The Crucible transports audiences back to seventeenth-century Salem

Sonya Belanga, Arts editor • November 13, 2024

Theater Ink’s The Crucible brought Salem’s dark history to Lasker Auditorium Thursday, Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 2. Directed by English teacher Valerie Young, the production simultaneously chilled...

Preview: An Ideal Husband to feature upper-class London, clever humor

Rose Bostwick • November 3, 2015

by Rose Bostwick Theatre Ink’s production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband is a hilarious depiction of upper-class life in Victorian London, features clever humor, poignant themes, and a unique set....

Review: Brighton Beach Memoirs transports audience to 1937 Brooklyn

The Newtonite • November 6, 2014

by Maya Abou-Rizk Antique furniture and perfectly-styled decor fill a humble house and set the stage to take the audience to 1937 Brooklyn, where a young boy narrates his adolescent years as an American...

Review: "Book of Days" tells thrilling story while critiquing small town life

The Newtonite • February 5, 2014

“Book of Days” tells the thrilling story of a woman who refuses to believe that the mysterious death of her boss was accidental, and fights her small town to search for the truth.

Review: 'Bad Seed' grips audience

The Newtonite • December 11, 2013

“Bad Seed” by Maxwell Anderson, directed by seniors Ezra Dulit-Greenberg and Simon Wolfe, commands attention throughout as it tells the thrilling story of a mother’s realization that her daughter committed a murder. The show goes up tonight through Saturday night at 7:30 in the little theatre.

Review: 'These Shining Lives' conveys powerful, honest emotion

The Newtonite • November 5, 2013

Theatre Ink’s first show of the year, “These Shining Lives," ran Thursday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 2 in the auditorium.

Review: 'Rumors' features humorous acting

The Newtonite • November 1, 2012

by Peter Diamond Doors slam, gossip spreads and an impressive ensemble creates a comedic masterpiece in Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” directed by Spanish teacher Daniel Fabrizio, which goes up tonight through Saturday night at 7:30 in the auditorium.

Review: Witty play, 'Tartuffe,' goes up

The Newtonite • November 3, 2011

by Fatema Zaidi “Tartuffe,” a witty play by Molière about a French con man's attempts to exploit a wealthy family will go up tonight at 7:30 in the auditorium and play through Saturday.

Review: Stunning set adds to moving performance

The Newtonite • July 29, 2011

by Malini Gandhi “White. A blank page or canvas.” A man in a dark suit with a canvas in hand stands on a stage flooded with brilliant white light, speaking magical words like “balance” and “harmony.” With a whimsical smile he conjures trees and color from a palate of nothingness.