Kayla, an avid arts buff and 8th grader in Westchester County. She likes singing, dancing, shopping, going to the movies and writing poetry.
On April 17th, I saw Spotlight Theatre Company‘s final performance of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Croton Falls, NY. Spotlight Theatre is a community theatre group located in Putnam Valley, NY in Putnam County, so it is very suitable to the show’s name. The Schoolhouse theatre is a very small theatre located in Westchester County, NY and also has its own productions.
Aptly titled, the show is about children competing for the title of the Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion and I found it very humorous and entertaining to watch. The cast was made up of adults playing kids, and the score and the singing was good. The songs were so relatable to the context, and even though the cast plays children, the show is appropriate for all ages. The jokes are timeless and funny. I laughed the whole time. [click to continue….]
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Marisa Delmore,
Schoolhouse Theatre,
Spotlight Theatre Company,
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Me at the show!
It was like a party.
On Wednesday June 9, 2010 I went to Harlem, NY with my mom to see Amateur Night at the legendary Apollo Theater. I had an great time at this show. The performances were exciting. The show was hosted by great comedian, Capone. I also enjoyed was the DJ, named DJ Jess. He was playing really cool songs and everyone was dancing in their seats.
And that was just the pre-show. [click to continue….]
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Amateur Night,
Apollo Theater
Based on a true story.
I really enjoyed the play De Novo (a production of Houses on the Moon Theater Company), which I saw over Mother’s Day weekend last month. The show ran from April 28 through May 16 at 59 E. 59th Street Theatre, a very small space with no assigned seating.
De Novo is about an illegal teenage immigrant seeking asylum in the United States, and the court process that unfolds. It’s a true story, based on transcripts from real court documents of Edgar Chocoy-Guzman, and about his quest to seek asylum from deportation.
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59e59,
DeNovo,
Houses on the Moon Theater Company
