Browne Academy Students Experience Shakespeare

Mary Wadland November 7, 2019

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ALEXANDRIA, VA – At Browne Academy, Danielle Gerber’s 7^th grade English students recently read A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A number of 7th graders and their families met Mrs. Gerber to take in The American Shakespeare Center’s production of the play.

As a special treat, Browne students were able to sit up on the stage where they could interact with the performers. Actors from the company then hosted a workshop for the entire 7^th grade at Browne where students learned more about the performance of Shakespeare’s plays and techniques on how to bring the characters to life.

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Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, the award-winning Alexandria news publication she founded in 2010 with a mission of celebrating community, culture, and all the good news happening across the city. A longtime community advocate and storyteller, Mary was selected for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce inaugural 40 Under 40 class and has served as President of Living Legends of Alexandria since 2022. Known for her deep local roots, sharp editorial instincts, and passion for connecting people through journalism, she has spent decades chronicling the personalities, businesses, events, and civic life that make Alexandria unique. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, and has been part of Alexandria’s publishing and media community since 1987.