Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2005, Page 57

Description:	Above: Junior Greg Stonebecomes a singing cat for StoryTheater. Actors often playedanimals for the fables. Right:Throwing her hands in the air,sophomore Emily Toutkoushiangives a dramatic performance forthe crowd. Story Theater tookplace in the large group room tomake the audience feel moreinvolved.Story By: Lauriel ChambersIn a school with so many students, its easy to get lost in the crowd. Everyoneneeds some way of feeling unique. For some, its through their clothing orhairstyles. Others use music, art, or photography. For the students in theaterclasses at South, on-stage is where they feel they can truly express themselves.The classes, taught by Catherine Rademacher, gave students the chanceto learn the many skills that are required to be a good performer. Students whotook theater for the first time participated in scenes for two to three people,monologues, make-up techniques, and set design. Advanced students didsimilar things, but focused more on each students individual goals. A typicalday in theater class would be a dynamic array of diverse character, greatteaching, and true freedom of expression, junior Keith Barrow said.One of the main events of the year was Story Theater. It was a collectionof short Aesop fables and took place December 3rd and 4th. Featured in theproduction were Henny Penny, Masters Thief, Little Peasant, and many others.During Golden Goose I had to do a little jig and recite some jibberish. Everyonewould just kind of crack up. It made me feel great, sophomore Greg Stonesaid, as he recalled his favorite memories from the show. Like other one-actplays in the past, Story Theater was done in the large group room, instead ofthe auditorium. This gave the cast more of a chance to connect with theaudience. This was also the first year that one-acts had ever been performed byonly underclassmen and directed completely by seniors. Sophomore AllisonLester liked this change. Directors turned out to be mentors. They kind of justpassed the torch to us. They have this amazing relationship, she said.Directors included Jon-Eric Misz, Jeremy Moore, Esther Widlanski, and AnnaArdizzone, and Haddie Katz.Whether they are dancing around, or in the middle of the most dramaticscene, the actors in the Bloomington South theater classes always please thecrowd. The classes let them be themselves, or, when the time comes, pretendto be someone else.fneater 31
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