"To love another Person is to See the Face of God."
March 4-6 at 7pm
(2pm Matinee on March 6 - Understudy Performance)
Understudies will be listed before our Monday, November 30th rehearsal.
(2pm Matinee on March 6 - Understudy Performance)
Understudies will be listed before our Monday, November 30th rehearsal.
The first rehearsal will be Monday, November 23rd at 3:15pm in the Olathe South auditorium.
Scripts can be picked up on Monday at our first rehearsal.
The rest of rehearsals on the Monday after Thanksgiving Break.
Scripts can be picked up on Monday at our first rehearsal.
The rest of rehearsals on the Monday after Thanksgiving Break.
CAST Process
Auditions at Olathe South are competitive. We cast students that do the best on the day of the audition. Not every show has roles that fit every student. One of my former students who is a professional actor, did not get the lead in the musical his senior year. He was clearly our best actor, but he was not right for the lead role in the musical. Several times, our best performer has gone from being considered for the lead to not making the show at all. This is hard to explain and even harder to deal with when it happens to you. Putting together the team for each show is a complex puzzle. You have to fit the pieces together in a way that allows for all students to shine. Sometimes you get the lead, sometimes you are on production staff, sometimes you are in the ensemble, and sometimes you don't make the show. Learning how to endure the rejection, continuing to work on your craft, and coming back to audition are the way to succeed in theatre.
Casting students is exciting, but cutting students is painful for everyone. It is the worst part of a theatre teacher’s job. Dealing with rejection is a part of theatre. It can be difficult to understand for students and parents. If you want to be involved with Olathe South Theatre, you should be prepared to accept any role in the cast or production staff. If you are open to the possibilities, there are lots of ways to be successful in theatre.
Our Repertory Theatre classes read Audition by Michael Shurtleff. He was a legendary Broadway and Hollywood casting director. He wrote this book to help people learn about the audition process. The following are two short passages that deal with not being cast. I share these passages with students, but I think they are also important for parents to hear.
Why Didn’t You Get the Role?
“Actors must not worry about why they don’t get a role; they should only concern themselves with doing the best ... audition they know how to do. ... Many times I have heard directors say about an actor: ‘That is the best audition we’ll ever see of that role. Too bad we can’t cast him.’ Their regret is genuine. But there has to be a balance in casting--the parts must fit like a jigsaw puzzle--and there are times when the best auditioners don’t ‘fit.’ An actor cannot concern himself with that; there lies madness. Just go ahead and audition well, cry a little when you don’t get the role you want, but never ask why. The why is usually a series of imponderables over which the actor has no control.”
How Do I Find Out Why I Wasn’t Accepted?
“There is no value in finding out why you weren’t accepted; you’ll rarely learn the truth, anyhow. Since all the considerations in casting are relative, what good will it do for you to find out you’re too short for the leading lady or too tall for the leading man? The solution would be to go home and cut your leg off or put on a pair of stilts; neither will help you. Casting is a very subjective process for the auditors, naturally, no matter what objective criteria they use. Given readings of equal excellence, they are more likely to decide because “I like her.” There’s nothing you can do about that, so it’s better not to concern yourself with it. The reasons for not choosing you are likely to be myriad and complex, from the fact that you look too much like another actor already cast to their subjective reaction of not liking your looks or the timbre of your voice to the fact that you remind them of their first wife--reasons you can do nothing to control or alter.”
Casting students is exciting, but cutting students is painful for everyone. It is the worst part of a theatre teacher’s job. Dealing with rejection is a part of theatre. It can be difficult to understand for students and parents. If you want to be involved with Olathe South Theatre, you should be prepared to accept any role in the cast or production staff. If you are open to the possibilities, there are lots of ways to be successful in theatre.
Our Repertory Theatre classes read Audition by Michael Shurtleff. He was a legendary Broadway and Hollywood casting director. He wrote this book to help people learn about the audition process. The following are two short passages that deal with not being cast. I share these passages with students, but I think they are also important for parents to hear.
Why Didn’t You Get the Role?
“Actors must not worry about why they don’t get a role; they should only concern themselves with doing the best ... audition they know how to do. ... Many times I have heard directors say about an actor: ‘That is the best audition we’ll ever see of that role. Too bad we can’t cast him.’ Their regret is genuine. But there has to be a balance in casting--the parts must fit like a jigsaw puzzle--and there are times when the best auditioners don’t ‘fit.’ An actor cannot concern himself with that; there lies madness. Just go ahead and audition well, cry a little when you don’t get the role you want, but never ask why. The why is usually a series of imponderables over which the actor has no control.”
