The school’s improvisation groups hosted one-hour performances over Zoom May 14. The Jackanapes, made up of sophomores and juniors, went live at 5 p.m., and the Scenemonkeys, composed of mostly seniors,...
The upper school improv group hosted an event on Zoom, where students from the group displayed their improvisation skills through a series of games and scenes based on suggestions from the audience, March...
On a late Wednesday afternoon, Shanti Hinkin ’22 listened to the combination of voices that comprised the Chamber Singers as they sang Brahms's "Der Gang zum Liebchen." However, this year, something...
Members of the Orangagang, Scene Monkeys and Jackanapes, the three upper school improvisation groups, performed for the community via Zoom on May 23, 24 and 25, respectively.
Students have been rehearsing...
Jackanapes mentor Lisa Fredrickson led improv workshops for students in the Actor and the Stage I class Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 3 and 7.
Fredrickson led the class in activities in learning to develop characters...
Members of the Scene Monkeys improvisation group performed two shows in the Rugby Auditorium May 13.
“There was just so much adrenaline and energy on stage, and it felt like all the monkeys were on...
Actor Masi Oka ‘92 taught an Unconventional Leadership workshop on improvisational skills in the Drama Lab last Friday.
Oka, who starred in NBC’s "Heroes," has a background in improv that includes...
Dave Bushnell runs through the do’s and don’t’s of improv. He throws out terms like "block" and "waffle" to the 13 students who make up the new student improv group, the newly-named Jackanapes.
Bushnell...
Auditions for the Scene Monkeys, the upper school improv group, will be held Friday, Oct. 25. in the drama lab. Callbacks will be held the following week on Friday, Nov. 1.
Additionally, performing arts...
Upper school student improv group, Scene Monkeys, performed the opening act for the Los Angeles Student Media Festival on March 30. Six of the 20-member ensemble attended the two hour long show, which...
Performing arts teacher and Scene Monkeys adviser Michele Spears selected 20 students for the 2012-2013 Scene Monkeys.
New members were admitted after two rounds of callbacks over two weeks. Fifty students...
