Tuesday, May 1, 2012
It's Red Carpet jitters for high school stage and actors.
Stage actors and productions of Parkway Central High School scored their share of nominations for the annual Cappies Awards—the high school equivalent of Broadway's Tony Awards in theater. The nominations revealed Monday pit school plays, musicals, actors, and all the rest against each other throughout St. Louis and St. Charles counties. Red Carpet night for the Cappie Awards will be May 19, at 6 p.m., at the Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center on the campus of Missouri Baptist University. Parkway productions The Diary of Anne Frank and Don't Drink the Water garnered a majority of nominations for students. Rockwood district's Marquette High School also scored nomination honors for Grease. Sign up for Chesterfield Patch free…
Monday, April 23, 2012
Marquette High's Sarah Barger reviews the Northwest High production of 'Annie' for the Cappies, the high school theater review program.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
A starry-eyed, red-haired girl escapes into the dark, chilly night in hopes of finding her long-lost parents, who had abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York orphanage. The wind goes straight through her threadbare sweater, but yet, she still trudges on. She will never give up the hope of finding her beloved parents. Northwest High School puts on the happy-go-luck production of Annie, a grand night filled with bright lights and over the-top dramatics. Originally based upon the book by Thomas Meehan, the story surrounds a cheery girl in the folds of Depressions-stricken NYC. It follows the freckled-faced child as she searches to find the whereabouts of her parents, but is taken in by a hard-nosed billionaire where the shenanigans begin…
Sunday, April 8, 2012
By Rachel McCormick of Pattonville
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
When Anne Frank received her diary just before going into hiding during World War II, surely she never imagined that it would one day be a source of inspiration for future generations. Not only have her writings been translated into over 60 different languages, but they have been molded into a play, performed locally this past weekend by Parkway Central High School. "The Diary of Anne Frank" is a narrative of a young girl's thoughts and life hiding out from Nazis during WWII in Europe, interspersed with her observations about the people in hiding with her. The group of Parkway Central student actors successfully portrayed nearly every detail of the production, and created a mood of hope, even through despair— something for which "The Diary…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Charlene Haparimwi of Bishop DuBourg High School reviewed Parkway Central's performances of "Don't Drink the Water." Performances were Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Silly humor, ridiculous antics and witty one-liners filled the theater in Parkway Central High School’s production of “Don’t Drink the Water.” “Don’t Drink the Water” is a comedy written by Woody Allen. Set in the late 1960’s, an American family, the Hollanders travel to an unknown European country on vacation. Their relaxing time is cut short when while harmlessly taking pictures, they are accused of being spies. The Hollanders are taken behind the Iron Curtain to the American Embassy, to be left in the care of the absent Ambassador’s incompetent son. This play had a myriad of powerful performances by central characters. The best was Kilroy (Alex Tash), the Ambassador’s assistant, left to deal with his unqualified son while he is gone. …
parkwaydad
2:05 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
What's great is the awards give credit and overdue recognition to the talented stage crews, pit musicians, and all others that make a production great. Imagine a musical without music, sound, lighting, costuming, direction, etc. Good Luck Central! more ›