How Do I Find Out Why I Wasn’t Accepted?
“There is no value in finding out why you weren’t accepted; you’ll rarely learn the truth, anyhow. Since all the considerations in casting are relative, what good will it do for you to find out you’re too short for the leading lady or too tall for the leading man? The solution would be to go home and cut your leg off or put on a pair of stilts; neither will help you. Casting is a very subjective process for the auditors, naturally, no matter what objective criteria they use. Given readings of equal excellence, they are more likely to decide because “I like her.” There’s nothing you can do about that, so it’s better not to concern yourself with it. The reasons for not choosing you are likely to be myriad and complex, from the fact that you look too much like another actor already cast to their subjective reaction of not liking your looks or the timbre of your voice to the fact that you remind them of their first wife--reasons you can do nothing to control or alter.”
Production Staff
Stage Manager / Assistant Director - Jack McCurdy
Assistant Stage Manager/Projections - Maddy Angell
Lights Crew - Nicholas Haight (crew head), Jason Butler, Ben Ehrlich
Sound Crew - Michael Rathman
Assistant Stage Manager/Projections - Maddy Angell
Lights Crew - Nicholas Haight (crew head), Jason Butler, Ben Ehrlich
Sound Crew - Michael Rathman
Cast
(in order of appearance)
Read the entire list ... many people have multiple parts.
Read the entire list ... many people have multiple parts.
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Convict 1
Lake Sowles Convict 2 Alana Shields Convict 3 Scott Letourneau Convict 4 Elise Bowles Convict 5 Raleigh Jonas Javert Max Pardo Farmer Easton Echols Jean Valjean Carter Stelting Laborer Alex Howell Bishop Scott Letourneau Constable 1 Aidan Silva Constable 2 Julianna Bowles Foreman Guyon Grant Worker 1 Aliyah Pullin Worker 2 Lyndsay Robben Woman (in #2) Alayna Ashworth Girl 1 Morgyn Meisner Girl 2 Julianna Bowles Girl 3 Elise Bowles Girl 4 Alana Shields Girl 5 Lake Sowles Fantine Juliana Allen |
Sailor 1
Sam McCauley Sailor 2 Scott Letourneau Sailor 3 Bryan Swilor Old Woman Elise Bowles Sick Prostitute "Lovely Lady" Rachel Sullivan Pimp "Not So Lovely Man" Aidan Flynn Prostitute #1 "Lovely Lady #1" Lake Sowles Prostitute #2 "Lovely Lady #2" Lyndsay Robben Prostitute #3 "Lovely Lady #3" Aliyah Pullin Bamatabois Sam McCauley "Two Bystanders" Aliyah Pullin "Another Bystander" Jacqueline Jose-Flores Second Bystander Gunnar Galloway Third Bystander Alex Wood Onlooker 1 Aidan Silva Onlooker 2 Aliyah Pullin Onlooker 3 Josh McCall Onlooker 4 Guyon Grant Fauchelevant Raleigh Jonas Young Cosette TBD Madame Thenardier Abigail Dearing Young Eponine TBD Thenardier James Coffman Gavroche TBD Marius Salam Aljishi Enjolras Raleigh Jonas |
Solo Urchin
TBD Eponine Rowan Farha Cosette Lauren Spellman Combeferre Aidan Silva Feuilly Lake Sowles Courfeyrac Josh McCall Joly (& Sentry in #20) Alana Shields Grantaire Elise Bowles Prouvaire Morgyn Meisner Lesgles McKenna Cowles Montparnasse Lyndsay Robben Babet Julianna Bowles Brujon Bryon Swiller Claquesous Alex Seacor Army Officer Lyndsay Robben Sentry 1 (in #21) Aidan Flynn Sentry 2 (in #21) Josh McCall Woman 1 (in #26) Lake Sowles Woman 2 (in #26) Rowan Farha Woman 3 (in #26) Elise Bowles Woman 4 (in #26) Alan Shields Major Domo Aliyah Pullin |
All Cast Chorus
#1 Chain Gang, #2 Chorus/The Poor & Chorus/The Workers, #8 Chorus, #10 Beggar/Chorus,
#13 Students, #14 Chorus, #22 Chorus, #29 Wedding, #30 Chorus
Women's Chorus
#2 Women, #4 Prostitutes "Lovely ladies", #22 Ladies, #26 Women
Men's Chorus
#22 Men
#1 Chain Gang, #2 Chorus/The Poor & Chorus/The Workers, #8 Chorus, #10 Beggar/Chorus,
#13 Students, #14 Chorus, #22 Chorus, #29 Wedding, #30 Chorus
Women's Chorus
#2 Women, #4 Prostitutes "Lovely ladies", #22 Ladies, #26 Women
Men's Chorus
#22 Men
Les Misérables School Edition
Performed entirely by students
A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG
Based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO
Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG
Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER
Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL
Additional material by JAMES FENTON
Adapted by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD
Original Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON
New Orchestrations by CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE, STEPHEN METCALFE and STEPHEN BOOKER
Originally Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH
School Edition specially adapted and licensed by
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH (OVERSEAS) LTD
Performed entirely by students
A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG
Based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO
Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG
Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER
Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL
