A convention-breaking production of “Utopia,” by American playwright Charles Mee, took place in the Little Theater March 15 to 17.  Directed by English teacher and creative mastermind Avram...

As one walks north on the third floor, the hallways transform from the average beige to a display of beautiful artwork. Many of these pieces originate from the AP Studio Art course, offered at Oak...

Oak Park and River Forest High School held its annual Sophomore Poetry Slam on Thursday, Feb. 8 in the auditorium. The competition showcased the finalists from each sophomore English class. Fourteen...

Oak Park River Forest High School hosted a Careers in the Arts night on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The event, held for the eighth time in the last 10 years, provided an opportunity for students and parents...

For many people, public speaking in 12-hour-long tournaments would be ac omplete nightmare. But for the Oak Park and River Forest High School Speech Team, it is just another Saturday. OPRF’s Speech...

New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson answered students’ questions and dove deeper into her writing during a virtual author’s visit on Feb. 9 at Oak Park and River Forest High School. During...

Looking back on the 2023 theater season in Oak Park, some of the most memorable productions were “Heathers” at Madison Street Theater and “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove” at Oak...

Some 4,000 students from 160 schools across the state converged at Illinois State University in January for the 48th Annual Illinois High School Theatre Festival. Among them were 37 students from...

It’s not hard to prove that “Proof ” will be a hit. The play, directed by senior Lindsay Chyna, will be performed in Studio 200 at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Feb. 14,...

Oak Park River Forest high school’s very own jazz musicians will be perform- ing a showcase of what they’ve been working on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater. Featured groups...

The Shakespeare Slam team brought down the house at the final competition on Monday, Dec. 11. The team was one of 20 from high schools around the region to make it into the Chicago 2023 Shakespeare...

When I was a kid, you didn’t have to tell me twice that Santa is magical. But Robert Zemeckis’s 2004 classic film “The Polar Express” tells the story of an attempt to convince an unnamed child...