Writer and Photographer - Miranda Little
Over the past several months with schools starting back up, many schools like ours have faced challenges regarding extracurricular activities. Schools have started looking for other ways to involve students in projects outside of school and our school is no different. This is what sparked the idea for the student-created plays that were held between November 14th and 16th this last weekend. The three separate plays were all written, directed, and performed by the high school students, with each being 45 minutes. While the project was very ambitious, the performances came out beautifully and were well-received by the audiences. The first play, Johanne, was a story written by Mary Thayn and directed by Gracie Seversike. The story follows Joan as she goes on many quests to end the ongoing war. She encounters friends, foes, and royalty alike. The show was filled with sarcastic humor that everyone enjoyed throughout the show. The actors seemed to embody their characters extremely well, which made the experience all the more exciting. The second play performed, Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon, was a dark yet hilarious show directed by Kaylee Action. In the show, two narrators try to tell all 209 stories from the Brothers Grimm in their short 45 minute time limit. Craziness ensues, with the main focus being on Rapunzel, Rumpelstilskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and many other recognizable fairy tale characters. The show managed to fit all of this plus a food poisoning accident and a notable one-woman show into the performance efficiently that made it hilarious to watch. Out of all three plays that were created, Grimm Brothers Spectaculathon seemed to be the most creative of the three and everyone enjoyed it immensely. The last play performed was Space Princess Wars, which was directed by Thomas Toohill. The story follows Archer listening to her dad read her his screenplay, which totally isn’t a knock-off of a certain story about Jedi and The Force. The story follows robots, princesses, and brides in a quest for adventure and romance in this fantasy world. With plenty of movie references and an on-stage special effects actor, the performance had plenty to love for both young and old movie fans. Not many people can bring the love of movies to the stage, but this performance easily did just that. While this new project had everyone on their toes throughout production, each cast of each play brought a new and loved idea to life. Although this may not have been what people had in mind for this year’s performances, they all went extremely well and show that projects like this can be done extremely well. If you want to see any more performances by Le Roy High School’s chorus and band programs, they will be present at the Christmas Parade on December 6th at 2:00. The High School Madrigal Dinners will be held on December 12th and 13th at 1:30 and 6:00 each day. Follow the Le Roy High School and The Paw Print Newspaper on Facebook for updates on these events.
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This year for the Fall play, the students have been working really hard to direct their own plays. There are going to be three small plays that will be performed by Le Roy High School students. Below are descriptions of what each play is about and the cast list. For more information on dates and tickets, click here: http://leroy.ticketleap.com/hsplay
Johanne In this story, our hero Joan is off on a quest to end a war. On her adventure, she encounters princes, hags, elixirs, dangerous forests, the occasional advertisement, and biting sarcastic humor. Written by Mary Thayn, this is a wonderful show filled with idiots with the fate of the country in their hands. Joan - Mary Thayn Hag/Judge - Macy Gerth Francis/ King of Britain - Tom Seversike Joan’s Assistant/Swordsman - Mathew Stuepfert Narrator/Salesman - Nate Wells Francis’ Assistant/Guard - Alexis Shinn Jean’s Assistant/Peddler - Aubrie Flegel Bard/Glenn/Bishop - Matthew Williamson Frank/Spectator/Fridolf - Alex Stuepfert Bartender/Referee/Jean - Thomas Toohill Gladys/Aldora/Beggar - Lucy Thayn Gertrude/Fenn - Wrigley Heilman The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paces extravaganza. To make it more difficult, they attempt to combine them into one gigantic fable using Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and other more obscure stories like Lean Lisa and the Devil’s Grandmother. Narrator 1/Prince 2 - Lucy Thayn Narrator 2/Witch/ Prince 1/Devil 1 - Tom Seversike Girl/Gretel - Wrigley Heilman Dirt Merchant - Alexis Shinn Actor - Gracie Seversike Enchantress - Izzy Pray Rapunzel - Amelia Creech Rumpelstiltskin/Hansel - Luke Griffin Dwarf 1/Snow White - Haden Mckenzie Dwarf 2 - Gavin Melton Cinderella - Hallie Buss Space Princess Wars When Archer finds herself a captive audience for her dad's latest masterpiece, it seems pretty familiar for a fantasy adventure screenplay at first. Wars, in the stars. Brides, of the princess variety. This story's got such an incredibly absurd array of heroes, villains, robots, and romances, it's total chaos. But once Archer gets pulled into the mashup tale of a princess with a secret agenda and some space wizards destined for greatness, she starts to wonder: Could this be so much chaos it's actually... genius? With all the special effects achieved by one actor hurling models and puppets, plus a flexible cast, an epic quest can come to any stage in this hilarious satire of beloved fantasy adventures. Dad - Mathew Williamson Archer - Becca Lehr Princess Amaria - Izzy Pray Bo Blaster - Haden Mckenzie Moon Starchild - Sophia Roseberry XJ-188-E - Nate Wells Galdromius - Alex Stuepfert Viz/Goon 2/Brogi - Amelia Creech Goliath - Aaron Bagnell Selene/Goon 1 - Lily Beer Mordo/Changa - Gavin Melton Count Voldak/Changa/Ogmi - Luke Griffin Special Effects Person - Kyle Cox Space Pony/Goon 4 - Macy Gerth Goon 3/Mandalorian/Priest - Matthew Stuepfert
group of students put on a stunning show. The show “School House Rock Live!” is a musical set around a character named Tom, who is nervous about his first day of teaching. Throughout the musical, Tom is joined by many different characters to learn how to effectively teach his students while still having fun. With songs such as “Just A Bill,” “Interjections,” and “Do The Circulation,” the show is entertaining for both the performers and audience. Despite having a smaller stage space, the multiple background changes and props brought the whole show together. In the end, despite the wind blowing props across the stage, the musical was enjoyable for everyone. As most everyone knows, many of the Elementary and High School’s programs have seen many changes due to COVID. The chorus and band programs are no exception and have seen some of the more problematic changes. For one, both the band and chorus programs are no longer able to perform on the stage at the high school where a majority of performances are held. Secondly, actors cannot be as interactive as they once were because they must obey social distancing guidelines as much as possible. Now due to changes in location, they must battle weather conditions, which now limits their performance dates to when the weather permits it; however, they have handled these changes very well. While the chorus and band program will not be as consistent in performances as they once were, they still have many new plans and ideas to come. During the next few months, the High School chorus program is planning on performing new shows, and the Madrigals program is still supposed to run, so be on the lookout for updates about those programs!
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