GBN V-Show 2025

Glenbrook North Variety Show 2025

MOMENTUM

Thank you to everyone who came out to audition! Below are the acts selected for the 2025 Glenbrook North Variety Show “Momentum”! There will be an all cast- meeting WED NOV 20 3:30 in the Choir Room. AT LEAST one member of your act must attend.

“Momentum” Acts

Adventures in Your Own Backyard

Pyongyang Poomsae

Euphoria

Valerie

Poker Face

Defying Gravity

Promise

GBN Broadcasting

Stress Bloom

Let's Hear it for The Boy

My Days

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Agony

You Will Be Found

YYZ

Hanryangmu

Gandhi on the Go

Borderline

Other Side

New York, New York

Spirits of the Water

Sway

Stop This Train

Chopin Etude Op 10 No 12 'Revoluationary Etude'

Nazzarre North

Ja Suis Malade

Putting on the Ritz

I Feel the Earth Move (under my feet)

AUDITIONS: MON NOV 4 3:30-8:30 in the Orchestra Room. Here is the link for the sign up for auditions . Please also fill out this Google Form. COMPLETE BOTH THE SIGN UP GENIUS AND THE GOOGLE FORM.

Casting will be announced by FRI NOV 8 on the GBN V-Show webpage.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Each audition slot will be 5 minutes long. Your audition may not exceed 2.5 minutes. Please bring as much of your act as possible - ex. props, costumes, instruments, etc - especially if it is a crucial part of your act. Come prepared to discuss how our MOMENTUM concept fits your piece (see below). We will provide bass amp, guitar amp, drums, keyboard, vocal mics, and a sound system for playback. When your entire act has arrived, please check in ON TIME with the student directors. We won’t see acts that are not signed up.

Congratulations to the 2025 Vocal Ensemble!

Ella Amit

Grace Atkinson

Landon Burton

Jack Elrod

Ryan Feinstein

Payton Gloria

David Kang

Hannah Kelley

Ava Lehtman

Noa Levin

Jane Luedtke

Conor Lynch

Izzi Malkin

Laney Meek

Yesha Mistry

Emma Noll

Lexi Nortman

Avi Oldani

Emma Reid

Sarah Shaw

Christopher Soriano

Maya Spreckman

Mia Willentzik

Congratulations to the 2025 Dance Ensemble!

Bella Caleel

Ryan Chae

Kate Dalinka

Ellie Edsey

Marianna Edsey

Maggie Gjermano

Shiloh Gordon

Alexa Hughes

Katie Kim

Maddie LeCavalier

Audrey Lee

Julia Loewy

Ryan Morton

Carly Nicoll

Ayla Pedersen

Annika Purohit

Sam Roche

Emily Shakhman

Sarah Shaw

Ayden Shlifka

Gracie Tucker

Chloe Wenk

Lindy Winkler

Kristin Zick

UPDATE (as of 10/11) Vocal Ensemble: Auditions for the Vocal Ensemble for this year’s V-Show, Momentum, will be held at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, October 22nd, in the Choir Room. Here is a link to more information! See the updated document for the movement combinations.

Dance Ensemble Videos - Please see the links for audition combo #1 and audition combo #2

ALL AUDITIONEES must learn and attempt both. SOME, not all, auditionees MAY be asked to stay and demonstrate specialized skills or an additional across the floor/combo.

Dance Ensemble Update - Videos will be posted Wednesday morning. Check back here on Wednesday, October 9th!

Student Director/Choreographer Application

Are you interested in being a student director/choreographer? Fill out the Google Form by FRI OCT 4TH. You should sign in with your Glenbrook email.

Thank you to everyone who came to the pre-audition meeting. If you missed the meeting, please see the below information that was passed out at the meeting.

Glenbrook North Variety Show 2025

MOMENTUM

AUDITIONS: MON NOV 4 3:30-8:30 in the Orchestra Room. Signups will begin on MON OCT 28 at 8am thru the GBN V-Show webpage. Casting will be announced by FRI NOV 8 on the GBN V-Show webpage.

