Mr. Fleming's Page

"Once on This Island Some shows you see and forget, but this one, you’ll love and remember! Oakland Mill’s production Once on This Island becomes an unforgettable experience for all that attend! Once on This Island, a musical based on the…"

"                Louis Consoli      Reservoir Oakland Mills High School Theatre Department brought a tropical display of talent and music to life with…"

"Have you ever felt that no one truly understands you?  That you have to show the world a falsely happy persona to gain acceptance?  Oakland Mills High School’s Production of Teach Me How to Cry conveyed the emotional trauma that…"

"I want to learn how to cry. Well, maybe I already know how to cry but in the play "Teach Me How to Cry" performed by students at Oakland Mills High School and directed by Steven Fleming, they learned so much more. This production was very…"

"The daughter of a demented seamstress and the son of an oblivious, untalented door-to-door salesman find love in one another in this Romeo-and-Juliet-esque play titled Teach Me How To Cry. Oakland Mills High School combines strong directing, unique…"

"Oakland Mills High School has done it again. Once again the theater department has put on an excellent show. This presentation of Teach Me How To Cry was truly captivating. Teach Me How To Cry is a modern Romeo and Juliet with a twist. It tells the…"

"The rain falls and the lightning strikes at the haunted bandstand where two teenagers, who are forbidden to see each other, secretly meet, in Oakland Mills production of Teach Me How to Cry directed by Steven Fleming. In Teach Me How to Cry two…"

"STARS Review: Oakland Mills High School- “Teach Me How To Cry" Long Reach High School- Gabrielle Amaro Imagine what it would be like to be living in the 1960’s again. Elvis Presley and Chuck Berrylet out guitar riffs in the…"

"Teach me How to Cry An enticing play production called Teach Me How to Cry at Oakland Mills High School captivated the minds of the audience with its hypnotic performance. “Teach Me How to Cry” was performed by the talented cast of…"

"Most people remember the 1960s to be a time of music, innovation and change. This may be, but we seldom hear about the darker side of one of the most pivotal periods in U.S. History, apart from the Vietnam War. In Teach Me How To Cry, Oakland Mill…"

"Filled with teen angst, heartwarming family dynamics, and groovin’ music of the 60’s, Teach Me How To Cry proved to be a touching, introspective play performed on the Oakland Mills stage. Set in a small town in the year 1960, Melinda…"

"Crying is often viewed as a weakness, when in reality it shows strength and courage. The ability to show vulnerability is something all characters in “Teach Me How to Cry” at Oakland Mills High School learned throughout the…"

"Teach Me How to Laugh and Cry By: Kirsten Arterburn Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a timeless classic, and Teach Me How To Cry, directed by Mr. Steven Flemming, mirrors some of its plot while incorporating the actual play into the…"

"CHS 5 “Well, is your mother insane?” A forward question from a forward boy. In Oakland Mills High School's production of “Teach Me How To Cry,” such moments are what made the play unique and interesting. “Teach Me…"

"Sets and sounds drew the audience of Oakland Mills High School’s production of Teach Me How to Cry back into the 60’s when small town talk ruled the social lives of its inhabitants. Melinda Grant is disconnected from her mother and…"