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Backstage preparation allows for relaxed performance

Luke Wyrick March 11, 2013

Video shot by Luke Wyrick, made by Daphne Yu Speaking dramatically and conversing with one another in accents corresponding with the light-hearted play “A Midsummer’s Jersey,” a backstage room filled...

Director Mary Margaret Coffield, center, talks to a group of cast members about the details of the show. Upstage, intricately-made props set the mood of the play and place it in the lush Mediterranean. Photo by Aniqa Rahmen

Jersey Meets Shakespeare; actors open winter play

Maddie Magruder March 8, 2013

The snow days were a relaxing break for many students, but for the cast of Midsummer/Jersey, it was a time to perfect lines and continue character work. The play, written in 2011 by Ken Ludwig, is a...

Acting 2-3 class members carry props back into school after competition. Photo by Lauren Puckett

Acting 2-3, debate battles snow, performs in District Competition

Sam Mitchell March 4, 2013
On March 1, the RBHS Acting 2-3 class participated in districts Reader’s Theater and One Act competitions in Mexico, Missouri.
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Oscar Insight: Predictions for 2013’s Academy Awards

Lauren Puckett February 20, 2013
It's that time of year again - Oscar season. This Sunday, Feb. 24, the acclaimed academy will decide which of this year's films truly take the cake. We'll see celebrities dressed in their best, parading across the red carpet. We'll hear numerous thank-you speeches, accompanied by the occasional shed tear. We'll see directors and cinematographers holding their little golden men, beaming with pride. But, most of all, we'll get to see what is truly great in the film industry, and we'll get to honor it with the year's most prestigious television event. Several Bearing News staff members have pulled their heads together, and compiled this list of predictions for 2013's Oscar winners. We're by no means experts, but we hope readers will appreciate and enjoy our analysis of this year's cinematic experiences.
Students looking for a part in Rock Bridges upcoming production Midsummer/Jersey auditioned in Room 408 after school today. Callbacks are scheduled for tomorrow. Photo by Asa Lory

Coffield casts ‘A Midsummer/Jersey’

Maddie Magruder January 16, 2013

This Monday and Tuesday, students gathered in the Performing Arts Center to audition for the winter play, “A Midsummer/Jersey.” The play is a take on William Shakespeare’s classic, “A Midsummer...

Camp Show Choir thrills hopefuls

Camp Show Choir thrills hopefuls

Urmilla Kuttikad December 10, 2012

On Saturday, Dec. 8, from 12 - 5 p.m., members of the RBHS show choirs put on Camp Show Choir, a camp where young hopefuls learned the basics of being in a show choir - vocals, choreography, makeup and,...

End of musical brings nostalgia

End of musical brings nostalgia

Urmilla Kuttikad November 19, 2012

Though "Urinetown" is now over, the wonderfully unconventional musical continues to have a profound impact on all those who were involved. Video by Urmila Kutikkad

School musical Urinetown opens for public

School musical ‘Urinetown’ opens for public

Urmilla Kuttikad November 8, 2012

  As soon as the fleeting days of summer folded into biting fall ones, the cast of "Urinetown", Rock Bridge’s fall musical, began rehearsal. After a grueling month of long hours spent learning...

Director announces cast list for fall musical

Lauren Puckett September 14, 2012

The cast list for the fall musical, "Urinetown," was posted in Bearing News and in the Fine Arts department today at 3 p.m. 80 students picked up audition packets from Director Mike Pierson, and many...

Fall musical auditions prompt students with new challenges

Lauren Puckett September 14, 2012

The stage is silent. The audience is mostly empty, with a scattering of students and adults seated in its chairs. A long line of actors rest against the brick wall, biting their lips and mouthing lyrics...

Musical Theatre and Acting 2/3 classes prepare annual Theatrical Showcase

Musical Theatre and Acting 2/3 classes prepare annual Theatrical Showcase

Lauren Puckett May 3, 2012

Junior Ariel Brown steps out of the dressing room, sporting a lacy pink headband, a periwinkle dress with flecks of ivory, and a pair of spotless white Keds. Playing the character of Truvy Jones in Steel...

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