PHOTO STORY PROJECT— THEATER/TECHJORDYN BARBER-2B

THE CALL BOARDLOCATED BETWEEN THE THEATER AND TECHNICAL THEATER ROOMS IS THE FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL THEATER CALL BOARD. THIS BOARD CONTAINED INFORMATION ON BOTH OF THE COURSES A LONG WITH DRAWINGS MADE BY STUDENTS. “IT’S WHERE WE POST INFORMATION,” ZACHARY ELMS INFORMED.

THE TECHNICAL THEATERDURING A NORMAL DAY OF CLASS, TEACHER ZACHARY ELMS TEACHES HIS STUDENTS THROUGH USE OF TEXTBOOK. ELMS HAS TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOR NINE YEARS AND COLLEGE FOR THREE YEARS. “I ’VE ENJOYED TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL. I ENJOY TEACHING BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE,” COMMENTED ELMS.

A SOUND BOARD’S JOBLOCATED RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF TECHNICAL THEATER TEACHING SPACE LIES THIS SOUND BOARD. THIS TECHNOLOGY WAS THERE FOR TEACHING PURPOSES SUCH AS, LEARNING HOW IT WORKS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH PART OF IT. JOEY BELAIR, A JUNIOR, STATED, “IT CONTROLS THE SOUND AND MICROPHONE. IT CAN PLUG INTO THE SOUND SYSTEM AND CONTROL THE THEATER”.

LEARNING THROUGH READING AND PERFORMANCEON AN AVERAGE DAY OF TECHNICAL THEATER CLASS, FRESHMAN CHRISTIAN VILLAGAMEZ IS ENGAGED IN HIS READING. THE STUDENTS WERE READING AND LATER PERFORMING THE PLAY “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”. VILLAGAMEZ STATED, “MY FAVORITE PART OF CLASS IS PERFORMING PLAYS”.

LEARNING THROUGH READINGDURING HIS EVENING CLASS IN JANUARY, JUNIOR JOEY BELAIR READS ABOUT THE GLASS MENAGERIES IN TECHNICAL THEATER. BELAIR ENJOYED READING ABOUT PLAYS AND SAYS, “MY FAVORITE PART OF CLASS IS WHEN WE PLAY GAMES”.

MONOLOGUES AND MOREBESIDES TECHNICAL THEATER TEACHER, ZACHARY ELM’S, DESK ONE WILL FIND THIS BOX OF MONOLOGUES. READING MONOLOGUES IS A COMMON THING THE STUDENTS DO IN TECH THEATER. ALONG WITH THIS, ELM’S EXPLAINED, “WE READ SCRIPTS IN HERE, WE DESIGN PLAYS IN HERE, WE DO LIGHTING IN HERE, WE DO MAKEUP IN HERE”.

TEACHING THROUGH ACTINGHERE IN THE TECHNICAL THEATER CLASSROOM, ZACHARY ELMS AND HIS STUDENTS (JOEY BELAIR TO THE RIGHT) READ “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”, ONE OF THE MANY PLAYS THE STUDENTS ACT OUT. THOUGH ELMS LOVES TO TEACH THROUGH PLAYS AN ACTING, WHEN ASKED HIS FAVORITE PART OF TEACHING, HIS EYES LIGHT UP WHEN ANSWERING, “LIGHTING! THAT HAS TO BE THE BEST PART”.

RIP HALLOWEENLOCATED IN THE TECH THEATER CLASSROOM, THIS TOMBSTONE RESTS. THE TECHNICAL THEATER STUDENTS CREATED THIS TOMBSTONE FOR ACTIVITIES THEY DID THIS PAST HALLOWEEN. THOUGH THIS PROP WAS NOT USED IN ANY SCHOOL SHOW, THE TECH STUDENTS DO, “MAKE PROPS IN HERE FOR ALL THE SHOWS,” SAYS THE TEACHER, ZACHARY ELMS.

