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

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) 

职员

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

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

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

在11月11日和12日的周末，40多名演员将剧作家卡里尔-丘吉尔的《爱与信息》中的思想和情感、对话和关系带到了现实中。 爱与信息Roxbury Latin的秋季高级戏剧。

爱与信息该剧由七个部分的49个短场景组成，每个场景的长度从不到一分钟到几分钟不等。该剧的七个部分--简单地编号为一至七--必须按顺序表演，然而每个部分中的许多小插曲可以按导演选择的任何顺序包括在内。每个场景都有一个简短的标题，表示气候或晚餐、母亲或间谍、上帝或梦想等不同而深远的主题。该剧包括100多个角色，但没有一个角色是有名字或性别的，而且任何角色都可以是双重演员--在RL的制作中就是如此。剧本包括很少的舞台指示，场景可以按照导演的意愿进行排序，允许各种序列、结构或重点。所有这些结合起来，为任何导演或公司提供了广泛的创造空间。

正如该剧的导演德里克-纳尔逊在演出计划中指出的那样。丘吉尔将我们带入一个多重的环境中，其中包括：朋友、恋人、前情侣、科学家、审讯者、治疗师、粉丝、审查员、医生、记者，甚至还有一个隐士！"一个个场景，甚至一个个瞬间，丘吉尔将我们带入一个多重的环境中，其中包括：朋友、恋人、前情侣、科学家、审讯者、治疗师、粉丝、审查员、医生、记者，甚至还有一个隐士。而我认为她要求我们思考的是。我们'对信息的贪婪'是否削弱了我们'爱的能力'？"

查看由迈克-波伊曼拍摄的制作照片库。

一
秘密。 Christina Monroe, Tarini Dasari
人口普查。 Michael Thomas, Bobby Zabin
范。 Maggie McDonald, Ariana Shokrollahi
酷刑。 John Austin, Nick Martin
LAB: Thomas Savage, Marc Quintanar
睡眠: Lucas Numa, Lucas Connors
REMOTE: Oliver van den Bosch, Beatrix Picotte

二
无理取闹。 Jack Sweet, Akhilsai Damera
情报。 Aidan d'Alessandro, Oliver Cook
母親。 Christina Monroe, Zach Heaton
被开除。 Thomas Silva, Leo Bene
讯息。Matt Hoover, Nahum Workalemahu
草地。 Tarini Dasari, Lucas vander Elst
终点站。 Christo Velikin, Jack Sweet

三
SCHIZOPHRENIC: Marc Quintanar, Thomas Savage
斯皮尔斯。 迈克尔-托马斯，鲍比-扎宾
梦境。 卢卡斯-康纳斯，卢卡斯-范德-埃尔斯特
RECLUSE: 莱恩-彼得森，约翰-奥斯汀，尼克-马丁
上帝的声音。 Harry Lonergan, Thomas Connolly
不知道恐惧的孩子。 汤米-雷查德
明星。 阿基尔赛-达梅拉，丹尼斯-金

四
婚礼视频。 Tommy Reichard, Brendan Reichard, Michael Allen
SAVANT: Emmanuel Nwodo, Mathias Why
EX: Will Grossman, Christina Monroe
MEMORY HOUSE: 詹姆斯-麦考利，阿克谢-库马尔
晚宴。 Gia Bharadwaj, Nahum Workalemahu
钢琴:Dennis Jin, Beatrix Picotte, Michael Allen
FLASHBACK: Tarini Dasari, Matt Hoover

五
语言学家。 Lucas Connors, John Austin
数学。 Michael Thomas, Beatrix Picotte
性学。 Marc Quintanar, Tarini Dasari
上帝。 Thomas Savage, Nick Martin
RASH: Maggie McDonald, Ariana Shokrollahi
孩子们。 卢卡斯-努马，奥利弗-范登博斯
SHRINK: 克里斯蒂娜-门罗，鲍比-扎宾

六
不知道抱歉的孩子。 阿丽亚娜-肖克罗拉希，麦琪-麦克唐纳
气候。 扎克-希顿，奥利弗-库克
CENSOR: Jack Sweet, Christo Velikin
妻子。 Beatrix Picotte, Lucas vander Elst
判决。 纳哈姆-沃卡莱马胡，马特-胡佛
不知道痛苦的孩子。 Thomas Silva, Leo Bene
地震。 Aidan d'Alessandro, Akhilsai Damera

七
中国诗歌。 鲍比-扎宾，卢卡斯-范德-埃尔斯特
马尼卡。 Nick Martin, Akhilsai Damera
命运。 Harry Lonergan, Thomas Connolly
石头。 约翰-奥斯汀，汤米-雷查德
VIRTUAL: 迈克尔-托马斯，托马斯-萨维奇
小事一桩。 鲍比-扎宾，卢卡斯-范德-埃尔斯特
事实。 卢卡斯-康纳斯，瑞安-彼得森

