Congratulations to the One Act Competition Class! Their One Act version of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” was chosen to represent the state of Wisconsin at this year’s International Thespian Festival. In November, they competed at the Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival, where they swept in the award category. “The Tempest” won 9 awards! … More “The Tempest” Chosen to represent Wisconsin!
By: Aby Spitz (class or ’23) I wasn’t sure what I was getting into when I decided to audition for One Act. I just knew I had heard good things about it and my friends said I would have a good time in the class with them. They were right. I have had so much … More Thoughts on One Act by Abby Spitz
As I put on yet another layer of black grease paint and eyeliner on my face, I tried to remember how I got here, to this moment. How a subtle and loosely constructed conversation at a coffee shop led to staring into the glowing hot incandescent light bulbs of a dressing room in a college … More The Road We Traveled by Betsy Baker
One of the most rewarding things I get to witness at a teacher is when my students take their class in their own hands and run in. As I think about it, I’m lucky enough to have this happen at least twice a year with success. Acting 2 and Theatre production Seminar both are lead … More “The Cave” One Act Class asks why we learn
What started as a late night musing from Ms. Figg-Franzoi’s imagination last spring, has evolved into a class creation based on Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.” Last spring, Figg asked the One Act class if they would be willing to devise a play based on an idea she had. The 26 students readily agreed. Summer … More Our One Act is going to STATE!
The 2016 One Act competition class worked all 1st trimester on creating a show to compete with at their state competition. Their hard work paid off when they walked away with 10 awards: Critics Choice Award Outstanding Ensemble Award Outstanding Stage Crew Award Outstanding Director Award Outstanding Actor: Emma Zander Outstanding Actor: Lauren Burghardt Outstanding … More One Act made a film…
So what exactly is One Act Class? Not many people have heard of the class and when you do hear the name you still don’t know what the class does. We had to ask the students in the class to clarify for us. Christian Loukopoulos talked about the students in the class, “Joining one act means your … More Students talk about One Act Class
I posted this to my instagram account (@figzoi) last year as a reminder to teach the passion for theatre, not force it on students. Last week after a fall play rehearsal two students stayed after to work on some One Act class choreography. This hadn’t happened in over a year… the want, the need within the … More Teach them Longing…
My summer ended already… Oh sure, I’m still not in school teaching, but as of three weeks ago my summer as a person pretending to not be a teacher ended. First… let me tell you that as Homestead’s Theatre Teacher, my summers had been traditionally filled with grad school classes seven days a week, but … More My summer ended already
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
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