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Written by Jackson Morrison
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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Are you free this weekend? Because Grant’s production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is sure to be a smash hit. This iconic "musical thriller," written by Stephen Sondheim and directed by drama teacher Chris Lane, whose combined efforts, alongside orchestra conductor Nicholas Budge, will bring to light all that Grant has to offer.
It is the tale of Sweeney Todd, a barber, who, after having his wife and child stolen by the tyrannical Judge Turpin, is whisked away to Australia on a false charge. He returns fifteen years later with a razor in his hand and vengence on his mind, ready to give those who betrayed him the closest shave they have ever had.
A senior-heavy cast brings their experience to the stage in "Sweeney," with Joe Cummings in the role of Sweeney Todd, and Rosemary Olsen as Mrs. Lovett. (And, boy, are they good!) When these two are accompanied by Maddie Holmes as the Beggar Woman, Mikey Hayes as Toby, and Jonathan Green and Ali Johnston as the young lovers Anthony and Johanna. Sparks are sure to fly.
In Sweeny Todd, which is regarded as an incredibly difficult show to perform, even for the most experienced professional performers, the Grant actors and pit orchestra give their all to make the show come together. Their performance, combined with a stunning set, truly brings the all around breathtaking production to life.
If you only see one high school drama production this year, make it the Grant Drama Department's “Sweeney Todd.” You won’t regret it. |
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Written by Heather Lewis
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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Recently, senior, Sam Pape has joined a remarkable hardcore band named The Crawlers. The Crawlers have been together just over 4 years, and had seen many drummers come and go, until they found Sam Pape. They plan to keep him as long as possible.
Heather Lewis: How many drummers have you had?
Tucker Reda(Guitar): Too many, and seriously Sam, stay how you are, because Richie, beard, Dano, beard, Noah, beard.
Rick Donaldson(Bass/Vocals): Five drummers, three with beards.
T: We aren’t going to replace him.
H: You guys have any clever nicknames for him yet?
Sam Pape (Drums): Rick came up with Pape smear.
H: What bands influence you and why?
R: You know, when I was younger, my shtick was Siouxie and the Banshees, The Cure, Sex Pistols, and I watched Repo man and got into Black Flag, and Iggy Pop was my first concert. I don’t think we sound like any of those, maybe Black Flag a little bit. My influences aren’t necessarily what I play but I just love playing hardcore. I could give a s--- less. I listen to everything. I’m not a narrow-minded listener.
T: Anything abrasive and untouched by the man.
S: As far as my drumming goes, I’m sort of like a more mathy drummer, that’s where a lot of my technique comes from. Lightening Bolt is one of my big ones and as far as punk drumming. I guess The Descendants. I feel I drew a lot from his style.
H: How would you guys describe your sound and what sound are you going for?
R: We have a rock and pop edge but at the same time we don’t really have a certain style, I think we just play what we feel, kind of a dark sounding but at times a little boppy hardcore band, definitely hardcore, more hardcore than punk.
S: It seems that it’s more catchy than some other punk and hardcore.
R: Yeah. Catchy Dark Hardcore, CDH.
S: That should be our own genre!
H: What messages are you trying to send with your lyrics?
R: We have everything from republicans can go f--- themselves to the after effects of a bad past relationship and stuff like that. A lot of punk bands don’t have balls to sing about s--- like that. They sing about what’s going on in a war in a third world country, but last time I looked I didn’t see any army tanks going down my street, so that kind of stuff doesn’t affect me. On a political level, yeah, I hate war. I don’t want to sing about stuff that people have to make a decision about, I want people to come to our show and not mess with us.
H: What’s it like being in The Crawlers?
S: Well, I mean, I’ve always been into punk. I listen to it a lot and, you know, I see shows every now and then, but I think part of why I joined is so I can be a part of the scene more and have it not be only an interest. And not just the punk scene, but other punks in Portland. All the other bands I’m in, it's sort of cool, fun, technical stuff, but it’s not as much about the energy as it is with the Crawlers. It’s like an outlet.
H: Do you think any other bands in Portland sound like yours?
R: I think we are the black sheep.
H Do you feel like the Portland punk scene has changed over the years? Has it changed for the better or worse?
