PerformingArts
The cast included students from all three grades and one of the neatest parts of the production was having the students play “extras” in various scenes. “The audience loved it. There were so many surprises as the actors came out as various characters – they never knew what was coming next!” said Monica Colletti, performing arts lead teacher who
produced the show. “I also really enjoyed watching the actors get creative in their slow-motion dream transitions.” Even the extras had a blast: for example, Jacob Erlikhman, Gr. 8, Jeton Gutierrez-Bujari, Gr. 7 and Selin Ozcelik, Gr. 6, wore red beanies on their heads and became the buzzers for a game show; Saachi Jain, Gr. 8, played a little old lady driver in the background of a police scene; and Nicholas Semenza, Gr. 8, was the water cooler guy in the background of an office scene. One of the highlights came after the performance when the cast did the “Jai-Ho” dance from “Slumdog Millionaire” during the curtain call. “It was quite a sight!” said Colletti.
“The audience loved it. There were so many surprises as the actors came out as various characters – they never knew what was coming next!”
MS Fall Play
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iddle school students presented their third annual fall play, “The Education of Janet O’Malley,” in mid-November. The comic look at the value of schooling starred nearly a score of students. Audience and players enjoyed the production, with “student Janet,” played by Anna Kendall, complaining to friends “Denise” and “Jackie,” played by Anna Levine and Shenel Ekici, all Gr. 8, about the pointlessness of school, but coming to find, through unlikely scenarios and dream sequences, that school really is important.
— Monica Colletti H A R K E R Q U A R T E R LY
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