SHOWS
FALL SHOWCASE -
Before the Competition
October 6, 2017 7:00 PM
The Individual Events (I.E.'s) competition for the Florida State Thespian Districts is approaching quickly. This year we have a record number of students competing from Bloomingdale. The Fall Showcase is an opportunity for the students to practice and perform in front of a live audience before the competition on October 1. Rest assured, Troupe 4235 won't disappoint you!
IMPROV NIGHT -
A Comedy
November 17, 2017 7:00 PM
Improvisational theater, or improv, consists of a comedic, poignant, or dramatic stage performance, usually with a wide cast of actors and actresses. These actors and actresses will use spontaneous acting techniques, including audience suggestions to contribute to the performance's content and direction. In other words, the cast erratically formulates the dialogue, setting, and plot without a formal rehearsal. Improvisation performers must incorporate a wide array of skills, including listening and maintaining conscious awareness of other actors and actresses on stage. It requires a sense of spontaneity, instinctive, and social comprehension to improvise without a script. In fact, improvisational theater has attracted many people across all walks of life for improvement in personal and interpersonal development.
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
ALIBIS-
A Murder Mystery Comedy
October 20, 2016 6:00 PM
Alibis by Peter Kennedy is a murder mystery comedy. Who dunit. How dunit. When famous actress Primavera Donna throws a party and ends up dead, its up to her guests to figure out who did it and how, and why the hired help is so annoying. Shades of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and Ten Little Indians. As the storm outside rages and the body count mounts, the guests must deal with interruptions, shocking revelations, tacky special effects and the arrival of a mysterious guest. Both the action and the dialogue are fast paced and the surprising conclusion leaves only one conclusion. Who gets the movie rights? The cast consists of the stuffy butler, a social butterfly, a playboy, a dotty chemist, an aristocrat of dubious origin, a nun who has taken a vow of silence, a part-time detective, a very French maid, and a mysterious stranger.
GOING TO SCHOOL -
A Comedy
April 14 - 15, 2016 7:00 PM
Nick is going off to college for the first time. The only problem is, his family is taking him -- his mother worries he will starve to death, his father forgot his tuition check, his teenage sister doesn't see why she has to go, his younger sister just wants to go to her ballet recital, and his grandmother "don't hear so good no more." It's going to be a fun day.
THE NIGHT of ONE ACTS
February 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Three Fractured Pigs
It seems to be a trational telling of The Three Little Pigs, three pigs, three houses, one big, bad wolf. At least that's the intent of the first narrator. But the second narrator seems to be getting his stories confused and it isn't long before this story is completely out of whack. Will the narrators be able to get the story back on track?
The Education of Janet O'Malley
Even the best of students can relate to Janet O'Malley's lament: "Why do I have to know all the stuff they are teaching in school? Do I really need it?" In this hilarous comedy, Jane gets her answer.
Really Bad Advice
Tired of people dishing out unasked advice? High school student Carissa wants a career in journalism, but for now she gets the unwanted assignment of writing the advice column at her student newspaper. With hopes of being booted out of this job, she decides to offer students the absolute worst advice possible. Is she prepared for what lies ahead?
BELOW THE BELT
DECEMBER 3- 4, 2015
Tragedy links ten people who, just like animals backed into a corner, lash out when they are trapped. Below the Belt brings together the characters and their stories, like pieces of a puzzle, to form a complete picture. We are all witnesses and we all take sides.
The troupe performed this One Act production at the One Act Festival and received an excellent. For more information on our troupe, visit our webpage.