T: I honestly can’t say better or worse because I don’t consider myself a part of any scene. We do our thing and hang out with our friends. If you people want to come out and watch that’s cool but we aren’t part of any movement. We are all our own people off the stage and out of band practice.
R: To tell you the truth, I think now some of the bands I’ve seen, punk or not, that have been out are better. I think people were a lot more industrial and kind of weird in the ‘90s. Now, you see a lot of younger musicians that are tighter. A lot of it’s because you’re old enough to be my kids, you’re getting influenced by some good music. People in my age, all of their parents listened to Boston and Pink Floyd and s--- like that. I had to actually find people that listened to this kind of music, whereas you can see somebody in the hallway with a Dead Kennedys T-shirt on and automatically be friends. In my town, you see somebody with a Dead Kennedys shirt, you jump out of the car and leap towards them and talk for four hours because there’s no one around like that. Overall it’s gotten better.
H: Anything else you want to get out to Grant?
R: GO GENERALS! And I just want to say one thing, I should be thankful that Tucker has a good label to put out records. It’s so cool because when any of us move or get hit by a car, you know you never know, at least we are going to leave a mark. Yeah, I love leaving a mark I mean what’s the point of being in a band if you’re not going to leave a mark. I want to give my record to my grandkids. |
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Written by Heather Lewis
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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Recently, senior, Sam Pape has joined a remarkable hardcore band named The Crawlers. The Crawlers have been together just over 4 years, and had seen many drummers come and go, until they found Sam Pape. They plan to keep him as long as possible.
Heather Lewis: How many drummers have you had?
Tucker Reda(Guitar): Too many, and seriously Sam, stay how you are, because Richie, beard, Dano, beard, Noah, beard.
Rick Donaldson(Bass/Vocals): Five drummers, three with beards.
T: We aren’t going to replace him.
H: You guys have any clever nicknames for him yet?
Sam Pape (Drums): Rick came up with Pape smear.
H: What bands influence you and why?
R: You know, when I was younger, my shtick was Siouxie and the Banshees, The Cure, Sex Pistols, and I watched Repo man and got into Black Flag, and Iggy Pop was my first concert. I don’t think we sound like any of those, maybe Black Flag a little bit. My influences aren’t necessarily what I play but I just love playing hardcore. I could give a s--- less. I listen to everything. I’m not a narrow-minded listener.
T: Anything abrasive and untouched by the man.
S: As far as my drumming goes, I’m sort of like a more mathy drummer, that’s where a lot of my technique comes from. Lightening Bolt is one of my big ones and as far as punk drumming. I guess The Descendants. I feel I drew a lot from his style.
H: How would you guys describe your sound and what sound are you going for?
R: We have a rock and pop edge but at the same time we don’t really have a certain style, I think we just play what we feel, kind of a dark sounding but at times a little boppy hardcore band, definitely hardcore, more hardcore than punk.
S: It seems that it’s more catchy than some other punk and hardcore.
R: Yeah. Catchy Dark Hardcore, CDH.
S: That should be our own genre!
H: What messages are you trying to send with your lyrics?
R: We have everything from republicans can go f--- themselves to the after effects of a bad past relationship and stuff like that. A lot of punk bands don’t have balls to sing about s--- like that. They sing about what’s going on in a war in a third world country, but last time I looked I didn’t see any army tanks going down my street, so that kind of stuff doesn’t affect me. On a political level, yeah, I hate war. I don’t want to sing about stuff that people have to make a decision about, I want people to come to our show and not mess with us.
H: What’s it like being in The Crawlers?
S: Well, I mean, I’ve always been into punk. I listen to it a lot and, you know, I see shows every now and then, but I think part of why I joined is so I can be a part of the scene more and have it not be only an interest. And not just the punk scene, but other punks in Portland. All the other bands I’m in, it's sort of cool, fun, technical stuff, but it’s not as much about the energy as it is with the Crawlers. It’s like an outlet.
H: Do you think any other bands in Portland sound like yours?
R: I think we are the black sheep.
H Do you feel like the Portland punk scene has changed over the years? Has it changed for the better or worse?
T: I honestly can’t say better or worse because I don’t consider myself a part of any scene. We do our thing and hang out with our friends. If you people want to come out and watch that’s cool but we aren’t part of any movement. We are all our own people off the stage and out of band practice.
