This weekend has been so exciting for students on the Thacher campus! The Ojai Tennis Tournament was going on throughout Ojai and on campus, but other activities went on as well. This Friday night, our director of concerts and lectures, Mrs. Halsey, brought in Pentatonix to perform on our stage. It was so amazing to more »
Singing in the Spring. That is, Spring Sing
by cmulchay on 07. May, 2012 in Casey '13
This year, I am one of three directors of the spring musical called the Spring Sing. The Spring Sing is a completely student-run production, with one faculty advisor, where we can perform anything we want! I have been in the cast of the Spring Sing during my freshman and sophomore years, and last year, the more »
Curtains Up!
by Katherine '12 on 23. Feb, 2012 in Katherine '12
Just four days ago, the cast and crew took our bows for the final show of “Curtains,” our winter musical. It is hard to believe that, after all that hard work over two months, it ended in just three nights of shows. But what months those two were! Although exhausting at times, it was such more »
Curtains
by Lili '14 on 23. Feb, 2012 in Lili '14
As soon as the curtains closed on our final production of the winter musical, Curtains, I felt both an immense weight lifted off my shoulders and overflow of emotions. Curtains was a musical like no other at Thacher; we had the biggest cast with the least amount of time. Since before winter break, the cast more »
Power Tools!
by Marissa '15 on 22. Jan, 2012 in Marissa '15
What better way to welcome the new year then to bring out the power tools to build the musical set? On Sunday the crew for the play built a four-foot wooden platform for the actors to dance on. It took all afternoon, and we had fun every minute. It was a great end to our more »
Back!! (Musical?)
by Jon '14 on 22. Jan, 2012 in Jon '14
It does feel good to be back. One would think that a break from school would be relaxing and a refreshing way to stop school activities and just have fun. Until the day you go back to school, and you can’t help thinking: Ugh. School. Not here. Being from the other side of the world, more »
Bring Out the Experts
by Jillian '14 on 22. Jan, 2012 in Jillian '14
It has only been a few weeks back at Thacher and already we’ve had a number of wonderful speakers/ visitors. Frequently, we have speakers of numerous professions give lectures or workshops. I enjoyed learning from visiting poet, Bruce Smith, who taught English classes, recited his poems, lead discussions, held workshops, and more. Another recent was more »
Riding, Shooting, Singing
by ToadBlogs on 08. Jun, 2011 in ToadBlogs
Recently, we had Big Gymkhana weekend. Being with Little Jo was fantastic and I am going to miss her so much. At the beginning of the year, I thought I could have practically picked out the gymkhana winners, but you never know until the season starts. There were people who hadn’t ridden before Thacher that more »
Music Under the Stars
by Lili '14 on 24. Feb, 2011 in Lili '14
The Toad Music Festival on Saturday was a huge success, spanning from four to nine o’clock at night! The Centennial Amphitheater was filled with cuddling Toads with blankets, almost-frenzied photo parents, and the Thacher community at large, who were eagerly cheering on the participants. The acts ranged from all-family music ensembles to solo songs to live jam sessions. more »
Great Singing Comes to Thacher
by Andrew '12 on 08. Nov, 2010 in Andrew '12
Last night, the Princeton Tigertones, an all-male a capella singing group, performed at Thacher. I was especially moved and inspired by their visit, as I am a member of the Thacher Chamber Singers Ensemble, and enjoy singing a capella every day. Before the Tigertones’ performance, I sat next to one of the singers at formal more »