Additional material by JAMES FENTON
Adapted by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD
Original Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON
New Orchestrations by CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE, STEPHEN METCALFE and STEPHEN BOOKER
Originally Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH
School Edition specially adapted and licensed by
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL and CAMERON MACKINTOSH (OVERSEAS) LTD
Full Synopsis
Prologue
A chain gang is working in the scorching sun in Toulon, France, in 1815. Javert enters to tell one of the prisoners, Jean Valjean, that his parole is about to begin. Valjean has been in prison for five years for stealing a loaf of bread — and for 14 more years for attempting to escape. Javert reminds him that he will always be marked as a thief by the yellow ticket of leave that he must carry with him. Valjean explains that he only stole the loaf of bread because his sister’s child was near death and his family was starving. Javert warns that he intends to keep his eye on Valjean in the future, waiting for him to break the law again.
Valjean expresses his joy at being free. Although he will never forgive his jailers or forget the wrong done to him, he plans to start a new life. However, he quickly learns that because he is branded as a thief, he cannot make a living or find a place to stay. He discovers that to a paroled man, the outside world is little more than another kind of jail. He sees the law as having cursed his life.
In the town of Digne, a saintly Bishop allows Valjean to stay in his house overnight. The bitter Valjean steals some silver from the Bishop and is questioned by constables. Valjean lies and says the Bishop gave him the silver. The Bishop not only backs up his lie, but he also gives him two silver candlesticks as well, asking that he use the silver to become an honest man. Valjean is overwhelmed by the Bishop’s kindness. He realizes the Bishop has given him a chance to reclaim his soul. He decides to tear up his yellow ticket of leave and begin a new life with a new identity.
Valjean expresses his joy at being free. Although he will never forgive his jailers or forget the wrong done to him, he plans to start a new life. However, he quickly learns that because he is branded as a thief, he cannot make a living or find a place to stay. He discovers that to a paroled man, the outside world is little more than another kind of jail. He sees the law as having cursed his life.
In the town of Digne, a saintly Bishop allows Valjean to stay in his house overnight. The bitter Valjean steals some silver from the Bishop and is questioned by constables. Valjean lies and says the Bishop gave him the silver. The Bishop not only backs up his lie, but he also gives him two silver candlesticks as well, asking that he use the silver to become an honest man. Valjean is overwhelmed by the Bishop’s kindness. He realizes the Bishop has given him a chance to reclaim his soul. He decides to tear up his yellow ticket of leave and begin a new life with a new identity.
Act One
In the town of Montreuil Sur Mer, Jean Valjean runs a factory using his new identity of M. Madeleine. It is eight years later. A group of poor workers at the factory expresses their despair with their barren, impoverished lives. They gossip about the foreman and one of the female workers, Fantine, who has resisted his advances. They grab a letter away from Fantine and learn that she has a child living with innkeepers in another town. She struggles to get her letter back. Valjean appears, now Mayor of Montreuil Sur Mer as well as the owner of the factory, but allows his foreman to handle the matter. The women insist that Fantine be fired because of her loose morals. Although she explains that she is the sole supporter of her child because her lover abandoned her, the foreman fires Fantine. She reflects on how different the world seemed when she first fell in love, before life killed her dreams.
Fantine wanders to the red light district, where she finds herself among sailors and prostitutes. She sells her necklace and her hair, and then she becomes a prostitute to earn money for her daughter. When she refuses to entertain a street idler, Bamatabois, he is so enraged that he lies to Javert, claiming she attacked him. The Mayor (Valjean) comes to Fantine's aid and learns that she is only in her present circumstance because he turned his back on her at his factory.
When Valjean realizes that she and her daughter are innocent victims, he demands that Javert release her. Suddenly, an old man, Fauchelevent, is pinned down by a runaway cart, and The Mayor (Valjean) saves him by lifting the cart. Javert says that he has seen that kind of strength only once before, in a prisoner at Toulon. However, he knows that the Mayor cannot be the individual he is describing because Javert has recently re-arrested that man for a minor crime. In fact, he says Jean Valjean's trial is about to take place.