R: To tell you the truth, I think now some of the bands I’ve seen, punk or not, that have been out are better. I think people were a lot more industrial and kind of weird in the ‘90s. Now, you see a lot of younger musicians that are tighter. A lot of it’s because you’re old enough to be my kids, you’re getting influenced by some good music. People in my age, all of their parents listened to Boston and Pink Floyd and s--- like that. I had to actually find people that listened to this kind of music, whereas you can see somebody in the hallway with a Dead Kennedys T-shirt on and automatically be friends. In my town, you see somebody with a Dead Kennedys shirt, you jump out of the car and leap towards them and talk for four hours because there’s no one around like that. Overall it’s gotten better.
H: Anything else you want to get out to Grant?
R: GO GENERALS! And I just want to say one thing, I should be thankful that Tucker has a good label to put out records. It’s so cool because when any of us move or get hit by a car, you know you never know, at least we are going to leave a mark. Yeah, I love leaving a mark I mean what’s the point of being in a band if you’re not going to leave a mark. I want to give my record to my grandkids. |
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Written by Paige Burlingame and Will Watkins
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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In recent months, there have been rumors floating around the community that there would be no Art Fair at Grant this year. We, here on the Grantonian staff, call shenanigans. With a few changes and differences, the Art Fair will live on thanks to students “[putting] the energy out there that they really wanted the art show to happen.”
The longstanding tradition of showcasing student artwork has been, in the past, a huge opportunity for students to show off their hard work from their art classes, including photography, art foundations and ceramics. The types of art that are displayed range from paintings to photographs, hand-made jewelry to ceramic sculptures. The fair acts as a bridge between the art community of Grant and the rest of the student body, informing students outside of the art program of what they could produce through the program.
While there will be some changes, the Grant Art Fair will still be the big success it has been in past years. Instead of taking place in the old gym as it has in previous years, the show will take place in the various art rooms, as well as upstairs in the north wing of the school. Participation in the fair will not be mandatory for all students in the art program, so students will not be forced to submit anything that they don’t feel is their best work.
The main reason for these changes is the sheer amount of work needed to put on the art show in the old gym. The art department opted out of having the Art Fair in the old gym in favor of holding it in the actual art classrooms. “Having the fair in the studios shows student’s parents where the art is made,” said Ceramics teacher, Jamin London-Tinsel.
“I feel really strongly about the art show. It’s such a great part of the Grant community and gives students who don’t take the classes a glimpse of what can happen,” says London-Tinsel. Unlike the band and theater programs at Grant, which hold performances and concerts throughout the year, this is the only real opportunity for the painting, ceramics, and photo students to show off their hard work.
The Art Fair will take place on Friday, May 21, from 4-8pm and will be held in rooms 241, 245 and 32. Students and parents should attend this function to support the Grant art program and fellow students. |
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Written by Jackson Morrison
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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This latest painting is just an extension of the passion Wyatt Coxen has been working with since the time he spent at Da Vinci Arts Middle School. Coxen first started making art when he was in kindergarten, but discovered the style of graffiti in seventh grade.
“It allows me to express anything in any way,” says Coxen, explaining what painting, and graffiti especially, has meant in his life.
Coxen seems reluctant to explain his love of the graphic arts, giving the impression that for him it is an introspective act, a kind of quiet release.
Coxen’s interest in the outlaw art style of graffiti eventually led him to choose “vandalism” as the concentration, or main theme, of the work he would do in the advanced art studio class this year.
For this piece in particular Coxen went out to Goodwill and found a few framed canvases that were already painted with landscape scenes. He then painted his own piece over the existing portrait. “I came up with the idea to vandalize other people’s art,” Coxen says, “I’m kind of making it my own.”
Coxen knew that he wanted to add his own piece to a landscape painting, and once he found one with the right color scheme he immediately set to work, using influences from his favorite graffiti writers, the MSK Crew, Askew 1, and 41 shots. Once he had the letters placed perfectly and the colors just right, Coxen’s painting was ready to be hung on display in the woodshop, where it hangs today.
If there's one thing Coxen is sure of, it's that whatever happens, art will remain a very important part of his life, whether he follows his dream into the graphic design field or opens his own studio where he can show his |
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