ALL CAST MEETING: WED NOV 20 3:30 in the Choir Room. AT LEAST one member of your act must attend. $15 participation fee is DUE this day by ALL members of the group, paid to the GBN Bookstore. (Includes t-shirt)

REQUIRED REHEARSALS:

1 DIRECTOR MTG: WED DEC 11 *signs ups available at 1st all cast meeting

2 PROGRESS REHEARSALS: WED JAN 8 AND WED JAN 22 *signs ups available at 1st all cast meeting

1 SPACING REHEARSAL ON STAGE: WEEK OF JAN 27 *exact timed schedule coming in January

2 MENTORS REHEARSALS: TBD *self scheduled

REQUIRED TECH: MON FEB 3 - WED FEB 12

PERFORMANCES: THU FEB 13TH - SAT FEB 15TH

*If you are submitting a video/animation act, you may submit it via a google form that will be made available and DO NOT need to sign up for an audition time slot.

DANCE/VOCAL ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS:

DANCE ENS AUDITIONS: SUN OCT 13 2-4 in the Dance Studio. Audition Combinations will be made available by MON OCT 7 thru the GBN V-Show webpage. There will be two combinations: ALL AUDITIONEES must learn and attempt both. SOME, not all, auditionees MAY be asked to stay and demonstrate specialized skills or an additional across the floor/combo.

VOCAL ENS AUDITIONS: TUES OCT 22 3:30-5:00 in the Choir Room. Audition packet/music will be made available by MON OCT 7 thru the GBN V-Show webpage. There will be two selections to prepare: one solo and one small-group.

*Casting in one of these 2 groups could affect individual act casting.

STUDENT DIRECTORS/CHOREOGRAPHERS :

Info on GBN V-Show webpage. Submissions due FRI OCT 4TH. You will be contacted via email by SUN OCT 6TH. First Meeting THUR OCT 10TH 3:30 in the Music Classroom Student Directors WILL be required for Vocal and Dance Ensemble Auditions.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE;

Drive. Power. Strength. Consistency. These are a few very versatile words that come to my mind when I think “momentum.” None of them refer to a specific speed, quality of motion, or volume, but they all speak to a consistent energy that I find is often driven by a goal. And whether we reach it or not isn’t the most important thing - it’s the journey - the MOMENTUM - the energy that stretches us, teaches us, and opens us up to infinite possibilities. So what’s brewing for you? Whatcha workin’ on? Maybe even quite literally, is there somewhere you want to travel to? And another sub level - maybe you’re trying to work on something at a slower pace to catch every little detail, or working up to that new tempo - completing something the quickest you ever have. These are all the different parts of Momentum, and I’m interested in any and all you might bring to the audition room! Break a Leg!

DANCE ENS AUDITIONS: SUN OCT 13 2-4 in the Dance Studio. Audition Combinations will be made available by MON OCT 7 thru the GBN V-Show webpage. There will be two combinations: ALL AUDITIONEES must learn and attempt both. SOME, not all, auditionees MAY be asked to stay and demonstrate specialized skills or an additional across the floor/combo.

“MOMENTUM”

DANCE ENSEMBLE AUDITION INFO

AUDITIONS: Sunday 10/13 2-4pm in the Dance Studio *Audition Combos to be posted 10/7 on gbnvshow.com Come prepared with all known conflicts!

1ST MTG: TBD DECEMBER

DANCE ENSEMBLE TENTATIVE REH DATES:

M Jan 6 5:30-8:30 Dance Ensemble in Dance Studio

F Jan 10 4-8 Dance Ensemble in Dance Studio

M Jan 13 5:30-8:30 Dance Ensemble in Dance Studio

W Jan 15 5:30-8:30 Dance Ensemble in Dance Studio

F Jan 17 4-8 Dance Ensemble in Dance Studio

M Jan 20 TBD Dance/Vocal Ensemble in Dance Studio

F Jan 24 4-8 Dance/Vocal Ensemble in Dance Studio

Sun Jan 26 TBD Dance/Vocal Ensemble On Stage

M Jan 27 5:30-8:30 Dance Ensemble in Dance Studio

W Jan 29 3:30-6:30 Dance/Vocal Ensemble in Dance Studio

Sun Feb 2 TBD Dance/Vocal Ensemble On Stage SPACING

Mon Feb 3 - Sat Feb 15th TECH/SHOWS - NO CONFLICTS

*Plan to be available weekdays 3:30-9 and weekends 10am-10pm. You of course will not be needed all those days and times, but as the schedule is still being finalized, please keep this time open.

VOCAL ENS AUDITIONS: TUES OCT 22 3:30-5:00in the Choir Room. Audition packet/music will be made available by MON OCT 7 thru the GBN V-Show webpage. There will be two selections to prepare: one solo and one small-group.