Monday, March 18, 2013
Student-written Cappies review: Mary Institute County Day School’s production of "Into the Woods" is a triumph for the school.
By Kristianna Pirrie of Pattonville High School Life has unexpected turns and thickets and valleys and clouds that we must overcome. We journey into the woods of our lives and learn about one another and what our place is in the world. It is filled with happy endings, sad goodbyes, greetings and farewells, and unexpected friendships that last forever. Stephen Sondheim decided to illustrate this concept in his brilliant adaption of fairy tales: "Into the Woods." On a starry night in March, Mary Institute & County Day School has decided to bring that illustration to life in their 2013 production of "Into the Woods." With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, this classic fable of intertwining fairytales debuted in …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
A controversial production 'Laramie,' about the murder of a gay student in 1998, sparked a protest by fiercely anti-gay members of Westboro Baptist Church.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
By Laurel Button of Mary Institute St. Louis Country Day School ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Open on a softly lit vignette of two actors: wood bars crisscrossing behind them, bridge just past a sheer frame. Everything about the opening of the show sets the theme; this play, THE LARAMIE PROJECT – performed by students and teachers at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, is honest, reflective, and gravely serious. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is based on the real life murder of homosexual college student, Matthew Shepard, by two of his peers in the small town of Laramie, Wyoming. The show itself follows a series of true interviews conducted in Laramie, Wyoming by the playwright, Moisés Kaufman, and members of the original cast following Matthew’s murder. The…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
A student-written review says MICDS' performance is a touching adaption of the short story. Patch runs reviews by The Cappies, a program for student journalists and thespians to review high school performances.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
By Nathan Hinds of Holt High School What happens when one expands his desired intelligence but, at the same time, loses his love and character? The result is the touching stage adaption of Daniel Keyes’s "Flowers for Algernon," performed by Mary Institute St. Louis Country Day School. The stars were aligned for this poignant production, as technical and performance aspects were both triumphant and professional. "Flowers for Algernon" follows the story of the mentally disabled Charlie Gordon, who has been recommended for experimental surgery to make him intelligent by his teacher, Miss Kinnian. Accompanying Charlie in his road to brilliance is a mouse named Algernon, who has undergone the same procedure. Charlie’s intelligence increases …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Is theater important for students today? Was it important for you? Should it be stressed in high school? More than 120 students around the region learned about how to do theater criticism for the 29 shows they'll review this school year.
Everyone's a critic? Well, for 120 students from high schools throughout St. Louis and St. Charles counties, they're not officially critics until they've gotten their training from The Cappies, the national student theater critics program. Students from 15 area high schools converged on Rockwood Summit High School on Saturday for a morning of training in how to write reviews, the rules of The Cappies program and tips on theater etiquette. Patch tagged along to find out why some of the aspiring scribes think theater is important in their lives, their schools and the world. Check the photo captions to see what students from around the region answered. Do you agree? Offer your replies in the comments below. Was theater important to you in …
jesus zimmerman
1:13 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
well written laurel, seems you have a calling. more ›