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How Broadway Shows Like & Juliet Change How We Learn Literature and History

How Broadway Shows Like & Juliet Change How We Learn Literature and History

Lauren Ciudad, Staff Writer April 14, 2023

Most middle and high school students don’t find reading Shakespeare in the classroom to be peak entertainment. Surely, the 2023 Broadway season has noticed that. In November 2022, & Juliet officially...

Disney's The Little Mermaid Hits the SWMHS Stage

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Hits the SWMHS Stage

Lauren Ciudad, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

Another colorful fairytale is ready to hit the SWMHS stage! Completing the 2022-2023 season, this year’s musical cast is thrilled to present Disney’s The Little Mermaid. A classic movie from our childhood,...

From left to right: Kwabena "Junior" Adjei, Eleya Kose, Ivonne-Marie Ramos.

Alice @ Wonderland Makes Its Stage Debut

Lauren Ciudad, Staff Writer November 3, 2022

Very different from last year’s Radium Girls, SWMHS’s production of Alice @ Wonderland is packed full of fan-favorite wacky characters and a widely recognizable plot. As a modern take on a classic...

Radium Girls Heads to the SWMHS Stage

Radium Girls Heads to the SWMHS Stage

Lauren Ciudad, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

Radium Girls, a real life tragedy in New Jersey’s history, has become Sayreville War Memorial High School's first show back on stage. Set in New Jersey during the 1920s, and based on a true story, Radium...

[Pictured: John Mendoza and Jodi Cesare with former club president and SWMHS graduate Patrick Smith and long-time club member Lindsay Ploskonka.]

Improv Troupe sets the stage for the new year

Dylan Moran, Staff Writer February 1, 2019

Entering the new year, the Sayreville Improv Troupe continues its run under new management - lead by newly elected Presidents Jodi Cesare, John Mendoza, and Dominic Afriyie -  as they continue their...

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