Play season foreshadows impending debuts
u A shley S heron & A shley W elp
Staff Reporters
The 2009 fall play lineup has
great potential, with an exciting
collection of humor, tragedy,
and romance that will fit any
viewers taste. Along with
fans, the drama department
is also anticipating the arrival
of director and drama teacher
Jessica Murray's child, set to
"debut" on Nov. 3.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile"
will premiere Oct. 17 in the
auditorium. "It is quick,
intelligent, incredibly well
written, and breaks the rules of
time and space," Murray said.
Picasso takes place at a
bar in Paris in 1904. Pablo
Picasso, Albert Einstein and
other artistic personas meet to
talk about science, art and the
future in this comedy written
by Steve Martin. Yes, that Steve
Martin—the comedian Steve
Martin.
"The audience gets an
education while laughing,"
Murray said. Although it's only
a 90-minute production, there
has been a large amount of
time put into its making. Actors
rehearse from 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
each day while volunteer tech
crews help make sets, props
and costumes on the weekends.
The tech crew sessions are from
10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays
Tyler Harmon and Nicholas Altishin, seniors, rehearse a scene
from the upcoming show, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," set to open
Oct. 17. Also in the works is "Dancing at the Lughnasa," which will
open Dec. 5.
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Popular Twilight series captures teen audience
m L ibby M athes _______________
Staff Reporter
^¿V hat is it about the
| fP ou s "Twilight" series that
addicts readers? Most people
have heard of it; tons of girls
have read and fallen in love
with it. The craze is huge.
"Twilight" has popularized
the vampire genre and true
love in addition to inspiring
many consumer products:
drinks, books, shirts, make
up, poetry and even role
plays.
"Twilight" is a story
about a girl named Bella
who moves in with her
father, Charlie. Bella meets
an intriguing and beautiful
family, the Cullens; more
important facts and featuring
only the characters who are
vital to the story.
Vampires in this series
are different from other
vampires in fantasy books
like "Dracula." They don't
burn in the sun, they can't be
killed by a stake, and they
also don't turn into bats. But
they aren't just like humans
either; they drink blood, and
they have special abilities,
such as being incredibly fast
and strong.
The second book in the
series is "New Moon," which
is just as good. It's filled with
suspense and develops the
theme of friendship. The
third book is "Eclipse" and
original release date, Dec.
12 to take advantage of the
Thanksgiving break traffic at
the box office.
Moviegoers may recognize
some of the scenery in
"Twilight" movie as part
of the movie was actually
filmed in Portland. In the
lead roles, Kristen Stewart
plays Bella Swan and Robert
Pattinson plays Edward.
This is a great series,
anyone and everyone would
probably enjoy these books.
The story takes place in
Forks, Wash., which gives it a
local Northwest feel.
D ylan L otspeich & E rin R obertson
Staff Reporter
the final book in the series is
"Breaking Dawn," an exciting
end to a fabulous series.
This doesn't mean Meyer
has stopped writing, though.
She is currently creating a
fifth book, "Midnight Sun,"
a spin-off of "Twilight." It is
written from Edward's point
of view rather than Bella's.
On Nov. 21, the "Twilight"
movie is coming out. It
was moved up from its
and well-written female roles
and this play has five terrific
women's roles; the play fits
well with the other plays that
we chose for this year and
provides our performers with
another type of production and
acting to explore," Kaiser said.
This Tony-Award-winning
play was chosen for many
different reasons, including the
fact that the current director
has both worked on the crew
of a professional production
of the play and portrayed
one of the sisters in another
production.
"The actors are nervous
about learning and using an
authentic Irish accent in the
play—but they're committed to
mastering it and I think they're
going to sound terrific!" Kaiser
said.
"All of the characters are
interesting and this is the
most interesting character I've
played yet," Anna Stapleton,
sophomore, said. She will be
playing one of the five Mundy
sisters about whom she says
already feel like family.
