This year V-Show goes Hollywood! Come watch on November 10th, 11th, or 12th! Tickets are $5 for the side seats and $10 for the middle row. Over 125 RMHS students are participating this year. Our senior student directors are : Jennalee Cox and Sara Pilkati for Pit Band, Alex Brice and Daniel Ridler for Continuity, Emily Hamann, Emma Hoeper and Anna Stoyko as tech directors, Aubrey Gerwen and Erin Losselyoung for Dance Troupe Modern/Jazz, Fátima Garcia and Alex Grajales for Dance Troupe Latino, Alyshah Mohammed for Hypno, Heni Soni and Madison Wilson for publicity, and Annabel Gabriel, Stephen Goodwin, and Julia Olson as our overall V-Show directors! For tickets call 847.718.5698

         This year’s fall play was The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Set during the Salem Witch Trials, The Crucible follows John Proctor, a farmer who is forced to reconcile his past mistakes when his wife is accused of witchcraft. The community is torn apart by false accusations and tension builds when judges from Boston are called to the trials. Innocent townspeople are condemned, including Proctor, who must make a choice to confess to a crime he didn’t commit or be put to death as a man of honor. This reimagining of Arthur Miller’s classic play featured a cast and crew of 60 students and a town overcome by chaos. It’s an exceptionally challenging piece and the students really pushed themselves, working with elements of performance that haven’t been done in a while because of COVID. This was a new interpretation of the piece, written 70 years ago and set in 1692. There were elements of stage combat and dance that added to the complexity! There is some exceptional talent in the show, along with creative students working on the crew. The show took place on October 13th, 14th, and October 15th. Seniors in the play this year were: Kayleigh Williams as Tituba, Molly Ryan as Mercy Lewis, Jack Repak as Elizabeth Proctor, Alex Grajales as Francis Nurse, Daniel Ridler as Judge Hathrone, Drew Utech as Governor Danforth, and Annemarie Pollard as Marty Corey

Cast List (In order of appearance):

Reverend Parris…………………… Kyle O’Brien

Betty Parris ………………………..Kate Svoboda

Tituba………………………….Kayleigh Williams 

Abigail Williams……………………..Addy Prince

Susanna Walcott………………………Julia Bolash

Ann Putnam………………………Paige Zukauskas

Thomas Putnam………………………Finn Mason

Mercy Lewis………………………….Molly Ryan 

Mary Warren…………………Cece Wengronowitz

John Proctor……………………………Eddy Finch

Rebecca Nurse………………….Amanda Maxwell 

Giles Corey……………………………Josh Woods

Reverend Hale…………………….Nicky LoSasso 

Elizabeth Proctor………………………Jack Repak

Francis Nurse……………………….Alex Grajales

Ezekiel Cheever……………………Owen Wheeler 

Marshall Herrick………………….Nico Gagliardo

Judge Hathorne……………………….Daniel Ridler

Governor Danforth………………………Drew Utech

Sarah Good…….………………..Ahyanna Hogan

Ruth Putnam……………………Charlotte Hansen

Martha Corey..…………………Annmarie Pollard 

John Willard……………………….Neo Bermudez 

Witch-Afflicted Girls:

Haley Fink, Jade Lange, Karis Kim, Skip Baldansanbuu, Kelly Kurka

People of Salem:

Zaine Pepin, Makayla Ceballos, Nora Tosic, Marie Montgomery, Amelia Aguirre 

Tickets will be for sale during lunch the week before the show! They cost $5 for students and $10 for non-students. Tickets are also available at: https://tickets.d214.org

Orchesis

         RMHS, come support Orchesis! The concerts are special because most of the choreography is created by students. There are 36 Orchesis Members this year! Our senior orchesis officers are : President Kay Crocker, Vice President Izzy Declarador, Senior Representative Aubrey Gerwen, Secretary Erin Losselyoung Treasurer Lauren Naunheimer, and Performance Coordinator Sunny Wnek. The Orchesis Winter Showcase is Thursday, December 15th at 7pm in the theater and the Orchesis Spring Concert is March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at 7pm in the theater. Tickets for the Spring Concert will be sold online and during lunch February 27th through March 3rd.