• RL Presents The Drowsy Chaperone

    RL Presents The Drowsy Chaperone

    On March 6 and 7, actors and crew brought to life their rendition of The Drowsy Chaperone—Roxbury Latin’s winter musical. Written by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, the RL production was directed by Director of Dramatics Matt Phillips.

    In “a loving send-up of the frivolously inconsequential stage musicals of the Jazz Age, a fan known only as Man in Chair gives a spin to the original cast recording of one such musical, providing the audience with amusing minutiae about the play and the players.” (Broadway playbill synopsis)

    The winter musical was the result of a community effort, hard work, and long nights from boys, faculty, and staff alike. It also served as a fun, light-hearted musical contrast to the serious, dramatic production of Death of a Salesman this fall. The culminating production for RL’s dramatics department this year will take place on May 8 and 9, with the Junior Play performance of Frogs: A Modern Adaptation.

    View The Drowsy Chaperone production photos, taken by Evan Scales, here

    Music Direction
    Mr. Rob Opdycke

    Choreography
    Dr. Lisa Kostur

    Technical Direction
    Mr. Stephen Dierkes

    Cast
    Max Kesselheim ’26
    Sandy Kario (NCDS) ’26
    Tom Pogorelec ’26
    Katherine Shaw (TRS) ’26
    Fin Reichard ’26
    Emma Birdsong (TWS) ’26
    Nick Glaeser ’26
    Oliver Colbert ’26
    Chris Vlahos ’26
    Danny DiLallo ’29
    Liam Walsh ’26
    Rebecca Kirk (UA) ’28
    Liana Min (TWS) ’26
    Khiomany Ortiz ’26
    Habo Baaj ’26

    Ensemble
    Brayden Gillespie ’26
    Caiden Crowley ’28
    Jack Kelly ’28
    Julia Oh (TWS) ’26
    Kenneth Foster ’26
    Maeve Carey (UA) ’28
    Paul Tompros ’27
    Richie Federico ’26
    Rory Kelly ’28
    Rowan Bush ’29
    Sid Chopra ’28
    Teddy Fortuin ’27
    Tessa Venanzi (NCDS) ’26

    Orchestra
    Mr. Brandon Santini (Keyboard 1)
    Marco Suri ’26 (Keyboard 2)
    Mr. Greg Sokol (Bass)
    Mr. Mike Sartini (Drums)
    Ms. Anne Kelton (Reed 1)
    Ms. Haruka Sasaki (Reed 2)
    Dr. Peter Hyde (Trumpet 1)
    Ms. Juli Thornell (Trombone)

    Staff
    Ms. Erin Sutton
    Ms. Bryelle Burgus
    Mr. Andoni Apostolides
    Raphael Choumert ’28
    Evan Pan ’28
    Joseph Raposo ’28
    Desmond Butler ’28
    Romeo Borgida ’28

    Run Crew
    Jordan Bornstein ’26
    Kolby Sahin ’28
    Liam Guadagno ’28
    Nitin Muniappan ’26
    Omar Baaj ’28
    Teddy LaFond ’28

    Build Crew
    Cian Cassidy ’31
    Cian Tobin ’31
    Charley Malley ’29
    Charlie Noonan ’31
    Christian Carmody ’31
    Damian Estes ’31
    Drew MacIsaac ’31
    Griffin Lee ’31
    Grayson Miller ’31
    Jai Sathiraju ’31,
    James Joacine ’31
    Jeronimo Yepes ’29
    Joseph Malley ’30
    Jude Dunn ’31
    Leo Venanzi ’29
    Liam Conway ’31
    Lucas Yamaguchi ’31
    Luke Conway ’30
    Nathan Ginsburg ’29
    Rowen O’Leary ’29
    Sahaj Swaroop ’29
    Sebastian Engler ’29
    Shawn Tao ’31
    Tanoshi Inomata ’31
    Temi Martins Dosumu ’27
    Tommy Cloutier ’29

  • RL Presents Death of a Salesman

    RL Presents Death of a Salesman

    On November 14 and 15, actors and crew brought to life their rendition of Death of a Salesman—Roxbury Latin’s fall Senior Play. Written by Arthur Miller, the RL production was directed by Matt Phillips.

    The Broadway playbill synopsis summarizes the plot as “one man and his family caught up in the pressures and delusions of living the American Dream. It’s the story of a traveling salesman whose illusions of picture-perfect business and family life cave in on him.”

    The fall play was the result of a community effort, hard work, and long nights from boys, faculty, and staff alike. It also served as an opportunity to push the actors’ comfort levels, allowing them to explore the craft further, as the plot and characters are incredibly nuanced and often emotionally heavy. 

    This show is the first in a series for RL’s theater department this year. This year’s Winter Musical will take place in March with a production of The Drowsy Chaperone, followed by the Junior Play in May, a performance of Frogs: A Modern Adaptation.

