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The student voice of West Potomac High School

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Beyond the Page Wraps Up "Theatre in Our Schools" Month

Beyond the Page Wraps Up “Theatre in Our Schools” Month

Amanda Ghiloni, Reporter
April 6, 2017

For the month of March, the Beyond the Page Theatre Company participated in “Theatre in our Schools Month” for the first time in years. “We’re at a place where we have enough energy and time...

Courtesy Beyond the Page Theatre Company

West Potomac Theater Rises to the Occasion for “Night of the Living Dead”

The TypeRIGHTers
January 10, 2017

As the opening night quickly approaches West Potomac theater is perfecting and polishing their production of Night of the Living Dead. With hopes of terrifying the audience with this classic thriller,...

Cappies Review: Mount Vernon's "A Christmas Carol"

Cappies Review: Mount Vernon’s “A Christmas Carol”

Kat Amato, Guest Reviewer
December 7, 2016

The classic bildungsroman A Christmas Carol, crafted by Charles Dickens, follows the tale of a dreadful old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, through a fate changing string of events. With the help of the supernatural,...

Cappies Review: Mount Vernon's "A Christmas Carol"

Cappies Review: Mount Vernon’s “A Christmas Carol”

McKenna Wirth, Guest Reviewer
December 7, 2016

A Christmas Carol, performed by Mount Vernon High School Theatre Arts, is a faithful retelling of the beloved story familiar to us all.  This play follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a cranky old man who loves...

Courtesy Beyond the Page Theatre Company - The students of Forest Green from "School of Rock."

Theatre Review: Beyond the Page’s “School of Rock”

Jason La Kier, Reporter
November 20, 2016

It was loud and bright at the 7 p.m. showing of “School of Rock” from Beyond the Page. There was confetti. The play was totally understandable even without the film’s context, and worked well as...

Beyond the Page Theatre Company Earns Nine Cappie Nominations for Starlight Express

Beyond the Page Theatre Company Earns Nine Cappie Nominations for Starlight Express

Jenni Wheaton, Sports Editor
May 22, 2016

Last week, Beyond the Page Theatre Company won nine Cappie nominations for their spring musical, Starlight Express. The Cappies is a “critics and awards program” for high school theater departments,...

Courtesy of The National Society of Arts and Letters

Frankie Mananzan and Ella Moore Honored by the NSAL

Jenni Wheaton, Sports Editor
May 8, 2016

Last week, two very talented juniors from West Potomac received recognition from The National Society of Arts and Letters, an awards program that recognizes the most promising junior-level talent from...

The Opening Weekend of Starlight Express Hits Off as a Success

The Opening Weekend of Starlight Express Hits Off as a Success

Jenni Wheaton, Sports Editor
May 1, 2016

This past weekend Beyond The Page Theater Company has once again amazed the community with the premier of their spring musical, Starlight Express. With the entire show on rollerskates, the fast-paced dance...

(Courtesy @Westpotheatre on Twitter) The Starlight Express Cast on their opening night.

West Potomac Gears Up for First Weekend of Starlight Express

Duncan Hoag, Co-Editor in Chief
May 1, 2016

Beyond The Page Theater Company will be performing their rendition of Starlight Express this week. Philip Clark, theater director, talked about how the cast has grown into the challenge of putting on such...

"Don’t Wanna Be an American Idiot"

“Don’t Wanna Be an American Idiot”

Brian Cash, Reporter
November 20, 2015

Beyond the Page Theatre Company’s rendition of rock musical “American Idiot” was a very well done performance that captured many elements right to fit the bill of the punk genre. It portrayed the...

Finding the Stars of "Starlight Express"

Finding the Stars of “Starlight Express”

Matavin Williams, Reporter
September 29, 2015

When you see a West Potomac play, what do you think about when you see the actors? Do you think about how they convey their lines? Or do you think about how they move the right way? Well, maybe you should...

The Witty Fools do a final blocking walkthough on the Folger stage before the Festival begins.

Folger Festival Fun for WestPo’s “Witty Fools”

Noor Javaid, Opinions Editor
March 20, 2014

As part of its annual six-day Secondary School  Shakespeare Festival every March, the Folger Shakespeare Library opened  its doors to several groups of talented students from around the DC Metro area,...

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