8:50PM Marcus wraps up (Blue) COSTUME CHANGE # 4: ALI, DEVIN, RACHEL M.: Take off Titanic t-shirt. LAST YEARʼS Girls and Guys in Titanic: Original gold and silver outfits. Nick: (Red) Up next we would like to feature four of our senior girls with a song from the musical Legally Blonde. Here is Ali, Devin, Rachel and Katy with So Much Better. GO TRACK 12

7 12. SO MUCH BETTER (3:23) Group: Ali, Devin, Rachel, Katy Joe: (Yellow) The music and magic of Disney has been sharing its classic songs and memorable characters with Broadway and Movie audiences for decades. We close our evening with a medley of songs from Disney productions including Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, High School Musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Lion King! GO TRACK DISNEY ON STAGE 1 (7:12) Circle of Life Banners Chant Soloist: Tyleah H. (Blue) Circle of Life intro: Mackenzie (Black) Circle of Life Soloist: Devin (Red) Weʼre All in This Together Male Solo: Ian (Red) Female Solo: Rachel C. (Black) Step In Time Brooms Be Our Guest WAIT FOR APPLAUSE GO TRACK TOPSY TURVY (1:53) WAIT FOR APPLAUSE GO TRACK DISNEY ON STAGE FINALE (4:26) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Trashin the Camp Solo: Terrance C. (Yellow) Circle of Life Chant Banners, 3 long fabric pieces, 20 fabric arm pieces

8 Circle of Life Finale WAIT FOR APPLAUSE GO TRACK DANCING IN THE STREET BOWS (1:30) Performers bow in this order: JUNIOR BOYS (bow split and run around sides) JUNIOR GIRLS (bow split and run around sides) SENIOR BOYS (bow and let girls through) SENIOR GIRLS (bow and come even with guys) ALL SENIORS (bow and then ALL move to final Dancinʼ in the Street positions) EVERYONE FINISH THE NUMBERS AND THEN COMPANY BOW 17. PLAYOUT (1:00) END ACT TWO ABOUT 9:20PM SHOW TIME: Approx. 110 minutes w/intermission, applause, and narrations