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2025-2026, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Uncategorized

The Behind the Scenes of McCaskey’s Stage Crew!

McCaskey’s fall play and spring musicals are always amazing productions because of our extremely talented directors and cast. But when they bring the talent, who brings the set, the lights, the props, the stage? Obviously, it’s our stage crew in McCaskey’s stage design and production class. But what does the whole process look like, and what do we actually do for our biggest production of … Continue reading The Behind the Scenes of McCaskey’s Stage Crew!

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Arts & Culture

All About McCaskey’s 2024 Fall Play: ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’

By Ada Kessler Many new and exciting things are coming with McCaskey’s 2024 fall play, Anne of the Thousand Days. The fall play is always a great experience for actors and viewers alike, but there are a few extra special things about the fall play this year.  For the first time ever, our fall play will be part of the Apollo Awards! The Hershey Theatre … Continue reading All About McCaskey’s 2024 Fall Play: ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’

Unknown's avatarAda Kessler
Arts & Culture, Campus Life

Don’t Miss McCaskey’s Rendition of the Classic Musical Anything Goes

By Elisabeth Palacios The McCaskey musical of the 2023-24 school year is the updated version of Anything Goes written by Cole Porter. The story takes place during the 1930s-1940s, overseas aboard the “S.S American.” It follows charismatic nightclub singer Reno Sweeney (Annika Locke), pining businessman Billy Crocker (Jared Groff), and sly gangster “Moonface” Martin (Keagen Laureano-Roman) accompanied by his conspicuous partner-in-crime, Erma Latour (Celia Keener). … Continue reading Don’t Miss McCaskey’s Rendition of the Classic Musical Anything Goes

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Campus Life

Murder on the McCaskey Mainstage: Fall Play Overview

Image Credit: Gabrielle Mappone At the beginning of the school year, the McCaskey Performing Arts Department set out to put on a production of Murder on the Orient Express. About three weeks into the rehearsal process, however, McCaskey students were faced with the cancellation of the show due to issues with securing the rights to the script. Saddened, the cast and crew said goodbye to … Continue reading Murder on the McCaskey Mainstage: Fall Play Overview

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Arts & Culture, Campus Life

3…2…1… Second Time’s the Charm!

Image Credit: Gabrielle Mappone “Listen to the scientists, climate change is real, and you can do anything when you put your mind to it.” That’s the basic gist of the 2022 McCaskey Spring Children’s play, as McCaskey senior Tacura Tobler puts it. The play, titled 3…2…1…. Second To None!, is set in the slowly converging worlds of Planet Zoe and Planet Earth in the year … Continue reading 3…2…1… Second Time’s the Charm!

Unknown's avatarRose Carlson
Arts & Culture, Campus Life

The Unifying Power of the McCaskey Spring Children’s Play

The concepts of empathy, understanding, and learning from mistakes were key elements of the 2021 McCaskey East Spring Children’s Play – both inside the magical world created by the show’s actors and production team, and the occasionally more frightening one outside of it.  Ms. Nolt, the show’s director and a media studies teacher at East, came up with the idea of having four different set … Continue reading The Unifying Power of the McCaskey Spring Children’s Play

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