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A trip to fair Verona: MVHS Drama’s Romeo and Juliet Play

Sarah Young, Graphics Editor • March 13, 2020

Drama students who worked on the Romeo and Juliet play reflect on their experiences and favorite parts

Advanced Drama’s annual Shakespeare showcase

Ayah Ali-Ahmad • March 13, 2019

On March 1, the Advanced Drama class performed scenes from Shakespeare classics like “Romeo and Juliet,” “Macbeth,” “Hamlet” and “12th Night.” The student-run showcase of Shakespearean...

DRAMA: ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to open Oct. 25

Yashashree Pisolkar • October 24, 2012

William Shakespeare’s works are the second-bestselling pieces of literature in the world — the Bible being the first and the Agatha Christie mystery books being the third — according to set designer...

A formula for the perfect midsummer night

Amrutha Dorai • August 25, 2011

William Shakespeare had a formula. It was a formula that he replicated frequently and relentlessly, and one that usually involved rehashing at least one of the following...

Fountains, boats, and clowns too

Yaamini Venkataraman • October 28, 2009

Alumni Alex Martin and Brian Miller return to lend a hand to this year's fall production of "A Servant of Two Masters" Some people think of high school as a stepping stone between...

First dip

Akshay Agrawal • September 26, 2008

Dear teachers: what makes a first day a good first day.There is a first for everything. After the much anticipated -though not always appreciated -first day, the school year is slowly falling into place:...