Stage Archive

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    Theater Ensemble Presents The Drowsy Chaperone

    Need help lightening up your relationship problems? Let the upcoming Albany High School Musical The Drowsy Chaperone give you a comical perspective on things. According to director Andrea Hart, this refreshing romantic-comedy has “more depth of talent in the cast on all sides than we...

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    Anon(ymous)

    It begins in the middle, on the border, at a crossing. It is bold at times, thought-provoking throughout, heartbreaking in moments, and captivating in its entirety. It is Anon(ymous). Theater Ensemble opened their 2011-2012 season last Thursday with their fall production Anon(ymous), by Naomi Iizuka....

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    Theater Ensemble’s Anon(ymous) Coming Soon

    Theater Ensemble is back with its Fall 2011 show, Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka. Under the leadership of Director Andrea Hart and Producer Sarah Samonsky, the production will be opening the first weekend of November. Based on Homer’s epic The Odyssey, it follows the journey of...

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    It’s a Madrigal Time of Year

    Start your winter season with a Renaissance Feast!

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    The Devil’s Loose in Salem

    Last Thursday, the Albany High School Theater Ensemble opened its 2010-11 season with the fall production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. This allegorical play, set in 17th century pilgrim-era New England, explores the phenomena around the Salem witch trials and ties it in with 20th...

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  • Madrigal Delights: Knight, Knight, Knights

    Madrigal Delights: Knight, Knight, Knights

    On December 4th and 5th, Friday and Saturday knight, over three hundred guests were swept away on a short excursion back to Renaissance culture. This yearly celebration of music and food was hosted by the Albany High Choral Department. As with previous years, revelers dined...

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  • The Purple Clock

    The Purple Clock

    It’s well known that teenagers have short attention spans. Albany High School’s Theater Ensemble exploits this in their new production, The Purple Clock. The Purple Clock is a series of 30 short skits that are to be performed in an hour or less, at the...

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  • Theater Ensemble’s First Show

    Theater Ensemble’s First Show

    Theater Ensemble’s first show of the year! Do you remember two years ago when Theater Ensemble preformed Antigone? Did you like it? Hate it? WHO CARES? Opening soon is something completely different: A collection of student written skits and short plays in a different order...

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  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream finishes

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream finishes

    The AHS Theater Ensemble concluded its final performance of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Saturday night. Senior Sophie Dresser directed the story of four adolescents caught up in a love quadrilateral. Hermia (Mia Kleven) and Lysander (Rees Blanchard) were in love, but that love was...

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  • Come See Pretend-O-Cide!

    Come See Pretend-O-Cide!

    An innocent playground game turns into a wacky and disturbing adventure filled with backstabbing, battles, and very naughty words. Albany High School Theater Ensemble presents Pretend-O-Cide, a world premiere adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s 1892 Ubu the King. The story that follows a nasty little man...

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