It is Christmas Eve and all appears right in the home of Nora and Torvald Helmer, but life is not as perfect as it seems in Westfield High School’s production of A Doll House.
Tybalt’s guttural cry of anguish echoes through the auditorium as he wrenches the foil from his throat and collapses to the ground, only for the silence to be broken by the frantic cries of Benvolio. So the tragedy unfolds onstage in Bishop Ireton’s recent production of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare.
The halls were alive with The Sound of Music at Herndon High School this weekend; their stage lit up by fabulous lighting, twirling skirts, melodic voices, and its own orchestra. The Sound of Music was the last musical Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote together and it opened on Broadway in 1959, running for 1,443 performances. It […]
The Sycamores fail at dancing, fail at play writing, and fail at paying their income tax, but Stone Bridge High School definitely did not fail at portraying this crazy family in their rendition of You Can’t Take It with You.
“Tradition!” One word can describe the way of life of an entire village in Russia in Thomas Edison High School’s production of Fiddler on the Roof Everything the villagers do is founded in their faith and traditions that have been passed down through the generations. However, times are changing in Russia, even for their tiny […]
The classical style of Moliere met the rambunctious and energetic expression of Commedia dell’ Arte in an explosion of theatrical creativity at Yorktown High School this weekend in their production of The Imaginary Invalid.
The stage sparkles with colored lights, jewel-toned tutus, a sprinkling of rhinestones. The spectacle is as gaudy as a festival — and yet there’s something sinister, something eerie, lurking just below the surface. It is in this atmosphere that the musical Pippin, presented at Robert E. Lee High School, comes to life.
Thunder echoes across the stage. Light shines on the faces of distraught women, losing husbands and sons in a bloody war. Woman cry out in agony as their city is defeated at the hands of Greek soldiers. All the men are dead. All that is left are women and the late king’s grandson. This is […]
Dancing may be against the law in the small town of Bomont, but at W.T. Woodson High School it seems like just the thing to do on a Saturday night! Footloose, is being performed by the students of Woodson on November 7, 8, 14 and 15, as they hope to share this upbeat, youthful music […]
Everyone has days when they feel uninteresting, but most don’t have the chance to do anything about it. In Oakton High School’s enjoyable production of The Foreigner, the protagonist Charlie Baker gets to do just that.