Hive Mind: Arts and Entertainment

Imagine: the stage is the school, and you and your friends are preforming a one-act
play that is entirely directed and organized by you. This is the pressure that many students
in the theater club have to face on October 22 – for Student-Led One-Acts! Here’s
everything you need to know about the show.
The stage is the gym – which is “a new obstacle”, tech director, Rylee Wyman, said.
“Usually shows are done on an auditorium with the audience facing straight, however due
to renovations being done there, it was done in the gym instead.” So how will they go about
this?
The students must use the “in-the-round technique”, a method in which “the stage
is set in the middle and the audience will be on two sides of it,” Rylee explained. Usually,
the method is used for stages like arenas, but because of how our stage is set, the
technique fits perfectly with their needs.
But what do Rylee and the rest of the team actually do? Well, they’re the ones who
put the environment in place; setting everything up for the show from props to dresses.
“The tech process for one-acts is always really intense," Rylee said.
She went on to explain the process: “All of our tech members start with reading
script, noting what technical elements need to be included and what we think would
elevate the show. Then, the next couple of weeks are spent bringing our initial designs to
life as we collect things we already have from past shows and creating new things to be
used in this show. Then, we go through our last finial dress rehearsal making sure we have
our last checks making sure we have everything we need and that everything looks good
onstage.” And after all that hard work, all they need to do is watch the actors bring
everything to life!
Go support the theater team for the Student-Led One-Acts, on October 22 starting
at 7pm – and while you’re watching the actors shine on stage, also appreciate the amount
of hard work the tech crew had to put into this spectacular night!