Davidson Theatre

THANK YOU to all the restaurants who are participating in our "Dinner and a play" promotion to support our trip to Scotland!

The following local restaurants will providing "spirit nights" to
benefit our trip to Scotland in conjunction with this month's
production of Almost, Maine.

Take your program from Almost, Maine (if you can't attend we will have flyers in the Davidson HS main office on the counter for you to pick up), have a delicious dinner, and help us in the process:

• Monday, February 1st:  Skyline Chili in Mill Run between 5 p.m. and closing - 20% of sales with program/flyer will be donated to us
• Tuesday, February 2nd:  Raising Cane on Hilliard Rome Rd - 10 % food sales with flyer
  
• Wednesday, February 3rd:  Texas Roadhouse on Hilliard Rome Rd. between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. 10% of food purchases with program/flyer
• Thursday, February 4th:  Max and Erma's on Cemetery Rd - 20% of sales with program/flyer
• Friday, Febrary 5th:  Applbee's Hilliard between 11 a.m. and closing - 10% of you bill with flyer come to us

Come on, we know you eat out - even in this economy.  Patronize one of the local businesses that is willing to give back to the community!  We'll thank you for it!

OUR NEXT PRODUCTION:  Radium Girls

• Friday, February 26 at 7P
• Saturday, February 27 at 7P

Director:  Scott Tobin.  Appropriate for most audiences - PG.  All seats are general admission and $5.00.  Tickets will be on sale one hour before curtain.

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international
celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage until the girls who
painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.  Inspired by
a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a
dial painter, as she fights for her day in court.  Her chief adversary
is her former employer Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot
bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors
could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among
his employees.  As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself
battling not just with the U. S. Radium Corporation, but with her own
family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will
backfire.

A NEW WAY FOR YOU TO HELP US TRAVEL TO SCOTLAND!

We want to share with you a simple way for you to help support Hilliard Davidson Theatre program or any other cause that you care about. The bonus:  You're simply doing your shopping and internet browsing the same way you always have without any additional cost to you.

Just download the GoodSearch – Hilliard Davidson High School Drama Boosters toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/hilliard-davidson-high-school-drama-boosters

Each time you search the web with GoodSearch's Yahoo-powered search engine, about a penny will go Davidson theatre or to any other participating charity that you select.

Also, every time you shop online at 1,000 participating stores including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Staples, Expedia, etc., a percentage of your purchase will be donated for free! The site also has thousands of money-saving coupons!

Please tell 10 friends about the GoodSearch toolbar today. They've been featured in the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America and more.

STAGE DIRECTIONS MAGAZINE HONORS DAVIDSON

Each year, Stage Directions magazine honors high schools that "have taken their theatre program to state-of-the-art status" in terms of number of productions per year; the size of those productions; dedicated theatre space; and, most importantly, the depth of the theatre arts program in preparing students for the variety of opportunities available in theatre.  We have just been notified that Davidson is one of six high schools to receive this recognition for 2009 (5 high schools in the US and 1 in Canada).  Stage Directions subscribers and others in the theatre community nominate schools, while the winners are selected by the editors and writers of Stage Directions. Look for the story in the November issue.

If you'd like to participate in our Friends of Davidson Theatre - STARS program...

If you would like to provide additional financial assistance to our theatre program, you can participate in our patron program at the Star, Director, Producer, or Angel levels.  For more information see the "Top Ten Ways to Spend" attachment at the bottom of the page.

Go Plaid or Go Mad!  We are traveling an ensemble to Scotland in 2010 which means we're fundraising again!

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Join Hilliard Davidson’s Drama Club Kroger Community Rewards Partnership. Just go to <www.krogercommunityrewards.com>. There will be a 2-minute video that explains the program as well as a tutorial video about how to sign up. It costs you nothing. Just do your shopping at Kroger as usual after you have registered and Kroger will do the rest. It’s easy!

AD IN OUR PROGRAMS:  We are selling ads in all of our programs this year.  If you're interested, see the attachment at the bottom of this page.

RECYCLING - RAISE $ AND BE ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE...

We are recylcing the following items through Terracycle.  They pay us $.02 for each item we collect and they turn them into useable items.  If you have any of the following items over the next school year, please donate them to us - you'll help us get to Scotland and be kind to Mother Earth:

WILDCAT WRAPS ARE ALL NOW $20 EACH: Cold at those soccer games, football games, other outdoor events, or watching television on your couch???  We have the solution:  Wildcat Wraps!  Similar to Snuggies, these blue beauties sport a Hilliard H, the word "Hilliard", and a pawprint - good for any Hilliard school!  They are totally awesome and very warm!  If you're interested, contact Carole Eidemiller at capritta@columbus.rr.com.

HIRE OUR GIGGLE FACTORY for your event! Giggle Factory is our silent clown and children's skit troupe that travels.  It has routines and activities that are perfect for a variety of events such as birthday parties, business openings, children's events, etc.  This group works each year to raise $500 for a scholarship for one of our graduating seniors who is pursuing theatre in college.  After this commitment is fulfilled, they will donate all their earnings to the students traveling to Scotland for their trip.

SILENT AUCTION:  Thank you to everyone who participated in our silent auction during Fools.  It was awesome!  Thank you especially to Mr. Tony Moog for organizing it all for us!

BATTLE OF THE BANDS on Saturday, January 23 has been cancelled.

RENT-A-KID Our students are working hard to earn the money for their trip.  They aren't asking for a hand-out, but a helping-hand.  They are looking for jobs they can do that dove-tail with their academic schedules.  So...Need a room painted?  Need a basement cleaned?  Need your lawn mowed or your snow shoveled?  Need "stuff" packed up?  Need a babysitter?  Need some filing done, some cookies baked, a dog sat, laundry done? Or, just hate to iron?  Our teens are willing to work for YOU.  Simply call Diana Vance at 771-2299 during the school day and leave a message;  someone will contact you promptly.  Or, you can send us an e-mail at diana_vance@hboe.org.

CAT PRIDE is three schools wide!

The new head director at Darby HS - Mr. Justin Gates - is a 1991 graduate of Hilliard High School (now Hilliard Davidson HS)!  The new head director at Bradley HS - Mr. Matt Wolfe - is a 1999 graduate of Hilliard Davidson HS, and the new technical director - Mr. Robert Vance - is a 2001 graduate of Hilliard Davidson HS!  How awesome is it that three of our grads are now integral parts of the theatre team in Hilliard!  Welcome home, guys!

DAVIDSON THEATRE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GARNER INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION!

Hilliard Davidson's theatre program has again been invited to perform in the American High School Theatre Festival venue during the 2010 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. This will be the fourth time Davidson has been invited. In 1998, we performed You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; in 2003, Godspell; and in 2007, Schoolhouse Rock! In 2010, we will present Almost, Maine. For more information about AHSTF, check out their website at www.ahstf.org.

JOIN BOOSTERS!

If you'd like to support our program, consider joining the Davidson Drama Boosters! These parents and interested community members help us in countless ways from fundraising and bake sales to chaperoning trips to promoting our shows to staffing our events. More information can be found on our Drama Boosters page; just click on the "Drama Booster" line to the left.