At Out is the blog for Homestead High School's Drama Club and Theatre department.
Blog Post By Drew Bosley On Saturday, November 26th, I went to go see the play The Foreigner at the Milwaukee Repertory theatre. The production started with Staff Sergeant Froggy LeSueur bringing one of his friends to a lodge in Georgia. Froggy’s friend is named Charlie Baker, who is very lost and troubled. His wife … More The Foreigner at the Milwaukee REP
College Essay Question: The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? Oscar Wilde said, “Beauty is a form of genius – is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs … More The lessons we take from Failure
Nimble acrobats twirl on aerial silks with balletic grace worthy of a full-blown Cirque Du Soleil show. The performers don bodysuits with eye-catching purples and vivid blues, their costumes scintillate under grand spotlights. Using several aerial dance apparatuses and a bare stage, they play out a story for their eager audience. This show and these … More How Physical Theatre Changed My Life over the Course of 4 Years and How it can Change Yours Starting Today
There is a precipice, the tallest in the world where you can’t see the bottom, and if you throw a stone to hear the end, the sound will never echo back to you. Looking down you see nothing and it terrifies you. Every year my students stand on that precipice, at least three times … More Jump with me Teachers: A joyful plea from Amelia Figg-Franzoi
Written by: Calum Joubert Play Review November 16th, 2016 “Fall of Orpheus” was a play written by the Homestead High School One Act class and the illustrious Amelia Figg-Franzoi. It was directed by the teacher with the help with the many actors and crew. I saw it performed on Saturday, November 12th. It was their … More “Fall of Orpheus” Review
So what exactly is One Act Class? Not many people have heard of the class and when you do hear the name you still don’t know what the class does. We had to ask the students in the class to clarify for us. Christian Loukopoulos talked about the students in the class, “Joining one act means your … More Students talk about One Act Class
It’s that time of the year again, Musical Audition season! Over the past couple of years the stress of auditioning has risen in students exponentially. Let’s try to change that this year, let’s try to refocus and have fun. You are not defined by the role you get, you are defined by what you do … More A Cast List Doesn’t Define Who You Are
The One Act Class is going to STATE! Join us for our public performance of Fall of Orpheus, an original play written and created by the students in the One Act class. Fall of Orpheus is a retelling of the classical greek myth about Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus and Eurydice are a newly married couple … More “Fall of Orpheus” is State Bound
Everyday, millennials are faced with the daunting new challenge that the generations before them took lightly: personal human interaction. From day one of their existence, millennials have been integrated into a highly technological society where their hunger for technology shaped their identities and attitudes unlike any generation before. For the ones born into the age … More Physical Integration of Psychology
The most advanced theatre class at Homestead High School is not like the rest of the theatre courses offered. There is no hand holding, it’s fast, dirty, and tiring. Plus the students decide what happens: from the crew students who design the set and plan all the lighting and sound to the students who have … More When Students Run their own class…
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