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Students perform a skit in the comedy Nitrous Oxide Thursday, Feb. 6 in the Little Theatre.

Student-written comedy Nitrous Oxide leaves audience laughing

Arjun Shatkin February 28, 2020

Nitrous Oxide delighted audiences with comical acting, student-written satires, and hilarious plots. The show ran Feb. 6, 7, and 8 in the Little Theater and was directed by senior Harry Minsky and junior...

Bright Star introduces bluegrass to Theatre Ink

Bright Star introduces bluegrass to Theatre Ink

Sophie Fredberg January 23, 2020

Steve Martin’s Bright Star brought romance, adventure, and trauma to the North stage through bluegrass music and a strong narrative. Seniors Tatiana Jackson-Saitz and Casey Weaver directed the North...

Improv Jam presents exciting games, humor from actors

Improv Jam presents exciting games, humor from actors

Arjun Shatkin January 23, 2020

With a collection of both classic and lesser-known improv games, Theatre Ink’s Improv Jam cultivated slapstick humor from the cast, which was met with frequent applause and laughter from the audience. Directed...

Spon Gen actors participate in a improvised musical about English teacher Adam George. (Photo by Arjun Shatkin)

Spon Gen impresses with quick-thinking, humorous improv

Arjun Shatkin May 9, 2019

Audience members excitedly ran onto the stage to collaborate with cast members during Spontaneous Generation’s (Spon Gen’s) several memorable improv games. Using their creativity and with the assistance...

Senior Leah Lakomski works to create a set piece for Rock of Ages Wednesday, March 6. (Photo by Ian Dickerman)

Rock of Ages excites audience with '80s hits and captivating dance numbers

Amy Xue April 22, 2019

Multicolored LEDs illuminated the stage as a live rock band strummed the first few chords of a rock medley. Built into the stage was a catwalk and spotlights that shone onto the audience. The narrator’s...

Nitrous Oxide entertains audience in evening of comedy

Nitrous Oxide entertains audience in evening of comedy

Arjun Shatkin March 19, 2019

Nitrous Oxide’s satirical and slapstick student-written routines were complemented by energetic and captivating acting. The show, directed by senior Andrew Ruttenberg and sophomore Mikayla Alford,...

North parent and Trivia Night co-chair Greg Wymer leads each round of questions. (Photo by Ian Dickerman)

Theatre Ink hosts annual Trivia Night fundraiser

Yesha Thakkar February 6, 2019

Do you know what the little piece of plastic or metal at the end of your shoelace is called? How about the word for the cardboard cylinder you slip around your favorite Starbucks order? More than 60...

Senior Lucas Pratt and junior Leyla Davis, playing the lead characters of John and Mary, share a heart-to-heart talk over lunch. (Photo courtesy of Adam Brown)

'Middletown' captivates audiences with morbid humor, emotional scenes

Amy Xue November 7, 2018

Although Theatre Ink’s new fall production, Middletown, seemed like an ordinary play about a small town, it addressed deep questions about birth, death, and what is means for the lives burning bright...

North, South theater programs collaborate to present 'Julius Caesar'

North, South theater programs collaborate to present 'Julius Caesar'

Carolyn McDonald June 18, 2018

The clanking of Lelya Davis’ five inch stilettos echoed throughout the Little Theatre. The citizens of Rome were circled around her, anxiously awaiting her powerful words. The audience could feel the...

SponGen delights with whimsical improv

SponGen delights with whimsical improv

Carolyn McDonald April 26, 2018

From theatrical games, to dance transitions, to comical music numbers, North’s improvisational troupe Spontaneous Generation pleased crowds during its 20th anniversary performances. The show, directed...

Cinderella combines magic with social justice

Cinderella combines magic with social justice

Zoe Goldstein March 22, 2018

Interspersed with magic and revolution, dancing and sword fights, dragons and stepmothers, Theatre Ink’s production of Cinderella was truly an enchanting experience. Cinderella, which ran March...

Behind the Scenes of Theatre Ink: Hair, Makeup, and Costume Design

Behind the Scenes of Theatre Ink: Hair, Makeup, and Costume Design

Isabella Lecona March 3, 2018

Fabric swatches, mannequins with half-finished dresses, and racks upon racks of old costumes fill the wardrobe department room in North’s theater wing. Cork boards with pictures and magazine cutouts...

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