My experience with VHS’s past four One Act Play productions

Medea (2013) When I was a freshman, I definitely did not envision being a part of that year’s One Act Play (OAP). Having a role in OAP has always been an elite thing for any student at any school, since it is one of the only competitions high school theatre programs participate in. Additionally, the directors generally choose students with more experience and expertise to give the show the best possi...

The Importance of Being Earnest (2014) As opposed to the drama the department put on last year, our new theatre director Lucas Howland decided to put on a well known Victorian-era comedy. I was then put in the position of stage manager, which is the head technical role, and given an immense amount of responsibility I felt pretty unprepared for. This was my first head stage management job and I ...

August Osage County (2015) During my junior year, August was the last show that really rounded everything off and it ended up being a surprisingly positive experience following what had been a difficult year for me. The show was once again extremely dramatic; it was set in modern times but dealt with a wide range of controversial topics such as drug abuse, suicide and incest. A lot of these iss...

David and Lisa (2016) It’s odd to now look back on all four of my high school one act experiences. Each one marks an important time in my life, from transitioning into high school, to learning where my place is in the theatre world, to making it through an extremely difficult year, to finally finding myself in a good place with a future I’m excited about ahead of me. David and Lisa was by far ...