The life of a St. John’s performer

Richard Liang, Staff Writer • March 10, 2022

Preparations for both the play and the musical “Newsies” began months before their opening nights, starting with auditions. Actors devoted many hours memorizing lines, rehearsing and perfecting the scenes. The end of production is often met with mixed reactions.

Photo Gallery: “Newsies”

Isabella Diaz-Mira, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022

On March 3, 4 and 5, Upper School students will perform “Newsies.” The musical tells the story of the New York City newsboys’ strike of 1899 and revolves around a group of Manhattan “newsies,” their leader, Jack Kelly, and a reporter who goes by Katherine Plumber.

Kinkaid video catastrophe: Projector malfunctions during Upper School pep rally

Aleena Gilani and Evan Zhang • November 30, 2021

On Oct. 29, students gathered in the VST for the Upper School pep rally. Yet, before the Kinkaid video could play, the projector malfunctioned.

Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” brought to Lowe stage

Mia Hong, Lillian Poag, and Yasmin Stein • April 7, 2021

"Into the Woods" seemed like the perfect musical to perform amid a pandemic: small cast and minimal choreography. Little did Director Jamie Stires-Hardin know how complicated staging a musical during a pandemic would turn out to be.

Johnnycake hosts first-ever Student Playwriting Festival

Abigail Hindman and Ella Piper Claffy • November 18, 2020

Johnnycake and fine arts directors decided to hold the first-ever Student Playwriting Festival this year.

Johnnycake transitions to online auditions, creates new Student Playwriting Festival

Gabrielle Solymosy, Copy Editor • October 1, 2020

With the virtual start to the school year, Upper School theater directors met with Johnnycake officers over the summer to adapt and revamp their production plans. 

‘Cripple of Inishmaan’ cast prepares for performance, explores Irish dialect

Gabrielle Solymosy, Cameron Ederle, and Ryan Doughty • January 29, 2020

The cast of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" used unique methods to learn the Irish dialect used in the play.

Three Musketeers, EHS football game scheduled simultaneously

Russell Li, Staff Writer • October 28, 2019

The Upper School fall play "The Three Musketeers" and the football game against EHS took place at the same time on Oct. 4.

Fall One Acts cast transforms into zombies

Mia Baumann and Ryan Doughty • October 20, 2019

The Fall One Acts, Zombies for Dummies, will be performed on Oct. 20 at 2:00 and 5:00 in the Black Box Theater.

Video: Behind the scenes of the Fall One Acts

Ryan Doughty, Video Editor • October 19, 2019

Video Editor Ryan Doughty goes behind the scenes of the Fall One Acts set.

“9 to 5” explores feminism in work environment

Fareen Dhuka, Online Section Editor • March 23, 2019

On March 1 and 2, Upper School students performed "9 to 5," a musical that showcases the theme of female empowerment in a work environment.

Fall One-Acts offers actors more onstage time, larger roles

Ashley Yen, Staff Writer • November 4, 2018

The Fall One-Acts, performed on Oct. 21, gave students the opportunity to explore theater and play larger roles.