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One act play festival is one big hit

One act play festival is one big hit

Rachel Treisman, Web Features Editor April 28, 2014

This weekend, the normally quiet blackbox theater was noisy with conversation and anticipation as audiences filed inside for the annual one act play festival. The festival, which is a compilation of 10...

A new type of Superfan takes the stage

A new type of Superfan takes the stage

Katie Settos, Creative Director April 25, 2014

Crushing into their seats, they tear open bags of Skittles. Eagerly they wait for the action to commence as jitters creep through their nerves and the energy of the room consumes them. Yet there are...

Players open an “Infinite Black Suitcase”

Players open an “Infinite Black Suitcase”

Cadence Neenan, Web Managing Editor April 25, 2014

The play “Infinite Black Suitcase,” written by E.M. Lewis, is a compilation of 14 different vignettes that cross over three varying storylines in order to create an atmosphere of dark humor, all while...

One Acts to be a ‘singular sensation’

Kaila Finn, Web News Editor March 28, 2014

Each year, Staples Players does a range of shows, from the heartbreaking romance to slapstick comedy to bone-chilling drama: they cover it all. In the spring, the one-act play festival will add to this...

Zoe Fox ’16, who played Care-ee bear, Garrick New’16, who played Pooh, and Aaron Samuels ’16, who played Paddington, look through the playbill for their names and ads during a break.

“Avenue Q” stuns at opening night

Nicole DeBlasi, Web Managing Editor March 24, 2014

On March 21st, Staples Players put on a stunning performance of “Avenue Q,” a play about the struggles that a group of people, and monsters, face as they enter adulthood and the challenges that adulthood...

Dont Drink the Water ends in success

“Don’t Drink the Water” ends in success

Caroline Rossi, Web Features Editor March 5, 2014

On Sunday March 2nd, members of the cast of “Don’t Drink The Water” took their final bow. The Woody Allen comedy directed by Nathan Francis ’14 ran for three performances. “I am over the moon...

Conrad (Jack Siegenthaller) is embraced by his fan club members.

“Bye Bye Birdie” Flies High

Justine Seligson, Photo Coordinator August 27, 2013

For Staples Players, there wasn’t much time to relax once school ended in June, as rehearsals started soon after for the summer production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” a 1960s musical. With the premiere...

The Drama Within The Drama

The Drama Within The Drama

Caroline Rossi, Web Features Editor June 21, 2013

It seems like just yesterday that this year’s Senior Players walked through the Black Box doors and into the “four hallway.” Four years later, many of them are preparing to take their last bow on...

“A Christmas Story,” Scored by Staples Alumnus Justin Paul ’03, Nominated for Three Tonys

“A Christmas Story,” Scored by Staples Alumnus Justin Paul ’03, Nominated for Three Tonys

Ben Reiser, Managing Editor May 2, 2013

It’s certainly not uncommon for a Staples Players production to compared to a Broadway show. With this year’s Tony Award nominations, however, Players has taken Broadway—literally. On April 30,...

One Acts Show a Different Side of Players

One Acts Show a Different Side of Players

Nicole DeBlasi, Web Managing Editor April 26, 2013

This weekend, Staples Players will perform in their 13th Annual One Act Play Festival on Sat., April 27 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Sun., April 28 at 5 p.m. The One Act Play Festival gives the students...

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