New London students take a trip to Spoon River — on stage

January 13, 2020 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 15, 2020 8:36 pm

By Sean D. Elliot
Director of Photography

s.elliot@theday.com

Nik Charron reads lines Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, as theater students at the Visual and Performing Arts pathway at New London High School rehearse their production of "Spoon River Anthology." (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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New London — Theater students in the Visual and Performing Arts pathway at New London High School have been rehearsing their production of "Spoon River Anthology."

The show is an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters' 1915 collection of poems that narrates the epitaphs of the residents of the fictional town of Spoon River, named after the river that runs near Masters' hometown of Lewistown, Ill.

The show is the first production of the theater program in the arts pathway under new theater teacher Lura Hepler. Another show, with a performance in May, is planned.

Performances of "Spoon River Anthology" are at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 16-18, at the school.

Theater teacher Lura Hepler, center, reviews the curtain call with students Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at the Visual and Performing Arts pathway at New London High School during rehearsal for their production of "Spoon River Anthology." (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Zaina Ipradieu, 16, a theater student at the Visual and Performing Arts pathway at New London High School, paints a prop tombstone Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, for a production of "Spoon River Anthology." (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Kate Fioravanti, left, director of the Visual and Performing Arts pathwayin the New London Public Schools, shows Jacob Hickson, 14, how to create texture on prop tombstones Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, as students rehearse their production of "Spoon River Anthology" at the high school. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Sophie Trucken, left, Emma Monteith, second from left, and theater teacher Lura Hepler, center, help Zullymar Pannell with her costume Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, as students in the Visual and Performing Arts pathway at New London High School prepare to rehearse their production of "Spoon River Anthology." (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Emma Montieth, 14, right, laughs with delight Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at the hat choice of Sophie Trucken, 14, as theater students in the Visual and Performing Arts pathway at New London High School prepare to rehearse their production of "Spoon River Anthology." (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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