The student produced newspaper of Walnut Hills High School
Volume CX, Issue 5
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Wonderful Town
THe 2015-2016 WHHS Theater Senior High Musical
Emily Glazer,‘17 Tatyana Woodall,’17
WHHS AUDITORIUM NOVEMBER 12-14
SAM RIBER
SENIOR Sam Riber decided to try something new this year: theatre. For most of his life, he played sports but the arts are not new to him. He plays guitar, piano, and sings in Senior Ensemble and Chamber Choir. In Wonderful Town, Riber will be playing the principal character Robert Baker, a New York City magazine editor with lost dreams.
Q.how would you describe Wonderful Town to someone who doesn’t know the show? “It’s a story about two young and beautiful girls
from Ohio who go to New York City chasing their dreams and in the process, get pushed around and caught up in the action, and I’ll try not to spoil anything else!”
Q. Was there anything that surprised you in creating a production? “The freedom that the actors have. There are a lot
of little nuances within the show and characters that allows us to turn the characters... into a living person.”
Q. Tell me about your process in becoming Baker.
“Well a really good tip that Mr. Sherman gives
us is to think about our character’s motivation and why they say what they are saying, so thinking about that and shifting my morals and ideas to Bob’s ideas has been the most challenging part but also the most fun.”
Q. What’s your favorite thing about playing bob Baker? “I like that he shows a change in character. It’s
interesting to see how certain interactions mold a person’s outlook and I think it takes a humble and genuine guy like Bob for that to take place.”
Maddie Eaton
SENIOR Maddie Eaton is far from new to the Walnut Hills stage. Eaton has played Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Kattrin in Mother Courage and Her Children and has won Cappies for her roles as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd and Ado Annie in Oklahoma!. In, Wonderful Town, she plays Ruth Sherwood, a bright and young Ohio journalist trying to make it big in New York City.
Q. Tell me about Wonderful Town. “It’s the complete opposite from Sweeney Todd. While [Sweeney Todd] was dark and mysterious, Wonderful Town is fun and lighthearted.” Q. What was your first experience in theater? “Seventh grade. I was Helena from A Midsummer’s Night Dream.”
Q. What have your favorite roles been, and why? “Playing Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd. It was insane.
It was special to me because, at the time, I didn’t know if I wanted to continue theatre, and it really made me think about the future.”
Q: WHat do you intend to Do in the future?
“Before Sweeney Todd, I didn’t know if I wanted to turn acting into a career. Now I’ve been looking at some great theatre programs at University of Michigan. They have a really good musical theatre program, and I’d like to double major in that and international studies.”
Q. What do you think is the most important thing that goes into a production? “Every single person has to be committed, and ready to take it seriously. If they don’t, it disrupts the whole flow of the production.”
Q: Tell me about working with Mr. Sherman. “He’s an excellent director. He has a very lenient style
of directing and is organized down to the minute. He’s a hard worker and that encourages us to work even harder.”
Q. What would you say are the most important thingS that go into a stage production? “Memorizing lines. When we made the transi-
tion from being on book to off book, the relationships between characters became more genuine.”
q. What kind of audience would enjoy this show? “Everyone! The show has so many fun char-
acters and if you like singing and dancing it is definitely your show!”
DISCLAIMER: SENIOR Veronica Victa, Fine Arts Section Editor for The Chatterbox, is a cast member of Wonderful Town and Managing Editor of Design, Augusta Battoclette is a memeber of the crew.
Q. How have the people in theater affected your experiences? “You have to have a good relationship with everyone you work with, and you have to learn to be mature and dedicated, or just a really good actor if you can’t.”
Q. What kind of audience would enjoy this show? “I don’t think it’s for any one person. It’s for anyone who wants to laugh and have fun.” ISABELLA PITTMAN/CHATTERBOX