May 2014 Passages VOLUME XLIX Northwest Catholic, 29 Wampanoag Drive, West Hartford, Connecticut, 06117
Northwest May 2014 Passages VOLUME XLIX Northwest Catholic, 29 Wampanoag Drive, West Hartford, Connecticut, 06117 “Looking In Theater” Inspires Senior Class By Annie Berning ‘14 students from the was only for the senior class, responded if they were the impressed by the greater Hartford area. The the topics that the actors ones involved. performance. For Mrs. This year, the Northwest group is directed by Jonathan dealt with were realistic for Mrs. Williamson Williamson, who had worked Catholic school board Gillman of the Greater a college environment. The coordinated the performance. very hard to coordinate the initiated a new seminar Hartford Academy of the group performed eight short Last year, she attended a event, it was a great success. series titled “Life Skills,” Arts, a member of the Capital skits. Each one dealt with Looking In performance “The presentation by Looking with the goal of preparing Region Education Council racism, relationship issues, specifically for Catholic in Theatre surpassed my the members of the depression and suicide, school administrators. She expectations in two ways,” senior class for life roommate conflicts, or peer was very impressed with she recalled. “The actors post-graduation. The pressure at parties. The set what she saw and it became and the director, Jonathan school board has was simple and there were her dream to have Looking Gillman, involved in the already sponsored two no costumes, only dialogue In perform for the students of show were at such a high presentations this year, between the actors. The skits Northwest Catholic. Looking level. I was also impressed including one titled were largely open ended, In came last year as well to by the engagement of seniors “Personal Finance” and designed to inspire thoughts and their comments.” The a second titled “Your Kimberly Sanders about the issues at hand, students were also inspired Personal Brand.” Actors answer questions from the audi- rather than force a suggested to begin thinking about the These dealt with the ence while still in character.
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