High life : a weekly forum for high school students : arts school students get stage roles

Orange County High School of the Arts students will take to the stage this month in “A Chorus Line” as part of the Cypress College High School Summer Musical Theatre Workshop. Seventeen

returning students, graduates and newcomers have landed parts in the production. School of the Arts graduate Jennifer Clark of Yorba Linda will play the lead role of Cassie. Graduate

Stephanie Block of Brea stars as Morales, and graduate John Nassab of Orange plays the choreographer Larry. Arts high school students have been cast in several other lead roles: Kamilah

Martin will play Sheila; Andrea Rosenberger, Judy Turner; Eliana Uttecht, Bee Bee; Terron Brooks, Richie; Danny Charles, Mike; Cherile Gietzen, Maggie; Ryan Holihan, Bobby; Taylor

Margis-Noguera, Mark and Becky Phelps, Christine. Amy Vandergast, Leanne Harvey, Shane German and Vincent Gallegos are featured in the chorus. Performances are scheduled for Friday and

Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Cypress College Campus Theatre, 9200 Valley View St., Cypress. Tickets are $6. For more information, call (714) 821-6320. “Man will do many

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