It’s 9pm on a Friday night and I’m in the presence of 30 Drama Club students watching Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” It’s Drama Club movie night! Everyone is snuggled in blankets, perched on couches or sitting on pillows with piles of food around them in our wonderful Black Box Theatre. But don’t worry, this … More Filling Friday
The Homestead High School Theatre Department is creating a World Premiere! That’s right! A never before seen production of Alice in Wonderland. The 38 cast members, 20 crew members and 14 costume girls are all working on a Devised Physical Theatre piece that will tell their own version of Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland and Alice … More Alice: A Devised Theatre Project
And it’s started! One of our students started writing lyrics for “I’ve got a Little List” in our musical “The Mikado.” This song traditionally pokes fun at current events, so we are thinking about having a bit of fun making fun of our lovable Homestead High School. Here’s what one student has written! “As someday … More I’ve got a little list
Devised Work is kind of hot right now, but it’s also not especially well defined, because it seems to be both a method of constructing theatre and an aesthetic that work created through that method tends to adhere to. As a method, it’s basically a play that is created without a written script as a … More Alice in Wonderland Workshops
I have loved Sarah Ruhl’s play Eurydice ever since I read it in under-grad. It has been a dream of mine to direct it, but since I am a High School Theatre teacher and the cast size is 7, it has always just sat on my shelf waiting. Whenever any student asks about plays to … More The Power of Memory to Triumph Over Death
Through the words of playwright Sarah Ruhl and the talents of students, the myth of Orpheus will come to life in a contemporary stage production of Eurydice. Poignant, evocative and simple, Eurydice captures the beauty of a timeless love story while intertwining themes of remembrance and redemption. Shows run Aug. 15 and 16 at 7:30 … More “Eurydice” Rehearsal’s in the Black Box
I’m putting together the audition packet for the fall show and wondering how I can get across the importance of reading the books before we start. I always encourage that students read the play before auditions, but in this case if you don’t read the books you will be left in the dust. For our … More Doing your Homework before the show begins
Watching you walk away Still so much left to say I close my eyes And fight the urge to cry Hands we used to hold Now alone and cold On my mind Thoughts of younger times We were strangers long ago A bond we didn’t know …. would grow You’re the Reason that I’ll … More The Reason I Come Home:
Homestead High School Theatre Department Presents: Dodgeball The 3rd hour Acting 2 class spent a month adapting, auditioning and rehearsing their own version of the cult classic “Dodgeball.” Please enjoy this 40 minute rendition of this funny story. Globo Gym is a beacon of human physical prowess and perfection, a shining example of … More Acting 2 Presents: Dodgeball
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