The past two weekends, McLean and Falls Church High School students entered the limelight to showcase their theatrical talents during the schools’ respective performances.
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Marshall Thespians Garner Praise, Advance to State Championship
George C. Marshall High School’s Theater troupe catapulted to the state championships after coming in second place at the Northern Region One Act Play Competition, held by the Virginia High School League on Jan. 31 at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va.



Press Pass with Val Emmich
If America Ferrera’s love interest/musically-inclined neighbor seems like a natural on the stage during this season of ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” well, it’s because he is.



Press Pass: Jeff Daniels
When actor Jeff Daniels moved away from the Hollywood community in 1986, many feared that returning home to his Michigan roots would mark the end of his film career. When he founded the Purple Rose Theater Company in 1991, critics claimed that a small-town production company featuring new American plays […]



Community News and Notes
FALLS CHURCH’S OWN Tom Gittins Sr. (left) and Sue Gittins (right) chatted with Rep. Jim Moran and his special guest, Sen. Ted Kennedy, at a Moran event last week. (News-Press photo)