Inappropriate setting, time to represent school shooting
January 13, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Park’s selection for the winter play, “The Amish Project” is based on a true story about a school shooting. Any representation of a school shooting is not to be taken lightly. 2018 has the highest number of school shootings of any year on record, with a massive 82 recorded incidents, according...
Theater program receives Spotlight Awards
Maggie Klaers and Sofia Seewald
January 9, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Student Life
Sophomore cast member Phoebe McKinney said she was ecstatic when she learned she received a Spotlight Education award. According to McKinney she worked very hard to bring her lead role to life. “I received an outstanding award. I was extremely happy because I’ve never had to take on a role that c...
Les Miserables exceeds expectations
January 9, 2019
Filed under Reviews
It is no surprise that “Les Miserables” is one of America's longest-running musicals—there is something in it for almost everybody. The three-hour musical includes a dramatic love story, battles and a tragedy that doesn't run dry. The show starts out very slow. It's hard to pinpoint who everyon...
Senior takes first lead role
January 9, 2019
Filed under School clubs and activities, Showcase
When senior Estelle Tronson first saw the cast list for the winter play, “The Amish Project,” she was surprised to find she had gotten a lead role. “I was really excited, because it is a named role and that is super awesome and exciting for me,” Tronson said. “The only other time I have be...
Age difference expands comfort zone
December 6, 2018
Filed under Features Columns
Eavesdropping at a graduation party, I overheard a woman looking for a young male actor to audition for a show. We ended up talking later that day, and I could tell she was hesitant to ask if I was interested in auditioning. That turned out to be the beginning of my first professional show. After an audition la...
Winter one-act to be ‘The Amish Project’
Maggie Klaers and Sofia Seewald
December 3, 2018
Filed under School clubs and activities
Senior stage manager Nietzsche Deuel said she is looking forward to tackling the difficult messages in the upcoming winter one-act. “I’m excited for the one-act because it’s something that our school has spoken out against, because it’s about a shooting,” Deuel said. “I think it’s really ...
Fall musical advertisement vandalized
November 10, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, News, Showcase
Seeing the words “so gay” and “boo” spray painted over theater’s advertisement for “9 to 5 the Musical,” senior thespian president Nietzsche Deuel said she was disappointed at the immature vandalization. “It wasn’t just graffiti, it was directed at our show,” Deuel said. “It was i...
Defacement of wall unacceptable
November 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Walking into school this Thursday, I saw something had been graffitied on the wall I painted as a tradition along with my fellow theatre seniors and thespians to promote our fall show, “9 to 5 the Musical.” I wasn’t made aware the vandalism said “So gay” until I spoke about the incident w...
Theater prepares for opening night of ‘9 to 5 the Musical’
Maggie Klaers and Sofia Seewald
November 8, 2018
Filed under School clubs and activities
Junior crew member Euan Lim said theater’s tech week for ‘9 to 5 the Musical’ is all about feeling prepared going into performance day. “Tech week, it’s crazy, but it’s going pretty well,” Lim said. “(We) just (have some) last few minimal changes and detail oriented things to make...
Junior takes on stage managing role
May 3, 2018
Filed under Student Profiles
According to junior KJ Preston Pepperell, throughout his high school career he has stage managed several shows, a role which requires a cool mindset under pressure and organizational skills. Preston Pepperell said theater has always been a part of life for him, so it was an obvious choice for him to ap...
Gallery: Theater program presents “The Philadelphia Story”
April 27, 2018
Filed under Galleries, School clubs and activities, Showcase, Student Life
Theater revises spring show performance dates
March 1, 2018
Performance weekend changed to avoid prom conflict
According to an email from District communications director Sara Thompson Jan. 15, high school students were evacuated from the building at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 due to an electrical fire in the cafeteria...
According to Roots and Shoots club leader, senior Katie Christiansen, marching to the Capitol acted as another chance to reinforce the need for environmental action for Minnesota. “We met with Gov....
Talia Lissauer, Maddie Schutte
According to junior Zachary Weiser, although the team has continuously beat Benilde in the past, it entered looking for a competitive meet and the results delivered. “We have never lost to Benilde,”...
