Once Upon a Mattress, in April 2011, was a great success thanks to all that supported our hard work.

From: Riverhead High School Blue Masques
Re: Blue Masques Drama
Date: 11/12/10
The Riverhead High School Blue Masques will present the drama Stage Door. The show will be held in the Charles Cardona Auditorium at Riverhead High School on December 10th and 11th at 8:00 p.m. There will also be a Sunday matinee on December 12th at 2:00 p.m. The show is directed by Jessica Guadagnino.
STAGE DOOR
A drama by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
Licensed by: Dramatists Play Service
This drama tells of the struggles and joys of a life in the theatre. Terry
The play concerns a group of young girls who have come to New York to study acting and find jobs. The scene is Mrs. Orcutt's boarding house, where the hopes and ambitions of sixteen young women are revealed in scenes of entertaining comedy. Contrasted with this are the cases of the girl without talent and the elderly actress whose days are over. The central plot has to do with courageous Terry Randall, who fights against discouragement to a position in the theater where we are sure she will conquer. One of her fellow aspirants gives up in despair, one gets married, and one goes into pictures, but Terry, with the help of idealistic David Kingsley, sticks to her guns. Contrast and conflict are offered by a few young men callers, a movie magnate and young Keith Burgess, the playwright who "goes Hollywood."
(Dramatists Play Service, Inc.)
Tickets were available for $8.00 in advance, or $10.00 at the door. Senior citizens can purchase tickets for $5.00 each. Anyone interested in purchasing tickets in advance could contact Jessica Guadagnino, director at Jessica.Guadagnino@Riverhead.net.
Thank you for your time.
This information was provided courtesy of the Riverhead.net website
The Riverhead High School Blue Masques presented 'A Night of Improv'
Held on May 15, 2010 at 7pm.
This show was performed by veteran members of the
Riverhead High School Blue Masques
The performance was a success thanks to all who participated. Thank you.
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Winners
The Riverhead High School Blue Masques presented
Fame
under the direction of Mary
Haughie. The performances was held in the Charles Cardona Auditorium at the
Riverhead High School on:
April 23rd,
24th, and 30th at 8:00 P.M., as well as May 1st
at 8 P.M.
700 Harrison Ave. Riverhead, NY 11901
Book by Jose Fernandez
Lyrics by Jacques Levy
Music by Steve Margoshes
Title song written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore
Fame
is set in New York City, in the “Fame” High
School of Performing Arts, between
the years 1980-1984. The story introduces a variety of students, all from
various
backgrounds- rich, poor, black, white, Hispanic - and follows each student
through their
four years in high school and their struggle for fame, fortune, academic
excellence, and
identity.
See
Photos of the 'Fame' show at:

Held at the Riverhead Middle School Cafetorium at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21st and Friday, January 22nd. A special community matinee performance was scheduled for Saturday, January 23rd at 2:00 p.m.


The story starts in 1815, in Toulon. The peasant Jean Valjean has just been released from imprisonment in the Bagne of Toulon after nineteen years: five for stealing bread for his starving sister and her family, and fourteen more for numerous escape attempts. Upon being released, he is required to carry a yellow passport that marks him as a convict, despite having already paid his debt to society by serving his time in jail. Rejected by innkeepers, who do not want to take in a convict, Valjean sleeps on the street. This makes him even more angry and bitter. However, the benevolent Bishop Myriel, the Bishop of Digne, takes him in and gives him shelter. In the middle of the night, he steals the bishop’s silverware and runs. He is caught, but the bishop rescues him by claiming that the silverware was a gift and at that point gives him his two silver candlesticks as well, chastising him to the police for leaving in such a rush that he forgot these most valuable pieces. The bishop then "reminds" him of the promise, which Valjean has no recollection of making, to use the silver to make an honest man of himself. As Valjean broods over these words, he steals a child's silver coin purely out of habit. He chases the boy away (Petit Gervais) but soon after, he realizes what he has done[dubious ], and decides to follow the bishop's advice. He searches the city for the child whose money he accidentally stole. At the same time, his theft is reported to the authorities, who now look for him as a repeat offender. If Valjean is caught, he will be forced to spend the rest of his life in prison, so he hides from the police.
Six years later, Valjean, having assumed the pseudonym Monsieur Madeleine to avoid capture, has become a wealthy factory owner and is appointed mayor of his adopted town of Montreuil-sur-Mer. While walking down the street one day, he sees a man named Fauchelevent pinned down under his cart, caught by the wheels. When no one volunteers to lift the cart, he decides to rescue Fauchelevent himself. He crawls underneath the cart and manages to lift it, freeing him. The town's police inspector Javert, who was an adjutant guard at the Bagne of Toulon during Valjean's imprisonment, becomes suspicious of the mayor after witnessing his heroics. He knows the ex-convict Jean Valjean is also capable of such strength.
.....and the story continues. Visit Wikipedia for more information. click here

Fall, 2008 Blue Masques Musical: Pippin

Spring, 2009 Blue Masques Musical: Les Miserables
Our students had only 2 + months to rehearse Les Miserables. Job well done and your Riverhead Community supports you.