At Out is the blog for Homestead High School's Drama Club and Theatre department.
Too often, the narrative in stories about geek culture focuses on dudes. It fits with the stereotype of what a geek is — some guy in his teens or twenties, covered in residual dust from the powdery snack du jour, slurping down some unnaturally-colored, nauseatingly sweet, caffeinated beverage, while obsessing over a reality far removed … More She Kills Monsters
Or watching Figg during rehearsals jam out during scene changes. When she wears her lights up boots, those are the best to watch… pitch black scene change and then flashing red, blue and green lights appear from the audience. You know she is jamming.
You wouldn’t believe that a show set in Athens, Ohio could so penetrate the imagination, but Qui Nguyen‘s She Kills Monsters has you believing that you’re in playing Dungeons & Dragons with your friends. A three-dimensional version of D&D, complete with hot elves, dance battles, and a a five headed dragon. “Average Agnes,” an uptight English teacher (Sarah Verespej), … More Geekery at it’s Finest!
By: Emma Zander (17′) Role: Vera Play: She Kills Monsters Before the day began Emma was worried- very worried. When Emma woke up at seven o’clock she did not want to get out of bed, much less fight monsters. As the day began, she ate a well-balanced breakfast (a pleasure Vera rarely indulges in, unless you … More Kickething Some Booty
By: TJ O’Connor I can’t remember what happened on Saturday morning; it was too long ago. Probably I was upset that I had to wake up early on a Saturday- on my birthday. Obviously I had the best birthday of all time, what’s more fun than One Act at Plinkerton? I can’t say I knew … More I broke the light board…
By: Haley Stevens (16′) Before the day began, I was sleeping. When my alarm began ringing the annoying tune, labeled Helium, at 7 am–I thought I would get up to exercise–I accidently hit the off button instead of the snooze button, which has a seven minute grace period. So, instead of getting up early, which … More Story time with Haley Stevens
By: Christian Loukopoulos Chapter 1 Suddenly my muscles tensed as I sprang up from my pillow from which my head had recently laid upon, due to a familiar noise that I had grown to despise. After a split second I sprang into action! knowing all too well what was needed to be done. Typing feverishly … More Story about One Act District By: Christian Loukopoulos
By: Erin Meskimen Before the show I woke up at 7:30, showered, ate a ton of mini donuts, and then walked to Homestead. I brought with me a blanket so I could take a nap on the bus, which I was SO RUDELY AWAKENED FROM by Lauren Brill (she poked me). Upon arriving to Plinkerton … More We Killed those Monsters
By Andrew Lococo Prior to our District competition, personally, I was feeling overwhelmed. However, as a whole, I think that our class just went along with it. I didn’t know exactly what I was getting myself into. I was not aware of how this system or competition works. How would the judges rank our play? … More One Act District Reflection By Andrew Lococo
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