THE MEANING OF THE “BLACK BOX”RIGHT OUTSIDE THE ROOM TO MARY AUTREY’S CLASSROOM OF THEATER LIES THE FAMOUS WORDS, “BLACK BOX” IN BOLD BLUE LETTERS. BECAUSE OF ITS THEATRICAL MEANING, AUTREY PLACED THE WORDS ON THE WALL. “A BLACK BOX IS A TYPE OF THEATER SPACE WHERE THE ROOM CAN INTERCHANGE; NOT REMAINING STATIC,” AUTREY SAID.

THEATER TALKIN THE THEATER BLACK BOX, SENIOR J LOVE CHRISTENSON SPEAKS TO HIS FELLOW CLASSMATES AND TEACHER. NOT ONLY DO THE THEATER KIDS ACT IN MARY AUTREY’S CLASS BUT THEY ALSO SIT AROUND WITH EACH OTHER TO HAVE SINCERE CONVERSATIONS. “THE BEST PART OF CLASS IS THE KINSHIP. I LOVE MY CLASSMATES AND TEACHER”, EXPLAINS CHRISTENSON.

LEARNING THROUGH ACTINGINSIDE THE BLACK BOX CLASSROOM OF THEATER, JUNIORS ABBY FIOLIGHTLY(RIGHT) AND BROOKE OWEN(LEFT) ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEEP, INTENSE SKIT ON A NORMAL DAY OF CLASS. THE STUDENTS LEARNED AND PRACTICED A SCENE FROM GREEK THEATER. WHEN ASKED HOW THE CLASS WAS FIOLIGHTLY ANSWERS, “THE CLASS IS FULL OF ACTING. OUR TEACHER IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! SHE PASSES ON HER IMMENSE KNOWLEDGE OF THEATER TO US AND MAKES US BETTER ACTORS”.

SWORD PLAYIN MID PRACTICE OF A SKIT FOR THEATER ARE JUNIORS MICHAEL MIKICIUK(LEFT) AND IVAN MARTINEZ(RIGHT). THESE TWO PLAYED AROUND WITH SWORD TO PERFECT THE SKIT. “MY FAVORITE PART IS JUST ACTING. I LOVE TO ACT,” SAID MIKICIUK.

TEAM EFFORTSEEN DURING THE EVENING THEATER CLASS, THIS TROUPE OF ACTORS INCLUDES JUNIORS BROOKE OWENS(LEFT), IVAN MARTINEZ (MIDDLE), AND ABBY FIOLIGHTLY(RIGHT) ACTING OUT A SCENE. THIS COMICAL GREEK SKIT INVOLVED A TEAM OF ACTORS SUCH AS THESE STUDENTS. “MY FAVORITE PART OF CLASS IS GETTING TO WORK WITH FRIENDS,” OWEN SAID.

LAUGHTER FILLS THE ACTORJUNIOR IVAN MARTINEZ FALLS DOWN LAUGHING AFTER AN “INTENSE” PLASTIC SWORD FIGHT IN HIS THEATER CLASS IN JANUARY. HIM AND HIS PEERS PRACTICED FOR AN UPCOMING COMICAL SKIT FOR CLASS WHEN THIS ACTOR COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING BECAUSE OF THE AWKWARD YET AMUSING SWORD FIGHT MISHAP. MARTINEZ CLAIMED MOST DAYS IN THEATER ARE AS FUNNY AS THAT DAY. “IT IS A FUN CLASS BECAUSE YOU GET WORK DONE AND LEARN WITH YOUR FRIENDS WHILE BREAKING OUT OF YOUR SHELL”, SAID MARTINEZ.

LEARNING THROUGH LAUGHINGJUNIORS MICHAEL MIKICIUK(LEFT) AND ABBY FIOLIGHTLY(RIGHT) ARE IN MID SKIT PRACTICING GREEK THEATER WHEN THE TWO BURST WITH LAUGHTER. THIS PARTICULAR GREEK SCRIPT INCLUDED COMEDY AND DRAMA. “WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN HERE WITH EACH OTHER,” CLAIMED FIOLIGHTLY.