This year’s play looked a lot different from the previous ones. Instead of a cheerful story about the holidays, director Brooke Perez chose for her students to take on a more serious story.      As always, Perez enlisted the help of two seniors, Kyleigh Baxter and Joe Campbell.  ...

     Since this is such an iconic musical, many looked to other performers when preparing for roles.       “To get inspiration for my own take on my character, Gertrude, I looked to other schools,” said Addison Bassemier (10). “Mad hatter meets Corny Collins meets Cher is how I based the...

     Getting into your character is one of the first things you must work on.      “Since my character is very quirky,” Marcus Norwood explained. “I would just go wild with dance moves and act like a goof with my castmates backstage.”      “Getting into character is a process,...