The Robert C. Yoh Mission

The Yoh Theatre Players are a product of education in its purist form. They are students on the Woodstock Union High campus who are committed to the active study of theatre a personal experience, a craft, an art form, a commentary on society, a reflection of humanity's spirit, and the gift of their own talents to both school and community.

The Yoh Theatre players are named in honor of Robert C. Yoh. Mr. Yoh was a creative WUHS history teacher who not only understood the importance of integrating the arts into the lives of his students, he actively and valiantly promoted it. It is our pleasure to continue his tradition in both name and spirit.

The Yoh Theatre Program actively advances the philosophy that natural highs are the better part of life. We embrace the substance abuse school policy of no tolerance.

HELP OUR KIDS HELP THEMSELVES BY STAYING SUBSTANCE FREE.

 

A message from Andrew Kennedy - YTP Chairperson

       On behalf of the Yoh Theatre Players, Middle Players, and Juniors - third graders to seniors - it is my pleasure to thank our school communities for the privilege of learning through theatre.  Thank you audiences, mentors, sponsors, advertisers, administration, faculty, staff, families, good friends, and wonderful alums for enriching our lives with your valuable support.

       We are proud of our 2007-2008 season of plays that began with myths set in the 1930's, includes an upbeat interpretation of Shakespeare, and presents multiple plays with historical subjects interpreted by 20th and 21st century playwrights.  Speakchorus, after a big summer in Texas and Vermont, will continue to take their unique performances to audiences throughout New England.

       You are invited to "come on down" after the play.  It is a standing and special tradition for the YTP to visit with the audience immediately following the curtain call.  We look forward to meeting you and hearing your impressions of our work.

 

Thank you for being here.

Andrew Kennedy
YTP Chairperson

 

 

 

Speakchorus 2007-2008

The  SPEAKCHORUS is a group of highly trained voices — five to thirteen and sometimes more — performing short programs of literature, lyrics, and philosophy woven into a single theme.  Able to give onomatopoetic value to any words, the highly disciplined SPEAKCHORUS frolics with language and then performs the spoken word with a collective spirit not often heard.

In June 2007, the SPEAKCHORUS toured in San Antonio and Houston for kids at risk, business men and women, kids in the arts, and supports of education.  They performed The Courage Zone, All God's Children Have a Place in the Choir, and The Art of Me.  Later in the summer, they performed Here We Go Riding in the Car, Car  for a national conference and Buzz, Buzz at an ecological design school.  Speakchorus will continue to carry the baton of unique performances through out 2007-2008 - beginning with an encore performance of Here We Go Riding in the Car, Car on November 17th.  

The SPEAKCHORUS gives limited numbers of performances each year. Mrs. Worrell also does workshops on SPEAKCHORUS techniques. Please contact her for more information.

The Yoh Theatre Players

The Yoh Theatre Players were once called the WUHS Drama Club. In 1991, the name was changed to honor Robert Yoh, a beloved WUHS teacher. Under the direction of Harriet Worrell since 1989, the YTP’s origins began with a fall show, a spring musical and a spring competition one-act. The program has grown to produce an annual serious season of work that includes three main stage productions, multiple Speakchorus performances, a Speakchorus in Concert, a middle school production, a summer Yoh Junior production, and often a YTP summer show.

The YTP philosophy is to provide students and community with a wide variety of productions from various genres. In a four to six year career on the WUMS-HS campus, students should have opportunity to see or participate in extraordinary works from drawn from the greater body of recognized international dramatic literature.

The YTP feels enormous responsibility to individual and ensemble talent, the playwright, the audience, and to the art form.

The Middle School Players

The Elementary School "Yoh Juniors"