Little Women

Deevs starred in "Little Women" at school playing "Laurie" Laurence. He is the wealthy neighbor to the poor March girls who live with their Mom only, while their Dad is off serving as a Chaplain in the Civil War. He has no parents and lives with his crochety (who later turns nice) grandfather... he LONGS to be part of a family. The March's 'adopt' him as one of their honorary siblings (see video). He falls in love with and proposes to Jo who doesn't return his love. He is heartbroken and later marries the youngest, spoiled, bratty sister Amy. As the audience, you are sad and feels like he has settled. But he is still happy to be permanently part of the March family.

He has SUCH a good time doing the play. he met a bunch of new friends. Collette was in the play too, so he enjoyed getting to spend that time with her. He loved his drama teacher. He got recognized at the Macy Awards. Overall, it was a super positive experience for him... he enjoyed it tremendously.

Deevs the Thespian

Deevs took Drama 1 this year for his Fine Arts requirement. He really liked his teacher, Mrs. Lord and he was encouraged to try out for their Drama Production of "Up the Down Staircase". The plot revolves around Sylvia Barrett, a young idealistic English teacher at an inner-city high school who hopes to nurture her students' interest in classic literature (especially Chaucer) and writing. She quickly becomes discouraged during her first year, frustrated by petty bureaucracy(the name of the novel refers to an infraction one of her students is punished for), the indifference of her students, and the incompetence of many of her colleagues. She decides to leave public school to work in a smaller private setting. Her mind is changed, however, by the realization that she has indeed touched the lives of her students.

Deevs played Lennie, one of the students with a bit of a crush on his new "Teach".

Great friends came out to support!
On stage as Lennie.

The class watching Miss Barrett

Taking bows
With Grammie & Grampie
With Buds