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Review: 'Playwrights' exhibits student creativity

The Newtonite June 8, 2012
by Leah Budson “Playwrights’ Festival” exhibits talent and impressive acting through nine ten-minute student-written plays.

Review: 'Nitrous Oxide' evokes laughter

The Newtonite June 8, 2012
by Leah Budson “Nitrous Oxide” is a comedic masterpiece from beginning to end. The show, which went up yesterday and will run Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre, is a hilarious collection of student-written comedy sketches.

Review: Jubilee Singers honor traditions

The Newtonite June 4, 2012
by Leah Budson Jubilee Singers could not have a more fitting name. Jubilee means rejoice, a word that truly embodies the essence of Saturday’s concert.

Artist of the Month: Senior wins Lasker Award

The Newtonite May 30, 2012
by Leah Budson “The Henry Lasker Award goes to a student who is a fantastic musician, but more importantly, it goes to a student who has embodied the total picture of what it means to be a musician. This year, we are very proud, as a music department, to honor Emily Paley,” said fine and performing arts department head Todd Young at Pops Night Thursday, May 17.

Preview: Nitrous Oxide to perform original comedic sketches

The Newtonite May 25, 2012
by Peter Diamond Nitrous Oxide, this school’s sketch comedy troupe, will present its annual comedic showcase, “Nitrous Oxide,” Thursday, June 7 and Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre.

Review: 'Pippin' features talented, comical actors

The Newtonite May 24, 2012
by Peter Diamond Pippin, the wide-eyed son of King Charles played by junior Chris D’Agostino, leaves the kingdom he calls home and finds himself in a Wonderland based alternate reality, a world filled with beautiful women, gigantic chess pieces and zany, mysterious characters all from Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Preview: Student playwrights prepare for festival

The Newtonite May 23, 2012
by Leah Budson Creating a production involves much more than one might suspect.

Review: Captivating EnviroJam raises awareness

The Newtonite May 20, 2012
by Connor Vasu “Energy saved from one recycled aluminum can is equal to the energy used by a television running for three hours or by using half a gallon of gas,” said senior Thao Bach, an officer of the environment club.

Preview: Jubilee to perform final concert of year

The Newtonite May 18, 2012
by Peter Diamond Jubilee Singers will perform its final concert of the year Saturday, June 2 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Review: Festive Pops Night enjoyed by all

The Newtonite May 18, 2012
by Leah Budson Yesterday evening at 6, members of the school community and student musicians trickled in to the cafeteria to the sound of the Chamber Ensembles playing pleasant background music.

Preview: 'Pippin' to parallel Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

The Newtonite May 11, 2012
by Peter Diamond “Pippin,” a musical with a libretto by Roger O. Hirson and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, tells many stories. It is a war epic, a piece of historical fiction and a romantic comedy.

Review: 'Twelfth Night' displays astounding acting, whimsical makeup, creative set design

The Newtonite May 10, 2012
by Leah Budson “Nothing that is so is so,” exclaims Feste, a comical jester played by South freshman Max Cooper, summing up the essence of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.”
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