Yorktown High School Theatre

Yorktown High School's theatre department is under guidance of Carol Cadby, and has taken numerous victories at the local, regional, and state levels of VHSL theatre competition. Cadby bases her theatre ensemble work, making extensive use of echo and pantomime in addition to unique editing of scripts to create new effects. The year 2005 also saw the conversion of the theatre classroom into the Black box theatre.

Class Structure
The theatre arts program at Yorktown is broken down into five different classes. They range from Theatre I through Theatre IV, as well as a technical theatre program. The skills taught in each level of classes build on the previous year's learned skills, with tryouts for a higher level case available for advanced enrollment in theatre II.

Clubs and Organizations
Yorktown theatre is supported by several student and parent run organizations. These include the 28th Street Improv troupe (an improv comedy group consisting of a dozen or so students with frequent meetings and infrequent performances), International Thespian Society Troupe 1515 (a honor society, and Theatre Arts Parents (the parental support group critical in procurement of funds, resources and publicity for YHS Theatre).

Every two years when Yorktown produces a musical in the spring, it functions as a de facto club, bringing in students from outside the theatre department to take part in the play.

Guest Artists
Including Shadia Hafiz, Scott Kerns, Danna Fischer, Ginny Loving, Susan Millan, Rick Weinert, and Faisal Hassan.

Awards
VHSL One-Act Play Competition
* 2007-2008 Bram Stoker's Dracula won 2nd place, Outstanding Ensemble, Best Actress (Louisa deButts), and placed two actors in the All Star cast (Chloe Berk & Matt Bloch) at the district level. The production placed 2nd at the regional level as well as winning Best Actress (Louisa deButts), and is continuing to states.
* 2006-2007 Sophocles's Oedipus Rex won 1st place with three actors in the All Star cast (George Foster, Matt Bloch & Tori Karvelas)at the district level. The production placed 2nd at the regional level and continued to states where they would go on to take 3rd place, as well as the Best Drama in the State.
* 2005-2006 Ovid's Metamorphoses won 1st place and Best Actress (Natalie Koski-Karell) at the district level. The production continued to the regional level, where it placed third.
* 2004-2005 Governing Alice won 1st Place and Best Actress (Grace Folsom) at the district level
* 2003-2004 The Tempest won 2nd place at the district level and received awards for Outstanding Ensemble and Best Actor (Tim Nielsen) at the district level.
* 2002-2003 Mosquito won 2nd place at the district level and 4th place at the regional level
* 2001-2002 East of the Sun, West of the Moon, an Adaptation of a Norwegian Folktale won 3rd place at the state level and 1st place at the district and Regional levels
* 2000-2001 Subway Dreams won Outstanding Ensemble Award at the district level
* 1999-2000 Bury the Dead won 2nd place at district & regional levels, competed at state level
* 1998-1999 Julius Caesar won 1st place at the District level, 2nd place at the regional level and 1st place at the state level. This was the first time an Arlington County School was a state Champion in the One Act Play Competition
* 1997-1998 Definitely Eric Geddis won 1st place at the district level

Cappies
* 2006-2007 "Animal Farm" was nominated for four awards: Best Stage Crew, Best Makeup, Best Featured Actor in a Play, and Best Comic Actress in a Play. John Houston won Best Featured Actor in a Play.
* 2000-2001 "Carnival" was nominated for seven awards: Best Ensemble, Best Costumes, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Makeup, Best Cameo Appearance, and Best Choreography. Julia Collins won Best Supporting Actress award.
* 1999-2000 "Fiddler on the Roof" was nominated for five awards: Outstanding Musical, Best Staging, Best Comic Actor, Best Actor, and Best Ensemble.

Other
* 2000-2001 Outstanding School Award: Chosen by the Educational Theatre Assn. as one of 12 schools nationwide (three in the Northeast Region) which best exemplifies and promotes high standards of quality educational theatre.

Faculty
*Carol Cadby - Director of the department and primary teacher for all Theatre II, III, IV, and technical theatre students.
*Becket Warren- Primary teacher of the Theatre I students and sponsor of the 28th Street Improv Troupe

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