Photos by Robert Williams

Top left: Senior Emersyn Wake, center, playing reporter Katherine discusses her plan for a city-wide newsie strike to Jack Kelly, (Simon LaSart), and photographer Darcy, (Aubrey Aho). Top right: The cast of newsies finished “Seize the Day” with a victorious pose during Sunday’s final performance of News-ies, Jr., at the Frazee-Vergas High School Commons. Middle left: Lillian Eskelson leads the Bowery Brigade as Medda Larkin, center, performing the musical number “Just a Pretty Face” from the musical Newsies, Jr., Sunday, Nov. 23. Middle right: Senior Joseph Bachleitner, left, as Davey, and junior Simon LaSart perform together as two of the musical’s leads. Bottom left: The stage filled with chaos just prior to intermission when the Newsboys take on Joseph Pulitzer’s goon squad and the police in Newsie Square. Bottom right: Simon LaSart and Emersyn Wake discuss Katherine’s role as a reporter covering the newsies’ strike and the plans for the protest.