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Tag: Drama

Makeup skills help create fall play characters
Entertainment

Makeup skills help create fall play characters

Drama department performs its fall play every year around Halloween. What most people don’t think about is the makeup that goes on behind the scenes. Continue reading Makeup skills help create fall play characters

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Drama department announces fall play
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Drama department announces fall play

Drama department will perform “10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse” by Don Zolidis in the Jerry R. Knight Auditorium Oct. 28-30, at 7 p.m. Continue reading Drama department announces fall play

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Student dramatists prepare for ‘Detective Story’
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Student dramatists prepare for ‘Detective Story’

Contributing writer Alexicia Moore shows some of the preparation for the drama department’s spring play, “Detective Story,” which will be … Continue reading Student dramatists prepare for ‘Detective Story’

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Veterans, beginners work together for spring production
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Veterans, beginners work together for spring production

Greg Frazier Circulation Manager Sophomore Christian Ragain alongside others has never performed on a main stage before; however, he along … Continue reading Veterans, beginners work together for spring production

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Print Version: WG ECHO December 2016 Issue
Print Version

Print Version: WG ECHO December 2016 Issue

This is the fourth issue of the 102nd year of the ECHO. Contents include the Christmas conventions, Willie’s Comic, school-sponsored … Continue reading Print Version: WG ECHO December 2016 Issue

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ECHO Newscast: Oct. 22, 2016
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ECHO Newscast: Oct. 22, 2016

Opinion editor Abby Botan and audio editor Page Kimzey share this week’s headlines: Drama presents “Little Mermaid,” Week 2 of … Continue reading ECHO Newscast: Oct. 22, 2016

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Drama department presents ‘Little Mermaid’
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Drama department presents ‘Little Mermaid’

Alexicia Moore Contributing Writer Drama students will present Disney’s “Little Mermaid” on Oct. 20, 21, and 22, at 7 p.m. … Continue reading Drama department presents ‘Little Mermaid’

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Students prepare for One Act Festival
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Students prepare for One Act Festival

Riley Mullgardt Entertainment Editor While other high schools only allow seniors to direct professionally published One Act plays, the WGHS … Continue reading Students prepare for One Act Festival

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ECHO Newscast: Aug. 19, 2016
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ECHO Newscast: Aug. 19, 2016

Entertainment columnist Abby Botan and humor columnist Natalie Johnson share this week’s headlines: Varsity football, drama auditions, Camp Wyman, Webster … Continue reading ECHO Newscast: Aug. 19, 2016

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Theater man lives dream
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Theater man lives dream

Will Conerly Contributing Writer For three years students became accustomed to listening to senior Jonah Schnell enthusiastically embellish, “It’s about … Continue reading Theater man lives dream

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Trailer: Drama presents ‘Red’
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Trailer: Drama presents ‘Red’

Drama will present “Red,”  written by John Logan and directed by senior Hannah Leatherbarrow, in the Auditorium Black Box stage … Continue reading Trailer: Drama presents ‘Red’

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Print Version: WG ECHO February 2016 Issue
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Print Version: WG ECHO February 2016 Issue

This is the sixth issue of the 101st year of the ECHO. Contents include a call for positive sex education, … Continue reading Print Version: WG ECHO February 2016 Issue

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Slideshow: One Acts attract sellout crowd
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Slideshow: One Acts attract sellout crowd

Julia Karsteter Contributing Writer Fifty students performed in nine one-act plays in the Winter One Act Festival on Dec. 9, … Continue reading Slideshow: One Acts attract sellout crowd

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Slideshow: Thespians to bring ‘Hamlet’ to high school
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Slideshow: Thespians to bring ‘Hamlet’ to high school

“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare will be performed by Webster Groves Drama Department on Oct. 22-24 in the auditorium. See Also: … Continue reading Slideshow: Thespians to bring ‘Hamlet’ to high school

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