[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 141 (Monday, September 8, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THE LA SALLE ACADEMY PLAYERS

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I recognize the achievement of the La 
Salle Academy Players, the theater troupe from my high school alma 
mater, which recently gave four performances of ``The Scottish Play: 
Macbeth'' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This prestigious event, the 
world's largest arts festival, is held annually in Scotland.
  The La Salle Players were one of only 43 high school troupes chosen 
to perform from among hundreds of high school drama programs by the 
American High School Theatre Festival. La Salle Academy was the first 
Rhode Island private high school and only the second Rhode Island high 
school to have been selected in the 14 years that the American High 
School Theatre Festival has participated in the Fringe Festival.
  I am especially pleased to share that, by all reports, the young men 
and women of the La Salle Players conducted themselves with great 
talent and poise, representing both their school and their country with 
distinction.
  I want to individually recognize the cast and crew, faculty, and 
staff, who were instrumental to this effort: Brother Michael McKenery, 
the president of La Salle Academy, served as producer. The student cast 
and crew included Trisha Moise, Tiia Groden, Gabbie Whitney, John 
Pleasants, Dan Tracy, John Coletta, Nick Oliveira, Nick Montecalvo, 
Ryan Zins, Cam Burns, Matt Petrarca, Mark Sullivan, Valentina Szlashta, 
Michael Commendatore, Alex Schlageter, Sean Walsh, Kevin Cronin, Molly 
B. Allen, Katie Ryan, Emily Maher, Colin Whitney, Ashley Smith, Stephen 
Zukauskas, JR McKenzie, and Michael Gebhart. Faculty and staff included 
Thomas Haynes, Elissa Cerros, Margaret Hayes, and David Cabral.

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