Thursday, May 11, 2017

ONE LAST BOW FOR 2017 MASQUE AND MIME PERFORMERS

By NICOLE QUINONES

It’s that time of year again.  Washingtonville High School’s Masque and Mime had their highly anticipated final performance of the year known as the Cabaret Dinner Theater. In anticipation of the event, students in Masque and Mime picked their favorite musical theater songs to perform while the audience enjoyed a delicious meal. 

NICOLE QUINONES FOR THE WIZARD WEEKLY
This year’s Tuesday dinner was a bit different than previous years. Instead of the usual fancy meal, the club provided a more affordable dinner where  guests were treated with salad, breadsticks, pizza and ice cream for a cost of only $12.  On Wednesday night, the more traditional Cabaret Night that Masque and Mime is used to took place.  For $23 the audience received dinner rolls, salad,  chicken piccata, asparagus, roasted potatoes, and cheesecake. Despite the price, people appeared to be more than willing to pay the extra money considering they knew they would be served an amazing meal and see some amazing performances.   

On Tuesday and Wednesday night, the talented performers of Masque and Mime amazed the crowds, yet again. It has been twenty five years since Mrs. Davis began been directing shows at Washingtonville High School, so the show opened up with a song from the very first show she directed for Masque and Mime: Jubilation T. Cornpone from Lil Abner. Then, they closed out the show with the beloved Spread the Love Around from Sister Act, the play they performed this March. With songs from musicals like Hairspray, Wicked, Les Miserables, Hamilton, A Chorus Line, and many more, the cafeteria was booming with excitement. 

Seniors performed for the last time as part of Masque and Mime. Whether they performed solos, duets, small group numbers or just performed in the large group numbers, it was a fantastic two nights.  Seniors finally got to sign the wall backstage which they have wanted to do since they were freshmen, joining the famous signatures that have been left there for years upon years. Seniors also received their medals and shared their future plans with the audience. “It was really great sharing the stage with my friends one last time,” senior Ashley Tuske said describing the night and the feelings she had about her very last bow. 

The night was a huge success; the audience and the performers had huge smiles on their faces the entire night. The Masque and Mime Society would like to thank everyone for coming out to see their last performance of the 2017 school year. 

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