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Reminder: ORHS Masquers present a comedy, ‘Dearly Beloved,’ this weekend

Posted at 4:16 pm November 12, 2016
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Dearly Beloved

Oak Ridge High School Masquers, the school’s drama program, will present Jones, Hope, and Wooten’s Texas-sized comedy “Dearly Beloved” for three performances in November. Pictured above are the Futrelle Sisters, from left to right, Twink (Sarah Hepler), Frankie (Mary Kemp), and Honey Raye (Arianna Walker). (Submitted photo)

 

By Ben Fowler

Oak Ridge High School Masquers, the school’s drama program, will present Jones, Hope, and Wooten’s Texas-sized comedy “Dearly Beloved” for three performances in November.

The performances are scheduled for Thursday, November 10, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 12 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, November 13, at 2 p.m., at the Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, or ORPAC, at Oak Ridge High School.

“Dearly Beloved” is the story of the Frankie, Honey Rae, and Twink as they prepare to throw a wedding for Frankie’s daughter. The Futrelle Sisters try to stay ahead of the Fayro, Texas, rumor mill, but with Frankie’s repeated conversations with her dead mother, Honey Rae’s many trips to the marriage chapel, and Twink’s desperate attempts to get her long-time boyfriend down the aisle for the first time, the odds are against them. Add in their personal tensions of who broke up the Futrelle Sisters’ gospel group, The Sermonettes, and laughter ensues. This southern comedy, filled with crazy family, odd ball love interests, and a nosy neighbor or two, is sure to delight. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Entertainment, K-12, Theater, Top Stories Tagged With: Arianna Walker, Ben Fowler, Dearly Beloved, Joseph Self, Mary Kemp, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge High School Masquers, ORHS, ORHS Masquers, Sarah Hepler

ORHS Masquers present a comedy, ‘Dearly Beloved,’ this week

Posted at 11:52 am November 7, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Dearly Beloved

Oak Ridge High School Masquers, the school’s drama program, will present Jones, Hope, and Wooten’s Texas-sized comedy “Dearly Beloved” for three performances in November. Pictured above are the Futrelle Sisters, from left to right, Twink (Sarah Hepler), Frankie (Mary Kemp), and Honey Raye (Arianna Walker). (Submitted photo)

 

By Ben Fowler

Oak Ridge High School Masquers, the school’s drama program, will present Jones, Hope, and Wooten’s Texas-sized comedy “Dearly Beloved” for three performances in November.

The performances are scheduled for Thursday, November 10, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 12 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, November 13, at 2 p.m., at the Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, or ORPAC, at Oak Ridge High School.

“Dearly Beloved” is the story of the Frankie, Honey Rae, and Twink as they prepare to throw a wedding for Frankie’s daughter. The Futrelle Sisters try to stay ahead of the Fayro, Texas, rumor mill, but with Frankie’s repeated conversations with her dead mother, Honey Rae’s many trips to the marriage chapel, and Twink’s desperate attempts to get her long-time boyfriend down the aisle for the first time, the odds are against them. Add in their personal tensions of who broke up the Futrelle Sisters’ gospel group, The Sermonettes, and laughter ensues. This southern comedy, filled with crazy family, odd ball love interests, and a nosy neighbor or two, is sure to delight. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Entertainment, Front Page News, K-12, Theater, Top Stories Tagged With: Arianna Walker, Ben Fowler, Dearly Beloved, Joseph Self, Mary Kemp, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge High School Masquers, ORHS Masquers, Sarah Hepler

After ‘stellar spring,’ Wildcat tennis team honored at banquet

Posted at 3:02 pm June 2, 2016
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2016 ORHS Boys Tennis Team (From left: Eric Thorton, Jeremy Simmons, Wilder Dodson, Peter Magill, Joshua Bridges, Viet Quach, Christian Thompson, Trystan Bordeau, Jaipal Narula, Archer Marlow, Stuart Dorman, Ethan Brady, and Arthur Nelson. Not pictured: Oumar Diallo and Curtis Rookard)

 

Oak Ridge High School’s 2015-2016 tennis team was honored at its post-season banquet for players and their families on Wednesday, May 18, at the Comfort Inn in Oak Ridge.

“Both of Oak Ridge High School’s tennis teams had a stellar spring,” said ORHS tennis coach David Bowman.

The Wildcats finished second in District 3 with a regular-season record of 7-1. The Lady Wildcats finished third in the district with a 6-2 record for the regular season.

The doubles team of senior Jaipal Narula and junior Viet Quach led the way for the Wildcats in the post-season, capping off 2016 with a TSSAA berth in the Region 2 semifinals, where they played the eventual 2016 state champion doubles team. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Alexis Hammond, All-District First Team, All-District Second team, Archer Marlow, Arthur Nelson, Audrey Bufton, Bonnie Moon, boys tennis, Christian Thompson, Curtis Rookard, David Bowman, Eric Thorton, Ethan Brady, Gabriella Romanoski, girls tennis, Haley Smallwood, Jaipal Narula, Jasleen Narula, Jeremy Simmons, Jimin Lee, Joanne Bowman, Joshua Bridges, Lady Wildcats, Mary Kemp, Merritt Philpot, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Oumar Diallo, Paulina Urbanowicz, Peter Magill, Region 2 semifinals, Stephanie Romanoski, Stuart Dorman, tennis, tennis team, Trystan Bordeau, Viet Quach, Wildcats, Wilder Dodson

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