One by one people begin to file into the green room. Right away someone gets a bit of music playing and everyone disperse to get their things done and prepared for the show. Cast members work on their hair and makeup, some with the help of our expert crew members. It is really sweet to see how willing everyone is to assist one another with curling hair, applying hairspray, getting their makeup just right, and adjusting costumes to perfection. Madison is stationed in the center of the green room for a while to take attendance to make sure that all of our people are present. Props and set pieces get set. Pit members are warming up their instruments. Sound crew organizes the microphones and works on giving one to all of the actors and actresses that need one. They all meet on stage for “mic check” where they deliver a few lines so sound crew can adjust volumes. It is a whirlwind of activity. Next we warm up our voices with Mrs. White in the music room which usually comes with a pep talk, too. Miss Geckle then leads us in the most fun tongue twisters ever about copper coffee cups and George Washington’s white woolen underwear. Now this leaves a bit more time for pre-show jamming and socialization to get more of our jitters out. At this point everyone is so vivacious and animated about what it about to happen. Eventually Miss Geckle and Mr. Kent make their way down to us and we assemble into a huge, winding circle and join hands with our arms crossed right over left. We gather into this circle to receive a few reminders before we head into several exciting traditions that are closely related to brown squirrels and stomping. For the same reason that I value our read through that happens at the beginning of this process, I really love these show circles; once again, we are joined together, each and every one of us once again. Miss Geckle calls for us to head into our places for act one and you can imagine what happens next. Music starts to flow from the pit, the butterflies are active again, and the jailbirds are waiting offstage for their opening number. We are about to share our story.
-Ally Knizner Class of 2018
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