Music & Arts

Lend Me a Tenor knocks audience off their feet

Lend Me a Tenor played Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in the Black Box Theatre.  This venue is usually frowned upon because of the smaller size and seating capacity but with this piece, the showcase was just right.  Audiences were able to be up-close and personal to the set which provided for a much more dramatic impression of Park City High School’s first ever farce.

 

The Hunger Games

Few books get as much attention from everyone, everywhere as Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series. Fewer still are made into brilliant movies that have people camping out for days just to be the first to see it.  I’m talking a better versed, more intelligent group of people that are a little less obsessed than the Twilight fangirls.  The Hunger Games has become a sensation in the theatres and on paper.

 

"Happy to You" brings good vibes

Many people might want feel-good music to go along with wearing shorts and melting frost for the summer.  An entire album of warm feelings and good vibes is not too much to ask for, especially from the Swedish band Miike Snow’s sophomore album, “Happy to You."

 

“[The album] is really good!” said Junior Hannah Hunsaker.  “It sounds a little like the first one, but I still like it.”

 

Karsyn Rob to be future Taylor Swift

If you haven’t heard of her, Karsyn Rob is an up-and-coming musician at Park City High School.  Rob should be a junior but is graduating early with the senior class in order to further her career as a singer and guitarist.

Rob said, “I’m going to study music business in Nashville.  It’s right in the heart of all the major record labels and publishing companies.  I’ve already made a lot of connections with the record companies there.”

From the success she’s had in the past, it’s obvious that she will succeed in the future.

"The Misfits"- There is a bit of misfit in all of us

Upon walking into the black box theatre last Thursday night and seeing the few props, scant setting, and little audience, you might have just gone and sat among a majority of proud parents, expecting to see a banal little production. All the actors carried scripts. They were all wearing exactly what they’d worn to school that day. There was only one person running the lighting and technical aspects. But for a little play, it certainly brought a big bang with the audience.

Playwright in Residence puts on "The Misfits"

Last week, Brian Guehring visited Park City High School as a playwright in residence. This program, Playwright in Residence, is administered by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education and sponsored by Broadway Across America. This year, our high school was one of two chosen in Utah to participate.

“Our mission is to partner a professional playwright with high school drama students. We take a play and develop it by working with the high school program. The students get the opportunity to work with a play in depth,” said Guehring.

KMK continues to thrive

Senior Kyla Kozole has successfully been running her own earring business for the last two years. Starting as gifts for friends, the unique handmade earrings soon turned into the full-blown business, KMK Designs.

Senior Kylee Minardi said, “I like KMK earrings a lot. They’re really trendy and are good quality but they’re not really expensive.”

Simis swag

A new business has hit the high school scene after the collapse of a previous one. Simis, started by Senior Sam Barsketis, previously a part of the clothing company Nine Under, has been seeing some major success throughout these halls.

“Without starting Nine Under I would be nowhere today. It allowed me to build relationships and meet people in the industry,” said Barsketis.

Although fairly new to the business scene, Simis is thriving. After receiving more and more attention from the community, Barsketis is more excited than ever to continue his new clothing company.

Chronicle: the new Blair Witch Project

It’s been a while since the style of filming used in “The Blair Witch Project” was brought about on the big screen. You know the type: the radical point-of-view shooting that takes you to the scene and frankly makes you a little seasick, like the characters are carrying the camera around with them. After the indie film project made the big screen, every director was after the bumpy, shaken camera work.

Talent show surprises

The annual talent show was held in the Eccles Center on Friday, December 16th. To kick off Christmas break, sixteen acts showcased their unique talents.

With Seniors Dane Ruhnau and Tori Vangeison hosting the show, some comic relief was added every once and a while, but for the most part they got repetitive as they introduced each student in extremely similar ways.

Most acts turned out to be some form of singing, whether it was a solo, accompanied by piano, or a straight up band. Each one was surprising. The school’s eyes were opened to fellow peers with amazing gifts.

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