READY FOR CENTER STAGE: Junior Anthony Zuniga (far left) rehearses his lines with senior Sam Thompson (second from the left), junior Martaz Imes (third from the left) and sophomore Isabelle Germain (fourth from the left) in preparation for the Georgia High School Association One Act Play. The drama department has learned to overcome difficulties through a careful casting of actors. “There’s always going to be (struggles), but in the end, you know, they’ll pull it together,” Zuniga said. Photo by Ella Sams.
By ELLA SAMS – Broadcast Staff
After six weeks of rehearsing, the drama department will compete in the One Act Play competition on Oct. 16.
Clarke Central High School’s drama department will compete in the Georgia High School Association One Act Play competition on Oct. 16.
Mirrors, the 35-minute play by John O’Brien, will be directed by senior Ben Foutz. With the competition date approaching, the drama department continues to prepare for a successful show.
“We started planning this year in August before school, and that’s kind of when we decided we needed to do a One Act at that point,” senior Ben Foutz said. “We had
Mirrors as one of the names that was being tossed around for that. It wasn’t until the third or fourth week of school that this was the show we’re doing.”
The six involved actors, sophomore Isabelle Germain, juniors Anthony Zuniga and Martaz Imes and seniors Sam Thompson, China Brooks and Addie Downs chose Mirrors for its unusual plot.
“It’s psychologically challenging,” drama department teacher Harriet Anderson said. “It’s an interesting play that we’re not quite sure at the end which is reality.”
Careful casting allows for an efficient work ethic which in turn creates a positive environment.
“Everybody’s great,” Zuniga said. “That’s why we were cast that way. I mean for some people it’s just different levels of experience, not talent.”
Despite the many preparations needed before the competition date arrives, the drama department hopes to have a successful performance.
“We have nuanced, played, considered, and we’ve thought it to death,” Anderson said.
“We need to finish our lines, we need to finish up some blocking bits and then we’ve got to do the show. And they’re going to be ready to do that.”
