Drama Club members showcased their skills mid- October, giving the audience a taste of what it takes to stage their performances.

One aspect of any theatrical performance is the application of hair and makeup. Junior Kirsten Dorman, one of the specialists in this department, explained how important these two elements are.

“Hair and makeup in a show is actually really important, because you’re not listening to a show, you’re watching a show,” she said. “If it doesn’t look right, then it’s going to pull you out of the experience and distract you, so everyone on stage needs to wear makeup, and that includes the guys.”

Another aspect of getting ready for a drama production is costumes. Costume coordinator junior Kallie Levitt explained how important it is that costumes be measured correctly, because the costume rental company Club costumes sends them just two weeks before opening night.

Levitt also explained how imperative it is to match the time era of the show to the costumes the actors wear.

“For the play that we’re doing right now, our time era is the modern time era so the clothing doesn’t have to be too meticulous and it doesn’t have to be from the 1800’s,” Levitt said, “but if we took 1800’s clothing and put it into a modern time era show, it would make no sense.”

Light technician, junior Sara Silva, shared the importance of lights.

“Another thing is ambient lighting, which is used to show what the mood is like. Let’s say there’s a romantic scene, we want to show colors like blues and reds to make purple,” Silva explained.

Junior Federico Cadavid-Rojas described his role as head of sound.

“The lightboard that we use is pretty much your main focus, you basically have that and a laptop,” he said. “You always need to know your cues ahead of time and be ready for anything. You need to be able to say, ‘this persons on stage, turn their mic on. This person’s off stage, turn their mic off.’”

Stage and house management were also explained during the showcase.

“It’s a lot about communication. We’re always going back and forth telling people what to do,” explained Stage Manager Jessica Smith, a junior. “We have about five people on each side, they are responsible for taking things off and putting things on to keep the show rolling. If you leave your hat in the drama room and you need it, we will run in thirty seconds and grab it for you before you return onto the stage,”      The actors also shared their role in Drama Club.

“Basically, we are the people that you see on stage when you come to the show,” Junior Cody Jackson said, “We perform, sing, act, dance, and we put on a great show and make sure that everyone has a good time.”