Crazy For You rehearsals begin!

Aleta Martens, Coby Friesen and Cara Warkentin work on blocking Act One Scene 2 under the watchful eye of Assistant Director Cassandra D'Amore.

Richard Janzen works with Jill Olfert, Coby Friesen, Eric Epp and Aleta Martens as they establish an understanding of their character.

The stage thrust is fully completed (by the Theatre Arts class), and the set is currently under construction. Costumes have been designed are in the sewing stage. Tickets go on sale to the general public May 25.

See the full cast list here.

Final Chorale Tour Photos

Here are some final pictures from Chorale Tour which ended last week.

We joined the First Mennonite Church Youth in Edmonton for an evening social.

From our final performance in North Battleford

Spring Concert

The RJC Choirs ended their season with the Spring Concert on May 3. All three choirs presented the best of their spring repertoire.

Concert Choir, directed by Richard Janzen

Women's Choir, directed by Louella K. Friesen

Chorale under the direction of Richard Janzen

Krista Dueck and Cecil Peters welcome everyone to the Spring Concert.

Chorale Tour Videos

Here are a few videos from our performance at Menno Simons Christian School in Calgary while on tour last week.

From our YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/rosthernjrcollege

Chorale Tour 2009!!

Hi all

The tour thus far has been alot of fun. Our first day was spent mainly driving to Lethbridge. The congregation gave us an awesome meal before we sang for them. We then met our first billets (some had hotubs!!!!!). Ask Dan about his cellar-dwelling first night.

The second day started with an early morning and the short drive to Calgary. We had the priviledge of singing and performing with the Menno Simons children's choir. The children's choir was uber cute and sounded so good. We taught the kids two harder songs which they mastered easily. The kids also taught us a simple song which we struggled with.

Chorale and Menno Simons Christian School sings "Ipharadisi" at the concert.

Together, the choirs sing "Hope for Resolution"

Supper in Calgary was a cultural experience at "Peter's Drive In" (monster milkshakes and friesfriesfries onion rings). The evening concert was at Menno Simons Christian School together with the MSCS choir. The gym was full with supporters of both schools.

This picture is from our rehearsal together before the concert.

Throughout the tour we have had the fun of playing the Mennonite game and hearing funny stories from former RJC students. he he he :) The truth behind some past legendary hijinks has come to light.

Day three is starting a slower pace with a sleep in day. At noon we will be leaving for Tofield.

Ian, Dan and the rest

CAST LIST - Crazy For You

Here is the Cast List for "CRAZY FOR YOU" as was posted on Tuesday. The students are anxious to begin. They will get their scripts on Wednesday and rehearsals begin in earnest after Chorale Tour.

Polly Baker	Jill Olfert	Deadrock Nevada postmistress
Irene Roth	Aleta Martens	New York Socialite
Patricia Fodor	Lori Pauls	spinster English tourist sister
Eugenia Fodor	Jennifer Regier	spinster English tourist sister
Mrs. Lottie Child	Cara Warkentin	Bobby's mother
Tess	Carissa Brockman	Follies dance director
Patsy	Miranda Young	Ditzy Follies girl
Mitzi	Laura Schmidt	Follies girl
Elaine	Rachel Stock	Follies girl
Louise	Judith Schulz	Follies girl
Susie	Baily Neufeld	Follies girl
Betsy	Sarah Martens	Follies girl
Margie	Allison Schmidt	Follies girl
Sheila	Danika Epp	Follies girl
Vera	Jocelyn Wiebe	Follies girl
Kit	Hannah Jones	Follies girl
Rosie	Heidi Dick	Follies girl
Gracie	Krista Dueck	Follies girl
Marilyn	Jacoba Fast	Follies girl
Ms. Perkins	Angie Nickel	Mrs. Child's business assistant
Bobby Child	Coby Friesen	young aspiring dancer
Bela Zangler	Ian Epp	established producer
Lank Hawkins	Erik Epp	saloon owner
Everett Baker	Matt Wiens	theatre owner, Polly's father
Harry	Robert Regan	bartender/cowboy
Pete	Dan Driediger	cowboy
Custus	Russell Martens	cowboy
Jimmy	Eric Lo	cowboy/principal dancer
Moose	Curtis Wiens	cowboy/trio
Mingo	Jordan Wiens	cowboy/trio
Sam	Tim Dueck	cowbow/trio
Billy	Brendan Bayda	cowboy/cardplayer
Wyatt	Dan Gretton	cowboy/cardplayer
Junior	Callahan Collier	cowboy/cardplayer
Jedediah	Samantha Bloomfield	cowboy/dancer
Hoss	Erin Boldt	cowboy/dancer
Zeke	Katie McLellan	cowboy/dancer
Abe	Heidi Epp	cowboy/dancer
Chauffeur		Chorus
Zangler's Assistant	Bronwyn Warkentin	New York Chorus
Zangler's Assistant	Torrey Falconer	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Krisha Bueckert	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Suzanne Luitjens	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Rachel Klaassen	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Allison Goerzen	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Brittanny Olsen	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Julia Epp	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Heather Epp	New York Chorus
New York Crowd	Danielle Hunt	New York Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Krisha Bueckert	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Heather Epp	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Julia Epp	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Torrey Falconer	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Allison Goerzen	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Danielle Hunt	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Rachel Klaassen	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Suzanne Luitjens	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Brittany Olsen	Deadrock Chorus
Deadrock Citizen	Bronwyn Warkentin	Deadrock Chorus

Chorale Tour Itinerary

CHORALE SPRING TOUR ITINERARY

May 7, 2009 7:30 PM Lethbridge Mennonite Church, Lethbridge, AB
May 8, 2009 12:00 PM Menno Simons Christian School, Calgary, AB
May 8, 2009 7:30 PM Concert with MSCS Choir, Menno Simons Christian School, Calgary, AB
May 9, 2009 7:30 PM Tofield Mennonite Church, Tofield, AB
May 10, 2009 11:00 AM First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, AB
May 10 Afternoon - recording in First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, AB
May 11, 2009 7:00 PM Youth Event, First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, AB
May 11, 2009 7:00 PM Hope Mennonite Church, North Battleford, SK

Choir performances this week

The choirs were busy this past week, performing numerous times at various functions.

On Wednesday, April 29, the Chorale was joined by the Canadian Mennonite University Chamber Choir (under the direction of Janet Brenneman) for their annual joint fundraising banquet and concert in Osler, SK.

The combined choirs perform "How Deep The Father's Love"


Chorale sings "Deo Dicamus Gratias"

On Sunday, May 3, Women's Choir and Chorale sang in Waldheim for the morning worship service, and then, along with Concert Choir, presented the Spring Concert at RJC in the afternoon.

Concert Choir presents "Hallelujah, Amen"

Chorale is currently preparing for their Spring Tour which leaves on Thursday, May 7.