Line Run and Black Box Theater Set-Up

Setting up the platforms
for our audience members!

With two weeks to go until opening night for the Spring One-Acts, the cast of the three plays began to prepare the stage in order to create the Black Box theater effect. As you may know, the Spring One-Acts will be performed in a three-quarter-thrust formation, meaning the audience will be able to experience the performance while being seated on three sides of the stage. After speaking to our Production Manager, Heather, she stated that the stage will be able to seat a little over a hundred people per show. So if you’re planning on attending the performance, make sure to get there early!

Waiting for the second half of
the line run to begin.

On a different note, today was our first off book line run. After performing all three plays without our scripts, we knew that the show was going to be a success. Mr. Howard stated that we “did a great job,” but of course, our work does not stop there. There is always room for improvement! A week from now will commence Tech Week, a week in which we run through the play several times with light cues, music, and costumes. It’s time to get this show on the road!

by Jeff Erazo, '15

Line Run: The Art of Memorization

Even though the cast of Anything Goes has only been rehearsing for 3 weeks, the cast had all their lines and songs memorized for the two line runs we had January 3rd and 4th. This was in the best interest for us because this way we can learn our blocking and dances to the best of our abilities. Our line runs consisted of us sitting in a circle and saying our lines one after the other to show that we have our lines (and cues!) completely memorized. The cast took time out of their winter break to practice their lines, but don’t worry - it wasn’t a burden to us because we have the determination to succeed and to make this musical the best it can be (the only people it really was a burden to was the people having to hear one of us reciting our lines over and over again or when we forced them to play one of the other characters so we could practice).

by Cielo Magana

Break is almost over...

With the line run coming up, all of the actors are putting time into memorizing lines. When we come back to school, we will have a line run. A line run is when everyone sits in a circle without their scrips and reads the entire play. It is very challenging because you have to remember when to come in and what lines to say. So while everyone is enjoying their break, they are also putting in a lot of effort on memorizing their lines. May we all be blessed with a good memory in the new year.

by Max Miller

Pre-Line Run

After a four-day break, what’s better than coming back to school and preparing for the next day? Running lines, of course! As you know, the long weekend served as the perfect opportunity for perfecting our dialect, working on our lines, and memorizing our blocking. After getting together for the first time in a few days, we were pleasantly surprised to see the awesome set that Grant had worked on during the weekend. Mr. Howard, Heather and other cast members also came to Allen during their “break” to help out in every way they could.

The line run was a success! Actually, the real line run is scheduled for tomorrow, but we all want to get some practice before the real deal. This will be able to give us a general idea of what we can work on before coming to the line run. After all, we can only get better!

by Jeff Erazo, '15