Well, for those of you who haven't heard, the Drama Department is currently doing our Spring Production of 9-5!! So, since that is what my life has been about for the last few weeks, I figured that would be a good topic!
9-5 is centered around three secretaries in 1979 who have a terrible boss. He treats his secretaries as though they are trash, and because of that the three women set out to get revenge. This hilarious comedy has been a joy to work on, and I have met so many new people through it, which is one of the reasons I love theater so much.
Every year I meet the incoming freshmen, and am sad to see the seniors I have bonded with go. However, I hope that my new freshmen friends will feel the same way when I am a senior, and that these bonds will last a lifetime, regardless of how unlikely that actually is...
Another theatrical thing I did recently was attend the 2013 California State Thespian Festival! The festival was held in Ontario, California (No, not Canada) a couple of weekends ago, and I got the opportunity to help fantastic directors from talented performing arts schools direct the first act of an All-State performance, involving about 40 kids. From the first moment, the directors had me involved, whether it was running around the campus the event was held at looking for lost kids, or taking notes or giving input, the directors kept me thoroughly involved and that was something I really appreciated from them because other student directors did not have the same inclusion.
Another interesting thing about directing at festival was the fact that there were three positions to Assistant Direct, All-State act one or two, and another event called California Playwright where a playwright is honored for their incredible work. Not only were all of those positions covered by Westmont students, but the Directors added a second Student Director to Act Two, making it four Westmont students instead of just three! That was incredible!
As random as this blog post was, I hope you enjoyed reading it, and I hope you all bought tickets to see 9 to 5 because it is an amazing show!
