Archive for the ‘Dramatic Arts’ Category
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Catherine McAuley graduate, and reigning Miss Maine, Julia Furtado, received the bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award for her work in community service, physical fitness, and talent last weekend during the preliminary round of the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. The McAuley community could not be more proud of ...
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Anna Gervais ~ Class of 2012
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award
Anna Gervais was selected by the staff and the Class of 2012 for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award. A DAR Good Citizen must have the qualities of dependability (which includes ...
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
Congratulations to the McAuley Limelighters on their stellar performance of Pamela Gien's The Syringa Tree at this year's One-Act Drama Competition. The play, which takes places in Johannesburg, South Africa during the apartheid period, was beautifully acted by the Limelighters, garnering them a first-place finish overall.
According to one judge: "At ...
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Congratulations to members of the McAuley Limelighters for their participation in the Young Playwrights Festival at Bonny Eagle High School last Saturday.
Victoria Hugo-Vidal '10 is credited for creating the play, Fools' Gold, which was cast and directed by Amy Richard '10. The Limelighters performed with a group of twelve local ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Join the McAuley Limelighters as they perform the comedy:
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of Macbeth
When an all-women's theater group performs an "original" production of Macbeth for adjudication for the country's community theater competition, everything that can go wrong ... does.
Show times are Friday, November 20, ...
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Four McAuley theater students have extended their talents beyond the School's stage by being cast in local community theater productions. Each competed against many of the greater Portland area's top theater students for their roles.
Sam Dedian, a senior, will star as Sharpay in the Lyric Theater production of High School ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Hats off to the McAuley Limelighters for being recognized as the Class B Runner-Up in the 2009 Regional One-Act Competition Festival!
Held at South Portland High School on March 7, the troupe presented Alice! A Childish Story Take, a contemporary twist on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, under the leadership of ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
McAuley senior M.C. Kusturin's original play has been selected for performance by Portland Stage Company. Her one act play "Ten Things I've Learned from Working at Flatfolds" will be rehearsed by PSC's affiliate actors and presented during their Little Festival of the Unexpected from May 12-17. This festival "gives first ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Catherine McAuley High School was the runner up at the Maine State Drama Festival at Falmouth High School. Rebecca Weidler, Beth Neault, and Grace Fosler won prestigious All-Festival Cast awards and the entire cast and crew won a special commendation for Theatricality. Rebecca Tanous won a Music and Sound design ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
The McAuley Limelighters invite our students, staff, and families to attend a public performance of their one act play, The Odyssey, on Thursday evening at 7:00. This play will compete on Friday evening at 7:45 at Falmouth High School for the chance to go to states.
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Kenny Finkle, the author of Indoor/Outdoor currently playing at Portland Stage, visited Mrs. Erkkinen's Theaterworks class on Friday, 11/4. He shared his experiences as a working playwright and former actor with them. Students Meghan Rhoades and Melissa Giftos performed their final quarter scene for him, and he was most impressed.
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