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Here we go again! | News, Sports, Jobs
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (1394+ words) The Red & Black Players dance during a dress rehearsal for "Mamma Mia!" at the Tupper Lake Middle-High School on Tuesday. Aubrey Nadeau, playing "Sophie Sheridan," falls back and is caught by Eliza Bujold and Ava Facteau, playing "Ali" and "Lisa,…...
Improv, irony and accents
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (593+ words) SARANAC LAKE " The small crowd watching the rehearsal of Pendragon Theatre's "The Gift of the Magi" on Wednesday could not contain their laughter. As middle school actors dragged the adult actors around the stage, cooing like pigeons or putting on…...
Red & Black Players presenting two one-act plays this weekend
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (574+ words) TUPPER LAKE " Over 30 students here are working late into the evenings this week to nail their lines and polish their performances as dress rehearsals are underway. Continuing its longtime tradition, the Red & Black Players, Tupper Lake Central School District's musical…...
Jest for laughs | News, Sports, Jobs
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (623+ words) When I mentioned the inaugural Chucklehead Hoedown to my friend Amy, she shook her head, "Too bad there aren't those old men around anymore that like to tell jokes." And while I wanted to argue the point, I had to…...
‘Embrace the goofiness’
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (532+ words) LAKE PLACID " What do vampires with rhyming dictionaries and roller-skating grandmas have in common? You'll have to come to this week's production by the Lake Placid Drama Club to find out. The fall play is called "Night Night, Roger Roger,…...
Crazy for cartoons | News, Sports, Jobs
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (579+ words) SARANAC LAKE " What's up Doc? "Cartoonival" has been selected as the 2026 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival theme. More than 50 people came out to the Carnival theme vote on Tuesday night. A majority chose the color, comedy and caricature of cartoons to…...
‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ blurs reality, dazzles audiences
1+ year, 3+ hour ago (665+ words) TUPPER LAKE " A whimsical cast worked into the night " memorizing lines, nailing choreography and fine-tuning the stage lighting, among other theatrical nuances. The Red and Black Players were in their final few days of rehearsal until the premiere of "The…...