    View Death of a Salesman production photos, taken by Marcus Miller, here

    Cast
    Nick Glaeser ’26
    Nitin Muniappan ’26
    Liam Walsh ’26
    Katherine Shaw TRS ’26
    Chris Vlahos ’26
    Max Kesselheim ’26
    Sid Chopra ’28
    Tom Pogorelec ’26
    Zayde Martinez NCDS ’27
    Fin Reichard ’26
    Kaia Narbenshart NVS ’28
    Flynn Hall ’27
    Paul Tompros ’27
    Andrew Plante ’27

    Production Staff and Build Crew
    Raphael Choumert ’28
    Habo Baaj ’26
    Joseph Raposo ’28
    Omar Baaj ’28
    Jack Kelly ’28
    Rory Kelly ’28
    Teddy LaFond ’28
    Austin Reid ’26
    Desmond Butler ’28
    Evan Pan ’28
    Romeo Borgida ’28
    Kolby Sahin ’28
    Ashton Antoine ’29
    Romeo Borgida ’28
    Nolan Cahill ’27,
    Luke Conway ’30
    Sebastian Engler ’29
    Damian Estes ’31
    Nathan Ginsburg ’29
    Alex Guadagno ’30
    Jasper Hyatt ’28
    James Joacine ’31
    Jacob Lando ’29
    Drew MacIsaac ’31
    Charley Malley ’29
    Joseph Malley ’30
    Evan Pan ’28
    Joseph Raposo ’28
    Aldo Ruscito ’30
    Jai Sathiraju ’31
    Sahaj Swaroop ’29
    Shawn Tao ’31
    Cian Tobin ’31

    Run Crew
    Omar Baaj ’28
    Caiden Crowley ’28
    Jack Kelly ’28
    Rory Kelly ’28
    Teddy LaFond ’28

  • Night of Scenes is Here to Stay

    Night of Scenes is Here to Stay

    Roxbury Latin’s inaugural Night of Scenes, showing in the Smith Theater on May 16 and 17, had the audience laughing, thinking, and rooting for the characters on stage. This spring’s production came about conceptually from Director of Dramatics Matt Phillips, to provide more students access to the theater program at RL. While fall and winter productions were full-length plays, Night of Scenes showcased 76 boys throughout 16 different skits or scenes, with 10 faculty directors. 

    The evening included a wide range: humorous Saturday Night Live reenactments, a heartfelt cinematic snippet from The Sandlot, a dramatic dilemma from The Twilight Zone, original RL-inspired skits, and a musical number from Damn Yankees, to name a few. Many of the boys cast in this production had never participated in the RL theater program before, due to their commitments in other RL extracurriculars and athletics. The bite-sized scenes this spring allowed for less of a time commitment, so boys could take part in the program without committing to a full production. 

    The show was produced by Mr. Phillips, with musical direction from Rob Obdycke, technical direction from Dawson Hill, costumes and props by Erin Sutton, and choreography by Lisa Kostur. Due to the show’s overwhelming success, Night of Scenes will become a biennial event, alternating with a standard spring production every other year. RL’s dramatics program continues to grow and evolve, providing more opportunities and access to the theater arts for RL boys.

    View Night of Scenes production photos, taken by Marcus Miller, or watch the entire performance of Night of Scenes, withe video production by Evan Scales.

     

    JOHN ELIOT’S DREAM

    WRITTEN BY MAX KESSELHEIM ’26

    DIRECTED BY MR. GOLDEN AND MR. DOERER 

    Bobby Beeston ’30

    Ben Gallagher ’30

    Alex Guadagno ’30

    Beckham Holley ’29

    Nathan Ihua ’30

    Patrick Mitchell ’29 

     

    Scene from BILOXI BLUES

    DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS 

    Romeo Borgida ’28

    Michael Corley ’28

    Alessandro Frigerio ’28

    Max Kesselheim ’26

    Chris Vlahos ’26

    Jeronimo Yepes ’29 

     

    THE GREAT VIVELDO

    DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE 

    Riley Alqueza ’28

    Sid Chopra ’28

    Liam Guadagno ’28

    Joseph Raposo ’28

    Matt Young ’28 

     

    FOOTBALL COMES TO MIT

    DIRECTED BY DR. DUNN 

    Omar Baaj ’28

    Henry Grossman ’29

    Jasper Hyatt ’28

    Maceo King ’28 

     

    THAT’S NOT MY BALL

    DIRECTED BY MR. MATTHEWS 

    Tommy Cloutier ’29

    Henry Collier ’29

    Luke Conway ’30

    Daniel DiLallo ’29

    Ryan Guden ’29

    Nathan Ihua ’30,  

    Caleb Murphy ’30

    Leo Venanzi ’29

    Anthony Wallace ’29 

     

    GEN Z HOSPITAL

    DIRECTED BY MS. BUITRAGO 

    Rowan Bush ’29

    Carys Musto TWS ’30

    Austin O’Leary ’28

    Michael Rimas ’26

    Ben Romano ’28

    Kolby Sahin ’28

    Adele Touloukian NCDS ’25 

     

    POLICE LINE-UP

    DIRECTED BY MS. KOSTUR 

    Louie Baumal-Bardy ’27

    Sid Chopra ’28

    Rory Kelly ’28

    Alvin Li ’27

    Alexander Nanji ’30

    Anthony Wallace ’29 

     

    THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET from THE TWILIGHT ZONE

    DIRECTED BY MR. REID 

    Habo Baaj ’26

    David Comander ’27

    Liam Coyle ’30

    Flynn Hall ’27

    Jack Kelly ’28

    Maceo King ’28

    Avish Kumar ’26

    Joseph Malley ’30

    Nitin Muniappan ’26

    Paul Tompros ’27

    Liam Walsh ’26 

     

    VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER

    DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS

    Maggie Crowley NCDS ’25

    Richie Federico ’26

    Max Gaeto ’29

    Adele Touloukian NCDS ’25

    Liam Walsh ’26 

     

    ODD COUPLE POKER SCENE

    DIRECTED BY MR. REID 

    Will Archibald ’26

    Declan Bligh ’26

    Michael DiLallo ’26

    Gavin Lane ’26

    Ryan Molloy ’26

    Michael Rimas ’26

    Danny Tobin ’26 

     

    RL JEOPARDY written by Max Kesselheim ’26

    DIRECTED BY DR.DUNN

    Alan Archerman ’29

    Maeve Cullen UA ’25

    Dylan Lane ’29

    Evan Pan ’28 

     

    SCATTERING REMAINS

    DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE 

    Liam Coyle ’30

    Max Gaeto ’29

    Caleb Murphy ’30 

    Nico Selvaggio-Wagner ’29

    Leo Venanzi ’29 

     

    DENNY DOWNER’S FIRST TEAM DINNER 

    WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MR. POJMAN 

    Cat Cole-French NCDS ’25

    Auden Duda ’26

    Richie Federico ’26

    Flynn Hall ’27

    Toby Harrison ’27

    Warren Hu ’27

    Joey Meade ’27

    Austin O’Leary ’28

    Ethan Shi ’28

    Mateo Werner ’26 

     

    JUMANJI

    DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE 

    Bobby Beeston ’30

    Sorin Brusseau ’30

    Luke Conway ’30

    Nikitas Handrinos ’30

    Liam Kelly ’30

    Kabir Kumar ’30

    Joseph Malley ’30 

     

    THE JANITOR

    DIRECTED BY MR. GOLDEN AND MR. DOERER 

    Habo Baaj ’26

    James Boccuzzi ’29

    Will Erhard ’27

    Owen Jamal ’29

    Khiomany Ortiz ’26

    Nico Selvaggio-Wagner ’29 

     

    “HEART” from DAMN YANKEES

    DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS

    MUSIC DIRECTION BY MR. OPDYCKE

    CHOREOGRAPHY BY MS. KOSTUR 

    Riley Alqueza ’28

    Rowan Bush ’29

    Caiden Crowley ’28

    Daniel DiLallo ’29

    Jack Kelly ’28

    Rory Kelly ’28

    Max Kesselheim ’26

    Teddy LaFond ’28

    Dylan Lane ’29

    Ryan Miller ’25

    Brendan Reichard ’25

    Chris Vlahos ’26 

     

    CREW

    Stage Manager: Raphael Choumert ’28 

    Lightboard Operator: Marco Suri ’26 

    Soundboard Operator: John Cirasuolo ’28 

    Spotlight Operator: Evan Pan ’26 

    Costume and Props Assistant: Jordan Bornstein ‘26, Emmanuel Hagan ’30 

     

    BUILD CREW 

    Sebastian Engler ’29

    Mitch Flynn ’26

    Nick Galdo ’26

    Nathan Ginsburg ’29

    Charley Malley ’29

    Cormac Mills ’29

    Guled Rashid ’29

    JP Ward ’26

  • RL Presents Curtains, This Year’s Winter Musical

    RL Presents Curtains, This Year’s Winter Musical

    The audience wondered ‘whodunnit’ until the final moments of Curtains, Roxbury Latin’s winter murder-mystery-musical-comedy-play-within-a-play. On February 28 and March 1, actors and crew brought to life their rendition of the show based on the book and original concept by Peter Stone, later reworked by Rupert Holmes, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Mr. Kander and Mr. Homes in addition to Fred Ebb. The RL production was directed by Mr. Matt Phillips, with musical direction by Mr. Rob Opdycke, choreography by Ms. Lisa Kostur, and design by Ms. Erin Sutton. 

    Theatrical Rights Worldwide summarizes the play as a “hilariously suspenseful musical comedy whodunit set in the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959 when Boston’s Colonial Theatre is playing host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage…the entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan!” 

    The winter play was the result of a community effort, hard work, and long nights from boys, faculty, and staff alike. The play follows the success of RL’s fall rendition of Peter and the Starcatcher. RL’s dramatics program this year has so far served as an ability for boys to explore various areas of production and performance, covering many genres. As Mr. Phillips stated, the fall play and the winter musical “could hardly be more different.”

    This spring, RL will host the school’s first Night Of Scenes. After two technically challenging shows this school year, this production will provide a less rigorous opportunity for students to engage in the dramatics program, allowing students to explore new opportunities or interests. “One of my goals is to provide different ways for students to get involved, whether they can give a lot of time to theater, or whether they might like to be on stage but are too busy with other activities to commit to the fall or winter offerings,” Mr. Phillips said.

