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  • November 17There will be a bus emergency drill Thursday, Nov. 21, and there is no late bus.
  • November 17The Amphitheater will be closed Monday, Nov. 18 for the removal of the US Musical set.
  • November 17School will be closed Friday, Nov. 22 for virtual parent-teacher conferences.
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
Musical theater director Samara Kelly leads her Theater Arts: Introduction class through an improv game as freshman Lena Sakhnini holds out a hairbrush as a makeshift microphone. Kelly said her own high school theater community helped her explore her identity. "I loved the making something out of nothing," Kelly said.

An explosion of color and life: Through the eyes of Archer’s musical theater director

By Vivianne Arnold, Senior Reporter
December 10, 2023
Piper Rutman leads the Unaccompanied Minors in a rehearsal before the winter concert preview. Rutman is the a cappella group manager and has arranged many songs for the group. "I want my music to be spark emotions in a good way and be that sad or happy or whatever," Rutman said.

Pandemic pursuit: how Piper Rutman explored passion for music composition, plans for future

By Oona Seppala, Multimedia Editor
January 20, 2023
Ella Poon (’23) takes a breath outside the Zeller Student Center while the middle school choir rehearses behind her. Moments before, Poon had been taping up the windows behind her with black paper in preparation for "Kaleidoscope," the 2022 Winter Concert. "This is my arm workout for the day," Poon said.

Bringing it backstage: Ella Poon shares experience stage managing upper school productions

By Siena Ferraro, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
January 7, 2023
Upper school students split up into groups based on their particular art disciplines and interests to brainstorm ideas for the Visual Arts Festival and how art can be better represented at Archer. The ACA had their first meeting of the second semester Jan. 12 in the photography room during lunch.

‘A place where every single art has the ability to shine’: Archer Council of Artists highlights creativity in community

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
January 21, 2022
Glory Chase (‘22) dips Isabelle Verdery (‘23) during an upper school musical rehearsal of the “Hanky Panky” number in the amphitheater courtyard. On Nov. 1, members of the musical had their costume parade outdoors, which consisted of the performers all trying on their costumes so they knew what the actual show would look like.

‘An exchange of energy’: Upper School Musical ‘Leader of the Pack’ sparks ‘connection’ and ‘enthusiasm’

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2021
Pictured is a scene from the first showing of the upper school play entitled "Radium Girls." Justine Moore '22, Bess Frierson '22 and Ruby Horton '21 are shown on a pre-recording stream on Vimeo.

‘Radium Girls’: Fighting for rights amidst a pandemic

By Thea Leimone, Features Editor
December 6, 2020
The musical cast sings a song to the upper school in the Dining Hall. The show will make its debut Dec. 8.

Buzzing, buzzy, singing bees: Upper school musical cast gives preview of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

By Lola Lamberg, Chloe Richards, and Thea Leimone
November 29, 2018
The Kroks warm up their voices in Archer's orchestra room before their performance on Jan. 12. The Kroks originated in Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club, founded in 1770.

‘The Krokodiloes’ teach singing workshop to Archer a cappella groups

By Cat Oriel, News & Features Editor
January 20, 2018
Grace Dieveney '21, adviser Kristin Taylor, Cybele Zhang '18, Maya Wernick '18 and Nelly Rouzroch '18 collect our fourth place award at the JEA/NSPA conference. This year's convention was held in Dallas and had the theme "Go Big." Image courtesy of Taylor.

Letter from the Editor: Farewell to a big 2017

By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
January 9, 2018
Nellie, played by Gwyneth Williams '22, and her daughter Lolly, played by Mia Ronn '23, argue over Nellie's new doll named Edward. Edward finds himself in many households throughout the show, learning lessons of love and loyalty in each.

Blackbox’s final show, ‘The Mysterious Journey of Edward Tulane,’ closes

By Grace Dieveney, Staff Writer
December 12, 2017
Kelsey Thompson '20 holds a releve during a ballet class. Dancers were preparing for the annual Night of Dance, which takes place in February.

Dance Troupe, Company prepare for annual show, reflect on theme

By Gracie Marx, Staff Writer
October 23, 2017
Jayla Brown '18, Uma Halsted '18, Gracie Abrams '18 and Ava Vinton '20 rehearse for the Archer interpretation of "The Crucible," which debuts March 9. "The Crucible" on Broadway is a critically acclaimed play that received raving reviews from publications such as the New York Times.

More than a play, ‘The Crucible’ explores political issues today

By Ella Frey, News & Features Editor
March 7, 2017
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