Union High School Performing Arts Company Featured in Upcoming PBS Documentary I CAN'T...I HAVE REHEARSAL

The Union High School Performing Arts Company has announced their participation in an upcoming documentary entitled "I Can't...I Have Re- hearsal," that will air on PBS/NJTV on Wednesday, May 17th at 8:00pm.

The UHSPAC was selected as one of six schools to be featured for excellence in theater education. Last year, camera crews followed them around as they mounted their production of Disney's Mary Poppins. A screening for all of the schools involved will be held on Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 with a red carpet event starting at 6pm followed by a screening of the documentary and a talk back beginning at 7pm.

The documentary features rehearsal and performance footage from the show, as well as exclusive interviews with Director James Mosser and UHSPAC Alumni, Jonathan Duvelson who starred as Bert.

Duvelson currently is a BFA Musical Theater major at Montclair State University and shared, "I am so fortunate that I am able to be featured in this documentary, and that I can show people just how hard we, as theater people, work to make the shows great. Being in the Performing Arts Department at Union High School allowed me to transition into college with ease, and to excel past what is ex- pected, and challenge myself to be better every day."

Mosser added: "It was a very fun experience for all of us to have a camera crew follow us around. The documentary gives a nice insight into how hard our students work, and how much it means to them. I'm incredibly proud of how we are represented in this film."

The Union High School Performing Arts Company remains one of the top theater training programs in the State of New Jersey. They have been nominated for over 126 prestigious Paper Mill Rising Star Awards. This year they are adding to their accolades with 10 Nominations for their production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.

Nominations Include:

Outstanding Costume Design- Leslie Laurino, James Mosser, Jen- nifer Williams

Outstanding Lighting Design- Christopher Annas-Lee

Outstanding Scenic Design- Diane Esquivel & James Mosser

Outstanding Music Direction- Laura Muller & James Mosser

Outstanding Orchestra

Outstanding Chorus

Featured Actor- Jason Yanto as Lord Pinkleton

Outstanding Choreography- Jennifer Williams

Outstanding Direction- James Mosser

Outstanding Overall Production