For the fifth time in school history, the Chaminade Players present You Can’t Take it With You. The production can be seen live, on the Marilyn Simons Stage of the Tutor Family Center for the Performing Arts on:
Tickets are $11 for students and $16 for adults, and may be purchased online.
This week the Chaminade Middle School Players will bring Singin’ in the Rain to the stage at the Fr. Allen DeLong Center for Arts and Athletics. Performances are on:
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased online (credit card only) or at the door (cash and check only).
We love visitors at Chaminade College Preparatory, but one of the best days to stop by our campus if you’re a family interested in the 2016-2017 admission season is our Open House on Sunday, November 15. It is the perfect day to learn about the lifelong benefits of a cutting-edge, 21st Century, Catholic education:
Open House coincides with our fall production season, and our middle school and high school programs will each feature special performances during the day. At 1:00 p.m., on the Marilyn Simons Stage of the Tutor Center (West Hills), our high school students will put on a special performance of You Can’t Take it With You. Guests may drop-in anytime during Open House and are welcome to join a Q & A after the show. Then at 3:00 p.m., Chaminade’s middle school students will proudly present Singin’ in the Rain in the Fr. Allen DeLong Center for Arts and Athletics (Chatsworth).
By Elizabeth Gluvna ’04
This past Saturday, August 22, more than 100 friends of Bro. LeRoy Viera S.M. gathered to wish him a fond farewell as he moves to the Marianist Community in Cupertino, California. Alumni, board members, current and former faculty and staff, and Marianists, came to thank Bro. LeRoy for his many years of selfless service to the school.
A Chaminade fixture since 1992, Bro. LeRoy worked in the physical plant department keeping the high school campus beautiful and in working order. Armed with innumerable skills, Bro. LeRoy built cabinets, fixed locks, and repaired drywall, among other functional needs. He also demonstrated great artistic talent through the creation of the ceramic Blessed Virgin Mary statues, found in all middle school and high school classrooms and offices.
Bro. LeRoy has many dear friends in alumni and parents of alumni associated with the Chaminade Players. With former Drama Director Paula LaBrot, Bro. LeRoy taught students how to wield power tools with confidence, helping them construct sets for all high school theater productions. At his farewell party, many alumni thanked Bro. LeRoy for teaching them these skills, while demonstrating patience and understanding.
In 2013, Bro. LeRoy celebrated his 60 Year Jubilee as a Marianist. In conjunction with this milestone, he was honored at the annual Founders Day Mass, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Chaminade.
Born in a grape-growing area of Antioch, California, Bro. LeRoy developed construction skills related to carpentry, plumbing, and utilities. After a stint in the Coast Guard where he sailed through submarine-infested waters along the Aleutian Islands, Bro. LeRoy worked as a carpenter at a paper mill. After one of his friends was killed on the job, Bro. LeRoy considered his own future and, at age 26, joined the Marianists in Santa Cruz. Prior to Chaminade, he served in Honolulu, Rome, Walla Walla, and Gardena. With his capable hands and friendly demeanor, Bro. LeRoy is certain to be a big help in Cupertino – the Chaminade family wishes him well!
In March, the Chaminade Players dazzled audiences at the Tutor Family Center for the Performing Arts with their performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Three months later they gathered at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre for the Jerry Herman High School Musical Theatre Awards of Los Angeles, and were honored with the following four awards:
Best Musical – Beauty and the Beast
Best Performance – Gaston
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical – Joel Loth ’15 (Gaston)
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Gracie Jurczyk ’17 (Mrs. Potts)