LHS seniors took charge this spring for the annual Senior Directed One Acts, a long-running theater tradition that lets seniors take control of their own productions. Held March 12-14 at 7 p.m., the event welcomed students, families and community members with entry by donation, helping support the drama program while giving audiences a night of student-created comedy.
This year’s show featured four short plays, each with a completely different type of humor. “Ride to Nowhere,” directed by Savannah Smith and performed by Emerson Bennet, Iris Mikell, Violet Bohrer-Clancy, Malachi Coker, Jazzy and Rebecca Grow, follows David, a serious man who is late for an important meeting and just needs to get to the fifth floor. Instead, every elevator stop brings in another strange passenger who increasingly complicates his day. As the chaos builds, the play ends with David realizing that work should not control his whole life or define his value.
“I wrote the script by myself,” said Smith. “It was really fun seeing this play come to life.”
“The Titanic Sequel Nobody Asked For,” directed by Kylie Jenson and starring Anna Kesler, Mason Loomis, Ezra Marsh, Veronica Grow and Gray Henninger, imagined what would happen if Jack finally made it to heaven after years of trying, only to learn that Rose had moved on, found a new partner and started a family.
The play turned one of the most dramatic love stories ever into an over-the-top parody.
“Byte Me,” directed by Rowan Rocha and Chas Galgerud and performed by Landon Birge and Nemmie Gordan, is centered around a guy trying to help a girl use her computer. Every instruction gets misunderstood or taken literally, turning a basic tech support situation into nonstop confusion.
“Eating Crayons,” directed by Leo Ibser with performers Archie Broome, Eli Gesteland and Alexa Hogge, told three separate stories about kids eating crayons in ridiculous situations. The fast pace and exaggerated acting made it one of the night’s most chaotic performances.
Emerson Bennett, who played the Gym Rat in “Ride to Nowhere,” was one of the many actors who added energy to the show through exaggerated characters and physical comedy.
“[It was] very fun! I managed to do really well as a first time actor and memorize my lines,” said Bennett.
