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CBS Affiliate WFOR-4 Reports LIVE from South Plantation High School

November 20, 2008- WFOR-4 news reporter Jorge Estevez was at South Plantation High School reporting live from the set of West Side Story. Watch his report right here.

South Plantation High School Goes National!

South Plantation High School's production of West Side Story is getting national exposure! We have confirmed that ABC World News Tonight will have personnel out on Friday, November 21st, to interview cast and crew and videotape rehearsals and the in-school performance! This will introduce West Side Story, Theater for the Deaf and the performing arts program at South Plantation High School to an audience of millions throughout the country!

Additionally, local interest continues to grow! Crews from both WPLG Channel 10 and WFOR Channel 4 news are coming to do stories to air locally this week.

If you haven't seen the show, this is the last week to do so. There are a few seats left for Friday and Saturday's performances. Don't miss this opportunity to see for yourself why so many are excited about this presentation of West Side Story and the Paladin Players who are performing it.

"Zanna, Don't" Permission Forms Sent Out

Audition forms and applications were distributed to all interested theater students for the one-act play "Zanna, Don't" which will be performed at the Florida State Thespian competition in January.  

Please read through the commitment requirements and, if interested, insure that these forms are signed and  returned to Michelle Terl no later than Tuesday, November 18th. 

"West Side Story" Page ONE in the Miami Herald

The bold, front page headline of the Friday, November 14th edition of the Miami Herald read "Silently Singing", beginning a two page article about South Plantation High School's current production of West Side Story.

The article, written by Miami Herald staff reporter Candace West, continues with this opening paragraph that summarizes the uniqueness of South's production: "In this version of the classic Broadway musical West Side Story, Maria falls in love with Tony without saying a word. Instead, her hands do the singing- by signing". (Read full article)

The Miami Herald website also features a video report called "Deaf Actors Give Voice To West Side Story" under the video menu of their multimedia section. We invite you to check both the Miami Herald Newspaper and website out and help us spread the word about this amazing production!

WLRN Radio Highlights "West Side Story"

Word is getting out on South's latest theater presentation. Local public radio station WLRN news reporter Kiresten Maguire aired a story on South's production of West Side Story.

Listen to this WLRN radio story

Florida Theatre Conference (FTC) Festival

November 6, 2008- The Florida Theatre Conference Festival took place in Lakeland Florida and Jason Zembuch, Michelle Terl and 10 students from Troupe 3383 were in attendance. Michelle Terl tells us why:

FTC allowed our students to audition for about 20-25 college programs from around the country. Many were from public and private Florida universities, but there were also schools from elsewhere. All told, our 10 seniors garnered 74 call backs between them. The trip proved an excellent experience, and a successful tool for planning ahead for the Unified Auditions which will occur in Jan/Feb. Where the FTC auditions were more preliminary, the Unifieds actually take the place of most on-site auditions at various schools.

On the road with South's co-directors were seniors Justin White, Carol Ann Rock, Crystal Gray, Joe Rawda, Mario Aivazian, Josh Oliveras, Bryon Orr, Jaimie Kautzmann, Josh Wittneben, and Frank Gonzalez. South Plantation Friends of the Theatre extends their best wishes to these students and hope each had a successful audition.

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Showcase spotlights students "Destined to Dance"

On Friday evening, October 17th, 2008, an enthusiastic Paladin Playhouse crowd was treated to a dance showcase hosted by Carbonelle Award winning choreographer Ron Hutchins, director of Destined To Dance in Fort Lauderdale.

Read all about this event and watch clips from the different showcases on the new Fall Dance Showcase page.