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Cannon Theater Company Backstage
Welcome to your source for all the information you need regarding Cannon Theater Company! Rehearsal schedules and important links will be posted here, along with FAQs, special events, and ticket information.
Audition Information for CTC's Winter Musical
Audition information for Cannon Theater Company’s productions will be posted here as available.
If you have any questions, contact amacdonald@cannonschool.org.
Cannon Theater Company FAQs
Cannon Theater Company (CTC) is the Upper School after-school component of Cannon's co-curricular theater program. Every year CTC performs a fall play at the North Carolina Theater Conference (NCTC) and then at Cannon. In the winter, CTC performs a larger scale musical or play. Musicals compete in the high school musical theater awards, known as the Blumey Awards. Every spring looks different for CTC depending on our focus and performance opportunities. Committing to CTC for a season is similar to committing to a Cannon athletics team.
What shows will be performed this year?
In fall of 2018, we will perform the one-act plays “The Seagull” by Anton Chekhov and “That’s Not How I Remember It” by Don Zolidis. In February, CTC will present the hit 2006 musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Details can be found here.
Are parents involved in CTC?
There is a long tradition of collaboration in CTC between the Cannon Theater faculty, theater students, and their parents. Parents are instrumental in house management, supporting the cast and crew with snacks and drinks, lending/transporting large set pieces and props, and helping strike the set after final performances. Parents also help chaperone during the NCTC weekend and provide potluck meals on CTC Night. CAFTA (Cannon Advocates for the Arts) has a dedicated Theater liaison parent who supports CTC as well as the Upper School and Middle School theater curricular programs throughout the year.
What is the Cannon Theater Cabaret?
The Cannon Theater Cabaret is an annual end of season celebration in May for Cannon Theater Company members, Upper School theater class students, and their parents. The audience enjoys dessert and coffee while entertained by an evening of short scenes, songs, and award presentations. It is also the setting in which we celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating seniors.
I have more questions.
Email Mr. Mac at amacdonald@cannonschool.org any time to ask a question or set up a time to chat. Break a leg!
Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Summer 2017
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a unique and exciting event. Every year for three weeks, Scotland’s majestic capital is transformed into a magical, unpredictable, and thrilling world. The city bursts at the seams as Edinburgh, Scotland becomes the largest stage in the world. Every theatre, museum, hotel, sports centre and pub plays host to its own array of international performers.
Cannon Theater Company recently received the rare honor of being selected to apply (and was then accepted) to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest performing arts event in the world, in July-August 2017. Thirteen CTC students performed “The Sneeze: Comedic Plays and Stories by Anton Chekhov” to enthusiastic, packed houses, and had the opportunity to experience a wide variety of theater productions. The highly reputable American High School Theater Festival hosted the trip.
Cannon Theater Company recently received the rare honor of being selected to apply (and was then accepted) to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest performing arts event in the world, in July-August 2017. Thirteen CTC students performed “The Sneeze: Comedic Plays and Stories by Anton Chekhov” to enthusiastic, packed houses, and had the opportunity to experience a wide variety of theater productions. The highly reputable American High School Theater Festival hosted the trip.
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