At Out is the blog for Homestead High School's Drama Club and Theatre department.
An old leather bound book sits on my desk –gold lettering, musky smell, and weighty with the knowledge it holds. My copy of William Shakespeare’s Complete Works. Every drama nerd has one, as a proud member of that minority, so do I. It looks used, yellowing pages bookmarked to highlight my favorite passages, ones that … More College Essay Part 3
Monday after school my break ended, I no longer could go home at 4pm. Me being able to do this was rare to begin with, but nonetheless I liked that two week break where I could pretend to have a life outside the theatre. Then Monday happened, and my life became consumed by theatre, music … More Brigadoon
Brown University: “We all live within communities or groups of various sizes, origins, and purposes; pick one and tell us why it’s important to you, and how it has shaped you.” Written by Henry Ballesteros (2013) Every high school has them: they’re outrageous, outgoing, and (mostly) down to earth. They’re not afraid to embarrass themselves. … More College Essay’s Part 2
Written by: William Dowsett (2012) Black out. My hands are sweaty, my throat is closing: the butterflies. Trapped between two support systems compiled of two-by-fours, I maneuver meticulously so that I can peer between the plywood that separates fact and fiction, reality and fantasy, what “is” and what “could be.” Like popping light bulbs, miscellaneous … More College Essays Part 1
1. You show up every day. You make no excuses. 2. You love the work wherever and whenever you’re doing it and you don’t complain. You bring your love of acting to the audition room, set, rehearsal, class, and you carry your love of the work into every experience. You relish it. 3. You do … More 15 Things Actors Do That Make Me Happy
I love Acting I finals, they work so hard throughout the semester and then their final hurrah is a short film featuring their acting talents. This year I have been pleasantly surprised at the amazing quality of their work. Please enjoy some wonderful videos! <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/54799255″>The Magic Ball</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user14257475″>Homestead Theatre Department</a> on <a … More Acting 1 Finals
Theatre is important to me personally because it constantly makes me see the world from someone else’s point of view. Theatre causes me to question how my character would view or feel about a certain situation. Theatre takes me outside of my own mind and forces me to “why.” Theatre is also an incredible safe … More Theatre is
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. –Buckminster Fuller In the past two years we have heard a lot about Homestead’s new Trimester system and come Monday we will finish the 1st trimester ever at HHS. It’s been a rough … More First Tri leaves us…
What? Theatre should always be new. New work. New experiences. New audiences. New ideas. Theatre is a challenge. New is challenging. Theatre is creation. Creation is creative. Theatre should start when creativity starts. Young children benefit from exposure and instruction in theatre and storytelling. Creative expression enhances critical thinking skills and many types of reasoning, … More New Manifesto for the Theatre
One act is a unique class because it offers a small taste of all of the theater industry but also others. Building sets is also basic carpentry. Repairing our broken light boards is basic wiring. loading the truck is space management. Running a show from in 45 minutes is time efficiency. not many classes offer … More Thoughts from Nathan Hunt
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