Congratulations to East Ridge on their second place finish at the 3AA Section Finals on Wednesday, February 4th at Park High School. The cast and crew of our one-act cutting of Almost, Maine finished in a mathematical tie with eventual champions Park with the tie broken by judges preference. Woodbury High School came in third in the section making it a clean sweep for South Washington County Schools.
Abby: ERHS theater students volunteer in both elementary and middle schools in District 833. We have worked with Liberty Ridge and Middleton Elementary, and Cottage Grove, Lake, and Woodbury Middle Schools. We do anything from helping with auditions, “kid-wrangling,” and even student directing/choreographing!
Anna: I volunteer as a student director/ choreographer with two good friends from Woodbury High School at Woodbury Middle School. Last year I helped with “Grease” and am helping out with “Beauty and the Beast” junior this year!
Abby: I am about to start student directing “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!” at Lake Middle School! The cast list was just posted last week, so I am excited to get started!
Anna: I love the ability to teach others and learn from them at the middle school! They are always a great bunch to work with and really love theater! It is rewarding to be able to be a mentor for them and relate to them through good times and bad, as well as share our experiences and hope to inspire them to do their best as they continue to do theater in high school!
Abby: Since I haven’t officially started yet, I don’t know! But just from helping with the auditions, I can tell that the middle school students really appreciate having high school students to guide them and be positive role models. High school theater kids are like celebrities to the middle schoolers!
THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, LOFTIE VOLUNTEERS!
On February 14th at 7:00pm, the MN Thespian All-State show will be performed for the public on the Loft Stage. Featuring students from all over the state of Minnesota, these performers have been rehearsing for a year to bring this production to life. This coming of age story set in the late 1800’s deals with mature themes and is not recommended for children. For tickets, please visit: theatretix.org
