While many would look at the colossal and daunting condition of New York City’s housing crisis with defeat, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, a group of actors from Brooklyn, responded in a an inspiring way —by creating and performing a new play, Apartment Complex. Theatre of the Oppressed is aRead More

Kaitlyn Dutchin ’17 amazed yet another crowd  on Sunday, April 9, at her Senior Recital. Dutchin sang an array of musical theater songs, as well as a duet with Stephen Ankoue ’17. Dutchin proved her talent once again through her impeccable acting and beautiful voice. “I really just wanted toRead More

Art is made with a purpose. Each and every piece is crafted to perfection and presented with an intent. Of course, not everyone would describe one piece of art as perfect. This is the purpose for art: It is interpretational and pertinent to our world. Ever since the time ofRead More

Passionate, bold, and independent, Ellie Latham ’18 is the only costuming Arts Concentration student at Choate thus far, responsible for creating the magic in costumes, hair, and makeup in Choate’s fall and spring productions. After Latham’s first time costuming in Alice and Wonderland, she fell in love with costuming andRead More

There is something to be said about a production run entirely by students; Fringe is distinct from other Choate productions in that it is focuses on pieces written, filmed, directed, and performed by students. An annual tradition at Choate for over twenty years, The Fringe Festival allows kids to takeRead More

Like past winter terms, Student Directed Scenes (SDS) returned once again for the annual performance in the Gelb Theater. The event was held on Friday, January 27, and Saturday, January 28, beginning at 7 p.m. However, unlike previous years, it ran for the rare length of two hours and 30Read More

Last weekend, the PMAC curtains opened for the last time this school year to expose Hollywood of the 1940s. The spring musical, City of Angels, was the culmination of the hard work and dedication of the Choate theater department’s faculty and students. It brought off an amazing production, even withRead More

Choate’s very first Chinese play took place in the Gelb Theater on Friday, April 22. The production, which was around 30 minutes long and comprised 8 scenes, tells the story of a young girl, Zhu Yingtai, who disguises herself as a boy to go to school. There, she meets aRead More