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Ward as Quasimodo is crowned as ugliest in town during the Feast of Fools.

Drama Club Shines in Hunchback of Notre Dame

Noah Lonzer, Staff Writer December 10, 2024

The Beachwood theater program performed The Hunchback of Notre Dame on Nov. 16-18. The play follows Quasimodo, a deformed orphan raised by his Uncle, Claude Frollo. The plot takes place when Quasimodo...

Michael Karas and Rachel Kantarovich rehearse in the community room on Oct. 8.

Drama Club Presents Hunchback of Notre Dame

Noah Lonzer, Staff Writer October 9, 2024

The BHS theater program will be performing the Hunchback of Notre Dame on Nov. 15 to 17. The play stars Eli Ward as Quasimodo, Rachel Kantarovich as Esmerelda, Michael Karas as Captain Phoebus and DeShaun...

Addams Family Spooks and Astonishes

Addams Family Spooks and Astonishes

Alex Bravo, Staff Writer November 14, 2023

The theater department delivered a magnificent performance with their adaptation of The Addams Family on Halloween weekend. The show was directed by Johnathan Luster and Topher Helm.  The quality...

The plot follows a group of individuals who find shelter in an abandoned house from mass-murdering zombies.

New Directors Bring Horror and Humor With ‘Night of the Living Dead’

Amy Zhou, News Editor December 1, 2022

The Beachwood Bison drama club proudly presented Night of the Living Dead on the weekend of Nov. 10-12.  The stage production is adapted from the classic 1968 American horror film produced by George...

Wadsworth crumples to his death after being shot by agent Larry Goodman.

Details Drive Success of Fall Production “Clue”

Moonhee Kim, Staff Writer November 29, 2021

“Clue” is a muder mystery based on the board game and 1985 film. The plot follows the course of a dinner party, where six guests are invited and held hostage, as they eventually discover, by their...

Photos by Elizabeth Metz

Drama Club Delivers High Energy Performance With ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

Tal Rothberg, Staff Writer December 4, 2018

The fall musical, Peter and the Starcatcher, was presented during the weekend of Nov 16. The leads were played by BHS juniors: Ari Sokol as Peter while Jordyn Zawatsky and Joelle Rosenthal split the...

"The Children's Hour" Addresses Serious Themes

“The Children’s Hour” Addresses Serious Themes

Hannah Leland, Staff Writer December 10, 2012

On Dec. 6th, the Drama Club kicked off the year with "The Children’s Hour," a suspenseful, emotionally striking play set in 1934.  A spoiled boarding school girl creates a rumor that two of her female...

Drama Club Adviser Sheila Heyman Discusses "Crimes of the Heart," Opening Friday

Drama Club Adviser Sheila Heyman Discusses “Crimes of the Heart,” Opening Friday

Rachel Lubinger, Staff Writer December 12, 2011

Why did you pick the play, Crimes of the Heart? For a few reasons.  I’ve always wanted to do this play and have always liked this play.  It’s a play about relationships, which is my favorite kind...

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