GREENSBORO — Students in the intermediate grades at Our Lady of Grace School had an amazing day of science discovery and excitement March 13.
For Science Day, students explored hands-on experiments, sparking curiosity and creativity. A highlight was the Mad Science session, where students experienced science in action – some (as shown above) even had the opportunity to ride a hovercraft!
— Our Lady of Grace School
HUNTERSVILLE — The Crusader cast of performers brought the heat to the Christ the King High School stage March 12-14 with their production of “Hadestown: Teen Edition.”
The musical is the school adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway hit “Hadestown,” written by the same playwright, Anaïs Mitchell.
“We chose this show because the themes resonate with young people and the music is amazing,” said Sarah Varricchio, theater director.
The two-act show with its New Orleans jazz vibe, mature themes of love vs. fate, and playlist of 35 songs left the crowd at the edge of their seats.
For the first time, a school production featured the new 12-foot-by-30-foot video wall as the stage backdrop. The tech-savvy set led guests through a portal of seamless scene changes from the bustling streets of New Orleans to the grueling underworld of Hades. Characters dressed as Greek gods danced and sang through a moving set of flowers, rain, jazz clubs and underground coal, while audience members witnessed the love story of Orpheus (Liam McSorley) and Eurydice (Ingrid Siega). Narrator Hermes (Lucia Varricchio) navigated the audience through the couple’s perilous journey through Hades, run by Hades, the god of the underworld (Hudson Hughes), and his wife, Persephone (Camille Lemke).
The cast, plus a set crew of six and five pit orchestra members, practiced the musical since October under the stage direction of Varricchio, the vocal coaching of Randy Price and the choreography of Rachel Patterson.
— Lisa M. Geraci | Catholic News Herald
