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Southside High students stage 'Center Stages: Down the Rabbit Hole' and highlight inclusion
Summary
Southside High School presented Center Stages: Down the Rabbit Hole in its 18th year, featuring a full student cast, senior bows and onstage remarks emphasizing "true authentic inclusion."
Southside High School students presented Center Stages: Down the Rabbit Hole, the program’s eighteenth annual production, at Southside High School in Rockville Centre. The performance opened with an announcement asking the audience to rise for the national anthem and closed with senior bows and acknowledgments of student crew and booth staff.
The production included a brief onstage statement praising the show’s inclusion. A production representative said, "This is true authentic inclusion. And to be honest, it's not that difficult. It's not that difficult to do. It's not that difficult to achieve," and asked the audience to join three cheers for the school community.
The evening featured multiple scenes from Alice in Wonderland, musical numbers and ensemble pieces. The program opened with an announcement that said, "Welcome to Center Stages Down the Rabbit Hole, our eighteenth year of production here at Southside High School," and the cast performed through a sequence of narrated scenes and songs, concluding with a company bow and a separate senior bow.
Students named during the senior recognition included Julia Delanto, Christian Garces, John Kilduff, Sean Michelle, Michelle McCone, Kevin Shaka, Chastity McKay and Nate Powers. Technical and crew contributors named onstage included Ryan Barossa (booth), Emerson Cornell (stage manager), Jose Cruz (crew), Zoe Dwyer (crew) and Kaylee McDade (cast/crew).
The production was introduced and framed onstage as a community event tied to the Rockville Centre Union Free School District; no ticketing, budget or scheduling details were provided in the available transcript. The performance also opened with a request that audience members "please rise and remove your hats for the singing of our national anthem," which was followed by the cast numbers and scene work.
Organizers and the student speaker emphasized the show's role in community inclusion and student recognition, concluding with the senior bows and a company bow on the final night. The transcript does not specify the performance date or ticketing information.
