Christina Atkinson<\/p>\n
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“How do I define the fractions of myself?”<\/p>\n
Maybe you’ve heard some talk about Fractions<\/em> and you’re worried you’ve missed a math test. I’m here to stop your mathematical quos- its NTs school play! Hold the gasps; I understand that the dramatic arts are at a minimum in our school, due to much larger clubs and programs like music and sports. But, tradition is important at NT so, I’m Fractions<\/em> is our school’s one act play submission for the SEARS Ontario Drama Festival 2012. Last year, Niners<\/em> was the play that we submitted to But, whatever our students are willing and able to do is only what’s possible Fractions stars Rachele Filippini (Chase), Ben Bestvater (Owen), Lindsay The SEARS adjudicated performance was on February 21st and it went wonderfully. Now you might be relieved that this whole article is not math related, but now Christina Atkinson “How do I define the fractions of myself?” Maybe you’ve heard some talk about Fractions and you’re worried you’ve missed a math test. I’m here to stop your mathematical quos- its NTs school play! Hold the gasps; I … Continue reading
\nwriting to continue a new one that’s already in progress.<\/p>\n
\nSEARS, and we took home three awards for writing, directing, and performance.
\nHalf of the participants of last year’s play have remained, along with our
\nunshakable bond and passion for performance. Lindsay Stevens, who was in both Niners <\/em>and Fractions<\/em>, said “When you step onto the stage, all the hours,
\nall the work, all the nerves leading up to it, it’s all worth it because you’re
\ndoing the thing that you love”. The amount of pride, expression, and
\necstasy (lolz- play joke) that comes from being a part of the production is
\nunexplainable, and definitely worth another shot this year.<\/p>\n
\nin this small NT drama program. Because of our incredible success last year and
\nthe fact that I was the assistant director and stage manager, I decided we’ve
\ngot to do it again! Voluntarily writing and directing Fractions<\/em> has been one of the best choices I made this year (hint to grade elevens- DO IT!). Rachele, the star of Fractions<\/em>, said “The drama program has been the best part of my entire high school career”. Fractions <\/em>is about a grade twelve student, Chase Thana, with high ambitions to get into a prestigious university. She really needs to focus on her upcoming philosophy
\nexam on identity in order to secure her spot at Freeman’s U. However, her
\nboyfriend, Owen, and best friend, Stella, want to go to a completely different
\nuniversity. With the pushes and pulls of friends, family, and fate, Chase
\nsucceeds to heights she never thought were so close…<\/p>\n
\nStevens (Stella), Amalea Ruffett (Ange), Catie Delaney (Cire), Liam Morantz
\n(Mr. Eirwen), Sean Chapnik (Dad), and Nelly Doushabchi (Mom) with costumes by
\nKristian Evans, stage management by Hayley Goldfarb, and tech by Seth Norris,
\nReid Cameron, and Ali Kassaeian.<\/p>\n
\nEven though the results of our performance aren’t in, it went with nearly no
\nhitches and the adjudication afterwards was agreeably constructive. “Hearing
\nthe audience cheer and respond to the situations on stage is the most rewarding
\nthing” says Amalea (Ange). The other two schools we performed alongside
\nwere York Memorial (with a dramatic series of monologues) and Dante Alighieri
\n(with a commedia d’el arte piece). Logan Cooper, an audience member, said Fractions <\/em>was “Very professional. It made me wish I joined the cast because, overall, it was an excellent play”.<\/p>\n
\nyou’re in panic that you missed the show! No worries, we are doing a second
\nshow as a part of On Stage Tonight (a drama showcase) in April. Stay tuned and
\ncome check it out: Fractions<\/em> round two. Its under an hour and packed with issues we all face in high school plus, a big plot twist sure to leave you intrigued about what drama can really do for you. \u00a0As Ben would put it, “It a swaggalicious time.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"