The show was this weekend at West Springfield High School.
Dozens of West Springfield High School students acted in and produced "The Diary of Ann Frank" this weekend at the school. For a review of their performance, click here.
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Students told the tale of a Jewish girl forced into hiding this weekend at the high school.
by Roshni Gorur of Chantilly High School Preserving humanity in the face of inhumanity is no easy task - especially not for a 13-year-old Jewish girl forced into hiding by Nazi occupiers. With too much family and too little privacy, her only escape is her diary and her father's fountain pen. West Springfield High School's production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” read between the lines, giving a new look into human tragedy—with a touch of hope. Since the first posthumous publication, the diary has sold more than 25 million copies. This unique, personal account of wishes, tension, and survival has united people worldwide. While hidden from the German Nazis, with her Jewish family in a secret annex in Amsterdam, Anne Frank documented her hopes…
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By Lila Weitzner of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Cappies Review of production on Saturday, Nov. 17
When has death by gunshot, gassing, poison, strangulation, bombs and mutilation ever been remotely funny? Gales of laughter erupted uproariously at the dramatic deaths during Bishop Ireton High School’s fall production of "Something’s Afoot," by James McDonald, David Vos, Robert Gerlach and Ed Linderman. "Something’s Afoot" premiered in 1972 before becoming a nationally renowned musical in 1976. The musical spoofs the works of British mystery writers, paying special attention to Agatha Christie and her novel "And Then There Were None." The story starts when a cast of high-society London characters are all invited to the esteemed Lord Rancour’s lake estate for a weekend of relaxation. When Lord Rancour is discovered dead, the characters …
A Cappies review of West Springfield High School's 'The Wizard of Oz'
This Cappies review by Laura Cermak of Oakcrest School is of the Friday, May 4, 2012, West Springfield High School performance of "The Wizard of Oz." The photographs are by student Catherine Ariale. The Cappies is a critics and awards program, "through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local [media]." Student critics will vote on May 13 for the awards that will be presented at a formal Cappies Gala on Sunday, June 10. Top award honorees from the U.S. and Canada participate in the Cappies International Theater at the Kennedy Center during the summer. _____ Over the rainbow, down the yellow brick road, to Oz! West Springfield …
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