The Niles North Music Department presents a FREE choir and orchestra concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23 in the Auditorium at 9800 Lawler, Skokie.

Clark Chaffee directs the orchestras. The Philharmonic Orchestra will perform “An English Folksong” by Terry McQuilkin, based on “Dives and Lazarus,” a lovely, lilting way to open the program, as well as “Little Symphony” by Carold Nunez. The Symphonic Orchestra will play “Incantations” by Richard Meyer and “Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance” by Percy Fletcher. The combined orchestras will close with “Samba, Samba,” a piece written by Chaffee that was inspired by the joyous rhythms, melodies and harmonic progressions of Caribbean steel drum music.

Daniel Gregerman directs the choirs. The Choraliers and Concert Choir will sing “Ain’t Judgin’ No Man” by Greg Gilpin. The Chamber Choir will perform “Stay Awake” from “Mary Poppins,” arranged by Jay Arnold and “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home,” arranged by Greg Gilpin. Chorale will sing “The Water Is Wide,” arranged by Darmon Meader, “Afternoon on a Hill,” by Eric Barnum, “Prayer,” by Rene Clausen and “Praise to The Lord,” arranged by F. Melius Christiansen. The choirs will combine to perform “Sabbath Prayer” from “Fiddler on the Roof,” arranged by John Leavitt.

SUPPORT THE BAKE SALE!

NNFAPP will be hosting the bake sale during the concert to benefit both the orchestra and choir students. All items will be $1.00.

Enjoy one of the silliest, slapstick comedies by the greatest playwright of the English language when the Niles North Theatre Department stages “Comedy of Errors” on October 18 and 19. “Comedy of Errors” is the story of mistaken identity and misspent love as two sets of twins go about their near-miss adventures.

Shows will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 in the Auditorium at 9800 Lawler, Skokie. Tickets are $10. Call the Box Office at (847) 626-2122 to purchase tickets. A free community performance will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 17.

The cast for “Comedy of Errors” includes:  Ryan Loach as Antipholus of Syracuse; Jacob Bernstein as Dromio of Syracuse; Noah Zeidman as Antipholus of Ephesus; Spencer Soglin as Dromio of Ephesus; Natalie Aleman as Adriana; Joanna Vaklin as Luciana; Geoffrey Schmelzer as Egeon; Joe Isip as Solinus; Maddie Martin as Abbess; Hannah Sahyouni as Balthasar; Sam Rosenfeld as Angelo; Nathaniel Schetter as 1^st Merchant; Kate Bean as 2^nd Merchant; Joe Isip as Pinch; Alex Monte as Courtesan; Julia Melnick as Luce/Nell; David Gilbert as Officer; and Emi Kanda as Officer and Messenger.

Technical Staff/Crew:  Timothy Ortmann, Director; Annaliisa Ahlman, Scenic Designer; Teresa Ripley, Costume Designer; Danielle Kropveld, Stage Manager; Teresa Franks, Assistant Director; Sabina Dzelilovic, Assistant Technical Director; Simon Gebremedhin, Shop Manager; Allegra Rosenberg and Saher Steiner, Properties; Rochelle Kropveld and Marty Wiviott, Carpenters; Maddie Martin, Sound Designer; Nathan Selinger, Lighting Designer; Robin Wallace, Assistant Lighting Designer; Jacqueline Shannon, Master Electrician; Linda Room, Costume Assistant; Jodie Herman, Callie Folke and Sara Morrison, Costumes; Production Assistant, Anne Zavell and Sara Morrison, House Manager.

The Niles North Theater Department opens its 2013-2014 season with the Director’s Circle production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist work “No Exit,” adapted from the French by Paul Bowles. Show times are 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 in the Drama Performance Center at 9800 Lawler, Skokie. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by calling the Box Office at (847) 626-2122.

“No Exit” features three individuals who face off against each other as they face themselves for the first time. The cast includes Teresa Franks, Joanna Vaklin and Ryan Loach. Director’s Circle Designers include Nathan Selinger, Lighting Designer; Samuel Rosenfeld, Scenic Designer and Erin Rourke, Costume Designer.

Director’s Circle is an audition-only program at Niles North designed to offer an opportunity for outstanding theater students to hone their craft. The play selection is chosen to showcase the abilities of the actors and technical crew. Upon completion of this production, the students assist their teachers in the school’s theater classes, run acting clinics and work as leaders in sharing their skills with fellow drama students.

Technical Staff for “No Exit”: Timothy Ortmann, Director; Annaliisa Ahlman, Technical Director; Sabina Dzelilovic, Stage Manager; Teresa Ripley, Costume Supervisor; and Michael Rourke, Lighting Supervisor.

Come to the D219 art show tonight, Tuesday, 5/7. A reception will be held from 6:30 to 7:30pm and the show runs through May 23rd, 2013.  You won’t want to miss the drawings, paintings, photography, digital artwork and sculptures.  The artwork is located on the east side of the library in the gallery, the wall, upstairs  and in the cases at the entrance. See you there!

For the final production of the year, Niles North Theatre has selected “Punk Rock,” by Simon Stephens. The play is set in an English prep school and focuses on the intertwining lives of seven teenagers. They are appealing, appalling, pushy, posh, nerdy people one might find in any high school. But this combination is an emotional powder keg. Performances are 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 in the Drama Performance Center at 9800 Lawler, Skokie. Tickets are $10. There is no late seating in this venue. “Punk Rock” has adult themes and language. Call the Box Office at (847) 626-2122. A free community performance will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 2.

The cast includes:  Ryan Loach as William Carlisle, Nina Roy as Lilly Cahill; Christopher Khoshaba as Bennett Francis; Emma Decker as Cissy Franks; Humza Abbasi as Nicholas Chatman; Athanasia Giannetos as Tanya Gleason; Nathan Selinger as Chadwick Meade; Camille Paskind as Lucy Francis; and Simon Gebremendhin as Dr. Richard Harvey.

