BEYOND THE BOOKS
NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
Summer Got His Creative Juices Flowing
I
N THE SUMMER of his sophomore year, Tate Robinson ’19 could have been chilling on
the beach or taking Driver’s Ed classes. Instead, he wrote and composed the score for an original musical. Robinson showcased four of the songs from Chameleon at this spring’s theater festival, where he was joined in the production by seniors John DeLucia, Henry Ellison, Sean Redahan, Aimee Booth, Jane Watson, and Alexis Wolfram. “The basic story is about two brothers, Jason and Connor, who are born in an impoverished mining town and try to
Tate Robinson ’19 wrote, composed, and played piano in his original musical, which also starred Jane Watson (GA ’18) and John DeLucia ’18 (ABOVE MIDDLE) and Henry Ellison ’18 (RIGHT).
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“The main theme is about personal responsibility despite the great obstacles that both of them face.” Chameleon will be performed from
escape it by becoming musicians in New
start to finish July 14 and 15 at the
York City,” Robinson explained.
Emelin Theater in Mamaroneck, N.Y.,
“Throughout the show, there is conflict over their shared love interest, Janel, as well as confrontation with their father and a mysterious man in white.
staged by an independent theater company. Brunswick theatergoers can see it in its entirety next spring.