    View Curtains production photos, taken by Mr. Marcus Miller, here

     

    Cast

    Brendan Reichard ’25
    Maggie Crowley (NCDS) ’25
    Max Kesselheim ’26
    Julia Reynolds (TWS) ’25
    Ryan Miller ’25
    Adele Touloukian (NCDS) ’25
    Zayde Martinez (NCDS) ’27
    Darian Estrada ’25
    Fin Reichard ’26
    Liam Walsh ’26
    Nick Glaeser ’26
    Bruno Kim ’25
    Daniel Stepanyan ’25
    Tom Pogorelec ’26
    Brayden Gillespie ’26
    Maeve Cullen (UA) ’25 

    Ensemble

    Cat Cole-French (NCDS) ’25
    Finlay McCormick (NCDS) ’25
    Jack Kelly ’28
    Jayden Hall ’27,
    Liana Min (TWS) ’26
    Makenna Devine (UA) ’25
    Oliver Colbert ’26
    Riley Alqueza ’28
    Rory Kelly ’28
    Sandy Kario (NCDS) ’26
    Sophia Beaver (NCDS) ’25
    Teddy Fortuin ’27
    Zach Beaver ’27 

    Orchestra

    Justin Yamaguchi ’24 (Keyboard)
    Mr. Ken Opdycke (Drums)
    Mr. Greg Sokol (Bass)
    Dr. Peter Hyde (Trumpet)
    Mr. Daniel Walker (Trombone)
    Ms. Angela DiBartolomeo (Horn)
    Mr. Shannon Copeland (Reeds)
    Mr. Andrés Almirall (Reeds)
    Mr. Bruce Hagist (Guitar)
    Robbie Sun-Friedman ’25 (Percussion) 

    Pessoal

    Stage Manager: Raphael Choumert ’28
    Assistant Stage Manager: Chris Vlahos ’26, Omar Baaj ’28 Costume & Props Designer: Ms. Erin Sutton
    Costume
    Props Assistant: Julia Oh (TWS) ’26, Marianne Levitova (TWS) ’25
    Sound Designer: Mr. Bryan Brundige
    Assistant Technical Director: Austin Reid ’26, Calvin Reid ’25, Joshua Hua ’25, Miles Baumal-Bardy ’25
    Lightboard Operator: Paul Tompros ’27
    Spotlight Operator: Chris Vlahos ’26, Grant Hedgepeth ’28 

    Run Crew

    Brian Weeks ’26
    Habo Baaj ’26,
    Jordan Bornstein ’26
    Nitin Muniappan ’26 

    Build Crew

    Alex Giordano ’25
    Alex King ’29
    Austin O’Leary ’28
    Beckham Holley ’29
    Ben Romano ’28
    Brian Weeks ’26
    Caiden Crowley ’28
    Charley Malley ’29
    Dylan Lane ’29
    Evan Pan ’28
    Grant Hedgepeth ’28
    Jacob Lando ’29
    Jaden Barrack-Anidi ’25
    James Boccuzzi ’29
    Jasper Hyatt ’28
    John Cirasuolo ’28
    Joseph Malley ’30
    Julian Vidal ’28
    Kolby Sahin ’28
    Liam Guadagno ’28
    Lincoln Hyatt ’26
    Luke Conway ’30
    Luke Kern ’27
    Matthew Young ’28
    Nathan Ginsburg ’29
    Paul Wilkinson ’25
    Raphael Choumert ’28
    Robert Flaherty ’29
    Sebastian Engler ’29
    Tommy Cloutier ’29
    Temi Martins Dosumu ’27
    Tyler Dearborn ’28

  • RL Presents Peter and the Starcatcher, the 2024 Fall Play

    RL Presents Peter and the Starcatcher, the 2024 Fall Play

    On November 15 and 16, actors and crew brought to life their rendition of Peter and the Starcatcher, Roxbury Latin’s fall play. Written by Rick Elice and based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the RL production was directed by Mr. Matt Phillips, with musical direction by Mr. Rob Opdycke. 

    The Broadway playbill synopsis explains that the show is about “a young orphan who ultimately becomes Peter Pan… From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.”

    The fall play was the result of a community effort, hard work, and long nights from boys, faculty, and staff alike. It also served as an opportunity to push the boundaries of the actors’ comfort levels, allowing them to explore the craft further. 

    “The play has some very funny scenes,” said Mr. Phillips, “but so too have actors this fall been challenged to handle some more serious moments with poise and intention. Our tech program, too, under the leadership of Mr. Dawson Hill and Ms. Erin Sutton, has put together one of the most smartly designed shows in recent memory. By all accounts, our guys have risen to the occasion here, and I’m proud of their growth in the face of new challenges.”

    This show is the first in a series for RL’s theater department this year. Productions of Curtains and the inaugural RL Night of Scenes will occur in the winter and spring. “One of my goals is to offer various ways for students to get involved, whether they can give a lot of time to theater, or whether they might like to be on stage but are a bit too busy with other things to commit to the fall or winter offerings,” said Mr. Phillips. With more than 60 team members contributing in some way to the play this fall, it seems that the collective sentiment is felt throughout the RL community.