The technical staff/crew:  Timothy Ortmann, Director; Annaliisa Ahlman, Technical Director; Teresa Ripley, Costume Designer; Barbara Reeder, Lighting Designer; Max Dolinko, Sound Designer; Brian Fallon, Hair Designer; Rachel Sepiashvili and Joanna Vaklin, Assistant Directors; Maddie Martin, Assistant Technical Director; Alex Hammond, Assistant Lighting Designer; Teresa Franks, Stage Manager; Sam Rosenfeld, Shop Manager; Erin Rourke, Costume Assistant; Sabina Dzelilovic, Properties Mistress; Emi Kanda, Sofia Ballicora and Julia Melnick, Promotions; and Anne Zavell and Stephanie Persaud, Production Assistants.

Stage Crew:   Deck Managers:  Maddie Martin and Sam Rosenfeld; Sound Board Operator: Madison Kartcheske; Costume Crew: Katie Bean, Eugene Hyun and Martin Wiviott; Light Board Operator: Noah Zeidman; and Master Electricians: Danielle Kropveld and Robin Wallace

This Wednesday, May 1st, Elmo Scott (from Urban Beat Dance) will be offering a 2hr hip-hop dance workshop from 4-6pm in the Dance Studio. All are encouraged to attend (no experience necessary). The cost is $5 with all profits being split between DM and Relay for Life! Wear clothes you can move in, and we will see you there!
Brought to you by Deanna Sortino, NN visual arts instructor and Auroris director.

Just 4 Kicks is an amazing, wacky and virtuoso vocal quartet that will perform at the 13th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival at Niles North High School on April 27. Tickets are $15 for general seating.

(Posted By Karmal, Community Contributor / April 23, 2013) Trib. Local, Evanston & Skokie

Never say the number 13 is unlucky. For music lovers, this year marks the 13th annual Vocal Jazz Festival at Niles North High School on Saturday, April 27. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium at 9800 North Lawler, Skokie. For those lucky enough to attend the concert, this will be an evening you won’t soon forget. The opening act is Take One. The guest artist is Just 4 Kicks, an amazing, wacky and virtuoso vocal quartet that recently headlined the American Choral Directors Association Annual Conference in Dallas, TX. Just 4 Kicks is an a cappella vocal jazz quartet. That’s kind of like saying the Empire State Building is a skyscraper. It’s true, but it doesn’t begin to describe the experience of seeing and hearing this group for the first time. Tickets are $15 at the door for general seating. Tickets for students with a school ID are $10. For more information, please contact Choral Director Daniel Gregerman at (847) 626-2115.

Just 4 Kicks is a group of four uniquely talented and musically successful vocalists from the West Coast who now find themselves in demand at jazz festivals and clinics throughout the United States and Canada. With all four singers creating tight harmonies and impersonations of various instruments, this is one a cappella vocal group where the audience never misses ‘the band!’ The newest endeavor of Just 4 Kicks is “Guys Got 2 Sing,” a highly energized, daylong workshop designed to encourage and foster young men becoming involved in their school vocal program. The members of Just 4 Kicks: LA-based studio singer Randy Crenshaw, composer/arranger Dr. Kirby Shaw, Central Washington University Professor Vijay Singh and Edmonds Community College Director of Choral Activities Kirk Marcy.

Come and see Beauty and the Beast at the Niles North Auditorium.

Niles North High School presents a “tale as old as time,” the classic Disney musical“Beauty and the Beast,” in the Niles North Auditorium at 9800 Lawler, Skokie on March 15 and 16. The beautiful story will enchant children of any age. Performances are 7 p.m. on March 15 and 16 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, March 16. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under the age of 12. Call the Box Office at (847) 626-2122. A free community performance will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 14.

 

The cast of“Beauty and the Beast”: Teresa Franks as Belle; Eugene Hyun as Maurice; Noah Zeidman as Gaston; Zac Luna as Lefou; Sebastijan Torgus as Monsieur D’Arque; Emma Decker, Nina Roy and Jaquelyn Shannon as Silly Girls; Christopher Khoshaba as Beast; Martin Wiviott as Cogsworth; Ryan Loach as Lumiere; Natalie Aleman as Babette; Rachel Sepiashvili as Mrs. Potts; Russell Reyes as Chip; and Lauryn Schmelzer as Madame Grande Bouche. Townspeople/Ensemble/Servants:  Humza Abbasi, Colin Austria, Nelson Chen, Max Dolinko, Glenwin Ebreo, Eugene Edmond, Sean Loach, Sam Rosenfeld, Glenn Weissman, Sarah Alkyer, Sally Alvarado, Katie Bean, Hannah Brown, Nina Codell, Callie Folke, Athanasia Giannetos, Amy Hagedorn, Emi Kanda, Camille Paskind, Nina Rickett-Green, Erin Rourke, Julia Thummel, Robin Wallace and Carissa Yau.

 

The Technical Staff: Timothy Ortmann, Director; Daniel Gregerman, Choral Director; Pam Hendrix, Orchestra Director; Cheryl Filipek, Music Assistant; Tim Veach, Choreographer; Annaliisa Ahlman, Technical Director; Barbara Reeder, Assistant Technical Director; Michael Rourke, Lighting Designer; Teresa Ripley, Costume Designer; Linda Room, Costume Assistant; Anita Scanlon, Costume Assistant; Brian Fallon, Hair/Wig Designer; Hannah Sahyouni and Maddie Martin, Prop Mistresses; Adam Rosenthal, Sound Designer; Stephanie Persaud and Anne Zavell, Production Assistants.