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PHYSICAL COMEDY COACH STEVE EPP demonstrates how to do a controlled, comedic fall.  “[Epp is] doing a series of exercises with the cast, thinking about isolating different parts of their bodies…[teaching them] how to be completely in control of [their] bodies while making it look like they’re not in control,” US Theater Director Eric Severson said.

Physical comedy coach works with Fall Play cast

Noor Qureishy, Student Life Editor November 3, 2014

Although dramatic scenes with epic sword fights and star-crossed lovers invoke heart-throbbing emotions, the only type of theater capable of invoking both happiness and sadness, tears and bouts of endless...

Day of Silence seeks to combat sexual discrimination

Day of Silence seeks to combat sexual discrimination

Gitanjali Raman, Feature Editor May 2, 2014

On National Day of Silence, light is shed on the LGBTQPIA community and the emotions which people who are bullied for their sexual orientation feel. “Day of Silence is about recognizing differences,...

Sophomores Anna Biggs, Maren Findlay, and Maggie Vlietstra pose for a picture at the Broadway Student Summit.

Theater students attend Broadway Student Summit 2014

John Wilhelm, News Editor April 9, 2014

A group of SPA students with an interest in theater attended the Broadway Student Summit 2014, a weekend-long convention designed to connect high school theater buffs with actual Broadway performers, on...

Take a stand: Boycott Sochi Olympics

Gita Raman, Feature Editor February 12, 2014

Welcome to Russia, a place where homosexual people are not allowed to kiss their partners and declare openly that they are gay, or they face the consequences of imprisonment or fines up to a couple hundred...

Midterm exams can cause stress to pile up fast, but they do have their benefits. “If there’s not a midterm, it creates a lot of stress for the end of year exam,” Upper School history teacher Nan Dreher said.

Amidst exams, community debates value

Meghan Joyce, Staff Writer December 19, 2013

To test, or not to test, that is the question. The decision to change the schedule catalyzed discussions among faculty about the value of midterms and their place in the new schedule. Naturally, many...

The cast of The Caucasian Chalk Circle warms up onstage by dancing to music. “Warm ups, for what we do, is to get everyone pumped up and energized,” junior Sophia Harrison said. “It gets us kind of in the mode. It’s kind of like a wake-up call, like ‘it’s show time!”’ she added.

Theater traditions carry on

Netta Kaplan, Copy Editor December 17, 2013

With the fall play over and winter one-act plays just getting started, it’s easy to see how the ball keeps on rolling with St. Paul Academy and Summit School theater. But no matter the show, cast, or...

Junior Evan Leduc and senior captain Phillip Swanson are excited for this fencing season, we seem to have a great team dynamic and mix of skill levels, Leduc said.

Winter Sports Preview: Fencing rebuilds under legacy of graduated members

John Wilhelm and Tommy Toghramadjian November 29, 2013

Not much hurts a high school sports team more than graduating some of its best seniors every year--and that hits particularly hard for Spartan fencing for 2013. Having lost all three captains [all three...

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