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Junior Agnes Shales and alum Freddy Sell 20 play Hot Spot, a fast-paced game where pairs of actors swap between several improvised scenes multiple times per minute.

“Needs Improvment Battle’s” audience engagement makes for unique experience

Sophia Perucchi, Staff Writer
May 25, 2022
Junior Jacquovia Higgs sings a solo in Valerie, by Amy Winehouse. Higgs is part of Note-a-fy, an all-female, student-run a cappella group. The group performed a variety of popular songs from across the decades.

Acappellafest sings strongly after two years behind a screen

Molly Louison and Ella Kennedy
March 21, 2022
Needs Improvment entertains audience members with a slew of competitive yet hilarious performances.

High school alumni return for an improv battle with current students

Ben Kaplan, Sports Editor
June 27, 2021
Senior Niovi Rahme and juniors Irmuun Boldbaatar and Sammy Yee in a scene titled Doggy Daycare. The scene, alongside others in the show, often made use of dark humor and themes.

Needs Improvment draws on dark humor in recent performance

Audrey Garon, Staff Writer
January 14, 2021
Senior Din Klein and Juniors Camryn Lezama, Joann Huang and Zoe Mack in BETCos first performance of the year. The class, alongside Needs Improvment, has continued on valiantly over Zoom.

Students learn from one another in upper level drama classes

Valentia Burlak, Staff Writer
December 18, 2020
The two upper-level drama classes joined together for their first performance of the year, with each class performing for about 45 minutes. Needs Improvment started off with lighthearted comedy before the show switched to a much more serious tone with BETCos discussion of mental health.

Virtual joint Needs Improvment and BETCo show leaves audiences laughing and crying

Valentia Burlak, Staff Writer
November 26, 2020
Each year, the drama department invites alumni back to compete against current drama students in the annual Needs Improvment battle. This year, more alumni than could possibly compete returned over Zoom to support the drama department.

Annual Needs Improvment battle proves long-term impacts of drama department

Eliza Brown, Staff Writer
June 23, 2020
Current members of the Needs Improvment Class as well as Alumni ranging back to 2003 hold signs protesting the budget cuts to the high schools drama department.

Needs Improvment Battle serves as protest against cuts to drama department

Elena Su, News Managing Editor
May 29, 2020
Senior Noam Scully delivers a monologue in the improv game You Know What I Hate? during Needs Improvments Friday night show. The game involves ranting about a particular subject until another member of the class interrupts a rant of their own about a topic mentioned in the previous monologue.

Joint Needs Improvment and BETCo show balances humor with serious topics

Elena Su, Arts Editor
February 28, 2020
Senior Simon Grossman (center) performs during the Needs Improvment show on Jan. 10 in the Roberts-Dubbs Auditorium. The performers incorporated light-hearted humor throughout the interactive games and activities.

Review: Needs Improvment

Charlotte Dresser, Staff Writer
January 12, 2020
The a cappella group Note-A-Fy sings Billie Eilishs Bellyache for the crowd at Revisions.

Revisions sparks inspiration through showcasing student talent

Anoushka Mallik, Staff Writer
February 9, 2019
In an amusing skit about work excuses, members of Needs Improvment collected suggestions from the audience to guide their actions. As a common theme, the actors also all wore tourist costumes.

Needs Improvment and BETCo performance sparks humor and deeper thought

Phoebe Kallaher, Staff Writer
November 27, 2018
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