聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Arcola School hosted their hometown drama performance on Tuesday, March 28, in preparation for the Region One Drama Festival, which was held in Oxbow on March 31 and April 1.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Arcola School Senior Drama performed 鈥淪ixteen in 10 Minutes or Less,鈥� a suite of short plays by Bradley Hayward. To honour Canada鈥檚 150th anniversary this year, the Saskatchewan Drama Association asked those competing in regional festivals to perform plays written by Canadian playwrights. Performing a play by Hayward is additionally special as he is originally from Oxbow.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The play is set up in 10 minute segments, each featuring a different problem 16-year-olds may be dealing with. The audience drops in on these innermost hopes and fears coming to understand that being 16 isn鈥檛 always easy.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The opening scene focuses on two teens who are starting a new school the following day. They met online and have developed a bond. Excited to meet the following day, Vance is hiding something from Cindy, he is in a wheelchair and is unsure how she will react to this.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next scene focuses on the right eye and left eye of a girl attempting to stay focused in class. They begin bickering about their differences; the Right Eye calling the Left Eye lazy and the two disagreeing on how to see the world. Eventually the two come to an agreement, they can be logical, while seeing the beauty in the world.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 James has braces. His sister, Piper, comes to check on him after hearing James shriek. Turns out he had something stuck in his braces and couldn鈥檛 get it out鈥� although he wasn鈥檛 sure what it was鈥� maybe a cheerio? An olive? Or gum? After a small fight with each other as siblings do, they agree that they always have each other鈥檚 backs, and Piper eventually pulls the stuck food from James鈥� mouth.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In the previous scene James has mentioned a continuing nightmare he has at a phone booth. As he attempts to call his mother to come and pick him up, the electronic telephone operator sounds belligerent asking him for any combination of 25 cents to place the call. Eventually he does get through to his mom on one of the phones, while he has his dad on another phone. In his nightmare his parents tell him it was his fault for their divorce.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Finally the main cast of characters: James, Vance, Cindy, and Piper all appear on stage to state a variety of status updates. From cryptic updates to seemingly menial updates, each one shares part of who they are through their update.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cast: Josh Jones, Keegan Heidinger, Kayla McLaren, and Shaleen Hengen. Off-stage voices: Hengen, Makayla Bryce and Johnathon Ulsifer.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Crew: Stage Manager 鈥� Dacey Fleck, Lights and Sound 鈥� Dawson Cutler, Zack Eaton, and Ulsifer, Prompter 鈥� Bailey Cutler, Costumes and Make-up 鈥� Bryce. Direction came from teachers Jeff Bohnert and Whitney Paul.
