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The Scottsboro Boys

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
May 15, 2012

“This time, can we tell the truth?” said one of the minstrel show performers. The Interlocutor, the master of ceremonies of the minstrel show, agrees with a shrug and then admits to the audience that...

The Yellow Boat

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
April 29, 2011

Students shush each other as the theater lights shut off then come back on again.  Pretty soon the chorus of shh’s are replaced with gaps of silence, loud laughs, and the occasional aww’s from the...

Looking into College

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
April 20, 2011

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) held their annual college fair March 24 at the San Diego Convection Center. High schools all over the county were represented including...

Richard II

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
March 24, 2011

“Remember who you are!” shouts the Duke of Amerle. But it is easy to forget you are the king of England when you’re losing power and control.  When your cousin is leading a rebellion against you,...

The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
February 9, 2011

 “The Vampire Diaries” returned after more than month on hiatus on Jan. 27. The show about humans, vampires, and werewolves coexisting (and not coexisting) in the same town is one of CW’s most popular. ...

Allstar Weekend

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff writer
January 14, 2011

Four guys in their early 20’s stare out into the audience right before the lights come on, instruments ready. The screaming fans wait impatiently for them to start.  Just a few years ago they were in...

Song Stuck in Your Head of 2010: “Like a G6” by Far East Movement

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
December 16, 2010

"Like a G6" by Far East Movement...39% Almost stuck in your head: "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith...22% "Hey Soul Sister" by Train...12% "Your Love is My Drug" by Ke$ha "Billionaire" by Travie...

Life in Purple

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
November 30, 2010

Dayna Jarae Dantzler’s favorite scene in “The Color Purple” is when her character Celie reconnects with her sister after years of separation. “I love the staging and the dancing…It’s a beautiful...

Dancers show off their sexy moves in Burn the Floor

Burn the Floor

By Elisa Figueroa
October 28, 2010

The buzz of the audience dies down as the house lights dim and the stage lights reveal a spinning disco ball. BAM! Ballroom dancers appear on the stage and in the aisles wearing sexy costumes.  Not the...

Homecoming Week

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
October 15, 2010

The week of Oct. 18 is homecoming. ASB has been planning for the events since a retreat in mid-August. After taking suggestions for spirit days from the student body, ASB came up with Lumberjack Monday,...

Romeo and Juliet

By Elisa Figueroa
October 8, 2010

“Two households, both alike in dignity…” The stage lights reveal a man standing in a burial vault. He speaks of the famous pair of star-crossed lovers. But something is different…Is the man wearing...

Intrepid Shakespeare Company

By Elisa Figueroa, Staff Writer
October 2, 2010

Sean Cox, co-founder of the Intrepid Shakespeare Company, talks about the company and the new internship program at SDA.  The Intrepid Shakespeare Company relocated to the Roundabout Theater at the beginning...

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