Although some co-curricular activities are cancelled Thursday as Capistrano Unified School District teachers take to the picket line, at least two student productions will take the stage as scheduled. Following are two announcements from Dana Hills High School and San Clemente High School.

From Dana Hills…

As they say in show business, "The Show Must Go On." And so it will.

There have been many South Orange County School of the Arts (SOCSA) parents, students and friends asking if SOCSA's “42nd Street” performances will be affected by the teachers’ strike. The answer is no.

SOCSA Foundation's production of 42nd Street will have its opening night as scheduled, Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Porthole Theatre inside Dana Hills High School.

There will be a Gala Event in the spirit of 42nd Street starting at 6:00 p.m. on Thur., April 22 in the mall area just outside the Porthole Theater. The Gala is free to all and tickets for the 7:00 p.m. performance are still available for sale on the SOCSA Web site, at www.SOCSArts.org/boxoffice.php or at the door the day of the show.

“The performance of the SOCSA spring musical, 42nd Street, is a SOCSA Foundation event and all six performances will go on as scheduled,” according to an email message from the 2009/10 SOCSA Foundation Board of Directors. “We look forward to seeing you there and Listening to the Lullaby Of Broadway.”

INCOMING FRESHMEN SOCSA STUDENT AUDITIONS:

Saturday's SOCSA student auditions for next year will go on as scheduled; if the strike continues into Friday, the SOCSA auditions on that day will be rescheduled.

From San Clemente…

Regarding this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday's performances: The show will go on!!!!!

There will be a performance of “Curtains” on each of these nights as originally scheduled!



This is confirmed information from the highest levels and is absolutely accurate.



Set in 1959 Boston, Curtains is a comedic tale of a group of actors who hitched their stars to the musical show, Robin Hood of the Old West. All is not going well, though, and about to get worse … for instance, there’s a tone deaf diva who ends up murdered in the opening night curtain call.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students with ID and seniors. Run dates are April 22 through the April 24 at San Clemente High School Triton Center. Box Office opens at 6 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

For all the latest news about the CUSD teachers’ strike, see the Beyond the Blackboard blog at www.danapointtimes.com.