On Nov. 7-8, the drama club presented their fall play, “Trap.” The show had twists and turns, leaving the audience questioning what would happen next.
“It was really fun,” sophomore Gabriella Sparacino said. “We had a lot of fun doing it. It was a little stressful at times because there was a lot going on on the stage and stuff like that. Sometimes it would get really stressful, but, overall, it was really fun.”
The play is about an incident that happened in Menacap Calif. where, out of nowhere, 241 people go unconscious; the only one still conscious is a girl named Angela. This doesn’t mean anything to the audience watching the play, until they realize it was the exact thing that was happening to them.
The cast and crew started working on the preparations for the production in September. Even when they had trouble with the on stage lights.
“It was awful,” senior Emily Pentland said. “There were times where I was laying down, and I had to move my arm in a way that no one could see to turn off one of the lights.”
For the play, having a scary ambiance to it was emotional to some senior cast members, as “Trap” was their last high school play.
“I was just joking around with my friends. I was like, ‘Oh my god guys it’s our last show,’ and they would all be like, ‘Don’t talk about it.’’” senior Charlie Bolvin said. “I don’t want to think about it either, like the impending doom of graduating. I really enjoyed ‘Trap’. I thought it was a fun show. I don’t think I’d want any other senior show.”
The actors went through countless hours practicing their lines to make sure each night of the show had the same amount of momentum, leaving the audience with an eerie feeling throughout the entire night.
“I thought the play was super meta, and I enjoyed the third wall breaks,” senior Leigha Short said. “I think it’s amazing that they went out of their way to do the third wall breaks. In fact, I love when Mr. Cossitor comes on stage. That was my favorite part because I was in the musical last year. And I love Mr. Cossitor. I know that he never comes up on stage, besides to announce. And seeing that, I actually thought the show was over. So I thought it was super well done.”
Even the directors were overjoyed with the reactions they received from the audience
“I was totally thrilled by our audiences’ reactions,” Assistant Director Michele Dugan said. “Sitting toward the back of the auditorium allowed me to watch them as it slowly dawned on them that they were just like the fictional audience in the play they were watching. The screams and gasps were very rewarding to the cast and crew, as well as Mr. Cossitor and myself.”
