Two nights of comedy, emotion: ‘Random Acts of Theatre’

Jen Fox, Editorial Board

The Dramahawks performed a collection of six different acts, Random Acts of Theatre, on March 6 and 7, after several months of preparing for the show.

“We were all so energetic, nailed all of our scenes, felt great about it,” senior Paul Nardone, who performed in Executive Dance, said. “There was cheering in Ms. Morrison’s room after it finished. It was so much fun.”

Eleven senior actors and one junior actor performed in Random Acts of Theatre, directed by Maura Morrison, making it the last high school production for the majority of them.

“Tonight was so fun, and it’s always really sad,” senior Julia Baker, who performed in Life Without Parole, said. “Because for a lot of us it was our last show.”

The six acts were widely varied in theme; while Precipice, Executive Dance, and Canada were mainly comical, Life Without Parole, God Walks Into a Bar, and Blind Willie & Talking Dog delved into deeper, more serious scripts.

“There was a good mix of funny but also introspective, and it was just a very good production overall,” audience-member junior Hannah Eisenhofer said. “It’s a good way to hang out with friends and enjoy a nice evening.”

Cast members said they worked well together, building friendships during their lengthy rehearsals.

“Even though they’re all small one-act shows, we really grew together, especially in these last few weeks when we’ve all come together for big rehearsals,” senior Evan Ribaudo, who wrote and starred in Canada with senior Sean Boullianne, said. “I always feel like cast members become part of your family, and this I felt more than any other cast in a long time.”

Though putting Random Acts of Theatre together was time-consuming and laborious, the cast had a great time working together and experiencing the end-product.

“I was kind of hesitant to even get in this at all, but hands-down this has been one of the most fun things I’ve done in high school,” Nardone said. “I would encourage anyone who’s thinking about it, maybe on the fence, maybe doesn’t really know so much about it, to just go out, try out, and it’ll be great.”