Greta Nerad
News Editor
The Advanced Drama class held the Senior Scenes showcase on May 30 in the small theater.
Advanced Drama students directed the scenes, which were pulled from famous plays and musicals. The selection of the scenes was up to the directors and their visions with approval from Drama Teacher Carol Mathews, according to Drama President and senior Noah Geller.
“The show was fantastic, not only because performers brought their best, but also because every seat in the small theater was filled,” junior Carson Billingsley said. “The crowd definitely influences the energy and excitement we all bring to the stage.”
The straight scenes included “Sure Thing” directed by Arielle Daye and Madenn Le Sommier, “Lord of the Flies” directed by Lilly Fuller and “The Play That Goes Wrong” directed by Ava Alexiades. The musicals included “Waitress” directed by Kyra Dates and Olivia Morgan, “Rent” directed by Sabrina Harris and Tiffany Smith and choreographed by Grace DeMartini and Molly DeSimone and “A Very Potter Musical” directed by Natalie Dreger and Shelby Friedman.
“The show went particularly well this year because we had a really exciting selection of pieces that incorporated a wide range of talent from throughout the drama department,” Geller said. “Many of the scenes went beyond what I would have expected from a student director.”
All students in Advanced Drama were required to participate, as the scenes are required for the Advanced Drama final exam. Though underclassmen in Drama 1 and 2 did not have to participate, many volunteered to perform and could be in a maximum of two scenes.
“All the scenes that the seniors chose are exciting scenes from great productions and the roles I got were so fun,” sophomore Ansley Rowell said. “At the end of the day it was a great chance to perform and the time put in helped me become an Honor Thespian.”
The students who volunteered auditioned for the senior directors, who then cast their selections based on who they felt would best fit each role, according to director and senior Lily Fuller. Each scene had a range of two to 16 student actors.
“Senior scenes is a great learning experience for the directors and the casted students because we get to create something all together by ourselves,” Fuller said. “It creates really great bonds between everyone, and I loved getting to work with my cast.”
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