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Duals ard duels
group of students is chosen, Stodola and Megan O'Reilly
A parts are assigned, and the beautifully shadow sang “ One
leads memorize hundreds of lines hand, One Heart."
for their character — usually. The In Scene One of Act Two
production of Then and Now, everyone sang "Tonight." The Jets
however, posed new problems. A and Sharks sang in anticipation of
total of eleven characters, that night's rumble, Tony and
including the leads, were doubled. Maria sang to celebrate the fact
Half the play was set for Romeo that they would be together, and
and Juliet and the other half, West Anita (junior Kristi Radicia) sang
Side Story. because after the rumble she
To start the play, Tony (senior would be with Bernardo, (junior
Rob Ek) and Maria (senior Susan Mike Stodola), her boyfriend.
Magisana) introduced the two plays Needless to say, things didn't go
by name. Then a stylish dance according to plan. Tony tried to
began in which the Jets showed off stop Bernardo and Riff (senior
their territory. Enter the Sharks. A Scott Gilliland) but it ended
rumble took over the dance, and tragically with Riff dead. Tony then
Scene One began. fought and the death count
Throughout the play similar reached two.
scenes from Romeo and Juliet and Tony was wrongly informed that
West Side Story were seen back to Maria was dead, just as Romeo
back. For instance, Scene Five heard that Juliet was dead. Tony
appeared on the fire escape was shot by an ex-boyfriend of
outside Maria's bedroom window Maria's and the scheme pulled
where she and Tony sang together.
“Tonight.'' Finally, the Prince, (junior Scott
Scene Six was the balcony scene Zielinski) quoted from
from Romeo and Juliet in which Shakespeare to conclude the two
the same message of peer pressure plays and stress the importance
and teen love were stressed. Mike of tolerance in society.
A crowd gathers as Tybalt (junior Mike Sto
dola) and Mercutio (senior Scott Gilliland)
duel to the death of Mercutio.
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Kelly Helton
Steve Hemenway
Valerie Hempstead
John Henk
Cindy Higgason
Maria Hill
Diane Hobza
Kathy Hoffman
Steve Hoing
Diane Horner
Willie Horst
Virgil Houdesheldt
Todd Huff
Jeff Hunt
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