Yearbook spread: "The pink panther strikes back"
Layout, photo, and copy credits go to MS Journalism yearbook students. Additional help and final touches made by Quill & Scroll members.
Copy close up: United onstage
As the actors get ready to perform officially on stage, they are filled with overwhelming energy and wish each other the best, in hopes of producing the best performance. On March 21, the auditorium doors opened to reveal the highly anticipated school production, “The Pink Panther Strikes Back.”
Many of the actors could often be seen standing around waiting for their turn on stage during rehearsals. Often times many actors had to wait much longer backstage, compared to the time they got onstage.
“You need to wait for two hours just to say two lines,” said Yunah Han (8).
Along with the hours of patience necessary, another hardship during the journey was coordinating the lights and sound effects with the all the actors. When asked how the process was, Ryan Kim (12), the head of the crew, responded that it was very difficult and needed a lot of improvising. All of the challenges that the cast faced during the process of rehearsal all contributed towards the end goal, the final performance in front of the entire school.
“[Drama] is part of being a community, being creative, and getting to know everyone,” said Avery Kang (9). “The last final performances are really fun and you feel really proud at the end.”
The actors had bitter sweet feelings when the final play finally came to an end. The cast was full of pride about the production they had just put on, but was simultaneously disappointed that they could not be their characters anymore.
“I really liked my character which was a psychopath who was really not in the right mind,” said Sunny Oh (8). “As I understood the motifs I felt like I was him and after the production ended, I was sad from the fact that I would never play him anymore.”
There were ups and downs during the process of putting all the components of the play together, but after the production, the audience responded with positive comments about the play.
Many of the actors could often be seen standing around waiting for their turn on stage during rehearsals. Often times many actors had to wait much longer backstage, compared to the time they got onstage.
“You need to wait for two hours just to say two lines,” said Yunah Han (8).
Along with the hours of patience necessary, another hardship during the journey was coordinating the lights and sound effects with the all the actors. When asked how the process was, Ryan Kim (12), the head of the crew, responded that it was very difficult and needed a lot of improvising. All of the challenges that the cast faced during the process of rehearsal all contributed towards the end goal, the final performance in front of the entire school.
“[Drama] is part of being a community, being creative, and getting to know everyone,” said Avery Kang (9). “The last final performances are really fun and you feel really proud at the end.”
The actors had bitter sweet feelings when the final play finally came to an end. The cast was full of pride about the production they had just put on, but was simultaneously disappointed that they could not be their characters anymore.
“I really liked my character which was a psychopath who was really not in the right mind,” said Sunny Oh (8). “As I understood the motifs I felt like I was him and after the production ended, I was sad from the fact that I would never play him anymore.”
There were ups and downs during the process of putting all the components of the play together, but after the production, the audience responded with positive comments about the play.