Jefferson Theatre Company
Sparking Passion and Inspiration
COMPETITIVE ONE ACT
What is the Competitive One Act?
The competitive One Act is a part of MSHSL and features 35-minute plays in which schools are evaluated on acting, technical elements, educational value, teamwork, and overall performance. The Section competition takes place over two nights, with three schools from each night advancing to Finals. At the Finals round, the top school will advance onto the State round. The one act has a limit of 20 students in cast and crew.
Competition Dates
1/17 & 1/21
possibly more depending on advancement
Public Performances
1/28 at 3:30 pm & 7 pm
1/30 at 3:30 pm & 7 pm
*one ticket two shows at each listed performance time above
About the play:
In 1953, after interrogation by the House Unamerican Activities Committee, four university wives meet for their monthly play reading, knowing one of them betrayed the others.
Tonight, their secrets and their deceptions will burst through the veneer of decency they struggle to maintain. This is the night they have chosen to read Medea.
Congrats to our Ithaca Cast
Senator Mundt: Justin Kramer
Bridget Mayfield: Olivia Heisel
Alison Dunham: Holleigh Stockton
Katie O'Connor: Maisy Hoffman
Adelaide Houghton: Emma Kashmark
Elsie Bishop: Amelia Busse
Marcie Mayfield: Jayden Benjamin
Ithaca Tech
Sound: Claire Kraynick
Lights: Leo Catalano
Additional tech (roles clarified at rehearsal)
Shania Batchelder, Delilah Dudziak, Henry Edstrom, AJ Jacobsen, Juliet Klapak, Evelyn Sulack
NON COMPETITION ONE ACT
About the play:
12 Angry Jurors is a courtroom drama that takes place entirely in a jury deliberation room as twelve jurors decide the fate of a young man accused of murder.
What seems like an open-and-shut case becomes a tense and heated debate as one juror introduces doubt, and the others grapple with their own prejudices and biases as they re-examine the evidence.
Ultimately, they must come to a unanimous verdict, and the play explores themes of justice, empathy, and the complexities of the American legal system.
Performances
January 28th - 3:30 pm & 7 pm
January 30th - 3:30 pm & 7 pm
CAST LIST TWELVE ANGRY JURORS
Foreman: Elizabeth Ocel
Juror No 2: Brooke Schefers
Juror No 3: Jonas Dammen
Juror No 4: Briana Miller
Juror No 5: Jaird Munar
Juror No 6: Noelle Stockton
Juror No 7: Elsa Ackerman
Juror No 8: Kerris Vaupel
Juror No 9: Wesley Friberg
Juror No 10: Stella Straka
Juror No 11: Christopher Hoffthines
Juror No 12: Bjorn Warner
Guard: Abby Heisel
Jurors Tech
Stage Manager: Gabi Feind
Lights: Owen Russell
Additional tech (roles clarified at rehearsal)
Shania Batchelder, Delilah Dudziak, Henry Edstrom, AJ Jacobsen, Juliet Klapak, Evelyn Sulack
JEFFERSON THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR
Once Upon a Mattress
Performances April 16,17,18,19 and April 24,25
ARTISTIC TEAM:
Laura Schmit (director)
Gaby Schmit (director)
Brian Ohnsorg (musical director)
Tyler Eliason (musical director)
Elliott Douma (pit)
Laurie Clements (costumer)
Mark Borchardt (set)
Josh Fremder (lights)
Interested in joining? We are looking for actors, stage crew and pit orchestra for this show.
To participate as an actor or tech crew member please register at www.jeffersontheatrecompany.org/Registration by January 26th. Open to Jefferson students grades 9-12. Auditions to determine roles will be by video audition due on or before January 26th.
Callbacks will be posted by February 1st. Callbacks occur February 3rd from 4:30-7:30 pm in the Jefferson choir room.
Please complete ALL registration steps:
ACTORS Checklist:
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Fill out and submit registration form and payment (or request scholarship) - You must register here BEFORE submitting your audition video!
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Please submit a video of singing a verse and a chorus 45-60 seconds of an uptempo song from a musical to bohnsorg@isd271.org on or before January 26th.
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Callbacks will be posted by February 1st. Callbacks occur February 3rd from 4:30-7:30 pm in the Jefferson choir room.
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Double check you submitted both the JTC Registration fee (scholarship option available as usual) and the BPS Activity Fee.
PIT ORCHESTRA:
Students interested in the pit orchestra please email: elliotdouma@gmail.com
TECH:
Students interested in TECH should fill out the registration form but do not need to submit an audition video. Complete the registration form on or before January 26th to be considered.
REHEARSALS:
Generally Monday-Friday (excluding Thursdays during Showchoir season) starting February 6th and continuing through April 15th.
No rehearsals:
2/9
2/10
2/24
2/27
3/6
3/7
3/24
or over spring break.
Saturday rehearsals:
4/4
4/11
Each participant is required to do 6 hours of set construction which usually occurs on Saturdays or days we don’t have rehearsal.
PERFORMANCES:
April 16th at 3:30PM (Preview Show)
April 17th at 7:00PM
April 18th at 7:00PM
April 19th at 1:00PM
April 24th at 7:00PM
April 25th at 7:00PM
*April 26th Strike (required) followed by the cast party
Please note all conflicts on your audition form.
Questions?
Contact Director Laura Schmit at lschmit@isd271.org
Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Important details and registration form HERE
Annoucing
the 2026
SUMMER MUSICAL
