Midway through the fall season, Mr. Terrell and Mr. Lynch set up audition’s for Woodbridge High School’s fall play, “13 Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview.” Since then, the cast list was posted and rehearsals started to take flight. Behind the scenes, many things take place regarding the play.
Play rehearsals take place in the WHS auditorium every Tuesday after school. Because drama club takes place at the same time, Mr. Lynch and Mr. Terrell split the job.
“When the cast is rehearsing, I take notes, i make suggestions on characterization or sometimes on-stage blocking that I think might work a little better,” Mr. Lynch stated.
When talking to both teachers, it was said that as Mr. Terrell works with the cast onstage, drama club does their own thing with Mr. Lynch. As rehearsals take place, the drama kids prepare poetry, scenes, and songs to perform at the drama club showcase later in the year. They also do fun warm-ups as a group as well as other drama-related activities.
Although the cast has to put in a lot of work in order to get the play ready for the big night of the performance, Mr. Terrell and Mr. Lynch have to put in as much if not double that work.
“It’s a whole lot more than people realize,” Mr. Terrell stated. “Before we get the cast, there is all kinds of paperwork, raising and securing the money, and getting the rights to do the show we want.”
Behind the scenes, Mr. Terrell and Mr. Lynch struggle to make the sets, raise the money, and figure out ways to perfect the play to its best ability. Mr. Terrell expressed to us how much work people don’t realize goes into putting a show.
Firsts and Lasts:
With new freshmen coming in this year and leaving seniors, feelings are in the air. Two students in particular shared their feelings towards the play. We first asked Lillian Regan, freshman at WHS, how it felt to perform on our stage for the first time. This was her response:
“It feels very good, it’s a very different experience from what I’ve had,” Lillian stated. “This is my first time performing on that stage and it’s been very fun.”
We proceeded to ask senior at WHS, Megan Costello, how she felt about performing in her last WHS play which she described as “pretty bittersweet”. This was her response:
“We have to take into context that it isn’t my last time performing, as the one-act I have less attachment to it,” Megan stated. “However it still makes me think ‘aww it’s a little thing I did.’”
The play will give rise to many feelings, some bitter and some sweet. It marks some students’ first performances and some students’ last at WHS. Come out and see “13 Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview” this upcoming January!
