Palmer Trinity School

BIRD'S EYE VIEW 4 |PTS Thespians | Curtain Call A theater make over, including new curtains and an upgraded lighting system, has redefined the Theater Department and the quality of the facility. The newly formed technical theater class has also been an essential addition to the department. The Design and Technical Theater production lab is a hands-on class that teaches the students every aspect of theatrical production, such as publicity, hospitality, box office, stage management, lighting and sound design, set construction, costumes and props. In addition, all PTS students involved in an acting class or production are now required to put in ten hours of technical theater work that will teach them appreciation and knowledge of what goes into a production. In October, the PTS Senior Thespian Troupe 5458 Officers for 2009-2010 were introduced at the Upper School Showcase. They are: President – Raul Andres Gonzalez, Vice President – Cecilia Leal, Secretary – Briana Henry, and Treasurer – Sofia Faiella. The Upper School Introduction to Acting and Advanced Acting classes performed excerpts from plays these students are studying in their English classes, such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House. Other selections included pieces from Beth Henley, Arthur Kopit and Neil Simon. The two classes concluded the evening with a poignant rendition of "Seasons of Love" from the musical Rent. Also in October, the two Middle School Acting classes presented their Showcase revolving around suspense and terror just in time for Halloween! One class focused on Edgar Allen Poe and his famous poem "Annabel Lee." While dancing, singing and reciting the poem, the students interpreted Poe's creative vision. The other middle school class focused on Dr. Seuss's poem "What Was I Scared Of" and again utilized creative staging, singing and dancing to retell the poem in an original manner. Both classes created a new Showcase with a Christmas theme for the end of the semester. PTS Junior Thespian Troupe #88939 was created for our 6th-8th graders, and eight performers represented PTS at the District 4 competitions held in late November. The troupe consists of more than 40 members and has plans to study theater, musical theater and the various components of theater. Finally, the PTS Thespian Troupe competed in the District 8 One Act Festival and came away with high marks and stellar acclaim for their performance of Check Please. We congratulate Biraaj Mahajan ('12) for winning an "All Star" award for his portrayal of Ken. Our Senior Thespians will also compete in the District 8 Individual Events (IE's) in January. Our first production of Check, Please was presented on November 13-15th and the next production will be Anatomy of Grey in January. Please join us! – Phebe Hibshman, Drama Teacher |Music| PTS String Quartet Congratulations to Peter Ovelmen, Nic Cadena, Shani Saunders and J.J. Devine, who performed at the In the Park with Art Kickoff Event on Wednesday, October 28th at the Village of Palmetto Bay Center. The Palmer Trinity students performed as a String Quartet and entertained all of the attendees with their beautiful instrumentals during the two-hour event. Assisting them at the event was music department faculty member April Queen. – April Queen, Music Department Peter Ovelmen '10, Nic Cadena '11, Shani Saunders '12, April Queen and J. J. Devine '14

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