Dear LaGuardia Families,
The LaGuardia HS Parents Association needs STUDENT feedback regarding Rising Stars, a student-created and student-led production that has been performed onstage at LaGuardia HS since 1990—except for 2021 when we pivoted to the screen because live theater was not possible due to the pandemic, and 2022 when the school's production calendar was too full to accommodate Rising Stars.
Watch these Rising Stars video clips:
2021 promo 1 & 2021 promo 2
(post-produced for The WNET Group’s AllArts.org)
2020, 2019, 2018
(onstage in the LaGuardia Concert Hall)
1995 (all-cast curtain call begins at 22:35)
1990 (act from the very first Rising Stars)
Due to a very large senior class and the fact that the shop is under construction, the school's production calendar is full again this year. Rising Stars cannot be performed on a LaGuardia stage during 2022-2023.
Before the pandemic, Rising Stars was
the PA's most successful fundraiser.
2017-2018: $111,864.38
2018-2019: $118,241.44
2019-2020: $142,623.00
The sale of tickets, refreshments and merchandise; sponsorships; and donations covered Rising Stars expenses, and contributed toward the financial support the PA provides to the school.
Note: Rising Stars is for ALL students, and they can choose to participate in the selection process in ANY way they like.
IF POSSIBLE, RS2023 will provide the following student opportunities for credit in the Playbill and/or service hours (submission process and exact details to be determined):
Art curator team
Art show exhibitor
Cast, including film submissions
Creative team
Crew
House band
Logo design
Merchandise design team
Playbill design, except the cover
Poster design
Production team
PR/social media team
Volunteer team
To help the PA move forward with plans for Rising Stars 2023 (regardless of fundraiser status which is still to be determined), please do the following:
1) Student(s) are invited to complete this survey with their LaGuardia email address so it only records one response per student. They need to sign in to Gmail, but we will not share their identifying information. An anonymous summary of responses will be shared with families and school/DOE staff after the form closes. Please complete the survey by 6 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1.
2) Email us if you or anyone you know can HELP us to find a potential stage/venue within reasonable distance from LaGuardia HS.
3) Email us if you or anyone you know can HELP to cover the expense of a potential stage/venue rental (the cost of union houses can be prohibitive).
Thank you!
LaGuardia HS Parents Association
2022-2023 Rising Stars Committee