Cape and Sword Drama Society (SJP)

Happy Birthday Father Bur! Cape and Sword sends best wishes today to our beloved former Prep President (and Stage Crew alum!) Father George W. Bur, S.J. '59. Below is the story we read at Father's farewell Gala in the Field House in May, 2015. Father, it reminds us again of your sweet-natured, genuine pastoral care. When in doubt we will always ask ourselves, "WWGBD?" We thank you and we love you, dear "Saint George."... Saint George and the Dragon In a small town like many other towns there was a lake, and in this lake, as with many other lakes, there lived a dragon. To appease the dragon, the people of the town used to feed it two sheep every day, and when the sheep failed, they were forced to do the unthinkable and they fed the dragon their children, chosen by lottery. It happened that the lot fell on the king's daughter, a young sweet innocent beloved by all. The king, distraught with grief, sent his daughter out to the lake to be fed to the dragon. And yet.. It happened by chance that the man called George rode past the lake. George saw the princess, trembling, and because he was sweet of disposition but strong of virtue, he vowed to stay with the youngster, giving comfort to the fearful nervous child until at last a small smile even crept onto the child’s face. Eventually the dragon reared out of the lake. George fortified himself with the Sign of the Cross, and charged on horseback with his lance, and gave the dragon a grievous wound. George then called to the child to throw him her scarf, and he put it around the dragon's neck. When he did so, the dragon was instantly cowed, and followed the young child like a meek beast on a leash. And then Saint George - peacefully - led them all back to the village, amidst the smiles and cheers of all.

Make 'Em Laugh - Cast List Nile Andah ’21 - Chris Rock, others Jake DiMarino ’21 - Vaudeville Comic, others Andrew Kallmeyer ’21 - Bud Abbott, others... Nick Leuzzi ’21 - Caveman, others Matt McCarney '21 - Mitch Hedberg, others Dan Sponseller ’21 - Steven Wright, others Tim Convery ’22 - Prop Comic, others Alex DiGiacomo ’22 - Donald O’Connor, others Blake Hanrahan ’22 - Lou Costello, others Joe Murphy ’22 - Lenny Bruce, others Steven Tannenbaum ’22 - Bob Elliot, others Sean Angelucci ’23 - Greek Actor, others Jack Del Pizzo ’23 - Post Modern Comic, others Jahleel Johnson ’23 - Richard Pryor, others Drew Kampf ’23 - Vaudeville Comic, others Max Nast ’23 - Greek Actor, others Connor O'Brien ’23 - Shakespeare, others Victor Torres ’23 - Gilbert Gottfried, others Will Kriz ’24 - Young John Mulaney, others Paddy May ’24 - John Mulaney, others Quinn McGahey ’24 - Caveman, others Cast will begin rehearsals sometime next week; cast is expected to check their email every day for updates on rehearsals and scheduling. The show will be rehearsed and filmed between now and December, and will be streamed in January. Anyone who was not cast please know that casting is never, ever personal. Anyone not cast who might be interested in feedback or discussion of any kind, please see/contact/email Mr. Ryan ([email protected]), Mr. Lederer ([email protected]), Mr. Lawlor ([email protected]) and/or Mr. Braithwaite ([email protected]). In addition, while this show will be incredibly limited in terms of involvement numbers due to the pandemic, there will be other opportunities to be involved in Cape and Sword in the future.

The following students have been called back for Make 'Em Laugh. Will Kriz '24 Paddy May '24 Quinn McGahey '24... Jack McKenna '24 Antoine Robinson '24 Sean Angelucci '23 Jack Del Pizzo '23 Kieran Hicks '23 Jahleel Johnson '23 Drew Kampf '23 Andrew Lawler '23 Max Nast '23 Connor O'Brien '23 Victor Torres '23 Tim Convery '22 Alex DiGiacomo '22 Blake Hanrahan '22 Joe Murphy '22 Andrew Sergovic '22 Steven Tannenbaum '22 Nile Andah '21 Jake DiMarino '21 Andrew Kallmeyer '21 Nick Leuzzi '21 Matt McCarney '21 Dan Sponseller '21 Those students should report to the theatre at 3:00 tomorrow, sitting with social distance in the middle section. It’s always hard to predict how long things will go, but plan to stay until 6 pm, although most people will be released well before then. * Please continue to check your Prep email account tomorrow during the day, as a call-backs e-packet will be sent to you. Anyone who was not called back please know that call backs are never, ever personal. Anyone not called back who might be interested in feedback please see/contact/email Mr. Ryan ([email protected]), Mr. Lederer ([email protected]), Mr. Lawlor ([email protected]) and/or Mr. Braithwaite ([email protected]). In addition, while this show will be incredibly limited in terms of involvement numbers due to the pandemic, there will be other opportunities to be involved in Cape and Sword in the future.

