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

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

Kat Amato, Guest Reviewer Dec 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, Scrooge changes for the better as he remolds...

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

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

McKenna Wirth, Guest Reviewer Dec 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 only money, as he learns how to combat his stingy...

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 Nov 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 a stand-alone piece. Tony Lemus and Adrianna DeLorenzo,...

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 more than 30 Washington DC-area high schools. Frankie...

(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 a large-scale show over the past few years. “I...

"Don’t Wanna Be an American Idiot"

“Don’t Wanna Be an American Idiot”

Brian Cash, Reporter Nov 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 central story straight forward so that it was easy...

Finding the Stars of "Starlight Express"

Finding the Stars of “Starlight Express”

Matavin Williams, Reporter Sep 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 ponder how those actors were picked. The Wire...

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 Mar 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, allowing them to perform excerpts of Shakespeare’s...