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'sophomore s Molly Glover and  Lexy   Senior Ann Schlesinger perfects junior Austin Roden bikers   Sophomores Sarah Ray and Kelsy Taylor eat hot dogs after
  Wong  sweep the stage after a rehearsal.   cat face. A different make-up artist created a specific face   cooking them over the fire at Vala's Pumpkin Patch on an
  Five  life size pieces,  as  well  as a few  ran-  for each of the fifteen cats in  the production.  ph oto  by  Alex   ITS outing. "It  was funny trying to cook our  food  because
  dom  chairs and some trash, completed   Jetter                                    the fire kept going out. We had to  restart it  at  least three
  the junkyard  set  for the One Act. photo                                         times," Taylor said.  photo by  A lex Jetter
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   ITS  and  the One Act Play brought together MN students who shared a passion for theater,
  whether it  involved acting on stage, backstage work, or working with costumes and make-up.   We got fourth
   ITS,  International Thespian Society, is  an internationally known and accepted theater   due to  different
  organization.  Members attend monthly  MN troupe meetings as  well as  an  additional state and  ''
  international  festival, and also are given the opportunity to attend other theatrical activities,   technicalities. I think
  such  as  viewing another hi gh school production.                                  we did great though.
   "ITS  is  a way for students to be involved and learn  about theater in  more ways than just
  being  in  a production. It is  an organization of students everywhere who share the same passion   We all performed
 for  theater,"  junior  Nick  Herink  said.                                          really  well,  and  we
   Another kind of drama was experienced through competition with a feline spin. The MN   recieved a standing
 One  Act play was a 28.2 minute cutting from the musical "Cats," which involved a backstage
 tech nical  crew, make-up artists and a junk-yard set creating an atmosphere that allowed 15   ovation.
 "jellicl e cats" to  prowl, sing and dance to  tell the story of an unusual cat chosen to  ascend to   - Kirsten Miller, ll
  anoth er life.                                                                                              ''
   "The One Act cast became like a family. We shared the same passion, and especially because
  there  was  a competition aspect, everyone really bonded," sophomore Priya Srivats said.
   Whether through competition or an organization, passionate students created a sense  of unity
  while  enjoying each other and theater in  a different way.
   "Every  production is different, but "Cats" was definitely the most unique theater experience I
  have  had, " senior Mikaela Zielke said.
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