The Arts

from Alumnae Magazine Summer 2022

In Memoriam

Live Theater on The Ursuline Stage

Intrigue, blackmail, secret passages and general mayhem were on the menu for a mysterious dinner party in the play “Clue” - featured on stage at Ursuline’s Auriana Theater on November 19 and 20, 2021.

A talented ensemble cast of Ursuline students brought to life the famous characters in the classic Hasbro board game and 1985 Paramount movie in this “hilarious farce-meets-murder.” Audience members received a Clue scorecard and pencil to keep track of who they thought did it, in what room, and with what object!

Led by Wadsworth the butler (Leila Martinez), the characters raced to find the killer as the body count stacked up. The ensemble cast was a tour de force with the actors onstage for the majority of the play in order to find out “who done it.”

In addition to Wadsworth, the ensemble included Ms. Scarlet-Sofia Santana, Ms. White-Morgan Adamson, Ms. Peacock-Gabriella Iannace, Yvette-Madalynn Tuttle, Professor Plum-Cameron Caie, Mrs. Green-Makayla Mastrangelo, Colonel Mustard-Kaitlyn Flores, Mrs. Boddy-Gabby Herbert, the singing telegram girl, The Cook-Faren Howard, Sous Chef - Presley Gallagher, Chief of Police-Jenna Cain, COP( the unexpected cop) (alive and dead)-Madeline Alaimo, Motorist-Angelena Marji, Newscaster-Nichole Jiang, and McCarthy-Vishna Patel.

The cast welcomed middle school newcomers to our Drama Club, led by Olivia O’Briskie, Nora Hoener, Aurelia Carlson, Mary Allen, Sophia Paprota, Klara Boka, and Veronika Boka.

Congratulations to the entire cast for their lively and entertaining performances. Live theater is a team effort, and we thank Stage Manager Katherine Mehler and Sound Director Julia Higgins who ran tech. Additional thanks to Moya Williams (lighting) as well as Julia Taffe, Georgina Gamble, and Isabella Ferrisi who were backstage and worked brilliantly behind the scenes. Special thanks to Tech Director Anthony Marinello.

“Clue” was directed by Edie Anne Reidy who was thrilled to see her drama students thrive and shine on the stage once more.

Annual Spring Art Show

FIlm and Broadcast students presented Film Haikus, Portraits & Animations in the iHub

The Ursuline School Annual Art Show is the culminating event celebrating the artwork of all art students throughout the academic year. After two years of a virtual and then hybrid art show, the exhibition returned to the halls of the school, beginning with the formal induction of students into The Ursuline School chapter of the National Art Honor Society in the Auriana Theater. Afterwards students, family and friends once again enjoyed walking through the school to view outstanding artwork from middle school art, Intro to Art & Design, Art & Design I, II, and Advanced Art & Design, 3D Art and Design, Fashion Engineering, AP Art & Design, Computer Graphic Design, Photoshop & Photography, Digital Media, and Film & Broadcast.

In keeping with tradition, Senior art students exhibited their best artwork, gallery style, in the center of the Tully Family Auditorium-Gymnasium, from which the administration purchased works to add to the extensive school collection.