THESPIAN HONOR STUDENTS at Norwin High School
Row 3, L-R: James Taylor,
Anthony Orsino, Andy Stanley,
Emily Dodaro, Maya Patterson
Row 2, L-R: Lindy Melegari,
Hanna Ellis, Rachel Sullivan,
Palmer Stillio,
Brandy Harkins
Row 1 (front), L-R: Carolyn
Tachoir, Katy Zapanta,
Elizabeth Zapanta, Alayna
Leoni
The International Thespian Honor Society has
recognized several students for their achievements in the
Theatre Arts.
Each student has their own Honors ranking that reflects
their achievements in performance, tech, and production
staff categories.
“Additionally, every one of my students listed above
received one of the two academic achievement awards
offered by the International Thespian Society,” said
teacher Mrs. Lauren Scheirer, who serves as Theatre
Company sponsor. “I am very proud to have this
many Thespian Honor students here at Norwin, and
will continue to support, value and recognize their
achievements!”
THREE CHEERS FOR
NORWIN MIDDLE SCHOOL’S
PRODUCTION OF
Hundreds of community
members experienced
the Norwin Middle School
Theatre Company’s recent
performance of Annie
JR., a musical which was
performed February 15
through 17, 2018, at Norwin
Middle School.
The Middle School
Theatre Company’s seventh and eighth graders had worked
hard since November on this, their second-annual show.
Annie JR is based on the popular comic strip and adapted
from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Annie JR. It
features everyone’s favorite little redhead, little orphan Annie
(played by 8th grader, Ciara Giran). With equal measures of
spunk and positivity, Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite
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a next-to-nothing start
in 1930s New York City.
Annie is determined to
find the parents who
abandoned her years
ago on the doorstep
of an orphanage run
by the cruel Miss
Hannigan (played
by 7th grader, Anna
Oestreich). Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s scheming,
finding a new home and family with billionaire Oliver
Warbucks (played by 8th grader, Traye Geissler), his personal
secretary, Grace Farrell (played by 8th grader, Liz Mahoney),
and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
Tobitha Sasso served as Director, and Ryan DeMatteo
served as Assistant Director.