Scholastica stages annual plays at Uttara, Mirpur campuses

Scholastica’s Uttara and Mirpur campuses concluded their two-day annual theatrical productions on Friday evening, showcasing the acting and creative talents of around 150 students.

Held at the STM Hall of the respective campuses, the colourful productions brought together students as performers and members of the production teams.

Organised by the Drama, Dance and Music Club of Scholastica’s Uttara Senior Campus, the production featured Wicked, a musical based on the story and characters of The Wizard of Oz.

Directed by Kazi Toufiqul Islam, the play featured performances by Sarah Sumaiya Huque (Progga), Zuvria Kabir, Unaisa Afsheen, Sehrish Binte Aslam, Rafia Islam Ajha, Abisha Aadlin Shahriya, Abida Binte Hossain and Subaitah Kaina Aiza, among others.

Baznin Rahman led the screenplay development and overall coordination. Gazi Munnaf coordinated the music, while Afra Nawar and Jawad Rahman Prion worked under the supervision of Polash Nath.

The performances were attended by Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar, Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University, and Tamanna Rahman, Chairperson of the Department of Dance at the University of Dhaka, as chief guests.

Other distinguished guests included Dr David Dowland, Registrar of BRAC University; filmmaker and Chorki Chief Executive Officer Redoan Rony; actress Wahida Mallik Jolly; actor Rahmat Ali; and Nazia Jabeen, Founder of the Sporsho Braille Foundation.

Farah Sophia Ahmed, Principal of Scholastica’s Uttara Senior Campus, delivered the welcome address.

Meanwhile, Scholastica’s Mirpur Campus staged A Christmas Carol, a theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless literary classic.

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The play was dramatised and directed by Sunny Ghosh, with Tanjila Meghla serving as Associate Director, Syed Mehraj Kabir as Music Director, and Shammi Yasmin Jhinuk as Choreographer and Dance Director.

The production featured performances by Bin Eameen Khan Rhythm, Bimbito Bivabory, Nuzhat Tashfia Ferdousi, Azdrin Arav, Nuha Nazneen, Diantha Sarker Arushi and Nasiba Alam Sohi, among others.

Renowned Bangladeshi filmmakers Mejbaur Rahman Sumon and Tanim Noor, along with acclaimed actress and director Rumana Rashid Ishita, attended the performances as chief guests.

Nurun Nahar Mozumder, Principal of Scholastica’s Mirpur Campus, also addressed the gathering.

A large number of students, parents and teachers attended the two-day event and enjoyed the students’ theatrical performances.