Final Curtain For Primary
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on December 16, 2008
AN axed primary school is to host its last show tonight.
Pupils at Lismore Primary in Bingham will be performing Sleeping Beauty to parents, staff and members of the public from 6.30pm. The school will close its doors for good on Friday.
City councillors voted last month to close the school, along with Bonnington in Leith and [...]
Curtain Comes Down In “Rent” In Rowlett
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 10, 2008
The Rowlett Lakeshore Times reports concerns over the division the musical was causing was the reason for the cancellation.
Wortham said that in light of the recent controversy surrounding the selection of this musical, next year the Garland School District will implement a new mechanism that will review future productions for age-appropriate content and themes.
The parents [...]
Hillsborough Schools Raise Curtain On Energy Play
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 24, 2008
Tampa Electric and Hillsborough County Schools on Tuesday will launch a pilot program designed to promote energy efficiency to third, fourth and fifth graders through the theater.
The play was written by Ed Stevens and Peter Nasen. It will be performed by John Hooper, Josh Goff and Magali Naas.
Each student will receive a gift packet that [...]
Drama Troupe Takes First Curtain Call In Inaugural Year
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on November 22, 2008
For Ellen Coryat, taking on the role as drama director at Creekside High would be a heavy one.
It’s Creekside’s inaugural year. It’s the school’s first drama production. And, though she’s a theater buff, being a drama teacher was something she’d never done before.
Knowing this was an ambitious project, the English teacher wanted the challenge. And [...]
Final Curtain Players To Open With A Musical
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on November 19, 2008
Brownsboro High School’s theater department is ready to showcase a high-energy musical number for the Brownsboro Independent School District community. The musical is called Once Upon a Mattress, a comic and offbeat retelling of The Princess and the Pea.
Theater Director David Young said the musical is about a prince, the son of a controlling, overbearing [...]