December - Giles High School

Act it out By Kassie RichardsonThe Drama team is at it again, performingtheir play, “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” byRajiv Joseph. “Gruesome Playground Injuries” isabout two people who have known each other foryears, and every time they see one another theyhave been injured or are have an injury at thattime. Each scene has different actors and actresses,but they are playing the same people, Kayleen andDoug at different ages. The main point of the playis that Kayleen and Doug could be together, butthey chose not to be. The Drama team is sponsoredby Barbara Scheid and Sarah Harman. The directoris Cody Oher. This season has gone very well.They traveled to Districts, at Floyd High School,on November the 3 rd , where they placed 2 nd . AmberStump, Cati Journell, and Taylor McCroskey got anOutstanding Actors and Actresses award. OnNovember the 16 th , the drama team happilyperformed for the students of Giles High SchoolBack StageJacob Gann, Fred Stump, and Kevin Montgomery (front) Murdock Link,Cierra Riggs, Taylor Watson, and Evan Daniels (2 nd Row) Brandon Wolfe,Brianna Boone, Liz Jones, Keeley Hargreen, and Jena Aistrop (back)during 3 rd and again in 7 th period. Tucker White remarked, “Performing for the students gives me the chance to be someone else and Ican also entertain my peers.” On November 17 th they traveled to James River for regionals, where they placed 3 rd . Cati Journell gotJena Aistrop- Make-upHannah Blankenship- PropsBrianna Boone- Stage MangerBailee Brewster- Make-upEvan Daniels- LightsAshley Estep- BackstageJacob Gann- SoundKeeley Hagreen- Asst. ManagerElizabeth Jones- Make-up, LightsMurdock Link- Head LightsKevin Montgomery-Tech DirectorCierra Riggs- CostumesFred Stump- BackstageTaylor Watson- Lights/SoundsCarly White- Artistic DirectorBrandon Wolfe- Backstagehonorable mention in the top actor awards category and Taylor William got 5 th place in topactor awards category and there were a total of 175 actors at regionals. Barbara Scheidcommented, “The GHS Drama team once again had a successful competition season intheir performance.”It isn’t as simple as just performing. The actors and actress have to memorize all theirlines, and anywhere they have to be on stage. The backstage crew has to learn how to useall the lights and sounds, create the set, make costumes, do make and placed everything onstage correctly for the performs. Along with that they only have 30 minutes to perform thewhole show, and 5 minutes before and after to set and clean thestage.The drama team has had fun with it though. Jena Aistrop said,“Drama is a way to express my creativity.” Cierra Riggsremarked, “We worked well together, we had some rough days butpulled together when it mattered most.” The Drama team did wellthis year. There will be a spring play, but the play has not beendecided on yet. Look for flyers and announcements for auditionsafter the holiday break. Good job Drama teamand good luck with your spring production.Above: Amber Stump and Taylor Williams6Brandon Wolfe, Amber Hurley, Carly White (Artistic Director)Taylor McCroskey and Elizabeth Meredith (front) Tucker White,Cati Journell, Emilee Cardin, Grant Muchler, Amber Stumps, andTaylor Williams (back) Not pictured: Cierra RiggsEvan Daniels, Murdock Link, TaylorWatson and Jacob Gann work lights andsound.