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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
by Alex Je!J!r pages by Emily Giller and Laura Johnson
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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.