(Madison,
NJ—April 27, 2017) Judges at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey have awarded
High Tech High School a Certificate of Recognition for its participation in the
theater’s annual festival, Shakespeare:
NJ, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school.
Students in Kerri Ann
Murphy’s Shakespeare course also received commendations for interpreting one of
the Bard’s most complex plays, Measure
for Measure, and cleverly conveying the emotional depth and complexity inherent
in this Jacobean comedy. Considered a “problem
play” due to its dark elements, Measure
for Measure examines the theme of merciful justice while exploring the fine
line between vice and virtue.
High Tech junior
Amirah Johnson of Jersey City received an Excellence in Acting certificate for
her moving performance of the play’s heroine, Isabella. For his comedic portrayal of Lucio, Secaucus
resident Sebastian Martinez earned the Silly Sinner certificate. Last but not least, in a last-minute turn as the
Provost, Tige Anderson of Hoboken received recognized as the 11th
Hour Hero. For depicting Angelo’s
internal conflict, West New York resident Ambar Grullon earned a Lascivious
Logic certificate.
“When performing
Shakespeare, I’m able to link his timeless plays to adolescence,” says Grullon,
who participated in last year’s festival as well, “and which adolescence hasn’t
felt like an outcast?”
The HCST Foundation,
once more, provided a generous grant to make High Tech’s participation in this
year’s Shakespeare: NJ possible.
Sponsored in part by
the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, Shakespeare: NJ brings together high school and elementary students
from all over the Garden State to celebrate the Bard’s work. The festival encourages students to explore
the richness of Shakespeare’s language through performance. Not a competition, the festival simply gathers
students together to delight in each other’s Shakespearean performances.