    View Peter and the Starcatcher production photos, taken by Mr. Marcus Miller, here

     

    Cast

    Ryan Miller ‘25
    Tom Pogorelec ‘26
    Makenna Devine (UA) ‘25
    Nick Glaeser ‘26
    Max Kesselheim ‘26
    Lucas Connors ‘25
    Brendan Reichard ‘25
    Julia Reynolds (TWS) ‘25
    Chris Vlahos ‘26
    Habo Baaj ‘26
    Fin Reichard ‘26
    Brayden Gillespie ‘26
    Paul Tompros ‘27
    Avish Kumar ‘26
    Teddy Fortuin ‘27

     

    Production Staff and Build Crew
    Nitin Muniappan ‘26
    Caiden Crowley ‘28
    Lily Tucker (TWS) ‘26
    Maeve Cullen (UA) ‘25
    Zanna Berthold (TWS) ‘26
    Miles Baumal-Bardy ‘25
    Joshua Hua ‘25
    Austin Reid ‘26
    Calvin Reid ‘25
    Marco Suri ‘26
    Darian Estrada ‘25 
    Preston Bearce ‘26
    John Cirasuolo ‘28
    Ryan Conneely ‘25
    Oliver Cook ‘25
    Tommy DiFiore ‘28
    Will Erhard ‘27
    Sebastian Engler ‘29
    Solon Estes ‘29
    Anthony Faletra ‘28
    Nathan Ginsburg ‘29
    Alex Giordano ‘25
    Liam Guadagno ‘28
    Flynn Hall ‘27
    Beckham Holley ‘29
    Warren Hu ‘27
    Jacob Lando ‘29
    Dylan Lane ‘29
    Charley Malley ‘29
    Ben McVane ‘25
    Austin O’Leary ‘28
    Evan Pan ‘28
    Braden Place ‘26
    Andrew Plante ‘27
    Ben Romano ‘28
    Ethan Shi ‘28
    Jacob Strojny ‘26
    Jack Sweet ‘25
    Oliver van den Bosch ‘25
    Christo Velikin ‘25
    Brain Weeks ‘26

     

    Run Crew

    Miles Baumal-Bardy ‘25
    Alex Giordano ‘25
    Joshua Hua ‘25
    Khiomany Ortiz ‘26
    Evan Pan ‘28
    Calvin Reid ‘25

  • “The Play That Goes Wrong” Is So Right

    “The Play That Goes Wrong” Is So Right

    On November 9 and 11, more than 50 actors and crew members brought to life the antics, hilarity, and mishaps of The Play That Goes Wrong, Roxbury Latin’s fall Senior Play, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields.

    This Olivier Award-winning comedy is “a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous,” says the show’s site. 

    “During the performance—a play within a play—a plethora of disasters befalls the cast, including doors sticking, props falling from the walls and falling apart. Cast members misplace props, forget lines, miss cues, break character, are made to drink white spirit instead of whisky, mispronounce words, step on fingers, and are manhandled off stage. One cast member is knocked unconscious, and her replacement (the group’s technician) refuses to yield when she returns. In another scene, an actor repeats an earlier line of dialogue, causing the other actors to repeat the whole dialogue sequence, ever more frenetically, several times. In the climax, virtually the whole of the remaining set collapses.” (Wikipedia)

    Roxbury Latin’s production—directed by Mr. Phillips with technical direction by Ms. Korotkin—packed the Smith Theater both evenings with theater-goers young and old, and laughter rang the whole night through.

    View production photos, taken by Mr. Miller.

    CAST
    Aidan D’Alessandro ‘24
    Akhilsai Damera ‘24
    Brendan Reichard ‘25
    Fintan Reichard ‘26
    Habo Baaj ‘26
    Leo Bene ‘24
    Liam Walsh ‘26
    Lucas Connors ‘25
    Lucas Vander Elst ‘24
    Maeve Cullen (UA) ‘25
    Maggie Crowley (NCDS) ‘25
    Makenna Devine (UA) ‘25
    Max Kesselheim ‘26
    Nick Glaeser ‘26
    Oliver Colbert ‘26
    Ryan Peterson ‘24
    Simba Makura ‘26
    Sophia Beaver (NCDS) ‘25
    Taylor Ehler (TRS) ‘25
    Thomas Silva ‘24
    Tom Pogorelec ‘26

    SET / TECH THEATER CLASS
    Alex Giordano ‘25
    Andrew Plante ‘27
    Austin O’Leary ‘28
    Ben McVane ‘25
    Benjamin Dearden ‘25
    Caiden Crowley ‘28
    Charles Malley ‘29
    Christo Velikin ‘25
    Colin Bradley ‘26
    Danny Tobin ‘26
    Devan Rajagopalan ‘25
    Flynn Hall ‘27
    Jacob Lando ‘29
    Jaden Barrack-Anidi ‘25
    James Gibbons ‘26
    JP Ward ‘26
    Kevin Brennan ‘25
    Liam Russell ‘25
    Logan McLaughlin ‘25
    Luca Bene ‘26
    Michael DiLallo ‘26
    Michael Stojny ‘25
    Nathan Ginsburg ‘29
    Nishant Rajagopalan ‘27
    Noah Abdur Rahim ‘25
    Rory Kelly ‘28
    Ryan Conneely ‘25
    Sam Ruscito ‘28
    Simon Albrechtskirchinger ‘26
    Taylor Cotton ‘25
    Timmy Ryan ‘25
    Tucker Rose ‘25
    Xavier Maricich ‘27
    Zach Beaver ‘27

    LIGHTING
    Dylan Pan ‘26

    SOUND
    Chris Vlahos ‘26

    STAGE MANAGEMENT / RUN CREW
    Austin Reid ‘26
    Avish Kumar ‘26
    Calvin Reid ‘25
    Jordan Bornstein ‘26
    Joshua Hua ‘25
    Miles Baumal-Bardy ‘25
    Nitin Muniappan ‘26

  • RL Presents The Little Prince, This Year’s Junior Play

    RL Presents The Little Prince, This Year’s Junior Play

    Each winter, RL’s youngest, budding actors and crew—from Class VI through Class IV—come together for the production of the annual Junior Play. On February 24 and 25, The Little Prince—by Rick Cummings and John Scoullar, adapted from the beloved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry—filled the Smith Theater, bringing the classic tale to vivid life.

