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Gil Talbot
Clowning Around at Grasshopper Night
“A Night at the Circus” was the theme for Grasshopper Night, the annual Parents’ Weekend showcase of student creativity and talent. Four packed performances were emceed by “ringleaders” Sirus Han ’12 and Lydia Kaprelian ’12, as well as by the four “clowns” pictured. Along with a variety of dance, comedy, and musical acts, this year’s show included a stilt walker, a unicyclist, and spoken-word poetry. The cast of more than 100 students was one of the largest ever. A special shout-out goes to student directors Arianna Chang ’13,
Graham Johns ’14, and Anna Stacy ’13; stage manager Susannah Hyde ’13; and technical director Julius Ross ’13. “Those five students,” says Theatre and Dance Department Chair Erin Strong, “are the ones who really made Grasshopper a success.” Above, Grasshopper Night’s diverse and talented cast—including, from left, clowns Stephen Moreland ’14, Jake Marrus ’14, Scott Diekema ’14, and Remington Remmel ’14—gathers on stage to take a final bow.
Connected Learning in Real Time A sea of laptops and deadline writers, bold opinions, and takeout food gave Kemper Auditorium the buzz of a newsroom on election night 2012. For Gabriele Fisher ’13 of NYC and other students from Nina Scott’s and Susan Greenberg’s journalism classes, it was a real-time experience in covering swing states and critiquing mainstream and social media—all while tweeting and blogging their impressions.
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Andover | Winter 2013