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Northwood NH News

January 1, 2014

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A Night to Honor The Stars

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(Left to Right, Front to Back) Ms. Becky Rush (Advisor), Ben Place (grade 3), Nicole Gaedtke (grade 4), Kylie Bocash (grade 4), Brian Levitow (grade 4), Nicholas Bowers (grade s), Marissa Lefoley (grade 3), Scott Forrest-Allen (Playwright), Olivia McGrail (grade 3), Kayde Corson (grade 3), Victoria Dusharm (grade 4), Kate Laboe (grade 3), Burke Bulger (grade 4), Rubi Garrow (grade 3), Zach Ludwikowski (grade 3), Annie Thoms (grade 4), and Brooke Devoid (grade 4). Missing from photo: Lane Madeja (grade 3) and Lacy Davis (grade 4)

Photo courtesy of Mr. Jason Allen-Forrest

 

On Wednesday, December 18th, the Northwood community was invited to attend a special Drama and Band performance at Northwood School. Ms. Susan Gokey (Music teacher) and her sixth, seventh and eighth grade Band students played five selections that delighted the audience. Prior to the Band performance, a group of third and fourth grade students in the Drama Club performed the world premiere of a one-act play entitled And Then There Were Eight by Mr. Scott Forrest-Allen. Mr. Forrest-Allen of Lynn, MA attended a cheese and cracker reception prior to the performance, where the cast and their families were invited to meet him and ask him questions about the play and the writing process. Before leaving for the evening, Mr. Forrest-Allen praised the work of the young cast and crew, and stated that watching his work come alive on stage was “a dream come true.”

 

The play was directed by eighth grade student Kayla Pollak, with assistance by seventh grader Derek Capo and sixth grader Ethan Meeker. This is the second year that the Drama Club has offered a third and fourth grade play as a part of their season. The Drama Club Board of Officers, which is made up of eight middle school students who have a passion for theatre, wanted to offer the younger students in the school a unique opportunity to play dramatic roles with scripted lines and defined characters. They had noticed that the younger students often became discouraged being cast mostly in ensemble roles when auditioning against more experienced middle school actors. Their advisor, Ms. Becky Rush (World Language Teacher) feels that the addition of the third and fourth grade play to the season has strengthened the Drama program at Northwood School. “This is a win-win situation all the way around. Middle school students get the opportunity to direct and design all aspects of a short play, and the younger students practice the skills of acting under the guidance and leadership of our older students.”

 

The Northwood School Drama program is in its seventh season. It offers 4 shows per school year, two of which are selected by middle school students. This season, fifty-four students in grades 1-8 participated in the fall musical Seussical Jr. in November, while five middle school students and seventeen third and fourth graders were involved with the winter play And Then There Were Eight. Our season continues with the middle school Dinner Theatre production of Unplugged in March (co-sponsored by the Northwood PTA) and will conclude with the spring comedy The Bachelor King for students in grades 3-8 in June. 

 

Ms. Rush would like to thank the Drama Club students and parents for their continued dedication and support. The Drama Club would also like to thank the Meeker family for donating the cheese and crackers for Mr. Forrest-Allen’s reception. As always, the Drama Club appreciates the support and generosity of the Northwood community as it strives to enrich the lives of the children of Northwood through the performing arts. 

 


 

 

 











 
 

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