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ould you believe….” Two performances of the Upper School Dessert Theater’s production of “Get Smart,” based on the 1965-1970 Emmy-winning television series, were staged in the Olson Theater this spring to very appreciative audiences. The cast of 20 student performers and eleven production team members, under the direction of Carlo Grossman, staged a memorable and very funny version of the hit show from the comic minds of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. In the Middle School, a Seventh and Eighth Grade production of “The Mouse That Roared” and the Fifth and Sixth Grade play, “Tapestry,” provided memorable moments, inventive humor, unusual coincidences, and life lessons as the cast and crew stretched their creative wings. During Arts Jam, Middle and Upper School students got the benefit of Master Classes in improv and character development from Rusty Schwimmer, an actress who has appeared opposite Robert Duvall and Paul Giamatti and enjoyed roles in “Gilmore Girls,” and “Picket Fences.”
THEATER AND DANCE
The Upper School dancers—“Blaze,” “Ignition,” the Flint Hill Dance Team, and the Curricular dancers from Ballet, Jazz, and Modern Dance classes—gave a recital that showcased this year’s work. A Modern and Jazz Dance Reprise featured students performing at a Town Meeting during Arts Jam, accompanied by student cellist Hunter Lawrence ’12. Upper School Dancers presented in-class performances for parents, teachers, and friends. Students choreographed their own dances and also performed in each other’s creative works. Dancers learned something about how physical therapy could work for them during Arts Jam when Secili Destefano made two visits to the studio to work on dance moves and positions. Queen Sarah Al-Qatou ’15 in “The Mouse That Roared” (r); top: Joel Nelson ‘10 in “Get Smart”; dancer Avery Gildner ‘12; Sasha Bilal ’16 and Mackenzie Sidor ’17 in “Tapestry”; the US Dance team; and Keeley McLaughlin ’13, Ian Campell ’10 and Jordan Pasternak ’11 in “Get Smart”
Summer 2010 – FLINT HILL MAGAZINE
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