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"Annie:" Cast & Crew Announcement
3/18/2024
This coming spring, the Middle School will mount
Annie Jr.
, featuring a high-energy, captivating cast of 30 singers and actors.
Thursday, May 16
- preview
Friday, May 17
- performance
Saturday, May 18
- performance
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Student Spotlight: Carrie J. '24
2/5/2024
Congratulations and cheers to
Carrie J. '24
, who has been named to the 2024 Arts and Social Justice Fellowship (ASJF) cohort.
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Alum Spotlight: Max S. '20
1/25/2024
Max Streitwieser '20
recently visited Advanced Band to discuss his experiences in the
NYU music business program
, where he is now a senior. He also shared his own music, which he composes and performs under the
artist name Nicknames
. His music can be found on all streaming platforms.
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"Mean Girls:" Cast & Crew Announcement
11/27/2023
Our Performing Arts department is excited to announce that 67 students in grades 8-12 will come together to perform and produce
Mean Girls: The Musical
this winter. Rehearsals are now underway, so the dates:
March 1-2 and 8-9
. It shall be fetch.
For the uninitiated,
Mean Girls
is based on the iconic, and absurdly quotable, 2004 comedy of the same name. After years of homeschooling with her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Sienna M. '24) starts 11th grade in Illinois, where she swiftly befriends Janis and Damian (Stella T. '24 and Charlie W. '25) and crushes on Aaron Samuels (Ian M. R. '24). But before long,
she falls in with The Plastics
: Karen (Lana P. '26), Gretchen (Cary T. T. '25), and the queen bee Regina (Carrie J. '24).
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Fall Choral Concert
11/20/2023
On the final Wednesday of the 1st trimester, friends and family packed the Samara Studio Theater for the year's first concert.
The 7th & 8th Grade Chorus and the Fall High School Chorus, accompanied by students and faculty from Advanced Instrumental Music, treated the crowd to six songs, including "Hello" by Adele and "XO" by Beyoncé (with a guest senior soloist).
Interspersed were performances from Singing in the Spotlight, a vocal music class for soloists, which included classic rock, contemporary hits, and musical theater songs. The concert concluded with a combined performance of "New Soul" by Yael Naim, featuring all three classes.
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Everybody: Final Shows on Nov. 10-11
11/8/2023
Everybody Will Be There
...
By "there," we mean the closing performances of
Everybody
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, brought to life by a wildly creative (and sometimes sardonic) ensemble of high school actors and crew. Final shows are
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM
.
A modern take on the 15th century morality play,
Everybody
follows "Everybody" as they navigate the journey of Life with help (or lack thereof) from friends, family, stuff, love, and more.
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"Everybody" - Cast & Crew Announcement
9/13/2023
A 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama,
Everybody
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins comes to the Samara Studio Theater on November 3-4 and 10-11. A modern take on a
15th Century morality play
,
Everybody
chooses some roles by lottery at each performance, enabling the audience to see a wholly different show than the day before.
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Spring Harmonies
5/25/2023
On May 23, the award-winning 7th & 8th Grade Chorus, High School Chorus, and Advanced Chorus on a high energy, captivating
Choral Concert
to close out the school year, concluding with a combined chorus rendition of "I'm Still Standing."
Closing out May in a musical manner, 56 student musicians, representing five Burke bands, filled the gym with classical, jazz, blues, and rock hits – ranging from Beethoven to Horace Silver, from the Cranberries to Rodgers and Hart – for the annual
Band Showcase
.
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Music On The Road
5/10/2023
Continuing a long spring tradition, Burke's Advanced and Intermediate Bands played to a packed, energetic house on Monday, May 8,
at Blues Alley
, "the nation's oldest continuing jazz supper club."
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Cast Announcement: Legally Blonde Jr.
3/29/2023
What's "
so much better
" than this awesome middle school cast? Not much! 23 actors from 6th-8th grade will present the delightful, uplifting
Legally Blonde Jr.
this coming May 12-13 at 7 PM.
Legally Blonde Jr
.
"follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams."
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Will You BEE There?
3/3/2023
The winter musical,
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
, opened this past weekend and runs through
Sunday, March 12
.
Tickets are free, but reservations are limited. So be sure to make yours today:
https://forms.gle/
wNMYvqNs5kncU25S6
.
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Cast Announcement: Winter Musical
12/10/2022
The Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce the 8th-12th grade cast of
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,
performing in the Samara Studio Theatre from
March 3-11.
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The Audience Onstage
11/18/2022
This past weekend, the fall play repertory concluded with performances of
The Audience
by Michael Frayn and
Role of Della
by John Wooten, comedies that explore and upend theater's conventions.
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Full Court Chorus
11/3/2022
On October 25, dozens of students from 7th-8th grade Chorus, High School Chorus, and Singing in the Spotlight traveled down to Capital One Arena to sing the national anthem before the
Washington Wizards
took on the Detroit Pistons.
These 70+ singers will again take the stage on Wednesday, November 16, for the Fall Choral Concert.
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Onstage: "Circle Mirror Transformation" - November 2-4
10/20/2022
Circle Mirror Transformation
by
Annie Baker
(2014 Pulitzer Prize, 2017 MacArthur Fellowship) follows "
four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty's six-week-long community-center drama class [in which] hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won" (
Dramatists
).
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Cast Announcement: Fall Plays
9/19/2022
Circle Mirror Transformation
by Annie Baker / November 4-5
invited dress for students & faculty on November 3 at 4:15 PM
MARTY - Julia V-B. '23
JAMES - Joey M-R. '24
THERESA - Zoe T. '24
SCHULTZ - Gabrielle B. '23
LAUREN - Cary T-T. '25
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Announcing: 2022-23 High School Theater Season
6/20/2022
Turning to the stage for solace, belonging, and human connection.
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Vocal Music Concert 2022
5/26/2022
On Thursday, May 26, the High School Chorus, Advanced Chorus, and Singing in the Spotlight presented a beautiful, uplifting concert in the Samara Studio Theatre, both directed and accompanied by Liz R. (Performing Arts). To conclude the night with spirit, performers and audience members alike engaged in top volume "Don't Stop Believin'" karaoke.
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Photography Awards 2022
5/1/2022
Allen J.
(Visual Arts) reports that three students were recognized for their entries to the
Nora School's 2022 Photography Festival
.
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Announcing: Spring Musical Cast
4/6/2022
The Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce the cast for this spring's
High School Musical Jr.,
coming to the Samara Studio Theatre on May 20-21.
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MS Musical - First Rehearsal
3/18/2024
3:30 PM
Location: Hobbes - 208/Thtr - 208/Thtr
May
7
Burke Bands at the Carlyle Room
5/7/2024
Location: Carlyle Room, 1350 I St NW, Washington, DC 20005
May
16
MS Musical - Invited Dress
5/16/2024
4:15 PM
Location: Hobbes - 208/Thtr - 208/Thtr
May
17
Middle School Musical
5/17/2024
7:30 PM
Location: Hobbes - 208/Thtr - 208/Thtr
May
18
Middle School Musical
5/18/2024
7:30 PM
Location: Hobbes - 208/Thtr - 208/Thtr
May
22
Choral Concert Rehearsal
3:30 PM
to
5:30 PM
Location: Hobbes - 208/Thtr - 208/Thtr
May
23
Spring Choral Concert
5/23/2024
6:30 PM
Location: Hobbes - 208/Thtr - 208/Thtr
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