Monday, March 25, 2013
The River Dell drama club performed their spring musical "Once Upon a Mattress" over the weekend
For three days, River Dell High School drama club actors and crew joined the likes of some of Broadway's biggest and brightest with their spring musical production of "Once Upon a Mattress." The annual spring musical is a retelling of the classic fairytale of the Princess and the Pea set in the fictional kingdom ruled by the devious Queen Aggravain (Shannon Hogan) and the mute King Sextimus the Silent (Trey Plutnicki) as their son Prince Dauntless (Mike Schwartz) searches for his bride-to-be. Several princess later and Dauntless is still without a bride as Queen Aggravain tests each prospective wife and finds them lacking perfection. Enter Princess Winnifred the Woebegone (Nora Kennedy) and the entire castle is thrown upside down. Follow …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The drama club presents their spring musical "Once Upon a Mattress", March 21-23 at the high school
Made famous by the likes of Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters in the 1970s, the River Dell High School drama club will now put their own spin on "Once Upon a Mattress." The annual spring musical is a retelling of the classic fairytale of the Princess and the Pea and will be performed Thursday through Saturday at the high school. “We wanted to make a contrast between this year and last year, co-director Brian Reich said. "Last year was Willy Wonka and it was no props, rudimentary costumes, using the open stage. This year we wanted to have a traditional musical with costumes, props, and also the style of the music is a lot different; it is an old term musical comedy. Plus, it is really really funny.” "Mattress" is set in the fictional …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Drama club presents family classic Willy Wonka March 22-24
For the River Dell Drama Club, the spring musical Willy Wonka is bittersweet not just because it takes place in a candy factory. With over 30 seniors between cast and crew who have been together since middle school it also marks the end of a lengthy stage run. "As freshmen we were the ones looking up to the seniors and now we're in that same role," Dan Salerno said. Salerno will star as Grandpa Joe in his final performance. "It's wierd this is our last show at River Dell but it should be a lot of fun." "It's surreal and bittersweet," Elissa Hickey starring as Willy Wonka added. "This is my 11th show so I've gone from a no name background role to starring in the name of the show. I get to do what I love but this is the last time with kids I…
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The River Dell High School Drama Club presents Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Some stories are timeless. Charles Dickens first published his novella, A Christmas Carol, in December of 1843. Since that time, the classic tale has been reproduced in various forms, with dozens of stars having played the crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge ranging from the legendary John Barrymore to Patrick Stewart to Jim Carrey. The story has been retold comically, horrifically, and in classic and modern incarnations. There are a great many options for how to retell Dickens' tale, and the River Dell High School Drama Club chose to mix the classical with the comical. The play with directed by Annie Arjarasumpun and senior Madison Sylvester (who also played Mrs. Fred). Scrooge (played with comic flair that far belies his age by senior Jasiu …
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