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Volume 57 Edition 7
Fall plays ready for Nov. 11, 12 shows Drama department performs holiday classic
With a mere 11 days left until opening night, the high school play is rapidly smoothing out the last few wrinkles to perform on Nov. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. For “It’s a Wonderful Life” Director Michelle Rathe, this play will mark almost three decades of directing plays. “I hope we will be ready, little behind on set building,” she said. “Good characterization is coming. I’m happy about that. I think this play has the most popularity compared to other years since it’s a movie, so that’s different than past years. I’m enjoying the kids making the characters their own. There are strong moments throughout, but Noah (Wolf) and Mackenzie’s (Nicols) relationship is really taking shape as the characters. Also the angel showing George how wonderful life really is … that’s moving.” Wolf plays the lead role of George Bailey in the play.“It follows my life from my boyhood until my adult years, and all the ups and downs,” he said. “It’s everyone’s favorite Christmas movie by the CFHS drama department.” Nichols plays George Bailey’s
wife and is one of the main actresses. “In this show expect a lot of romance and tension,” Nichols said. “This is set in the time of the Great Depression.” Nichols is particularly excited about a certain scene. “My favorite scene is toward the end when George walks out on the family. This scene has a lot of building tension that adds a lot to the storyline. It is overall a very fun scene because the whole Bailey family is on stage and each character builds off each other.” In agreement, actress Jenna Clark said, “It’s serious and sad at times, but the overarching theme is that of love, be it for friends, family or romance. I play Frankie the angel, which is sort of a narrator character. There are also some really funny moments, my favorite being when Arlo Hettle walks on stage as an old man and tells off George. ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ is such a well written story, so there is a lot to work with. We also have an amazing cast who have been putting in hours and hours of work to make this show as good as it can be. I can’t wait to perform it and share it with all of you.” Clark’s favorite scene is difficult,
After last year’s honors English project, junior’s work featured in one act play Inspiration comes in many forms and many ways. For Julia Corbett, inspiration came in the form of a student poll she took last year for a class project in her honors 10 English class. “I had a bunch of people write in a confession of theirs, and from that developed a story based on high schoolers real and sometimes private lives,” she said. Around 100 people contributed to the poll, and they comprised a range of interests: from artistic play goers similar to herself, to athletes, singers and “It’s really hard to pick a favorite scene. As Frankie, I get to be on stage and interacting with almost every single scene in the play, but, if I had to pick one, it’d be the opening scene. I say the first line of the show. I’ll give you a hint, it starts with ‘Hello,’ and the scene introduces Clara Oddbody, one of my favorite characters of all time,
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Singing Out
Karaoke Night was a success for the food drive on Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Tigers Den. Above: senior Tyler Campbell; Middle column from top: seniors Olivia Habinck, Katie Rygh, Jenna Clark and Julie Jorgensen; counselor Erin Gardner and senior Makenzie Nichols; seniors Hannah Staudt and Jorgensen; Right Column from top: sophonmore Alison Nida; senior Henry Shockley.
just normal everyday teens. Corbett focused on eight students — normal teens that had relatable and lives — to write a one act play entitled “Confessions of a High Schooler,” and it will open the performances next week on Nov. 11 and 12. Her teacher, Michelle Rathe, saw the potential in her piece and took the opportunity to ask if she would do it for play this year. “I wanted to give her a chance to give her experience in the process of creation and presentation in theater,” Rathe said. “I think it’s also important to give students a chance to present
to an audience beyond just their teachers and friends.” Since then, Corbett has been going through the processes of editing and preparing her one act for a stage audience, cutting her piece from a length of about 45 minutes to a 20 minute piece to fit in the time limit she was given as well as becoming school appropriate. However, that wasn’t where her duties ended. “I had to design a set, and not just designing it but keeping it within the
portrayed by the insanely talented Clare Rolinger.” Senior Nicasio Martin Ask, who oversees tech and behind the scenes, said, “I think everything in this show will straighten out, and everything will be ready by opening night for a good run of shows. Theater kids are far from rigid, so they’re a blast to hang out with
when building the set. The bonding with the other theater people really makes tech week and set constructions worth all of the long hours spent in the theater because without that, we all would go a little insane with the stress of the show.
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