    The story follows a young prince who visits various planets, addressing themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children’s book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults, and human nature. Saint-Exupéry’s most successful work, The Little Prince has sold an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the bestselling books in history. The work has been translated into more than 500 languages and dialects and has been adapted to many and varied art forms and media.

    Director Derek Nelson noted in the show’s program, “My first or second year at RL was the last time that, for the Junior Play, we mounted a stage adaptation of a book that the boys also read in one of their classes. That first time it was The Lord of the Flies—in the Class V curriculum—and some of you may remember that the set looked more like a skateboard park than an island. Plus ça change, as the Aviator might say! Boys who take French read The Little Prince in the Class IV year, and I think it appeals to the philosopher, the poet, and the explorer in all of us. We have taken dramatic liberties with it (‘Really, Mr. Nelson—step ladders?’) because they seem appropriate, given how fanciful and lyrical the story is—and because the stars at night ‘sound like five hundred million bells.’”

    From Le Petit Prince:
    “All men have stars, but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems… But all these stars are silent. You—you alone will have stars as no one else has them… In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars will be laughing when you look at the sky at night… You, only you, will have stars that can laugh! And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me… You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, so, for that pleasure… It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh.”
    —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    View a complete gallery of photos from the production, taken by Mr. Miller.

    Cast List
    Aviator(s): Liam Walsh, Eric Archerman
    The Little Prince(s): Nate Kelly, Austin O’Leary, Luke Kern, Teddy LaFond
    The Rose: Toby Harrison
    The King: Denmark Chirunga
    Conceited Man: Paul Tompros
    Businessman: Nicholas Glaeser
    Lamplighter: Liam Guadagno
    Geographer: Caiden Crowley
    Snake: Nitin Muniappan
    Fox: Fintan Reichard
    Ensemble: Casey Chiang, Toby Harrison, Ameer Hasan, Milan Kapasi, Rory Kelly, Thomas Numa

    Tech Crew
    Tech Director: Ms. Korotkin
    Costume Designer: Joy Adams
    Costume Assistant: Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Tech Assistant: James Allan
    Stage Manager: Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Lighting Design: Ms. Korotkin
    Light Board Operator: Austin Reid
    Sound Design: James Allan
    Recorded Music: Instrumental music & sound effects by Rick
    Cummings and John Scoullar
    Props: Mr. Nelson, Ms. Korotkin, Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Sound Board Operators: James McCurley, Chris Vlahos
    Set Crew: Ben Romano, John Cirasuolo, Austin Reid, Ajay Devendran, Simon Albrechtskirchinger, Joseph Raposo, Jack Kelly, Kolby Sahin, Matthew Young, Oliver Colbert, Max Goldman
    Projector Operator/Run Crew: John Cirasuolo, Chris Vlahos
    Production Photographer: Mr. Miller

  • Amor e Informação: Esta peça de Outono Sénior

    Amor e Informação: Esta peça de Outono Sénior

    Durante o fim de semana de 11 e 12 de Novembro, mais de 40 actores deram vida às ideias e emoções, conversas e relações que compreendiam o dramaturgo Caryl Churchill's Amor e Informação, Roxbury Latin's fall Senior Play.

    Amor e Informação é uma compilação de 49 cenas curtas em sete secções, cada cena com uma duração que vai desde menos de um minuto até alguns minutos de duração. As sete secções da peça - numeradas de uma a sete - devem ser executadas por ordem, contudo as muitas vinhetas dentro de cada secção podem ser incluídas na ordem que o realizador escolher. Cada cena tem um título curto, denotando tópicos tão diversos e abrangentes como Clima ou Jantar, Mãe ou Espiões, Deus ou Sonho. A peça inclui mais de 100 personagens, contudo nenhuma das personagens tem nome ou género, e qualquer uma pode ser duplamente casada - como foi o caso na produção da RL. O guião inclui muito poucas direcções de cena, e as cenas podem ser ordenadas da forma que o realizador desejar, permitindo várias sequências, estruturas, ou focos. Tudo isto se combina para proporcionar um amplo âmbito de criatividade a qualquer realizador ou empresa.

    Como o director da peça, Derek Nelson, observou no programa do espectáculo: "Cena a cena, e mesmo momento a momento, Churchill deixa-nos cair no meio de uma multiplicidade de contextos envolvendo, entre outros: amigos, amantes, ex-casais, cientistas, interrogadores, terapeutas, fãs, censores, médicos, jornalistas - e até mesmo um recluso! E o que penso que ela nos está a pedir que pensemos é sobre isso: O nosso 'insaciável apetite por informação' diminui a nossa 'capacidade de amar'"?

