PHOTOS: Norwood High School Drama Presents 'Hamlet'

The show will run from Thursday through Sunday.

The Norwood High School drama department will present William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The show will continue through Sunday with a 5 p.m. showing. "I spoke with the kids and they expressed an interest in doing a serious piece. Hamlet I see as a revenge comedy that turns into a tragedy. Our cast explored the revenge comedy aspect of this show in hopes of making Shakespeare fun for the audience," said John Quinn, drama teacher at Norwood High School. Quinn has been teaching drama since 1996. He and the department put on five shows a year, the next one for Norwood High School is "King's Stag." Showtimes: Jan. 17, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. Students: $5. General Admission: $10.

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Five Things You Need to Know Today in Norwood: 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog' at NHS

Your daily dose of Patch knowledge.

Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Are you getting Norwood Patch's headlines in your email? You could be! Sign up for our daily or weekly newsletters! 2. NHS Drama will present "Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog" tonight at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Cost is $5 at the door. 3. During the month of November the Morrill Library will accept donations of non-perishable food for fines incurred for overdue materials. All donations will go to the Norwood Food Pantry. 4. On Wednesday mornings, Kehillah Schechter Academy holds Mommy & Me time from 9:40-10:…

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NHS Drama Presents the First Ever Haunted Norwood Tours

The tours will serve as a fundraiser for the club's trip to Scotland.

This weekend the Norwood High School Drama Club will present the first ever Haunted Norwood Tour, beginning on the Town Common. The tours will be held Saturday and Sunday evenings, as well as the evening of next Saturday, Nov. 10, and are serving as a fundraiser for the club's trip to perform at the 2013 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.   The drama students will be acting as costumed storytelling tour guides and story characters at several of the tour stops to showcase the skills for which they were given an invitation to the festival. Stops along the route include town landmarks and historical homes at which the tour guides will present information comprised of a mixture of historical facts and fictional stories based on local …

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In the Schools: Volunteers Needed, Dodgeball Tournament

Your weekly round up of what's happening in the Norwood Schools.

Every week Norwood Patch will be rounding up some of the important events and announcements from Norwood's schools. Have something you'd like to add? Email us! Volunteers Needed: Coakley Middle School PTO Needs New Board Members The Coakley PTO is in search of parents who are willing to step up and help out with the PTO board next year. They are very sadly losing Co-President Sarah Sullivan and Secretary Betsy Cutler, and need volunteers to fill those rolls. They are also looking for someone to help Donna Driscoll with the Treasurer duties. It would be terrific for the parent of an upcoming 6th or 7th grader to transition into a roll on the PTO Board, so if you know of anyone currently at the CMS or at the 5th grade level who would be …

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NHS Drama Performs in Prelims of State Festival

The group performed "The Suicide."

Norwood High School Drama participated in the preliminary round of the 81st Annual Massachusetts High School Drama Festival 2012 this weekend, according to the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild's website. The students performed "The Suicide" - a 1928 play by the Russian playwright Nikolai Erdman. The Sharon High School Theatre Company advanced to semi-finals with its performance of "The Cripple of Inishmaan." Mansfield and Winthrop also advanced from the group of seven schools that performed in Sharon on Saturday. The Sharon High auditorium was among 14 host sites statewide for Saturday's 2012 prelims, which include 114 schools. Mansfield performed "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (Act II)." Winthrop performed "…

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Local Weekend Activities: Nov. 18-20

"Amadeus," concerts and a Turkey Trot on the calendar this weekend.

The weekend is just around the corner. If the only plans you have are not to stay home because lounging on the couch and watching TV just don’t cut it anymore, then don't worry, Norwood Patch is here to assist you! Check out our list of suggestions of events to attend, places to go, sites to see – all within driving distance of home.  1. Norwood High School Drama Presents: Amadeus Where/When: Norwood High School Performance Center, 245 Nichols St, Norwood; Fri. Nov. 18, 7 p.m., Sat., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., Sun., Nov. 20, 2 p.m. Why Go: The Norwood High School Drama department is proud to present Peter Shaffer’s Tony award-winning play Amadeus. Based on Alexander Pushkin's 1830 poem, Peter Shaffer's Amadeus depicts the fabled life of Wolfgang …

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NHS Drama Presents Amadeus, Nov. 18-20

The Tony award-winning show will be the first in the new high school.

The Norwood High School Drama department is proud to present Peter Shaffer’s Tony award-winning play Amadeus, Nov. 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. in the new Norwood Senior High School Performance Center. Directed by NHS drama instructor John Quinn, the play has been double cast, featuring juniors Leo Blais and Matt Foley in the role of the jealous Antonio Salieri, and senior Phil Gustafson and Junior Eddie Hernon playing the young, brilliant Mozart. Based on Alexander Pushkin's 1830 poem, Peter Shaffer's Amadeus depicts the fabled life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a young upstart musician in eighteenth century Vienna and his encounters with Antonio Salieri, the Viennese court composer who has pledged his life's work to God. …

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