Upper School students get into character for a Gatsby party

Fresh off their trip to see “The Great Gatsby” on Broadway, students in Amanda Cutalo’s American Literature class celebrated with the annual Gatsby party. Students assumed roles based on character types in The Great Gatsby who would most likely attend a soiree at Gatsby’s mansion. After creating their written character profile as an admission ticket, they attended the party and interacted with one another in character, paying special attention to their character’s mannerisms and the details of their life experiences as someone from the 1920s. Since there were no assigned lines, they improvised the entire time. Scroll all the way to the end for a clip of Ms. Cutalo leading the class in a lesson on the Charleston. ⁠