The real Valjean realizes that he will not be able to live with himself if he does not confess his identity and spare the falsely identified man. He appears at the trial of the accused man and confesses his real identity in front of Javert.
Fantine is taken ill and lies delirious in the hospital. Valjean escapes Javert to come to her bedside. He promises he will protect her daughter, Cosette. Fantine dies, believing that he will keep his promise. As Valjean sits grieving beside her, Javert appears. Valjean begs Javert to allow him to find Cosette and leave her in safety before he is jailed. Javert refuses to trust him. Valjean breaks a chair and threatens Javert with it. Javert speaks of his own history, saying he has risen from a past in the gutter and now lives only for the law. Invoking his promise to Fantine, Valjean overcomes Javert and escapes.
Young Cosette is sweeping and scrubbing at the Thénardiers' inn. She sings of a castle on a cloud where she could lead a life filled with love and free of tears. Her reverie is interrupted by the evil Mme. Thénardier who scolds her, saying that the money her mother sends doesn't pay for her keep. She praises her own daughter, Eponine, and sends Cosette out to the well in the woods for water. Cosette begs not to be sent into the woods in the dark but is ordered to go by Mme. Thénardier.
Tavern guests arrive and settle down for a night of drinking, exchanging tales of the reprehensible ways in which Thénardier made his money in the past. Thénardier tells them that as the "master of the house" he lives by the rule that everything has a price. Mme. Thénardier joins him in this self-mocking assessment of their corrupt lifestyle.
As they finish, Jean Valjean appears with the trembling Cosette. He has found her in the woods and tells the Thénardiers that he has come to take her away. The Thénardiers extract a settlement from him for what they claim are Fantine's debts. Valjean promises Cosette there will be castles in her future.
The scene shifts to the streets of Paris in 1832. Beggars are crying out for help. Gavroche, a young boy, is among them. A group of students led by Enjolras enters and accuse the nation's leaders of ignoring the poor. Gavroche warns that everyone must now watch out for the Thénardier gang. Thénardier has moved his operations to Paris and is preying on the poor in cooperation with underworld figures Brujon, Babet, Claquesous, and Montparnasse. He has enlisted his daughter, Eponine, now a young woman, into his illicit activities. Eponine is in love with Marius, one of Enjolras's student friends. However, Marius does not return her affection. Jean Valjean and Cosette appear. Thénardier's thugs try to rob them. Marius sees Cosette for the first time and falls in love with her. Valjean is recognized by Thénardier. Javert appears to intercede; Valjean flees. Thénardier shares the news of Valjean's identity with Javert. In the absence of a victim, Javert has to let Thénardier go. Javert declares his determination to catch the fugitive Valjean. He will never rest until he does. He leaves, and Gavroche announces that he, not the inspector, really runs the town.
Eponine realizes that the girl with Jean Valjean was Cosette. Seeing Cosette in the beautiful clothes that Valjean has provided for her, Eponine stares at herself with disgust. Marius begs her to help him find Cosette again. Although she is filled with jealousy, Eponine agrees.
The students are meeting at the ABC Cafe to plan an insurrection. Marius comes in, unable to think about anything but Cosette. Enjolras says they must decide whether or not they are willing to die for their beliefs. Gavroche announces the death of General Lamarque, a popular military leader. Enjolras says Lamarque's death will kindle the flame of revolution. The people will be ready to follow the students in their insurrection "when tomorrow comes."
In her home on Rue Plumet, Cosette has a sense that love is very close to her now. Jean Valjean worries about her loneliness because of the fugitive life they must lead. Cosette still does not know why they must always be on the run . Valjean leaves; Eponine brings Marius to Cosette . As he expresses his love for Cosette, Eponine waits outside . She sees her father and his henchmen surrounding the house . It is their intention to rob Valjean . Eponine fears that Marius will think she set him up to be robbed and screams to warn him . Thénardier and his gang run away, and Marius realizes that Eponine has saved him . He tells Cosette that his friend has brought them together and also warned them of this danger . Valjean appears, and Cosette lies, saying she screamed because she saw shadows on the wall . Valjean thinks it was Javert and says they must run away to Calais and then cross the sea.
Lost in their individual thoughts, everyone reflects on the future. Valjean sees himself as being trapped on an endless road, Cosette and Marius feel their newfound love slipping away, and Eponine mourns her unrequited feelings for Marius. Enjolras appears to enlist Marius for the insurrection. Marius decides to join his friends, since Cosette will now be lost to him forever. Javert predicts that the revolution will be stopped at once by the authorities. Thénardier agrees that the students are destined to lose. The students sing of their glorious day to come. Everyone prepares for this fateful "one day more."