The cast o f "Dancing at
Lughnasa":
Kate: Andra Sturtevant*
Maggie: Caitlyn Olson*
Agnes: Anna Stapleton
Chris: Alyssa Aramaki*
Michael: Michael Johnson
Gerry: Corbin Wescott*
Jack: AJ Benya
Rose: Avery Breyne-
Cartwright*
The directors are ecstatic,
the casts are eager, and the
crews are energized. Go online
to www.wlhstheatre.org for
show times and information.
*Denotes Thespian membership
New fall TV lineup provides for eclectic tastes
,
specifically she meets
Edward Cullen, and soon
they fall in love. This book
isn't just a romance novel
though as the romance
element is minimal. It also
has action, but telling you
about it would ruin the story.
The entire series, written
by Stephenie Meyer, is
amazing. She has a good
writing style that keeps it
ting by using only the
and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on Sundays
providing an opportunity to
volunteer and to gain Thespian
points.
"I love the part I auditioned
for and got. Picasso is a genius
and sees everything as a
piece of art," Peter Bonoff,
sophomore, said of his lead
role.
The cast o f "Picasso at the
Lapin Angle”:
Picasso: Peter Bonoff
Einstien: Tyler Harmon*
Sagot: Spencer McCoy*
Gaston: Nick Altishin*
Countess: Anneli Tostar
Germaine: Alyssa Johnston*
Visitor: Jake Weston
Freddy: Troy Spivey*
Suzanne: Sara Sebastian*
Female Admirer: Melissa
Andre*
"The production is going
incredibly well. We all
just hope I don't have my
baby early before opening
night!" Murray said of her
approaching due date. In the
event the baby is bom early,
Murray's husband, Colin, will
take over for her as director.
If Picasso doesn't quench
the thirst for theater,"Dancing
at Lughnasa" opens Dec. 5 in
the Black Box. Written by Brian
Friel and directed by Annie
Kaiser, "Dancing at Lughnasa"
is warm, funny, spirited and
tragic according to Kaiser.
It takes place at the Mundy
home in Ireland, August 1936.
The lives of the family change
dramatically and are never the
same. Michael, the narrator,
describes two days in the lives
of the Mundys during the play.
"We are always looking
for plays that have numerous
A lthough there are many
new fall TV shows, a few
stand out at first glance. The
shows range from drama
to action and everything in
betw een.
"Worst Week" is a new
show that airs on M ondays
at 9 p.m. on CBS, starring
Kyle Bornheim er and Erinn
Hayes. This new com edy is
about a m an who recently
asked his girlfriend to m arry
him — and she said yes, but
disaster strikes w hen he
goes to meet her parents.
If you like a show that is
dram atic but is also funny
this would be the show for
you.
The next captivating
show is "Opportunity
Knocks", w hich airs on
Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC,
hosted by JD Roth. This is
a fam ily game show where
the fam ily is quizzed on
how w ell they know each
other. It involves challenges
that may invoke arguments
betw een fam ily members.
All of the challenges are
very com ical, and the kids
usually get into trouble.
This show will appeal to all
ages.
"90210" was a little
dicey at first, but as it
progressed, it improved.
It is on Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
on the CW starring Dustin
M illigan, AnnaLynne
M cCord, Jessica Walter,
Shenae Grim es, Tristan
W ilds, Lori Loughlin,
Rob Estes, Ryan Eggold,
Jessica Stroup and M icheál
Steger. The show is about
high school students who
live dram atic lives. One
character, Silver, keeps
a huge secret that soon
becom es a problem for her,
her friends and her family.
If you like really dram atic
shows, you'll love this.
Another stim ulating
show is "Fringe." It airs
Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on FOX.
It stars Lance Reddick,
John Noble, Blair Brown,
Kirk Acevedo, Anna Torv,
M ark Valley, Joshua Jackson
and Jasika Nicole. "Fringe"
is about a murderer who
kills an entire ietliner
full of passengers and an
investigator who tries to
find out w ho the murderer
is. It is sim ilar to the X-Files
but w ith different scenarios.
"Fringe" is not a show
for the queasy and m ight
appeal to view ers older than
13.