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Les Miserables exceeds expectations

Talia Lissauer January 9, 2019

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...

Estelle Tronson performs her monologue while in rehearsal for The Amish Project on Dec. 13. Tronson plays a school girl who only speaks in poetic verse.

Senior takes first lead role

Marta Hill January 9, 2019

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...

Age difference expands comfort zone

Age difference expands comfort zone

Isaac Wahl December 6, 2018

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...

After school Nov. 30, sophomore Phoebe McKinney and cast read through the script of the upcoming winter one act.

Winter one-act to be ‘The Amish Project’

Maggie Klaers and Sofia Seewald December 3, 2018

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...

Thespians painted the senior wall Nov. 3 to advertise the fall musical 9 to 5. The wall was repainted Nov. 8, after offensive slurs vandalized the wall.

Fall musical advertisement vandalized

Abby Intveld and Dani Orloff November 10, 2018

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...

Senior Emma Yarger rehearses the number One of the Boys in preparation for opening night Nov. 9.

Defacement of wall unacceptable

Jenna Cook November 9, 2018

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...

Sophomore Phoebe McKinney and seniors Evie Nelson and Emma Yarger rehearse a song during tech week for the fall musical. Opening night for 9 to 5 the Musical is Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. with more performances to follow next weekend.

Theater prepares for opening night of ‘9 to 5 the Musical’

Maggie Klaers and Sofia Seewald November 8, 2018

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,”...

Junior KJ Preston Pepperell was a stage manager for the spring play, The Philadelphia Story. There were two other stage managers for this production.

Junior takes on stage managing role

Isabel Kjaer May 3, 2018

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...

Senior Thomas Bryant and juniors Emma Kempf and Morganna Oberdorfer act in the winter one-acts in January. The upcoming spring play will be pushed back to April 27-29 due to conflicts with Prom.

Theater revises spring show performance dates

Yonit Krebs March 1, 2018
Performance weekend changed to avoid prom conflict
Seniors Annabella Strathman and Ben Romain perform in Lot 13 a segment of their winter one acts. They competed in a contest Jan. 25.

‘Lot 13’ competes at Richfield

Yonit Krebs January 29, 2018

In her first time performing on stage with Park’s Theater program, junior Estelle Tronson said she played the violinist in “Lot 13”, an act from their recent winter one-act, “Unwrap Your Candy.” “Lot...

Juniors Ayanna Nathan and Zoe Zachek and sophomore Morgan Graves read the plays one act script Dec. 4.

Theater introduces student directors

Yonit Krebs and Sumaya Mohamed January 7, 2018

Senior cast member Thomas Bryant looks forward to the upcoming winter one-act which is a production comprised of four smaller plays directed by students. “The one-act this year is called ‘Unwrap...

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