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Mean Girls: The Musical

Marianna McDevitt, Lifestyle Editor | December 7, 2022

     Preparations are being put in place to produce one of the most infamous musicals ever, Mean Girls. Based on the 2004 film, Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan, Cady Heron is thrown into a new territory, high school, in suburban Illinois. She...

The show must go on

Ashley Stewart, Editor | October 30, 2020

Oakton theatre is known for its fantastic fall shows, put on by drama three and four students. These shows take hours of rehearsals and hard work from the cast and the crew. But now in a time of uncertainty, how is Oakton Theatre adapting to create...

The Life of Jake Paul

Katie Le, Editorial Board | October 17, 2018

Shane Dawson created a documentary series on YouTubers and what goes on in their lives and controversies they’ve had. Tanacon, Tana Mongeau’s YouTube convention, was what started this documentary series, but Shane’s first documentary on a person...

A Preview of Titanic: the Musical

A Preview of Titanic: the Musical

Jessica Marshall, Editor-in-Chief | May 1, 2018

Lindsey Jacobson (12), member of Oakton Theatre and Chorus for the past four years, has been studying "dramaturgy" for this year’s spring musical, Titanic, which will be shown on May 3rd-5th and 11th-12th at 7:00 p.m. In other words, aside from being...

Falling into a Series of Productions with Oakton Theatre

“Falling” into a Series of Productions with Oakton Theatre

Jessica Marshall, Editor-in-Chief | November 14, 2017

Now that Much Ado About Nothing has wrapped up from last weekend, Nov. 9th through Nov. 11th, the talented students of Oakton Theatre have moved on to working on two more productions: Almost, Maine and Orphie & the Book of Heroes. Almost, Maine...

Oakton Theatre Presents Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing in First Ever In-School Assembly

Oakton Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in First Ever In-School Assembly

Amy Dai, Staff Writer | November 14, 2017

The long awaited show of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, presented by Oakton Theatre, has arrived. After watching the much anticipated show last Friday in a first ever in-school assembly to watch a production, it is definitely worthy to take some...

Sink, sank, sunk!

Wendy Gao, Editorial Board | November 14, 2017

There are few moments in life that truly take our breaths away. The production of Les Misérables at Oakton High School last spring begs to differ. I know I wasn’t the only one in tears after the show. Oakton has a prominent performing arts department,...

Straight From the Stage

Straight From the Stage

Katie Thompson, Editorial Board Member | February 1, 2017

Oakton Drama’s annual Dinner Theatre is one of my favorite school events of the year. Each year, the plays are entertaining and well produced, and this year was no different. The drama department presented four one act plays starring student casts and...

A perfect (and necessary) rendition of a classic romance tale

Jessica Marshall, Editor-in-Chief | January 31, 2017

 American Ballet Theatre’s annual revelation of the beloved Swan Lake finally arrived at the Kennedy Center. From Wednesday, January 25th through Sunday, January 29th, dancers performed this classic and magnificent tale for seven completely sold out...

Oakton Announces Cast List For Spring Musical

January 19, 2017

 This week, the cast list for Oakton’s production of Les Mis went up. The first round of auditions were back in November, and callbacks were last week. Now, after months of thought and preparation, the many actors and singers that auditioned have...

Graceful yet lively shows of Cyrano! this weekend

Graceful yet lively shows of “Cyrano!” this weekend

Jessica Marshall, Editor-in-Chief | December 5, 2016

 Yet another successful weekend for Oakton Theatre, with the production of “Cyrano!” on December 1-3. This was the continuation of the first semester project for Drama 3 and 4 students, as half of them acted in “Cyrano!” and the other half in...

NextStop Theatre Welcomes Audiences to Hell in Sarah Ruhls Eurydice

NextStop Theatre Welcomes Audiences to Hell in Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice”

Finlay Kuester, Staff Writer | November 14, 2016

One of the wonderful things about theatre is the variety of experiences it allows. While some may hear the word ‘theatre’ and immediately imagine bright lights and upbeat songs, it is experiences like NextStop Theatre's production of Eurydice that...

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