THOUGHTS FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, JOSEPH VORBACH:
I hope you will be able to attend the play this weekend. Ms. Zimmerman and the O'Connell Players take on the challenging music of Stephen Sondheim in "Into the Woods" tonight and tomorrow at 7 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. The students involved in the production are very excited to share this unique performance with you. It is an understatement to say that they have poured their collective energies into this effort. Over the past week or so, I have been asked a number of time if I am coming to the play--I am :)
Yesterday, with students from St. James and St. Mark schools taking in the dress rehearsal and our actors in full costume, the energy was especially high. It takes more than a bit of courage, to go along with talent and confidence, to undertake a role in a live production and I have great respect for all the students involved in this production. I hope you can make the show.
The prologue to "Into the Woods" provides a segue into another upcoming opportunity to marvel at the talent of our students. The lyrics to the prologue include the line "I wish to go the festival..." Well, we have a Festival of the Arts coming up after the Easter break that I strongly encourage you to put on your calendars as well. On Saturday, April 29 from 6-9 PM, the gymnasium will be transformed into a display venue for student studio art and there will be live performances in the gym, courtyard and auditorium. I hope you can make this event too!