Fantine wanders to the red light district, where she finds herself among sailors and prostitutes. She sells her necklace and her hair, and then she becomes a prostitute to earn money for her daughter. When she refuses to entertain a street idler, Bamatabois, he is so enraged that he lies to Javert, claiming she attacked him. The Mayor (Valjean) comes to Fantine's aid and learns that she is only in her present circumstance because he turned his back on her at his factory.
When Valjean realizes that she and her daughter are innocent victims, he demands that Javert release her. Suddenly, an old man, Fauchelevent, is pinned down by a runaway cart, and The Mayor (Valjean) saves him by lifting the cart. Javert says that he has seen that kind of strength only once before, in a prisoner at Toulon. However, he knows that the Mayor cannot be the individual he is describing because Javert has recently re-arrested that man for a minor crime. In fact, he says Jean Valjean's trial is about to take place.
The real Valjean realizes that he will not be able to live with himself if he does not confess his identity and spare the falsely identified man. He appears at the trial of the accused man and confesses his real identity in front of Javert.
Fantine is taken ill and lies delirious in the hospital. Valjean escapes Javert to come to her bedside. He promises he will protect her daughter, Cosette. Fantine dies, believing that he will keep his promise. As Valjean sits grieving beside her, Javert appears. Valjean begs Javert to allow him to find Cosette and leave her in safety before he is jailed. Javert refuses to trust him. Valjean breaks a chair and threatens Javert with it. Javert speaks of his own history, saying he has risen from a past in the gutter and now lives only for the law. Invoking his promise to Fantine, Valjean overcomes Javert and escapes.
Young Cosette is sweeping and scrubbing at the Thénardiers' inn. She sings of a castle on a cloud where she could lead a life filled with love and free of tears. Her reverie is interrupted by the evil Mme. Thénardier who scolds her, saying that the money her mother sends doesn't pay for her keep. She praises her own daughter, Eponine, and sends Cosette out to the well in the woods for water. Cosette begs not to be sent into the woods in the dark but is ordered to go by Mme. Thénardier.
Tavern guests arrive and settle down for a night of drinking, exchanging tales of the reprehensible ways in which Thénardier made his money in the past. Thénardier tells them that as the "master of the house" he lives by the rule that everything has a price. Mme. Thénardier joins him in this self-mocking assessment of their corrupt lifestyle.
As they finish, Jean Valjean appears with the trembling Cosette. He has found her in the woods and tells the Thénardiers that he has come to take her away. The Thénardiers extract a settlement from him for what they claim are Fantine's debts. Valjean promises Cosette there will be castles in her future.
The scene shifts to the streets of Paris in 1832. Beggars are crying out for help. Gavroche, a young boy, is among them. A group of students led by Enjolras enters and accuse the nation's leaders of ignoring the poor. Gavroche warns that everyone must now watch out for the Thénardier gang. Thénardier has moved his operations to Paris and is preying on the poor in cooperation with underworld figures Brujon, Babet, Claquesous, and Montparnasse. He has enlisted his daughter, Eponine, now a young woman, into his illicit activities. Eponine is in love with Marius, one of Enjolras's student friends. However, Marius does not return her affection. Jean Valjean and Cosette appear. Thénardier's thugs try to rob them. Marius sees Cosette for the first time and falls in love with her. Valjean is recognized by Thénardier. Javert appears to intercede; Valjean flees. Thénardier shares the news of Valjean's identity with Javert. In the absence of a victim, Javert has to let Thénardier go. Javert declares his determination to catch the fugitive Valjean. He will never rest until he does. He leaves, and Gavroche announces that he, not the inspector, really runs the town.
Eponine realizes that the girl with Jean Valjean was Cosette. Seeing Cosette in the beautiful clothes that Valjean has provided for her, Eponine stares at herself with disgust. Marius begs her to help him find Cosette again. Although she is filled with jealousy, Eponine agrees.
The students are meeting at the ABC Cafe to plan an insurrection. Marius comes in, unable to think about anything but Cosette. Enjolras says they must decide whether or not they are willing to die for their beliefs. Gavroche announces the death of General Lamarque, a popular military leader. Enjolras says Lamarque's death will kindle the flame of revolution. The people will be ready to follow the students in their insurrection "when tomorrow comes."
