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.
When rock legend Elvis Presley was drafted into the army in 1957, millions of teenage girls felt their enamored hearts break as they considered the possibility of being separated from their icon. The fictional Conrad Birdie elicits a similar reaction from his adoring fans in the Broadway classic Bye Bye Birdie, when a publicity stunt […]
Meet Irma. She’s ditzy, airheaded, entirely oblivious to the world around her, and just about the nicest person you could hope to know. The audience of Homeschool Teens n Theatre’s My Friend Irma got the chance to become acquainted with the titular character and, at the same time, experience a downright zany comedy.
The Seton School invited the audience to be its guest in the well-known performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A talented cast, astonishing set and complex costumes proved to be more beautiful than beastly in this nostalgic and heartwarming love story.