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Ottawa Citizen
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Ottawa Citizen
Cappies nominees for the 2024-25 show season
Article content This year the program boasts the participation of 22 schools and student achievement is celebrated, whether it is on stage, writing music, building sets, managing the props, collecting costumes or applying prosthetics and make-up. Article content Critic Team Nominees Article content Article content Top Critic – Junior Article content Helen Rochon, All Saints High School Victoria Sigur, Immaculata High School Silvi Assaf, St. Francis Xavier High School Gianna Dufresne, St. Joseph High School Sophia Di Iorio, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School Article content Top Critic – Senior Article content Samuel Khosla, Colonel By Secondary School Sadie Hanley, Elmwood School Chiara Frangione, St. Pius X High School Beatrice Tobin, St. Pius X High School Rasha Alli, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School Article content Marketing and Publicity Article content Henry Hamilton, Jack Lockhart, Almonte and District High School, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child The Dead Don't Post Marketing Team, Immaculata High School, Evil Dead: The Musical – High School Version The Marketing Mermaids, St. Patrick's High School, Disney's The Little Mermaid Ad Me A Favour Publicity Team, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, Carrie the Musical Rovin Dewan, Chiara Frangione, Maeve Ludmer, St. Pius X High School, Die Verwandlung Article content
Ottawa Citizen
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Ottawa Citizen
St. Pius X High School's delightfully buggy production of Die Verwandlung skillfully balanced humour and horror
Article content The set played a vital role in immersing the audience in the story's 19th-century setting. From the detailed attic chest filled with period items to Gregor's bed and textured house walls, the design was both thoughtful and effective. Common materials were transformed into evocative pieces through careful craftsmanship, enriching the visual storytelling. Article content Die Verwandlung took Kafka's century-old tale and reimagined it with whimsy, boldness, and heart. The result was an unconventional yet thought-provoking performance that explored themes of depression and alienation through the electrifying lens of rock theatre. Article content Article content Article content Article content About the reviews: Article content The St. Pius X High School production was reviewed by 13 critics representing 5 schools. The critic discussions were mentored by teacher Laura Grace Conlon of Elmwood School and student reviews were edited and selected for publication by teacher Morgan Brown of Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School, who could see only the reviews, not the names or schools of the reviewers. Article content