In her home on Rue Plumet, Cosette has a sense that love is very close to her now. Jean Valjean worries about her loneliness because of the fugitive life they must lead. Cosette still does not know why they must always be on the run . Valjean leaves; Eponine brings Marius to Cosette . As he expresses his love for Cosette, Eponine waits outside . She sees her father and his henchmen surrounding the house . It is their intention to rob Valjean . Eponine fears that Marius will think she set him up to be robbed and screams to warn him . Thénardier and his gang run away, and Marius realizes that Eponine has saved him . He tells Cosette that his friend has brought them together and also warned them of this danger . Valjean appears, and Cosette lies, saying she screamed because she saw shadows on the wall . Valjean thinks it was Javert and says they must run away to Calais and then cross the sea.
Lost in their individual thoughts, everyone reflects on the future. Valjean sees himself as being trapped on an endless road, Cosette and Marius feel their newfound love slipping away, and Eponine mourns her unrequited feelings for Marius. Enjolras appears to enlist Marius for the insurrection. Marius decides to join his friends, since Cosette will now be lost to him forever. Javert predicts that the revolution will be stopped at once by the authorities. Thénardier agrees that the students are destined to lose. The students sing of their glorious day to come. Everyone prepares for this fateful "one day more."
Act Two
The students are planning to build their barricade, assessing the strength of their adversaries and hoping that the people will support them. Eponine appears; Marius tries to send her away, fearing for her life. She says his concern shows he does care about her . He asks her to take a message to Cosette.
She gives the letter to Jean Valjean at the house on Rue Plumet. Valjean reads the letter and learns of Marius's feelings for Cosette. In the letter, Marius says goodbye to Cosette in case he dies in battle.
Eponine expresses her feelings of loneliness. She has now alienated her father by protecting Marius and has nowhere to turn. She has nothing but her dreams of a love that can never be returned because she loves Marius "only on my own."
Back at the barricade, the students are told by the army to give up their guns or die. Javert pretends to be on the students' side and encourages them to surrender. However, Gavroche reveals Javert's identity, and the students tie up Javert, planning to shoot him as a traitor after the battle. Eponine returns, much to Marius's dismay. She tells him she has delivered the letter to Valjean. He realizes that she has been wounded trying to return to him with this message. Marius holds her tightly as she dies in his arms. She sings that the "rain can't hurt me now"; he replies, "I will stay with you till you are sleeping and rain will make the flowers grow." Eponine is first on the rebel side to die in battle.
Jean Valjean appears and says he has come to aid the students. They say that another man who offered to join them has proven to be a traitor and point to Javert. Valjean is given a gun, and as the battle begins, he shoots and kills a sniper. Having proven his fidelity to the students' cause, he asks if he can dispense with the spy Javert himself. Enjolras agrees and turns Javert over to Valjean.
Once Javert is in his custody, Valjean releases him. Javert says Valjean is being foolish; so long as they are both alive, he will continue to pursue Valjean. Valjean replies that he doesn't blame Javert for trying to do what he believes is his duty and allows him to escape. The students rest and reflect on their friendship and days gone by. Marius says that he doesn't care if he dies; life without Cosette will be meaningless. Realizing the depth of Marius's devotion to Cosette, Valjean prays for his safety in battle. He offers to die instead and begs God to "bring him home."
Marius says that people are afraid to come to the rebels' aid. The students need the bullets that lie in the street. Marius volunteers to pick them up, but Valjean insists that he will go instead. Little Gavroche is quicker than either of them and scrambles up the barricade. He is instantly killed. The voice on the megaphone again warns the students that since the people of Paris sleep in their beds instead of coming to their aid, they have no chance of winning. The students refuse to surrender, and the army mounts a fierce attack. Only Marius and Valjean survive. Valjean carries the wounded Marius down a manhole into a sewer. Javert returns and searches for Valjean's body. Not finding him among the dead, he concludes that he must have escaped into the sewer.
In the sewers beneath Paris, Thénardier appears with a body over his shoulders. He strips the dead of their valuables and dumps the bodies in the mud of the sewers. Valjean and Marius have collapsed in the sewer, and Thénardier starts to rob them. Then he recognizes Valjean and runs away. Javert finds Valjean. Valjean asks Javert to allow him to take Marius to safety. Then he will return and surrender to Javert. This time, Javert agrees to Valjean's request and says he will be waiting. Javert waits, desperately confused. His enemy has spared his life. He says he cannot live in the debt of a thief. He will spit Valjean's pity back in his face because the law cannot be mocked. He realizes that his own life has no meaning because Valjean has indeed proven that a man can be redeemed and should be forgiven. Doubt destroys Javert, whose world is held together by the force of rigid rules. Valjean has killed him by granting his life. Javert jumps to his death.
