Most valuable players / a Canyonback Films production ; directed and produced by Matthew D. Kallis ; written and produced by Christopher Lockhart.

"Across the USA, high school sports are regularly lavished with funding, publicity and scholarships, while theater departments struggle to put on the school musical hoping for some recognition of their own. Helping to settle the score are the 'Freddy Awards,' a live television event that celebrates...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:OWN documentary club.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Canyonback Films
Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm)
Virgil Films
Oprah Winfrey Network
Other Authors: Kallis, Matthew D. (Director, Producer)
Lockhart, Christopher (Producer, Screenwriter)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English audio; English subtitles.
Published: [Sausalito, Calif.] : Ro*Co Films Educational : Virgil Films, [2012]
Series:OWN documentary club.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Freddy Awards.
College and school drama > Awards > United States.
High school student activities > Awards > United States.
Musical theater > Awards > United States.
High school student activities > Pennsylvania.
Musical theater > Pennsylvania.
Drama in education > United States.
Arts in education > United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Filmed performances.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Filmed performances.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Across the USA, high school sports are regularly lavished with funding, publicity and scholarships, while theater departments struggle to put on the school musical hoping for some recognition of their own. Helping to settle the score are the 'Freddy Awards,' a live television event that celebrates excellence in high school musical theater. Illustrating that arts education encourages the same teamwork, camaraderie and confidence as sports, Most valuable players follows three theater troupes on their creative journeys to the elaborate award ceremony--the 'Super Bowl' of high school musical theater"--Container. Features John Andreadis, Zachary Gibson, Amanda Kostalis, Ali Mosser, Katie Wexler, Frank Anonia, Rita Cortez, Jill Kuebler, Mark Stutz, Jennifer Wescoe, Shelley Brown, Vic Kumma, Ken Klabunde, and the cast and crew of Emmaus High School's (PA) Les misérables, of Freedom High School's (PA) Bye bye Birdie, and of Parkland High School's (PA) Les misérables.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2010.
Special features: deleted scenes; Producing the score ("behind the scenes" featurette).
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX2 D0141970 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Credits:Director of photography, Curt Apduhan ; editor, Zack Braff ; music, Randy Miller.
System Details:DVD NTSC, region 1; widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio; stereo and 5.1 surround versions.
Participant or Performer:
Features John Andreadis, Zachary Gibson, Amanda Kostalis, Ali Mosser, Katie Wexler, Frank Anonia, Rita Cortez, Jill Kuebler, Mark Stutz, Jennifer Wescoe, Shelley Brown, Vic Kumma, Ken Klabunde, and the cast and crew of Emmaus High School's (PA) Les misérables, of Freedom High School's (PA) Bye bye Birdie, and of Parkland High School's (PA) Les misérables.