A tale of murder, adultery, dancing, and all that jazz – it must be Chicago! This weekend all were awed by Fairfax High School’s performance and if you’d have been there, if you’d have seen it, I betcha you would’ve felt the same!
Blinding white covers the stage. In the center, one large white box has exploded open. Words are projected in the background – Hiroshima: Crucible of Light. Manassas Park High School’s production of Hiroshima: Crucible of Light was not your normal high school play, but a thought-provoking production that offered a creative political discussion on the […]
One complication of the invention of the “talking picture” in the hey-day of the silent film industry is that the general populace would soon discover that their heroes of the silver screen did not possess a voice that was pleasing to the ears. James Madison High School told this intriguing and stirring story in their […]
Today, America takes pride in the equality of its citizens, promoting tolerance and acceptance. But fifty years ago, America was a different nation. Most Americans, exposed solely to people just like themselves, found the unknown frightening. It was a time when people were alienated because of any deviation from normalcy, when those with psychological diseases […]
What do you get when you add four blondes and four “Chinese” waitresses with four detectives? Twelve? No, dummy, Get Smart! — Flint Hill School’s production of its version of the 1960’s television series.
Shots fire across the barricade; one by one, the rebels, clad in the red white and blue stripes of the French flag, fall to the encroaching missiles. But the red flag of the revolution continues to wave, high above the fray–and this was but one of the scenes of South Lakes High School’s production of […]
Despite an occasional lack of energy, Thomas Edison High School presented a very solid rendition of a classic comedy, The Curious Savage.
Twelve Angry Jurors is a difficult play, intended to be a piece that is both thought provoking and entertaining – a task that McLean High School’s cast and crew tackled with considerable skill.
The year is 1976. Frank Shepard, a famous movie producer, has just premiered another hit film. He has a beautiful home, glamorous friends, a gorgeous wife … and an even more gorgeous girlfriend. But at Stone Bridge High School’s recent production of Merrily We Roll Along, the audience learned that success isn’t all it’s cracked […]
Do you want to be a star? Are you headed to Hollywood to gain fame and fortune? Think again. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s (TJHSST) amiable production of Once in a Lifetime showed just how insane and unpredictable the road to show business can really be.