Just a thought . . . and Saturday MVPs

Saturday MVPS:

Cheyenne and Julianne

Rehearsal Moments: March comes to a close!

Mentor Deandre and Junior Mentor Dessy rehearse a duet

 

Kevin starts off the breakdance section

Followed by Marlon

Torey

Deandre

Cheyenne and Deandre mystify!

Rehearsing a number

Savanna, Autumn and Jay C take the lead

Luis leads the brigade!

Dessy

Torey, Deandre and cast

Little ones!

Aaliyah, Sophie, Chyna, Snigtha

Daedream makes us smile!

Working hard

TRIPLE THREAT!  KDT

Ronald running lines with a group of young actors

Kevin instructing a group of dancers

Saturday Schedule - 3/26

For this Saturday, all cast will be attending at 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM except for the mentors, who will be meeting at 12:00 PM for a lunch meeting and will be remaining after 5 for Creation Challenge #1.

Mentors, bring a lunch for this meeting, please.

Also, those of you who signed up for practice time for the Creation Challenge, be there at 10:00 a.m. as planned.

Junior Mentor and 8th Grader Tiyana Griffiths nominated for I Rise Award!!

Daedream dancer, junior mentor and choreographer, Tiyana Griffiths, has been selected as the "I Rise" representative from Mauro-Sheridan!




Tiyana is an active member of the Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School Family.  A dedicated learner and student, she strives for perfection in all she does.  A child of immigrant parents from Jamaica, Tiyana was eight years old when she lost her mother to illness.  As difficult as this situation was, she did not let it deter her from making the most of her learning, serving the community and demonstrating a firm footing in both personal values and education.
     As a member of many community and school groups, Tiyana demonstrates leadership, persistence, determination and creativity.   Part of the Mauro-Sheridan Band, Tiyana is a clarinet player who demonstrates involvement and commitment.  As a leader in the National Junior Honor Society, she helped organize a “Pennies for Patients” program and create paper cranes to create mobiles for a local hospital.  In addition to these, she is a member of the Daedream, in which she recently was promoted from cast member to junior mentor  (this affords her the opportunity to return to the program as a high school student and continue her dream of helping others.)

“I want to use what I learn now and pass it on to others so they can grow up smart and continue to develop as role models and be successful in whatever they choose to do.”  A future teacher, Tiyana currently has high honors as well, and has been part of the Talented and Gifted Program in New Haven. 

When asked, her main goal is to teach and change lives.  With her polite but steadfast personality, winning smile and outspoken, positive demeanor, it won’t be a difficult task.  Teachers consider her a top student who excels in her studies but also in social skills.  Ms. Griffiths continues to show community awareness, talents in dance, writing and art, and maturity beyond her years.  Her ability to be resilient is paramount in her success; she deals with adversity and “failure” in a constructive and motivated way.  At the same time, she assists others in achieving their own person goals.  Through her efforts, she has had and will continue to have, a positive effect on those around her and enhance the New Haven Public Schools environment by example.  

Tiyana says she joined Daedream because she loves dancing and also because co-member and junior mentor, Des'Tahnee encouraged her to be part of it.  "She said it was fun, and I love dance and so I decided to join in."

We asked her who her role model is, and her response was, "My Aunt.  She had a rough childhood and still turned it around to become a doctor and she's one of the top doctors in New Jersey," she said, proudly.  

As for Daedream, Tiyana starts her 8th month in the program next week.  She says, "So far the program has taught me not to be shy around people.  At first, I never talked to the mentors or anyone, and now we are all getting closer and starting to work together."  

Tiyana and her castmates will be featured in Daedream's 28th June musical production, "The Reel Stuff," slated for the 3rd and 4th at Hill Regional Career High School in New Haven.

OUR POEM!!!

MEMORIZE THIS!

Romance
MIB
Juice and
Dorothy
Rocky
Mermaid, too
Horror
Scaring you.
Annie
And West Side
Finale
Then Goodbye

:D

Saturday MVPs

Congrats to Denzel and Nelly!

YAY!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Head Choreographer and Program Co-Director, Kevin Kelly.

Members and Mentor of the Week

Congrats to Ronald Dorsey (Mentor of the Week) and Serenity V. (Member of the Week)

MVP for Saturday coming soon!!

Saturday Schedule 3/19

Saturday Schedule 3/19/16

SATURDAY  Mar 19  at Career High School Auditorium

10:00 am  TECH CREW

10:30 am  HORROR LEADS (Kevin, Torey, Marlon, Deandre, Neidelyn, Tamia, Tyrese, Luis, Denzel, Savanna) and RONALD plus LEAD ACTORS (All Actors and Understudies)

11:30 am  ROMANCES (add Tiyana, Des’Tahnee, Shayna)  (Aissatou cannot make it; her understudy will be Tiyana)

12:30 PM LUNCH for ABOVE

1:00 PM ZOMBIES and ALL HORROR LEADS (Horror Run Through, stop and fix)

2:00 PM Red shirts and rest of cast arrive  OPENING Run through, stop and fix

3:00 PM  WHOLE SHOW RUN THROUGH (no stopping and fixing, just notes go straight through)

6:00 PM  RED and BLUE PICK UPS (MENTOR DEBRIEF MEETING)

6:30 PM  MENTOR PICK UP

MEMBERS OF THE WEEK, MENTOR OF THE WEEK and SATURDAY MVP

MEMBER of the WEEK:  Khiana E.

MENTOR of the WEEK: Kevin Kelly

SATURDAY MVP:  (tie)

Tytianie Brown

Coree Bellamy

Great job to all!

In Action!

STARS from LAST WEEK and MVPs

Mentors of the Week for Feb. 22:
Tie, Luis Tirado and Kevin Kelly

Member of the Week:
Jay C.

MVP for Saturday Rehearsal:
Des'Tahnee M-H.