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Jean Valjean, played by Caleb Hauser, rips up his parole documents, changes his name, and starts a new life. This photograph is heavily edited from everything to the background to the paper shreddings and is not an accurate representation of the set onstage.

Do you hear the people sing?

Luka Pashia
November 22, 2024
On stage, Juliet’s actor Lily Lane and Romeo’s actor Henry Hudson talk and flirt at Juliet’s balcony. At the Aug. 29 performance, the cast and crew had rehearsed this play many times already, with the hopes of portraying a heartfelt story, this was their first time performing for a packed theater. “Stay but a little, I will come again,” Lane (Juliet) said. “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed.”

Bravo, star-crossed lovers

Luka Pashia
September 16, 2024
Pondering on the murder scene, actresses Julia Malone and Carolyn Chapin disect the situation at hand. With lots of preparation and practice, ‘’Trifles’’ transformed into a hit. ‘’I enjoyed this play very much because of how short it was,’’ Chapin said. ‘’Rehearsals were great because we could get through the whole show every time, so it felt like we were making a lot of progress.’’

Silent Clues: Unraveling the layers of ‘’Trifles’’

Brady Mar, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2024
“I haven’t seen many “Saturday Night Live” We watched one when Improv was more like a sketch comedy and the episode we watched was about a diner with a lobster. I don’t fully remember,” Gardner said.

A somewhat impromptu performance

Caden Reynolds, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2023
Mr. Green, a character notorious for his anxiety and germaphobia, played by Brykin Jones, is shown shocked and disgusted as two ‘dead’ bodies lay next to him.

Clue premieres with a full house

Valerie Pioppi, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2022
Sophomore Madalynn Johnson performing "positive" in Legally Blonde the musical.

A very pink musical

Rachel Otu, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2022
The cast of the musical preparing for their big show.

The whimsical world of Amelie

Natalie Eljamal, Online Editor
September 18, 2019
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