Drama Banquet

Today was the Drama Banquet, wherein all the theater/drama students gather for a concluding activity. They get food, they have a slide show, they reminisce, favorite paper plate awards are given, and next year's shows are revealed. 

The highlight of the Drama Banquet for Brandt and Isabella was Tech Les Mis. With the help of Ms. Smith, the assistant drama teacher, the techies put together a shortened version of Les Mis complete costumes, tracks, set pieces, and props. Isabella was a guard, part of the ensemble, was a "lovely lady," moved sets, had a line, a line which had to be delivered as fast as possible. She yelled out, "THERE'S A BOY COMING OVER THE BARRICADE!" which you could hardly hear during the performance. Brandt played Javert with enthusiasm and seriousness, checking his lines every time he got off stage. He wore his Explorer uniform with Grandpa De's bailbondsman badge. He did a trust fall into the arms of his fellow technies as Javert killed himself. It was all recorded. We watched both the production and the reaction of the audience which is tremendously exited and animated. 

All these pictures are yellow, but all of them are screenshots of the recorded performance and aren't going to be any better.

"There's a boy coming over the barricade!"

Javert getting ready to throw himself from the bridge.

"One Day More . . . "

Isabella's paper plate award was "ASM Extraordinaire." 

Brandt's paper plate award was "Most likely to join the Italian Mafia". He was also awarded "Most likely to actually shoot Javert" at the cast party for Les Mis.

Brandt sent me some of the pictures of the techies from the slide show which I am including here.

All of tech crew except Isabella who was out in the hall having a panic attack.

Also missing Thea

standing: Cole, Seth, Nate, Spuney (Peter), Miles, Pearl, Abby, Haden, Hannah, Landon, Erika, Eli, another Abby, Diana

sitting: Mason, Mr. Avila, Brandt, Lexy, Ruth, Emma, Kaitlyn

Tech crew doing a weird hand thing that Seth started.

Seriousness

The backstage crew

Hannah, Isabella, Kaitlyn, Diana, Ruth, Lexy, Thea

Here they are doing what they do backstage

Hannah is crying/having a breakdown, Isabella is telling people to shut up,

Kaitlyn is doing something, Diana is fly railing, Ruth is holding a microphone,

Lexy is on coms, and Thea is giving moral support

Model walking across the stage

Offstage shenanigans

Lexy and Hannah being cool

The sound crew

Pearl, Miles, Nate, Brandt, Seth, Thea, Cole, Hayden, 

Performing their tasks

 Pearl reading a script, Nate checking a microphone, Brandt mixing

He has no idea what anyone else is doing.

Lights

Erica, Abby, Mason, Emma, Eli, other Abby, Landon (Deez)

Leads

Diana, Eli, Mason, Brandt, Lexy

Leads plus Spooney with Mr. Avila