Spotlight on: Samantha’s Show
Brent Novey, Midlo Scoop Staff
January 15, 2019
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
Senior Samantha Ramirez serves as the student director of Midlothian's winter play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. She has embraced her role as director and exemplifies what it means to be a role model in the department. Senior Pauline Spencer states, "She's great at making sure everyo...
Theater Department Announces Cast for the Winter Play
Brent Novey, Midlo Scoop Staff
November 29, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
Cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Christopher Boone – Britton Baltich Siobhan – Sydney Barefoot Ed – Michael Rowe Judy – Peyton Strange Mrs. Alexander – Brooke Ward Mrs. Shears – Lily Koski Mr. Thompson – Jake Feldpausch Roger Shears – Patrick Hurt Reveren...
Honors Theater Students Expand Their Talents
Rachel Bybee, A&E Editor
November 6, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
Recently, Midlo Theatre Director Mrs. Katherine Baugher tasked the Honors Theater students with writing a monologue on a deceased person that somehow impacted the world. The students excitedly went their separate ways to write and share their ideas. They critiqued each other’s monologues to perf...
Barefoot Brings Dancing to Life
Brent Novey, Midlo Scoop Staff
October 31, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts, Spotlights
Every day after school, Senior Sydney Barefoot works with the cast of Midlo's production of The Wizard of Oz as the show's choreographer. Barefoot takes on this extra responsibility, along with her work with Midlo Trojanettes and Midlo's show choir, Just For Show. Barefoot has choreographed three o...
Midlo’s Merry Munchkins
Brent Novey, Midlo Scoop Staff
October 15, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts, Showcase
With Midlo’s fall musical, The Wizard of Oz, rapidly approaching, Mrs. Katherine Baugher has assembled her cast of munchkins, comprised of children from Midlo’s faculty, as well as actors from the show’s ensemble. Why cast children in The Wizard of Oz? The Wizard of Oz is so generational. Generations of...
Midlo Students Follow The Yellow Brick Road
September 19, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
On September 12 and 18, pushed back due to Hurricane Florence, auditions for The Wizard of Oz took place in the auditorium. Over one hundred students scrambled to collect their audition numbers and scripts. Supervising the auditions were none other than Mrs. Katherine Baugher and senior Peyton Strange....
Claim Your Place Over the Rainbow!
Rachel Bybee and Mrs. Katherine Baugher
September 7, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts, Showcase
The Wizard of Oz Auditions NEEDED: flying monkeys, crows, winkies, poppies, apple throwing trees, witches, wizards, munchkins, a scarecrow, tinman, lion, and a girl looking for home. Sept 12, 13, & 14, 2018 3:15-6 in the Midlo Theatre (Wear clothing you can move in!) ...
Goodbye for Now
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
June 4, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
On May 26, 2018, Midlothian’s Center Stage Company met in the theater for another once-in-a-year meeting. The new inductees kicked off the meeting with hilarious skits and cry-laughing references. With the theme “Blast From the Past,” everyone dressed up as a character from a past show. It was an inc...
Theater Classes Jump at Chance to Direct
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
April 19, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
Each year, Mrs. Katharine Baugher gives her theater classes the opportunity to direct a theater piece of their choice. This year, Mrs. Baugher gave out haiku for the students to read, allowing them to think of stories coming from the few lines of poetry. Students chose haiku that spoke to them and form...
Imagining Shakespeare Cast Explores Shakespeare’s Versatile Works
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
January 18, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
Imagining Shakespeare, a script compiled by the Midlothian High Theater Director Katherine Baugher, shares the most vivid and animated scenes from several of Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare entwines words into a new way of seeing the world. Modern audiences may need to draw on prior classroom experi...
Shakespeare Earns Second Place in One Act Competition
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
November 9, 2017
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
The Midlothian Theater Department, while working on You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, also prepared for the VHSL One Act Competition, held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Chancellor High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Upperclassmen in each theater class were carefully chosen to take part in ...
A Standing O for Mrs. Baugher
Marisa Ruotolo, Midlo Scoop Staff
September 27, 2017
Filed under Performing Arts, Showcase
The September recipient for Employee of the Month is Midlo's hardworking, compassionate, and talented theatre director, Mrs. Katherine Baugher. Mrs. Baugher has taught in Midlo's Theatre program for 46 years, inspiring students and faculty alike every day. Congratulations on a well-deserved recognition, Mrs...