The women of Paris mourn the dead students, saying that nothing has changed as the result of their deaths. Marius sings a song of mourning for his dead companions. He begs their forgiveness for the fact that he survived.
At the hospital where he is recovering, Marius tells Cosette that he still doesn't know who saved him at the barricade. They plan to marry; Marius invites Valjean to live with them. Valjean confesses his past to Marius, explaining that Cosette knows nothing about his real identity. He says he must keep running. Marius agrees never to tell Cosette the truth about her adoptive father's past.
On Cosette's wedding day, the Thénardiers try to sell Marius the truth about Cosette's father in exchange for cash. As a result, Marius learns that Jean Valjean is the man who carried him through the sewers to safety. He strikes Thénardier and throws money at him. The Thénardiers celebrate that in spite of everything, they have survived.
Valjean is alone in a room, dying. He is having visions of Fantine. Marius and Cosette burst into his room. Marius tells Cosette that he now knows her father is the one who saved his life. Valjean tells her the truth about her mother. His vision of Fantine is joined by a vision of Eponine. As he dies, Valjean and his visions remind Cosette of the everlasting power of love telling her that "to love another person is to see the face of God."
The entire company sings of "the music of a people who are climbing to the light . For the wretched of the earth, there is a flame that never dies. Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
She gives the letter to Jean Valjean at the house on Rue Plumet. Valjean reads the letter and learns of Marius's feelings for Cosette. In the letter, Marius says goodbye to Cosette in case he dies in battle.
Eponine expresses her feelings of loneliness. She has now alienated her father by protecting Marius and has nowhere to turn. She has nothing but her dreams of a love that can never be returned because she loves Marius "only on my own."
Back at the barricade, the students are told by the army to give up their guns or die. Javert pretends to be on the students' side and encourages them to surrender. However, Gavroche reveals Javert's identity, and the students tie up Javert, planning to shoot him as a traitor after the battle. Eponine returns, much to Marius's dismay. She tells him she has delivered the letter to Valjean. He realizes that she has been wounded trying to return to him with this message. Marius holds her tightly as she dies in his arms. She sings that the "rain can't hurt me now"; he replies, "I will stay with you till you are sleeping and rain will make the flowers grow." Eponine is first on the rebel side to die in battle.
Jean Valjean appears and says he has come to aid the students. They say that another man who offered to join them has proven to be a traitor and point to Javert. Valjean is given a gun, and as the battle begins, he shoots and kills a sniper. Having proven his fidelity to the students' cause, he asks if he can dispense with the spy Javert himself. Enjolras agrees and turns Javert over to Valjean.
Once Javert is in his custody, Valjean releases him. Javert says Valjean is being foolish; so long as they are both alive, he will continue to pursue Valjean. Valjean replies that he doesn't blame Javert for trying to do what he believes is his duty and allows him to escape. The students rest and reflect on their friendship and days gone by. Marius says that he doesn't care if he dies; life without Cosette will be meaningless. Realizing the depth of Marius's devotion to Cosette, Valjean prays for his safety in battle. He offers to die instead and begs God to "bring him home."
Marius says that people are afraid to come to the rebels' aid. The students need the bullets that lie in the street. Marius volunteers to pick them up, but Valjean insists that he will go instead. Little Gavroche is quicker than either of them and scrambles up the barricade. He is instantly killed. The voice on the megaphone again warns the students that since the people of Paris sleep in their beds instead of coming to their aid, they have no chance of winning. The students refuse to surrender, and the army mounts a fierce attack. Only Marius and Valjean survive. Valjean carries the wounded Marius down a manhole into a sewer. Javert returns and searches for Valjean's body. Not finding him among the dead, he concludes that he must have escaped into the sewer.
In the sewers beneath Paris, Thénardier appears with a body over his shoulders. He strips the dead of their valuables and dumps the bodies in the mud of the sewers. Valjean and Marius have collapsed in the sewer, and Thénardier starts to rob them. Then he recognizes Valjean and runs away. Javert finds Valjean. Valjean asks Javert to allow him to take Marius to safety. Then he will return and surrender to Javert. This time, Javert agrees to Valjean's request and says he will be waiting. Javert waits, desperately confused. His enemy has spared his life. He says he cannot live in the debt of a thief. He will spit Valjean's pity back in his face because the law cannot be mocked. He realizes that his own life has no meaning because Valjean has indeed proven that a man can be redeemed and should be forgiven. Doubt destroys Javert, whose world is held together by the force of rigid rules. Valjean has killed him by granting his life. Javert jumps to his death.
The women of Paris mourn the dead students, saying that nothing has changed as the result of their deaths. Marius sings a song of mourning for his dead companions. He begs their forgiveness for the fact that he survived.
