Mainstay may have a wrecking ball in its future. 90th Relays will be first for new track in Drake Stadium. Senior columnists reflect on past, look to future. From reading plays the school year before to striking sets after the show closes, the theater department has its work cut out.
Directors have to choose plays, hold auditions and choose cast members.
Sets have to be planned and built, costumes have to be designed, and light and sound plans have to be made. Chason said she wanted to direct a show her senior year, so when she went home for spring break '98 she went to her home library and picked out several plays. At the beginning of every semester, auditions are held for the shows performed that semester. I was looking for someone who was willing to eat what is served on stage, especially since they never know what it is that is being served. She said this was because the play called for expensive food and that was not in the play's budget.