Category Archives: drama
From music to staging!
The kids had their final music rehearsal for the musical last week. That means from now on rehearsals will focus on staging the musical. The kids learned that blocking rehearsals can be tedious and tiring work, that there is a … Continue reading
Rehearsals for Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr.
The entire school continues music rehearsals for our musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. Staging begins next week and their parts need to be memorized by the Monday after spring break. They are woking HARD and are very excited!! If you did not … Continue reading
Students are Working Hard
The students are working hard at learning their parts in the musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. For two weeks, they have been marking scores, learning melodies and rhythms and have even begun memorizing! They are proud and excited. We hope … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, drama, music
Libretto/Libretti
On Monday, the kids all got a libretto for our spring musical, School House Rock Live, Jr. They learned the word libretto, meaning little book in Italian, is what musicians call a vocal score. Libretti is the proper plural for libretto. First thing, the … Continue reading
Posted in drama, intermediate unit, music, primary unit, upper unit
Schoolhouse Rock
The McGuffey spring musical is gearing up! The kids will be performing Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. on April 23 and 24 at the Oxford Community Arts Center. We will need plenty of parent volunteers to help with sets, refreshments, setting … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, drama, intermediate unit, McGuffey, music, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
As part of their Family Performance Series, the Oxford Community art series presents “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” tonight at 6:30pm. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati ArtReach will perform the Legend of Sleepy Hallow. Washington Irving’s autumnal masterpiece tells the story of … Continue reading
Face to Face with the Bard
Last weekend, the 6th grade Cloud Club participants very much enjoyed the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s performance of The Merchant of Venice. The theater was small and intimate so when the actors faced the audience with one of Shakespeare’s difficult questions … Continue reading
Posted in drama, field trip, McGuffey, upper unit
Showtime!
Next week there will be a lot of changes to the McGuffey routine due to the upcoming musical, “The American Identity.” Here are the details: ALL STUDENTS are in the show. Therefore, we need everybody there. The Pre-Primary and Primary … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, community, drama, intermediate unit, McGuffey, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
Cloud Club update
We’re now half way through this year’s Cloud Club events. Remaining on the calendar are Les Miserables at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, and Wicked at the Victoria Theater in Dayton. Next year’s Cloud Club calendar is taking shape with … Continue reading
Posted in drama, field trip, McGuffey, music, upper unit
Dramatic moments
What will you be doing on April 24th & 25th? The savvy cultural aficionado will be at the Oxford Community Arts Center to see McGuffey students perform the play The American Identity. The show explores some of the historical and cultural … Continue reading
Posted in drama, intermediate unit, McGuffey, upper unit
