Georgia Marshall - Marblehead Current

10 Sep

MHS performers take their talents to The Barrelman

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The music department at Marblehead High School has shown us time and again that it is bursting with talent, passion and dedication. Spanning multiple wins at a cappella competitions, years of sold-out opening nights for the spring musical, and various local performances around the community; the population of student singers, musicians and performers is thriving and accomplished. Lucy Key performs at The Barrelman last month. COURTESY PHOTO The Barrelman has long served as a space for high school students and alumni to perform. The panel…

10 Jul

ICYMI: Festival & Fourth reflections

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This year’s Fourth of July celebration was one to remember. From dancing aliens and magicians to the annual afternoon lobster luncheon and fireworks at Crocker Park, there was fun to be had by all who celebrated. The Marblehead Festival of Arts draws in people of all ages and backgrounds — and everyone has a story. We asked festival-goers what brings them here, what keeps them coming back and what this day means to them. Here’s what they had to say. CURRENT PHOTOS / GEORGIA MARSHALL…

21 May

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT: Meet Izzy Scogland

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NAME: Izzy Scogland AGE: 17 SCHOOL YEAR: Junior INVOLVEMENT IN MHS ARTS: I've been involved in the arts at MHS since my freshman year. I came into the school taking the theater arts class which is where I met Mr. Scoglio and felt inspired to keep performing here. FAVORITE MEMORY: It's super hard to choose just one memory of performing. If I had to pick, it would be opening night for “Legally Blonde: The Musical” in my freshman year. It was my first time being…

17 Apr

PERFORMER PROFILE: Anya Kane

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AGE: 18 SCHOOL YEAR: Senior COLLEGE: American University MAJOR: Musical theater and psychology INVOLVEMENT IN MHS ARTS: I have been involved with the arts since freshman year. I started with choir and began my theater career at the high school with our production of “Bye Bye Birdie.” Over the course of my time at MHS, I have participated in nine different pieces of theater. I joined Luminescence (an a cappella group) my sophomore year, and I am now acting as the music director. I also…

09 Apr

PERFORMER PROFILE: Brady Weed

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NAME: Brady Weed AGE: 18 SCHOOL YEAR: Senior INVOLVEMENT IN MHS ARTS: I’ve been performing at MHS since my freshman year when I played Banquo in our production of Macbeth and joined the choir. Before that I had been doing choir for two years and theater for five. FAVORITE MEMORY: Last year I had the privilege of writing and directing “It’s About Pirates and Nothing Else” which went up at Dramafest. The day before opening night, we were 10 minutes or so over our 40-minute…