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Announcing The Art Fair

Announcing The Art Fair

Anjali Tremblay '26, Arts Editor November 18, 2024

This December, a brand-new tradition will debut at AFS: The Winter Art Fair. Every year, seniors in visual arts classes are celebrated at a culminating, end of year Senior Art Showcase. However,...

Character Workshop

The People Behind the Rebellion of Urinetown: The Musical

Ash Cohen '26, Marketing November 14, 2024

Urinetown: The Musical by Greg Kotis is a story about rebellion against a tyrannical government, with the people of the world being forced to pay in order to pee. Bobby Strong is the leader of the rebellion,...

Rhyme and Reason

Rhyme and Reason

Serafina Kubersky '26, Assistant Arts Editor October 13, 2024

Pantoum Poems capture readers by using one of the most powerful tools in a poet’s arsenal: repetition. This old Malaysian form is often overlooked in favor of more common styles like the sestina. However,...

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Stagecraft that Makes a Splash!

Ash Cohen ‘26 October 13, 2024

In AFS’s new theatre class, Technical Theatre Design taught by Seth Schmitt-Hall, the class is preparing for Urinetown, where it is a privilege to pee. The students have the privilege of designing set...

Humans of AFS: Stage and Studio

Humans of AFS: Stage and Studio

AJ Wright ‘25 October 4, 2024

I have gotten the privilege of working closely with theater teacher Kittson O’Neill. O’Neill has been a theater teacher and director of plays and musicals at AFS since 2022, and since her arrival she...

Introduction to Theater at AFS

Introduction to Theater at AFS

Alyson Cromar ‘25, Quincy Willis ‘26, and Hannah Elkin ‘26 September 25, 2024

Theater has always had a special place within the Abington Friends School community. It provides a creative outlet and platform for students to showcase their talents with productions ranging from comedic...

Contrapuntal

Contrapuntal

Serafina Kubersky '26, Assistant Arts Editor May 29, 2024

Contrapuntal poems beautifully marry music with poetry in a way that entwines two separate poems into a harmonious third. Its invention is credited to Russian novelist and poet Andrei Bely in 1921. Since...

Let’s Talk About Intimacy

Let’s Talk About Intimacy

Ava Cole '25, Founder of Marketing Team May 5, 2024

Breaking news: Abington Friends Upper School Theatre has an intimacy director. That’s right, it’s not just for Bridgerton. Carly Bodnar served as the intimacy director for this year’s Upper School...

For The Record

For The Record

Kaitlyn Podulka ‘25 March 20, 2024

The Record, a Boygenius album released in March of 2023, is both unique and generic. The lyrics on this album are creative and beautiful. They are clearly a product of passion for poetry. Each of the songs...

Horror Movies are Getting Worse

Horror Movies are Getting Worse

Kathereen Jean ‘24 March 20, 2024

Horror movies have long been a staple of the film industry, captivating audiences with suspense and fear. However, as of recently, the genre has fallen short of its purpose to write a compelling, scary...

The Past and Present of Three Sisters

The Past and Present of Three Sisters

Ash Cohen '26, Marketing March 16, 2024

At the end of last school year, AFS theater director Kittson O’Neill announced that the spring play for the 2023-2024 theater season would be Three Sisters by Anton Chekov. Many students may have wondered...

Rhyme and Reason

Rhyme and Reason

Serafina Kubersky '26, Assistant Arts Editor March 16, 2024

Flamenca poems perfectly encapsulate the fast-paced passion of dance. Originating from 18th century Southern Spain, flamenco dancing mainly inspired the Flamenca. Syllable count and assonance combine within...

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