A New Scene at Norwell

Due to last year's budget cuts, there will not be a spring play. However, Ms. Susan Kahn has assembled an Improv troop over the past month that will be doing a performance.

Improv is acting without any premeditated ideas or lines. Improvisational games have always been a light hearted highlight of Ms. Kahn's Norwell theatre classes. One comparable example is the TV show, "Who's Line Is It Anyway?". Forms of this TV show thrive throughtout many other countries.

Initially, around 35 students tried out. Over the series of three Roundtable periods on Friday, Ms. Kahn was able to cut down the number of students significantly. Now, thirteen students remain.

At the start, the idea was to have a small group of students work on and improve in the art of improvisation each Friday during Roundtable. Ms. Kahn is now putting on an improv show in place of the cancelled spring play. Between now and the beginning of April, the students will practice and work on trust and the many, many rules that play into the art.

The performances will be on April 16 and 17. Times will be announced at a later date.

"THE WHOLE DARN SHOOTING MATCH" TONIGHT AND TOMORROW!

During Roundtable today, Norwell's Theatre program showed a preview to the student body of their fall production "The Whole Darn Shooting Match". Posted are some pictures taken by Katie Bunch, Monica Hupe, and Lauren Klansek during the event. The show runs tonight at 7:00 PM and tomorrow for a 2:00 PM matinee show. Tickets are $5. We would really appreciate to see you all there! (For a short summary of the show, click here for the earlier post.)

Norwell Theatre's Fall Production

This fall, Ms. Kahn's theatre program is performing the play, "The Whole Darn Shooting Match" by Jack Perry. Taking place in the early 1960s, the casts acts as the Creative Department of a local all-purpose liquid detergent. This particular slice of the advertising world includes an over-the-top TV commercial writer, an alcoholic artist, a dry, witty Girl Friday, and the sarcastic man the department refers to as their "beloved leader." When a New York agency begins to hoard in to take Easy detergent national, the Creative Department does anything, and I mean anything, to keep on their clutch on their advertising creation. The casts includes many actors from previous productions, such as Tyler Miller, Robert Connett, Brandon Havener, and Rachel Jackson. There will be two showings, both at 7 o'clock on November 13th and 14th.

Also, Norwell's Theatre is selling t-shirts to anyone interested. They are 10 dollars. They are black with yellow font (see right photo). Anyone interested should see either Ms. Kahn or Devan Filchak, or simply e-mail me at devanfilchak@gmail.com. Orders will be accepted up until October 22nd.