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Freshman Owen Uglem, senior Jenna Baumgartner, freshman Lex Brown and freshman Nyx Lammie rehearse for the play as they are working hard. Their opening night is in November.

Theater department gets ready for ‘The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong’

Ava Bentdahl, Graphics Editor October 1, 2023

  Actors and actresses are working hard to prepare for "The One-Act Play that Goes Wrong." A murder mystery play goes along, but from the very beginning things are going wrong. Set pieces are...

The SAHS auditorium as seen from house leftt.

Theatre department prepares One Act Play

Sydney Rodd, Business Editor and Copy Editor January 15, 2022

The One Act Play is a Minnesota State High School League activity that occurs annually. High schools around the state have to prepare a production that meets the requirements set by MSHSL. The play must...

The cast of Kodachrome on stage with the set. The One Act was filmed so there was no live performances this year.

Theatre department wins second place in One Act sectionals

Briah Azure, Graphics Editor March 15, 2021

In December, the high school theatre department put on Kodachrome, a play by Adam Szymkowicz about a photographer named Suzanne, who takes the audience into the lives of people living in a small town called...

Director Grif Sadow leads senior Olivia Henson and sophomore Charlie Corbett during zoom rehearsals for the play "Kodachrome" by Adam Szymkowicz. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rehearsals have been switched to a virtual format.

Theatre department produces a fall show amidst a pandemic

Sierra Penning, Social Media Editor November 9, 2020

The theatre department is just beginning rehearsals for its annual fall production. This year, in addition to the routine stresses of producing a show, the department must face an even bigger challenge:...

Stillwater graduate Ben Valerius ('19) attends his virtual Ballet One class. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Valerius has had to have his classes for his Bachelor of Performing Arts degree online.

Valerius overcomes challenges in his first year as BPA student

Charlie Valerius, Online Editor April 15, 2020

The saying “the show must go on” has been a traditional term in the theatre culture for a long time. During a global pandemic, Stillwater graduate Ben Valerius ('19) is bringing this term to life while...

Musical theatre students bond during a break for their rehearsals for the “Beauty and the Beast.” The group worked hard for weeks, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show is now cancelled.

The show must go on; how theatre addresses tragedy

Olivia Bystrom, Field Reporter March 26, 2020

A great performance takes time to prepare. With daily rehearsals and a practically nonstop schedule for the last month, the theatre department was working tirelessly to put together the final show of the...

Students prepare for "Beauty and the Beast" rehearsal. Rehearsal takes place from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ actors find new passion in theatre

Anastasia Bertsch, Video Editor March 14, 2020

Every spring the theater department puts on a musical. This year they are performing “Beauty and the Beast". The play is a classic story of loving someone because of their personality not their appearance....

One Act play team practices in the auditorium after school.

One Act play competes annually

Ava Hoelzel, Photography Editor January 10, 2020

Every year, the One Act cast competes between different schools in the district, and then at state level. The have about one month to put the production together. The cast/crew consists of no more than...

The cast performs the final bow of the last performance of "Almost Maine." All of freshman Ava Root's hard work comes together to form the northern lights.

Ava Roots uses colors to tell stories

Brianne Johnson, Layout Editor November 9, 2019

  “Using colors to tell a story,” is what freshman Ava Roots does with the costumes for the fall theatre production Almost Maine.  Roots is the student costumer for the fall production...

Seniors Ben Valerius and Abbe McBride practice for "Les Miserables". This is one of the theatre's daily practices from 2:30-7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Theatre practices for upcoming ‘Les Miserables’

Claire Anderson, Field Reporter April 12, 2019

"Les Miserables is extremely entertaining and thought-provoking," theater director Grif Sadow said. The spring performance of "Les Miserables" will be put on the first two weekends of April...

On Dec. 27, the One Act team rehearses for their first competition next month. Junior Elsa Persson beams as she reads her script.

‘Animal Farm’ cast soon will take one act competition by storm

Taylor Lee, Distrubution Reporter February 6, 2019

Last year’s One Act team performed “Scenes from Metamorphoses” and, for the first time in history, went to the Minnesota State High School League [MSHSL] State One Act competition. However, they...

The Jockeys of Comedy play a game to improve their improv skills. It involves troupe members stopping a sketch at various points,  one member taking another's position, then resuming with a new scenario.

Jockeys of Comedy prepare for winter performance

Grant Erickson, Podcast Reporter November 30, 2018

The improv troupe known as the Jockeys of Comedy are working hard to prepare for their holiday season performances. Improvisational comedy comes in two main forms: short form and long form. Short form...

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