Lions' Digest Winter Issue 03 2020

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ask questions to,” said State High junior Emily
Stoller.
The rehearsal process is a vital stepping stone
leading up to the perfect production. Due to
the state of the pandemic, rehearsals have been
modified in order to ensure COVID safety. Last
year, the group held rehearsals after school in
the school auditorium. Now, everything is done
virtually.
This year, for Women of Spoon River, Thespians
finished their rehearsals for the production
during the last week of October, and they held
them in both large and small meetings.
State High senior Anna Farris reflected on this
process. “We did Zoom rehearsals and then
coaching with groups of like two other people,”
Farris said.
This was a big change from last year, where
the cast would be able to rehearse in person,
collaborate, and build off of each other.
“We don’t get to watch each other and learn
from each other’s feedback, like in person, and
that’s really valuable,” Muramoto said.
Muramoto added that while there were negatives
to the virtual setting of rehearsals this year,
“there [are] also perks, I guess, to doing things
online: you get to see yourself, you have more
space to film yourself, and see exactly where you
can improve.”
As she commented on her last rehearsal, Farris
couldn’t help but smile.
“My last rehearsal was on Friday. I think it went
well. It was really cool because we did a full run
through and we got to see everyone doing their
monologues,” Farris said.
The costume crew, also known as “pretty crew,”
is a specialty which has had to adjust greatly
this year, due to COVID-19 restrictions and
mandates.