The Greatest Showman on Broadway
Nathalie Sibal, Writer
February 26, 2018
Filed under #WhatsTrending, Arts & Entertainment, Movies, Theatre
After a disappointing opening day on Dec. 20, The Greatest Showman made a spontaneous international box office recovery over the past few weeks. Fans all over the world have expressed their love for the musical’s inspiring and heartwarming story. Due to the film’s success, 20th Century...
One Night Only Improv
Vicky Arguello, Writer
January 29, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Organizations, Student Life, Theatre
One Night Only, Downey High’s Improv Club, held a show on Jan. 12 featuring aspiring comedians and hosted by Mr. Hansen. The show took place in the Downey High School Theater at 5 p.m. with an entree fee of $5 at the door and $3 pre-sale. In improv, participants play different game...
You Can’t Take It With You
Stefanie Chavez, Photo Editor
November 17, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Clubs & Organizations, Theatre, Top Stories
Downey High School’s theatre department presents, You Can’t Take it With You, an award winning play, taking place in a New York home in 1936. This play follows the story of the Sycamore and Kirby families as they deal with the complications of living a happy life versus living to please oth...
Hamilton Comes to LA: An Inspiring Musical
Brenda Melara, Writer
September 22, 2017
Filed under #WhatsTrending, Theatre
Wait for it? The wait is over. Hamilton is here. From Broadway to LA’s Pantages Theater, the well-known musical of the nation sold out their tickets before the opening on August 11 at eight p.m. It was worth the wait because it is an untold story that everyone can relate to. Hamilton i...
Downey’s Drama Production Presents: Into the Woods
Melissa Estrada, Section Editor
May 12, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E, Theatre
Ending the year with the famous musical, Into the Woods, the Drama Production presented their final show on April 14. Following the rendition of Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the drama crew decided to take on another style and put together the musical, Into the Wood...
Amélie: From Paris to Broadway
Jasmine Fernandez, Co-Copy Editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Theatre
They say times are hard for dreamers but they are not for Amelie– headed to Broadway in early March, the new musical brings whimsical Paris to the New York stage after a year and a half of off-Broadway performances. Although previews begin March 9 at the Walter Kerr theater, Amelie ran at Los Angelesâ...
The Play of the Night
Oscar Flores, Writer
February 15, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Theatre
New year, new play! The DHS Drama Club is set to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a Shakespearean comedy that revolves around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.  The performance takes place during three consecutive days (Thurs. 02/2, Fri. 02/3, Sat. 02/4) the first week and two consecutive day...
The School Master Breaks the Curse
Melissa Hernandez, News Editor
May 16, 2016
Filed under Student Life, Theatre
Drama production had the final showing of, Fools, their last play of the year, on Thursday, May 5, at 5 PM in the DHS theater. It was a comedic show full of slapstick humor composed of two acts, which started with an introduction of the setting, a small town called Kulyenchikov, in Ukraine, given by ...
Back to the 1930s
Irania Quintero, News Section Editor
January 6, 2015
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Theatre, Top Stories
Downey High School’s drama department presented Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, on Dec. 5, because Lee’s novel served as inspiration to Mr. Lars Hansen due to current events in modern society. Hansen deemed it appropriate to have his students perform this play given the relativity to today...
The power of pumpkin pie
Vivian Buenrostro, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 9, 2014
Filed under Community, Theatre
Instead of hurrying home after school on Wednesday, Nov. 18, students from Downey and Warren High gathered at Stay Gallery to cheer on their classmates participating in a pie eating contest. The contest was arranged by Warren’s Stay Connected club with hopes of raising $700 to donate to...