About our School MusicalsSince 2004, the 5th and 6th class children of St. Brigid’s school have been staging Musical Productions every second year. Although individual classes often put on class shows themselves, these larger productions allow for every child in the school to also take part in one large-scale musical production in either 5th or 6th class. Auditions for singing, acting and dancing parts are usually held during the first term of the year of a musical.
In the past we have performed a huge variety of Musical Produstions: Cinderella (2004), Snow White the Musical (2006), Uncle Crumble’s Mad Machine (2008), The Snow Queen (2010), Natasha's Nightmare (2011), The Wizard of Oz (2014) and our most recent production of Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr in April 2016. These shows have always been a great success and proven to be lots of fun for everyone involved! Have a look at the slideshow on the side to see some of our past musical productions ---------------------> |
Our Past Musicals |
The Wizard of Oz by St. Brigid's GNS (Photos of Show by Keith Dixon) on PhotoPeach
A Report of Our School Musical 'The Wizard of Oz' 2014
Written by 6th Class Pupils 2013-2014
Every two years, the 5th and 6th classes perform a Musical. This year, we did ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Auditions began in November and all of the teachers involved had a difficult decision of choosing the cast, dancers and choir. Everybody had a part and got fully involved with great enthusiasm. Lunchtime rehearsals took place as well as after school for cast members and overall it was a great production. Here are the main areas in our musical:
BACKSTAGE
Backstage you could be a Prompter,a Stage Manager or someone in charge of the music. The Prompters would sit at the side of the stage with a script. These were Kerry and Kate. If someone forgot their line the prompters would shout it to the person so only the person who forgot their line could hear.
The Stage Mangers were Laura and Amy. They helped to paint all the sets with the help of Ms. Cooney. They also had to bring the right props on stage at the right scene we also had to hold all the sets up on stage and we were in charge of the smoke machine. The people in charge of the music were Maria and Sarah. They were be at the back of the hall playing the music for the songs and they played all the sound affects at the right time!
By Amy Power Ahern
ON STAGE
I was in the cast. I was the Tin Man in the play. I had to go to rehearsals every lunch and after school till half three. Ms. Edwards, Ms. Dalton and Ms. Keogh worked with the cast. It was really fun and as we got closer to the show we got to rehearse in our costumes. On the night everyone was really nervous back stage but once we all came out and preformed it was really fun. Everyone was really comfortable on stage and each night the crowd got better and better. By Courtney Byrne
We had two Dorothies and two Totos as it was a long play. As Dorothy, we had Alli Mooney and Gunjan Shahapurkae. We had Courtney Byrne as the Tin Man, Louise Mc Guinness as the cowardly Lion, Simone Connelly as the Scarecrow, Toto was shared by Amy Dorgan Hughes and Lizi Areshide, Melia Mc Evoy as Glinda, Fiona Conway as the Wicked Witch and Arel L-Contredas as the Wizard of Oz and many more. They all practised really hard and performed their best on the three nights, improving with confidence each night. By Alli Mooney, Hannah Ryan and Amy Dorgan-Hughes
DANCERS
There were two dance groups –the Ozians and the Munchkins. The dancers came up with the dances with help from Ms. O’ Donoghue, Ms. Miley and Ms. Hassett. The Ozians wore green costumes and had props for The Emerald city scene. The Munchkins wore very colourful clothes and welcomed Dorothy through song to Munchkin Land. By Cara Mooney
CHOIR
Ms. McGrath and Ms. Brady took the choir at lunchtimes for rehearsal. They sang all the wonderful songs from the play and provided the chorus singing for the Musical. They even added in their own moves with the songs. By Kate Brady
Every two years, the 5th and 6th classes perform a Musical. This year, we did ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Auditions began in November and all of the teachers involved had a difficult decision of choosing the cast, dancers and choir. Everybody had a part and got fully involved with great enthusiasm. Lunchtime rehearsals took place as well as after school for cast members and overall it was a great production. Here are the main areas in our musical:
BACKSTAGE
Backstage you could be a Prompter,a Stage Manager or someone in charge of the music. The Prompters would sit at the side of the stage with a script. These were Kerry and Kate. If someone forgot their line the prompters would shout it to the person so only the person who forgot their line could hear.
The Stage Mangers were Laura and Amy. They helped to paint all the sets with the help of Ms. Cooney. They also had to bring the right props on stage at the right scene we also had to hold all the sets up on stage and we were in charge of the smoke machine. The people in charge of the music were Maria and Sarah. They were be at the back of the hall playing the music for the songs and they played all the sound affects at the right time!
By Amy Power Ahern
ON STAGE
I was in the cast. I was the Tin Man in the play. I had to go to rehearsals every lunch and after school till half three. Ms. Edwards, Ms. Dalton and Ms. Keogh worked with the cast. It was really fun and as we got closer to the show we got to rehearse in our costumes. On the night everyone was really nervous back stage but once we all came out and preformed it was really fun. Everyone was really comfortable on stage and each night the crowd got better and better. By Courtney Byrne
We had two Dorothies and two Totos as it was a long play. As Dorothy, we had Alli Mooney and Gunjan Shahapurkae. We had Courtney Byrne as the Tin Man, Louise Mc Guinness as the cowardly Lion, Simone Connelly as the Scarecrow, Toto was shared by Amy Dorgan Hughes and Lizi Areshide, Melia Mc Evoy as Glinda, Fiona Conway as the Wicked Witch and Arel L-Contredas as the Wizard of Oz and many more. They all practised really hard and performed their best on the three nights, improving with confidence each night. By Alli Mooney, Hannah Ryan and Amy Dorgan-Hughes
DANCERS
There were two dance groups –the Ozians and the Munchkins. The dancers came up with the dances with help from Ms. O’ Donoghue, Ms. Miley and Ms. Hassett. The Ozians wore green costumes and had props for The Emerald city scene. The Munchkins wore very colourful clothes and welcomed Dorothy through song to Munchkin Land. By Cara Mooney
CHOIR
Ms. McGrath and Ms. Brady took the choir at lunchtimes for rehearsal. They sang all the wonderful songs from the play and provided the chorus singing for the Musical. They even added in their own moves with the songs. By Kate Brady
