Adults, when you hear “Student Theatre,” what comes to mind? I’m going to make an assumption right now that, for most of you, student theatre belongs to your “yesterday.” You remember the “good old days” onstage with Connie, or Brandon, or Dominic, or any number of student directors and leave it at that. And for … Continued
This year’s Triple Threat Boot Camp (TTBC) was truly an amazing sight. Nearly 80 students gathered on our stage, each and every one of them as talented and as passionate about theatre as the next. We spoke to four different students over the week about the camp and why, after 10 years, TTBC is still … Continued
“It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of the bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind.” In two sentences Madeleine L’Engle snares us. Over fifty years after A Wrinkle in Time was written, … Continued
Every night it’s an hour here, an hour back. Yes, her character travels across solar systems; but Zoe Gudehus has a long trip of her own. And it’s all to be involved with the theatre. Zoe, who is 17, began acting in sixth grade with her elementary school’s drama club. She was hooked, participating in … Continued
Yesterday, I was racing through the stage door to collect my shiny new folder (I always hoped for red), full of unsung songs and untold stories waiting just for me. My friends and I contemplated for hours which show we’d be doing this year, knowing it was useless to attempt to read Brandon’s mind. I … Continued
When your hands are sticky from roasting marshmallows, when the embers burn low and the occasional pop of the wood is the only thing to disturb the silence; that’s when it happens. “I heard this story once. It gives me chills just to think of it…” It doesn’t matter where you are—at Girl Scout camp, … Continued
With the opening night of Shrek the Musical just around the corner, the audience is probably anticipating the inspiring storyline, the funky musical numbers, and the variety of fairytale creatures that are in store for them! However, have you ever wondered what all goes into creating a show where most of the characters aren’t human, … Continued
The cast and crew of TREASURE ISLAND were hard at work all weekend in tech rehearsals. It was a long but very productive process. I marveled at this group’s flexibility and skill as we refined elements of the show. In particular, there’s a battle sequence that we ran through dozens of times to get all … Continued
What do you associate with TREASURE ISLAND? Treasures untold? Daring escapes? Pirates? If you think about it, TREASURE ISLAND is one of the most revolutionary pieces of children’s literature ever written. Since 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND has captivated the young and young at heart. At the heart of the story is the young … Continued
While most Quincy students enjoyed having Columbus Day off at school, the cast of TREASURE ISLAND was in rehearsal preparing for the next big step in this process: tech week. Tech week is when we start adding in all of the show’s production elements – costumes, lights, sound, microphones, and any props or set pieces … Continued
For Jim Hawkins, the story of TREASURE ISLAND is a lot of things. Throughout the play there’s a lot going on for Jim. In the beginning of the story, you get a glimpse of what life is like for Jim at the Admiral Benbow. He is running around doing chores and dealing with his rather … Continued
Lately, the student actors of TREASURE ISLAND have started a hashtag called #thingsyoucanonlysayatTreasureIsland. I hope they use it in jest instead of actually quoting me on social media, because my notes to the pirates have a very different meaning when taken out of context. Notes like “Look at that! It’s big enough to hide a … Continued
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