At the hospital where he is recovering, Marius tells Cosette that he still doesn't know who saved him at the barricade. They plan to marry; Marius invites Valjean to live with them. Valjean confesses his past to Marius, explaining that Cosette knows nothing about his real identity. He says he must keep running. Marius agrees never to tell Cosette the truth about her adoptive father's past.
On Cosette's wedding day, the Thénardiers try to sell Marius the truth about Cosette's father in exchange for cash. As a result, Marius learns that Jean Valjean is the man who carried him through the sewers to safety. He strikes Thénardier and throws money at him. The Thénardiers celebrate that in spite of everything, they have survived.
Valjean is alone in a room, dying. He is having visions of Fantine. Marius and Cosette burst into his room. Marius tells Cosette that he now knows her father is the one who saved his life. Valjean tells her the truth about her mother. His vision of Fantine is joined by a vision of Eponine. As he dies, Valjean and his visions remind Cosette of the everlasting power of love telling her that "to love another person is to see the face of God."
The entire company sings of "the music of a people who are climbing to the light . For the wretched of the earth, there is a flame that never dies. Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Musical Numbers
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ACT ONE
Prologue Chain Gang, Convicts 1–5, Javert, Valjean, Farmer, Laborer, Bishop, Constables 1–2 At the End of the Day Foreman, Workers 1–2, Woman, Girls 1–5, Workers, Fantine, Valjean, Chorus I Dreamed a Dream Fantine The Docks (Lovely Ladies) Sailors 1–3, Prostitutes, Old Woman, Fantine, Sick Prostitute, Pimp, Prostitutes 1–3, Bamatabois, Javert, Valjean Cart Crash Bystanders, Another Bystander, Valjean, Onlookers 1–4, Fauchelevant, Javert Fantine’s Death Fantine, Valjean, Javert Little Cosette Young Cosette, Madame Thenardier The Innkeeper’s Song Thenardier, Madame Thenardier, Customers, Chorus The Bargain Valjean, Thenardier, Madame Thenardier The Beggars Gavroche, Marius, Enjolras, Solo Urchin, Chorus The Robbery Madame Thenardier, Marius, Eponine, Thenardier, Valjean, Javert Stars Javert, Gavroche, Eponine, Marius The ABC Café Combeferre, Feuilly, Courfeyrac, Enjolras, Joly, Grantaire, Marius, Gavroche, Students The People’s Song Enjolras, Combeferre, Courfeyrac, Feuilly, Students, Chorus Rue Plumet Cosette, Valjean, Marius, Eponine A Heart Full of Love Marius, Cosette, Eponine The Attack on Rue Plumet Montparnasse, Babet, Thenardier, Brujon, Eponine, Marius, Valjean, Cosette One Day More Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Eponine, Enjolras, Javert, Tenardier, Madame Thenardier, Chorus |
ACT TWO
Building the Barricades Enjolras, Javert, Marius, Eponine, Valjean, Army Officer, Chorus Javert at the Barricade Joly, Javert, Gavroche, Grantaire, Prouvaire, Enjolras, Marius, Eponine, Combeferre, Lesgles The First Attack Sentries 1–2, Enjolras, Feuillly, Lesgles, Grantaire, Valjean, Javert The Night Feuilly, Prouvaire, Joly, Grantaire, Marius, Valjean, Enjolras, Chorus The Second Attack Enjolras, Feuilly, Marius, Valjean, Gavroche, Lesgles, Joly The Final Battle Army Officer, Enjolras, Combeferre, Courfeyrac The Sewers Thenardier Javert’s Suicide Valjean, Javert, Women 1–8 The Café Song (Empty Chairs at Empty Tables) Marius Marius & Cosette Cosette, Marius, Valjean The Wedding Major Domo, Thenardier, Marius, Madame Thenardier, Wedding Guests Epilogue Valjean, Fantine, Cosette, Marius, Eponine, Chorus |
Olathe South Administration
Principal
Dr. Dale Longenecker
Assistant Principals
Elaine Carpenter
Rachel Jetton
Matt Johnson
Gabe Mervosh
Dr. Dale Longenecker
Assistant Principals
Elaine Carpenter
Rachel Jetton
Matt Johnson
Gabe Mervosh
Special Thanks
Angela Klusman, Maureen Stepak, Olathe South administration/office staff/custodians, our friends and family, and the Olathe School District for their support of theatre in our schools.
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MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.
MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers. During the past twenty years over 5,000,000 students and over 500,000 educators have been involved in at least one of the over 150,000 global productions of a Broadway Junior™ musical.