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IB Theatre Night presents student performances
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For the majority of student performances throughout the year, audience participation is essential, whether it be singing along to the “Mamma Mia!” musical or laughing during Student One Act plays. Once a year, however, for the International Baccalaureate [IB] Theatre Night, the Newbury Park High School Performing Arts Center requires complete silence, with absolutely…
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“Harry Potter” enchants audiences
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From March 13-16, the NPHS Theater department transported viewers to the fantastical destination of Hogwarts. Following the children of widely beloved characters such as Harry, Ron and Hermione, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” begs the question: what if it was possible to turn back time? Playing the role of Scorpius Malfoy, son of…
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“The Crucible” offers insight and student opportunity
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On the surface, reading or watching “The Crucible” is a form of entertainment based on a hysteric period, yet diving into the context and moral lessons of our country’s complex past, reveals its ever present applicability to today’s world. From March 14 to 17, the NPHS theater department performed Arthur Miller’s 1953 play, “The…
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Broadway jumps in to fight AIDS
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The NPHS Theater department provides an environment of laughter, song and dance for their annual Broadway Cares Cabaret event in the NPHS Performing Arts Center. Broadway Cares is a national organization that helps raise money to provide medication, medical services and shelter for those who are living with HIV/AIDS, women battling breast cancer and…
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News in Brief
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SCOTUS leak signals end to Roe v. Wade On May 2, a draft Supreme Court opinion in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked to the public. This leak signaled a possible end to federal protection to an abortion, a right that Roe v. Wade guarantees to all Americans up until 24 weeks.…
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NPHS theater holds Broadway Cares event
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On Oct.15, the NPHS Theatre hosted a charity event called Broadway Cares, working with the organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to raise money. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights is a nonprofit organization who raises money all around the world for people who need help, especially people with HIV/AIDS. People from all over the community performed at…
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Students foster art skills
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Whether it be through participating in classes at school or as a hobby on the side, Newbury Park High School students find ways to demonstrate their creativity across a variety of mediums. For some, COVID-19 has placed limits on the ability to gather for their craft, but artists across campus have adapted to the…
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Drama performs Mystery Dinner Theater
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The drama department recently put on one of their most beloved performances, Mystery Dinner Theater, in the cafeteria. An audience-interactive murder mystery performance, it is put on while guests are served dinner. Variety acts are performed in between scenes and during meals, and the night is topped off with waiters serving the audience throughout…
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Students perform at IB Theatre Night
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On the evening of March 28, the applause of the audience filled the PAC as the students of IB Theatre performed in the first ever IB Theatre Night, which served as a way for the students in IB Theatre to fulfil requirements for the class. For this event, the students needed to either create…