    Ver a galeria de fotos de produção, tiradas por Mike Pojman.

    UM
    SEGREDO: Christina Monroe, Tarini Dasari
    CENSUS: Michael Thomas, Bobby Zabin
    FAN: Maggie McDonald, Ariana Shokrollahi
    TORTUREZA: John Austin, Nick Martin
    LAB: Thomas Savage, Marc Quintanar
    SLEEP : Lucas Numa, Lucas Connors
    REMOTE: Oliver van den Bosch, Beatrix Picotte

    TWO
    IRRACIONAL: Jack Sweet, Akhilsai Damera
    ASSUNTOS: Aidan d'Alessandro, Oliver Cook
    MÃE: Christina Monroe, Zach Heaton
    FIRED: Thomas Silva, Leo Bene
    MENSAGEM: Matt Hoover, Nahum Workalemahu
    GRÁFICO: Tarini Dasari, Lucas vander Elst
    TERMINAL: Christo Velikin, Jack Sweet

    TRÊS
    ESQUIZOPHRENIC: Marc Quintanar, Thomas Savage
    SPIES: Michael Thomas, Bobby Zabin
    DREAM: Lucas Connors, Lucas vander Elst
    RECLUSA: Ryan Peterson, John Austin, Nick Martin
    VOZ DE DEUS: Harry Lonergan, Thomas Connolly
    A CRIANÇA QUE NÃO CONHECIA O MEDO: Tommy Reichard
    STAR: Akhilsai Damera, Dennis Jin

    QUATRO
    VÍDEO DE CAMINHAMENTO: Tommy Reichard, Brendan Reichard, Michael Allen
    SAVANT: Emmanuel Nwodo, Mathias Porquê
    EX: Will Grossman, Christina Monroe
    CASA DA MEMÓRIA: James McCurley, Akshay Kumar
    DINNER: Gia Bharadwaj, Nahum Workalemahu
    PIANO: Dennis Jin, Beatrix Picotte, Michael Allen
    FLASHBACK: Tarini Dasari, Matt Hoover

    FIVE
    LINGUISTA: Lucas Connors, John Austin
    MATHS: Michael Thomas, Beatrix Picotte
    SEXO: Marc Quintanar, Tarini Dasari
    DEUS: Thomas Savage, Nick Martin
    RASH: Maggie McDonald, Ariana Shokrollahi
    CRIANÇAS: Lucas Numa, Oliver van den Bosch
    SHRINK: Christina Monroe, Bobby Zabin

    SEIS
    A CRIANÇA QUE NÃO SABIA QUE LAMENTAVA: Ariana Shokrollahi, Maggie McDonald
    CLIMA: Zach Heaton, Oliver Cook
    CENSOR: Jack Sweet, Christo Velikin
    WIFE: Beatrix Picotte, Lucas vander Elst
    DECISÃO: Nahum Workalemahu, Matt Hoover
    A CRIANÇA QUE NÃO CONHECIA A DOR: Thomas Silva, Leo Bene
    TERRAQUAKE: Aidan d'Alessandro, Akhilsai Damera

    SETEMBRO
    POESIA CHINESA: Bobby Zabin, Lucas vander Elst
    MANÍCULO: Nick Martin, Akhilsai Damera
    FATE: Harry Lonergan, Thomas Connolly
    PEDRA: John Austin, Tommy Reichard
    VIRTUAL: Michael Thomas, Thomas Savage
    PEQUENAS COISAS: Bobby Zabin, Lucas vander Elst
    FACTOS: Lucas Connors, Ryan Peterson

    Equipa Técnica
    Director Técnico: Sra. Korotkin
    Designer de Figurinos: Joy Adams
    Assistente de Fantasia: Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Assistente Técnico: James Allan
    Gestor do palco: Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Assistente de Gestor de Palco: Joshua Hua
    Iluminação: Owen Butler, Evren Uluer, Ms. Korotkin
    Operadores de quadros ligeiros: Owen Butler, Evren Uluer
    Desenho de som: James Allan
    Música gravada: Concerto para violino II por Philip Glass
    Operadores de placas de som: Matt O'Connor, Chris Vlahos
    Tripulação do conjunto: James McCurley, Alejandro Rincon, Ryan Peterson, Dominic Landry, Nitin Muniappan, Jed Dougherty, Aydin Hodjat, Jaden Barrack-Anidi, Lincoln Hyatt, Dennis Jin, Mark McGuire, Ryan Lin, Dylan Pan, Chris Vlahos, Tom Pogorelec
    Tripulação de Corrida: Benji Macharia, Miles Baumal-Bardy, Navid Hodjat, Nitin Muniappan
    Fotos de produção: Sr. Pojman

  • RL apresenta a Peça Júnior, "Giz é Barato"-Uma produção de RL, sobre RL!

    RL apresenta a Peça Júnior, "Giz é Barato"-Uma produção de RL, sobre RL!

    Nos dias 6 e 7 de Maio deste ano, a Peça Júnior - uma produção de dois anos no palco do Teatro Smith, que se realiza às 19:30, ambas as noites. O Giz é Barato, uma peça original escrita pelo Director Associado Mike Pojman, foi destinada a ser produzida em 2020, como parte da celebração do 375º aniversário da escola. Tal como com tantos outros planos, a produção teve de ser suspensa.