The Cape and Sword Drama Society announces in-person after-school AUDITIONS for Make 'em Laugh: TUESDAY & THURSDAY, October 13th and 15th (audition either day) from 3 pm to 5:15 pm! IN ORDER TO AUDITION, students MUST email the Director, Mr. Braithwaite, for an audition time by no later than Monday October 12th by 9 PM ([email protected]).... Audition-ers will then be emailed specific audition time slots (to assist with social distancing and avoid crowded areas backstage and in the hallway). This year, NO STUDENT may audition without an email-approved time-slot. Audition-ers should prepare and memorize a comedic monologue of any kind (G, PG, or PG-13 material), roughly 30 seconds to 1 minute in length. Make 'Em Laugh will be an original virtual show about the history of American comedy the show includes many famous comedic acts and stand-up routines - from vaudeville, to Second City, to Lenny Bruce/Richard Pryor/George Carlin, up to and including modern comics like John Mulaney. The show will be rehearsed in-person after school in October, November and December and then filmed professionally and streamed in January! For safety reasons especially, there will be a skeleton Production Staff, no House Staff, and a minimal (if at all) Stage Crew. This also looks to be a show for just Prep students to be in (cast size circa 20 to 25), as opposed to opening it up in our usual way to young ladies from area high schools. Callbacks will be held in-person FRIDAY, October 16th after school.

MAKE 'EM LAUGH The Prep Fall show will be virtual; an original comedy called Make 'Em Laugh. Make 'Em Laugh is about the history of American comedy, and will include many famous comedic acts and stand-up routines - from vaudeville, to Second City, to Lenny Bruce/Richard Pryor/George Carlin, up to and including comics like John Mulaney. Auditions will be held sometime in late September and the show will be rehearsed over the Fall months, then filmed professionally and streame...d in December. For safety reasons especially, there will be a skeleton Production Staff, no House Staff, and a minimal (if at all) Stage Crew. This also looks to be a show for just Prep students to be in (cast size circa 20 to 25), as opposed to opening it up in our usual way to young ladies from area high schools. Cape and Sword hopes to proceed as usual with a Night of Scenes in February and a big musical in May.

Great trailer for Electile Dysfunction, Hindsight is 2020 coming soon to the VIRTUAL Act II Playhouse! The show involves a TON of St. Joseph's Prep and C&S alums...notably Tony Braithwaite '89 and Will Dennis '01. Cast member Dan Matarazzo has also worked on several C&S shows. Visit www.act2.org for more info and for virtual tickets. Plus - a great article about the show here: https://www.broadwayworld.com//Act-II-Playhouse-Goes-Virtu

Members of the class of 2020 completed their ceiling tiles today!

A beautiful article from Cape & Sword alum Jake Braithwaite S.J. '07.

Cape and Sword was on full display for the Pre-8th program today. Great job guys!

Nile Andah '21 published his first article for Broadway Black, an organization that fosters and inspires artistic diversity and excellence in theatre. https://www.broadwayblack.com/dreamcasting-six-edition/

A story from the The Chestnut Hill Local featuring our very own Tony Braithwaite '89 about life at Act II Playhouse during a pandemic. https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com//act-ii-theater-directo/

Congratulations to these Cape and Sworders for winning the following prestigious awards at yesterday's virtual graduation ceremony: Ian Balaratna '20 - The Julia Rogers Fine Arts Service Award; The Gold Medal for Spanish Jason Mattera '20 - The Rev. Pedro Arrupe, SJ Award Jeffrey Russell '20 - The Joseph P. Hauck ‘94 Award ... Scott Yezzi '20 - The Bernard E. Kueny, Jr. ‘53 Alumni Award Christopher Zack '20 - The Jesuit Schools Network Award See more

Clip of Patrick Dooley ‘10 on The Last O.G. on TBS last night! https://youtu.be/pEPDy2Uc680