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The successful Staples Players’ production, “The Prom”, officially came to an end on Nov.18 after running for two consecutive weekends. With a show that took months of rehearsal including many late nights at school, what is it like for the Players knowing that all that hard work they put into that show is now over...

“The Prom” is an outlier in contrast to Staples Players’ recent productions. Having drawn huge crowds every night for classic musicals like “Grease” and “Guys & Dolls,” “The Prom” may come as a surprise–the musical hit Broadway just 7 years ago, inspiring a 2020 Netflix adaptation of the show. Thematically, it’s also incredibly relevant: the...

Remy Laifer is playing Mendel in the national tour of "Fiddler on the Roof" and is understudying Perchik and Motel — the same role he played at Staples.

Off the side of the Post Road, a new restaurant, Yuki Kitchen, finds its home in Westport. They’re housed in a cozy space that seats nine, with a refrigerator filled with American and Japanese sodas and a large waving cat. Despite only opening in late 2022, they already have regular customers eating their combination of...

Theater often highlights star studded individual talents, and, of course, Players has a long history of just that. But this perception was challenged the first weekend of the Player’s annual fall production. This year’s production of “Guys and Dolls” became a shining example of something deeper- a program steeped in a culture of supporting one...

This isn’t the first time that Staples Players has put on the 1950s classic musical “Guys and Dolls.” It was most recently done in 2009. Before that: 2000, which marked theater teacher David Roth’s first ever musical as director of the theater group.   “We just thought the time was right to do it again,”...

This isn’t the first time that Staples Players has put on the 1950s classic musical “Guys and Dolls.” It was most recently done in 2009. Before that: 2000, which marked theater teacher David Roth’s first ever musical as director of the theater group.   “We just thought the time was right to do it again,”...

Two Broadway stars from Connecticut headline Westport Country Playhouses production of "4000 Miles."

Two Broadway stars from Connecticut headline Westport Country Playhouses production of "4000 Miles."

The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) recognized Sasha Maskoff ’22 and Sophie Alycone ’22 for their artistic excellence at the 27th Annual High School Arts Awards on April 5. The CAS awards two seniors each year for excellence across the visual/performing arts. Sophie Alcyone: excellence in visual media Alcyone won the award for a pastel...