Butt Ugly
Another year of Butt Ugly come and gone. Crazy, eh? I thought so. Makes me feel so... used... no.. not used.. old. That's it. Old. But what can ya do?
                   This year's LTCHS cast:

Cody Baker                       Scott Malone
Cody Deschambault          Sanja Milinovic
Kelly Dunning                    Corey Renton
Katie Ferguson                  Katherine Roth
Shannon Kelley
    Butt Ugly is over now, for me, anyway. It is a thing of the past, only exists as a memory now. Ah, but what a memory it is! I will always remember and cherish the moments I had with my cast and crew. As all things must, it has come to an end for me.   
   But, this year, there is a new Comp cast, full of ambition and energy, ready to take on the challenge of a new touring season. Among them is my good friend, Kelly. I was estatic when Kelly made the list; although I knew that she would, as long as she was herself at the auditions. And she was; wacky and energetic, which is exactly what Tanya looks for; Individuality. It was exciting to see my friend make the cast; we had a good cuddlefest when we found out. She is just as excited as I was when I found out I made the cut, and it warms my heart.
    But this year will also be new in a different way; they are writing a new script for Butt Ugly [they change them every other year], and lucky girl, she [and her cast] gets to have a say in her script, and is even helping to write it! I, could not, however, help, as I was unfortunate enough to have to go to France.. woe is me! But this way, it will all be fresh when I see it in November. I'm dreadfully estatic to see what they come up with this year.
    But now, the baton must be passed on, so to speak. I must make way for the new cast, who are undoubtably ready to take on the crusade to influence the minds of middle schoolers, one school at a time. I'm sure that with Barb Tarbox's message making an impact out there, it will be smoother sailing than we had [which was, for the most part, pretty damn smooth]. I'm content in knowing that the message is still getting passed on. It's nice to know. But anyway. Adieu.
As I don't actually have my own Butt Ugly pictures, I will link to the ones Morgan have on her site. They are of her last performance, and so they are a mixed cast.
Our cool poster! Meh. The first one was better by far. How come we didn't use that one? The touring one?   And we're not all here! Half of Hunting is missing; like Elicia! Not fair.





Here is a little information on Butt Ugly:

What is Butt Ugly?
Butt Ugly is an award winning anti-tobacco program for Peer Education, Prevention & Role Modeling. 

Goal
  Prevention of tobacco use through drama, discussion, and resistance strategy education between older and younger teens. 


Milestones
*Keep in mind that these are the statistics for my cast, last year, and therefore the three casts from last year have not been added in. Numbers change A. Cordingley [hehheeh]*
17 000 Middle School students who have received the program
230 Performances since 1995
126 High School students delivered the message about tobacco
20 Different schools receive the program annually
19 Partners, currently or previously involved with Butt Ugly
5 School Divisions served
1 Provincial Award for excellence from the Albera Association of Registered Nurses.

Achievements

  "In Search of Butt Ugly" (video) becomes a tobacco resource in Alberta
Teacher's Pack - Resource kit to augment program impact distributed to schools
Player's Pack - Sold 9 'Be Butt Ugly' Theatre kits in Alberta and B.C.
Toon Crew TV coverage of Butt Ugly - aired 18 months in Canada and Northern U.S.
The Deadly Chew - won international award in Florida
In 2001 Performed for the Red Deer & District Museum's "Seduction of Smoking"
Conferences: 1995 Provincial Conference on Tobacco (Edmonton)
1996 Provincial Conference on Cancer (Calgary)
1997 Provincial Conference on Wellness (Red Deer)
1999 ATRA conference & Butt Ugly workshop (Edmonton)

  University of Alberta Research thesis on Butt Ugly impact - findings extremely positive
2001 Partner in Heath Award for Butt Ugly Founder Gail Foreman
"Butt Ugly Means Butt Out!" Globe & Mail, May 6, 2002


   Now entering it's ninth season, Butt Ugly is an anti-tobacco drama program researched and performed by students from all three Red Deer high schools. It will tour middle schools in Central Alberta this Oct. and Nov.
Opportunities in Butt Ugly are highly valued and sought after. Seventy-two students auditioned (or applied for technical positions) this spring. Three casts (8 actors, 1 stage manager) have been selected.
In the past Butt Ugly, actors and crew have been featured at conferences in Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary on the topic of youth and tobacco. Last year they made a presentation at the Senate Tobacco hearings. We have made several commercials- including a television ad about chewing tobacco that was awarded first prize in Florida!
As you can see we're well known throughout Central Alberta. 
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