On Friday, Nov. 15, our lifelong learners in the Lower School had a fun-filled, hands-on learning day at The Newark Museum of Art! The event was part of our D-E 360° “Discovery Day” Field Trips that are organized when classes are not in session. In addition to viewing...
CHEERS to our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop, and of course Director Rob DeBellis, who ‘D-Elivered’ a great live Jazz Brunch performance this past weekend! The concert featured classics from Oliver Nelson including “Hobo Flats” and “Kilimanjaro” as well as other jazz...
The D-E community enjoyed an excellent Jazz Brunch Concert in Hajjar Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024—one of the School’s highly anticipated musical events. This year’s brunch featured the Stage Band and Jazz Workshop ensembles, directed by longtime Music Teacher...
Bravo! The D-E community is incredibly proud of the cast and crew of “Antigone,” the Upper School Fall Play, directed by Robert Murphy, who closed out the show on Saturday, Nov. 9 with a bang! The set design was impressive, the costumes were befitting, and the...
Our student musicians are hard at work preparing for the upcoming Jazz Brunch Concert! This annual performance, directed by D-E’s own jazz great Rob DeBellis, is on Sunday, Nov. 17, 12 PM, in Hajjar Auditorium! Featuring our talented Stage Band and Jazz Workshop...
After months of hard work on creative set design, lighting, staging, costumes, and (of course) rehearsals, the Upper School’s Fall Play, Antigone, is performing now through this Saturday, Nov. 9! Our production of the Greek tragedy was scripted to resonate with a...
The Swartley Gallery Series’ latest exhibit highlights the work of D-E’s own Paul Edwards, who has taught art at the School for seven years. “Artworks From Now and Then” covers Mr. Edwards’ street-inspired illustrations from the ’90s to his most recent caricatures....
Announcing the cast of the Upper School’s Fall Play, Antigone! The title role of Antigone will be played by Caroline Chu ’27, and her co-protagonist, Creon, will be played by her sister and D-E Drama Club VP, Lauren Chu ’25. Ismene, Antigone’s sister, will be played...
To gear up for the debut of Antigone, the Upper School’s Fall Play, to be performed Nov. 7-9 in Hajjar Auditorium, we spoke to US Theater Director Robert Murphy and his staff about his vision for this Greek tragedy that has stood the test of time. Read about the...
Selecting Antigone, the Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 441 BC, as D-E’s Upper School Fall Play was a collaborative effort. History Teacher Ben Fleisher, who teaches the text from Antigone to his Upper School classes, had approached the former director of...