December 2011 ~ From the Classroom

Thursday, December 22, 2011

One/Tenth

2:59 PM Signature Education No comments

Last week we brought you the final product of one group's Dramatic Retelling of the Rosenberg Trial. As promised, here is the final product of our other group! They were asked to cover the story of the Hollywood Ten. They chose to portray an inside look at "One Tenth" of them by creating a trailer for a fictional movie that follows the life and involvement of screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo. To fill you in on the history surrounding the Hollywood Ten, we have included a brief synopsis below. Just as before, this group...

Signature in the Schools and Hairspray

2:07 PM Signature Education No comments

Cameron, an actor in Un-American Cameron, a member of the Apprentice at Signature program, is a senior at Yorktown High School where he studies theatre under the direction of Signature Academy instructor, Carol Cadby. This is his first year performing with Signature in the Schools and is very excited to be originating the role of Taylor in the...

Let's Get Personal with....Max!

3:02 PM Signature Education No comments

Max Rosenberg, now in his junior year at Wakefield High School, has dedicated himself to Signature in the Schools for the last three years as our faithful stage manager. Max was asked to say a few things about his duties as stage manager and what some of his favorite experiences have been working with Signature in the Schools in the past. ...

Spotlight on Joseph!

11:41 AM Signature Education No comments

Joseph, a senior at Wakefield High School, is a veteran of the Signature in the Schools program. He will be returning to the cat walk this February for a second time as one of our spotlight operators. 1.Where were you born? City/State/country?Born in DC. Raised Northwest, Maryland, and Arlington. Stuck in the metropolitan area. 2.What is your favorite...

A Dramatic Retelling of The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

2:31 PM Signature Education No comments

This year's Signature in the Schools production, Un-American, is inspired by the McCarthy Era. The cast and crew spent the first three weeks of the rehearsal process becoming experts on this topic. They devoted several rehearsals just to learning about the significant figures, events, and acts surrounding this period in history. To culminate the research part our rehearsal process, the company, including both cast and crew, were asked to create short films that accurately portray major historic events surrounding the...

Let's Get Personal with....Morgan!

1:34 PM Signature Education No comments

Morgan, a member of the Apprentice at Signature program and a junior at H.B Woodlawn, will be creating the role of Sara in Signature in the Schools' world premiere production of Un-American this year. Where were you born? City/State/country? I was born in the oh-so-far-away land of Washington, DC. What is your favorite subject in ...

Why Signature in the Schools?

11:52 AM Signature Education No comments

By ArielAriel, a sophomore at Wakefield High School, will grace the Signature stage for the first time this February in our world premiere production of Un-American, written by Joe Calarco. One of the reasons I auditioned for Un-American was because I love Signature and the quality...