    O dramaturgo Sr. Pojman escreve nas notas do programa: "Estou emocionado e grato por o meu amigo Derek Nelson ter dado um salto de fé e ter-se oferecido para o produzir agora, com um pouco de frescura, para celebrar os 475 anos da escolath-mas um século antes. Sem a sua fé cega, imaginação, previdência e direcção especializada, O giz é Barato teria permanecido em quarentena permanente na COVID.

    "Também quero estender os meus agradecimentos a Brian Buckley, Cass Martyn-Seidl, David Sullivan '22, Joy Adams, James Allan, Michael Beam, e aos muitos actores estudantes, construtores de cenários, e técnicos que tornaram esta produção possível. Senti alguma urgência em escrever O giz é Barato porque, por gostar bastante do título, achei importante que a obra fosse encenada antes de uma referência a "giz" fosse tão pouco familiar para um público adolescente como um telefone rotativo. Pode já ser demasiado tarde - os meus alunos do quinto ano de inglês têm-me perguntado: 'Sabemos que é um trocadilho, mas o que é que isso significa?

    "Como verão, os meus estimados colegas Elizabeth Carroll e Jamie Morris-Kliment estão totalmente a bordo com os seus carinhosos retratos nesta produção, tal como os meus amigos Brian Buckley, Jim Ryan, Billy Quirk, George Matthews, Nick Poles, Darian Reid, e Paul Sugg. (Ou, eles teriam sido se os tivesse consultado).

    "Finalmente, deixem-me pedir desculpa antecipadamente por quaisquer piadas internas que vos possam deixar os adultos perplexos. E em relação àquelas que simplesmente caem por terra, peço-vos também que permitam que os actores igualmente mistificados passem por cima delas e sigam em frente".

  • Viagem a toda a escola para experimentar "Para matar um pássaro zombador

    Viagem a toda a escola para experimentar "Para matar um pássaro zombador

    Na noite de 7 de Abril, os estudantes, professores e funcionários de Roxbury Latin tiveram a rara oportunidade de assistir - como uma escola inteira - a uma produção teatral profissional no Citizens Bank Opera House de Boston. A aclamada produção turística da Broadway de Harper Lee's Matar um Mockingbird trouxe à vida, para a comunidade escolar e os colegas de teatro, o elemento básico de longa data do currículo de inglês da RL.

    A adaptação de Aaron Sorkin do romance - combinada com uma representação excepcional e design de palco - contou a história do Verão de 1934, na vida de Scout Finch, seu irmão, Jem, e amigo, Dill; do advogado do Alabama, Atticus Finch, em defesa do falsamente acusado Tom Robinson; de Calpurnia; de Arthur "Boo" Radley; e de uma cidade - e de uma nação - flagelada pelo racismo. Na adaptação de Sorkin, o apelo de "Todos de pé" não foi simplesmente uma acusação emitida pelo juiz Taylor durante as cenas dramáticas do tribunal, mas também um apelo à acção para os membros da audiência, para que se levantassem perante a injustiça.

    Antes de embarcar nos autocarros para viajar de Roxbury Latin para o Distrito de Teatro de Boston, os estudantes desfrutaram de um jantar e de uma apresentação pré-show feita pelo Sr. Cervas, Presidente do Departamento de Inglês, e pelo Sr. Nelson, Director de Dramaturgia.

    Primeiro, o Sr. Cervas recordou a estudantes e adultos o icónico romance de Harper Lee - o contexto em que foi escrito; o sucesso do livro vencedor do Prémio Pulitzer nos Estados Unidos e no estrangeiro; os seus vários enredos, personagens e temas; e, finalmente, as críticas ao romance, especialmente as representações de Lee de personagens negras do livro, nomeadamente Tom Robinson e a sua família. O Sr. Cervas instou os estudantes a prestar atenção ao arco de personagens de Atticus e à forma como ele foi retratado, e aos papéis dos vários habitantes da cidade na narrativa.

    Posteriormente, o Sr. Nelson falou sobre o filme e adaptações de palco da história especificamente, do que está envolvido na condensação de um livro de mais de 300 páginas numa obra de arte baseada em performance. Partilhou pormenores sobre o aclamado filme de 1962, adaptado por Horton Foote, que ganhou três Óscares e é considerado um dos melhores filmes americanos alguma vez realizados. O Dr. Nelson mencionou também alguns dos desafios que Aaron Sorkin enfrentou na adaptação desta conhecida e poderosa história de 60 anos para o teatro, no ano de 2022.

    Finalmente, o Director Brennan - que pôs em acção esta viagem de toda a escola para levar na produção itinerante da Broadway - recordou aos alunos que devem estar conscientes das formas como a arte pode comunicar mensagens importantes; como diferentes modos de contar histórias podem chegar ao público de formas diferentes e importantes.

    Obrigado aos muitos adultos latinos de Roxbury que tornaram esta aventura possível, especialmente à Sra. Driscoll e ao Sr. Reid. E obrigado ao notável elenco e à tripulação desta produção itinerante nacional. O público de Boston - e os rapazes da RL - estão entre os primeiros a experimentar esta importante e aclamada peça fora da cidade de Nova Iorque, ao iniciar uma digressão pelas cidades dos Estados Unidos.