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The Harlequin Club Presents
“Peter Pan”
The Middle School Harlequin Club christened the Main Stage
Theater of the Crawford Campus Center this fall with its production
of the much-loved musical, “Peter Pan.”
The charming musical about a boy who refuses to grow
up and his adventures in Neverland was a crowd pleaser for the whole
family and showcased not only the talent of the students, but the
possibilities of the
new theater as
well. The cast included:
Caroline
Hunter ’14 as Peter
Pan, Calloway
Cox ’15 as Wendy,
Jake Aronchick ’13
as John, and Josh
Owsiany ’15 as
Michael.
“Grease” is the word for
Mandie Banks again!
Choreographing Grease (this year’s Upper
School musical) will be a trip down memory
lane for Theater Department member Mandie
Banks. Ten years ago she was a performer
in the 1998-1999 national touring company of
“Grease.” She was cast as a member of the
ensemble and understudied lead characters
Sandy and Patty Simcox. One of the highlights
was playing Sandy in Las Vegas and in her
hometown of Bethlehem, PA. Mandie also had
the chance to perform in Philadelphia’s own
Merriam Theatre.
Poster art by Meg
LeBoeuf ’12
(l to r) Caroline Hunter as Peter Pan, Calloway Cox as Wendy, Jake
Aronchick as John, and Josh Owsiany as Michael.
arts
Spotlight on the
Thaddeus Squire ’90
Thaddeus Squire, a member
of the Class of 1990, currently
serves as the Artistic Executive
Director of Peregrine
Arts, a non-profit
organization,
which promotes
collaborations
and partnerships
between artists
and organizations.
Thaddeus
was instrumental
in launching
the company in
2005-06 with the purpose of creating
an entrepreneurial model to support
interdisciplinary arts. He felt that the
Philadelphia area did not need more
cultural product but a way of enabling
existing artists to deliver more value to
the community. Through presenting/
producing and consulting/researching,
Peregrine Arts offers creative solutions
to economically resource all disciplines
of the arts. One of their most recent
projects, Hidden City, is a four-week
festival where the public will be invited
to rediscover places in Philadelphia’s
cultural heritage, including Girard College,
The Wanamaker Building, The
Frankford Arsenal, and The Wagner
Free Institute of Science, which includes
works from artists such as
David Lang and Sam Durant.
Future projects include a feature
length animated short and a music
theater piece. Peregrine Arts also
works in collaboration with the Greater
Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing
Corporation, the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania, and the Choral Arts
Society. For further information on
Thaddeus and Peregrine Arts, go to
www.peregrinearts.org.
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