Monday, June 11, 2012
Vanessa Gelinas plays Annette Raleigh in Signature Theatre's comedy
Tempers escalate, pillows are used as weapons and polished furniture is climbed on in what sounds like a scene from a quarrel between rowdy children, but is actually God of Carnage, a comedy featuring Oakton High School’s own drama teacher Vanessa Gelinas. The play, written by Yasmina Reza and directed by Joe Calarco, opened at Signature Theatre on April 17 and has a cast of four characters. The four, who make up two married couples (the Raleighs and the Novaks), begin a seemingly civil meeting about the misbehavior of their children on the playground but dissolve into bickering and juvenile antics. Gelinas portrays Annette Raleigh, a successful New York City financial district businesswoman clad in heels and a royal blue jacket and …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Critic gives rave review of Oakton High's spring musical
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Monday, April 16, 2012
by Shayla Dhingra of Briar Woods High School Imagine your every move being analyzed and criticized by everyone around you. You’ve got no disguise from somebody’s eyes. In the renowned musical Footloose, Ren McCormack moves with his mother from the big city of Chicago to a small Rocky Mountain town called Bomont. Ren, unaware of the rules against merriment (due to a fatal car crash involving several teens six years previously), is met with much adversity among the county. Based off the film produced in 1984, the Broadway production received four Tony nominations making it a must-see. Oakton High School’s hard work on their spring musical, Footloose, was evident at first glance. The cast seemed extremely well-practiced and put together. It …
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Spring musical runs through Saturday
Oakton High drama students will put one of the most popular movie musicals on stage this weekend when they open Footloose. Drawing from the version adapted for Broadway in 1998, the production will feature many of the songs made popular by the 1984 film, which was rebooted on the big screen in 2011. The show centers around Ren McCormack (Aidan Smith), who moves to small, religious town that has banned dancing and rock music. He soon becomes interested in Ariel Moore (Emma Mankin), a girl intent on rebelling against her father who is a reverend and key member of the town council. Together, they start to push back against the laws. "It's really perfect for high school because it takes place in high school. It's nice to have a show where most…
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