技术团队
技术总监。 科罗特金女士
服装设计师。 乔伊-亚当斯
服装助理。 Cass Martyn-Seidl
技术助理。 James Allan
舞台经理。 卡斯-马蒂恩-塞德尔
助理舞台经理。 约书亚-华
灯光。 Owen Butler, Evren Uluer, Ms. Korotkin
灯光板操作人员。 Owen Butler, Evren Uluer
声音设计。 James Allan
录制的音乐。 小提琴协奏曲II 作者：菲利普-格拉斯
音板操作员。 Matt O'Connor, Chris Vlahos
布景人员。 詹姆斯-麦考利、亚历杭德罗-林孔、瑞安-彼得森、多米尼克-兰德里、尼廷-穆尼亚潘。 Jed Dougherty, Aydin Hodjat, Jaden Barrack-Anidi, Lincoln Hyatt, Dennis Jin, Mark McGuire, Ryan Lin, Dylan Pan, Chris Vlahos, Tom Pogorelec
运行团队。Benji Macharia, Miles Baumal-Bardy, Navid Hodjat, Nitin Muniappan
制作照片。 Mr. Pojman

5月6日和7日，今年的少年剧--一个酝酿了两年的作品--在史密斯剧院的舞台上，两晚都是晚上7点半。 粉笔是廉价的这部由副校长Mike Pojman创作的原创剧目，原本打算在2020年演出，作为学校375周年庆典的一部分。与其他许多计划一样，该剧不得不被搁置。

编剧波伊曼先生在节目说明中写道："我很激动，也很感激我的朋友德里克-纳尔逊的信任，他提出现在就制作这部作品，并对其进行了一番梳理，以庆祝学校的475周年。庆祝-尽管早了一个世纪。如果没有他的盲目信任、想象力、远见和专业指导。 粉笔是廉价的就会永远地留在COVID的隔离区里。

"我还要感谢布莱恩-巴克利、卡斯-马丁-塞德尔、大卫-沙利文'22、乔伊-亚当斯、詹姆斯-艾伦、迈克尔-比姆，以及许多学生演员、布景建造者和技术人员，他们使这部作品成为可能。我对写作感到有些急迫 粉笔是廉价的因为我相当喜欢这个标题，我认为在 "粉笔 "的提法对青少年观众来说像旋转电话一样陌生之前上演这部作品很重要。这可能已经太晚了--我的第五届英语学生一直在问我："我们知道这是个双关语，但它是什么意思？

"正如你将看到的，我尊敬的同事伊丽莎白-卡罗尔和杰米-莫里斯-克莱门特完全加入了他们在这部作品中的可爱形象，我的朋友布莱恩-巴克利、吉姆-瑞安、比利-奎克、乔治-马修斯、尼克-波尔斯、达里安-瑞德和保罗-斯格也是如此。(或者说，如果我征求他们的意见，他们就会这样做）。

"最后，让我为任何可能让你们这些成年人感到困惑的内部笑话提前道歉。而对于那些简单的平淡无奇的笑话，我也请你们让那些同样神秘的演员跨过它们，继续前进。"

4月7日晚，罗克斯伯里拉丁学校的学生、教师和工作人员有了难得的机会，作为一个整体参加了在波士顿公民银行歌剧院举行的专业戏剧演出。百老汇备受赞誉的哈珀-李的巡回演出 杀死一只知更鸟为学校社区和其他戏剧观众带来了RL英语课程的长期主要内容。

亚伦-索金对这部小说的改编--结合出色的表演和舞台设计--讲述了1934年夏天的故事，讲述了斯科特-芬奇、她的弟弟吉姆和朋友迪尔的生活；阿拉巴马州律师阿提克斯-芬奇为被诬陷的汤姆-罗宾逊辩护；卡尔普尼亚；亚瑟-"布"-拉德利；以及一个受种族主义困扰的城镇和国家。在索金的改编中，"全体起立 "的呼声不仅是泰勒法官在戏剧性的法庭场景中发出的指控，也是对观众的行动呼吁，呼吁他们在面对不公正时站起来。

在登上巴士从Roxbury Latin进入波士顿剧院区之前，学生们享受了晚餐，并听取了英语系主任Cervas先生和戏剧系主任Nelson先生的演出前介绍。

首先，Cervas先生提醒学生和成年人注意哈珀-李的标志性小说--它的写作背景；这本获得普利策奖的书在美国和国外的成功；它的各种故事情节、人物和主题；以及最后对这部小说的批评，特别是对李在书中对黑人角色的刻画，即汤姆-罗宾逊及其家人。Cervas先生敦促学生注意Atticus的性格弧度和他的形象，以及各镇民在叙述中的作用。

之后，纳尔逊先生谈到了这个故事的电影和舞台改编，特别是把300多页的书浓缩成一个基于表演的艺术作品的过程。他分享了由霍顿-福特（Horton Foote）改编的备受赞誉的1962年电影的细节，该电影赢得了三项奥斯卡奖，被认为是有史以来最好的美国电影之一。尼尔森博士还提到，在2022年，亚伦-索金在为剧院改编这个众所周知的、强有力的60年前的故事时所面临的一些挑战。

最后，校长布伦南--他将这次全校性的旅行付诸行动，观看百老汇的巡回演出--提醒学生注意艺术传达重要信息的方式；不同的讲故事模式如何以不同的重要方式影响观众。

感谢许多使这次冒险成为可能的Roxbury Latin成人，特别是Driscoll夫人和Reid先生。也感谢这次全国巡回演出的杰出演员和工作人员。波士顿的观众--以及RL男孩！--是第一批在纽约市以外体验这部重要的、广受好评的戏剧的人，因为它开始了在美国各城市的巡演。