The Theater class recently composed and performed their plays over two weeks, focusing on their use of cues. There were 4 plays performed. Group 1’s “Why Communication Is Key” was the first play, which revolves around the main character, Steve. Steve meets a woman who thinks he is rude, following her home, and being a creep. The entire time, Steve was hungry and trying to find someone to make him a meal. After some arguing and fighting, the woman ended Steve’s life. Their cues were very well implemented, for example, a shattering sound when biting into a knife, and a crashing sound when falling over.
Group 2’s play, “A Thief & A Spy” revolves around a young thief who stole a necklace, but this isn’t any necklace. To the spy, this necklace was her last family heirloom, the only thing she had left of her mother. The spy located the thief’s house and approached as a gardener trying to plant flowers. After being rejected, she reappeared as an exterminator. Being unable to find the necklace, she makes a mess and leaves. After her final attempt, saying she was a solo traveler whose car broke down, she was caught again and came clean. The spy explained that she had been stolen from, and desired the necklace back, her only memory of her mother. This group used cues like squirrel sounds when referring to an infestation, red lights once the spy finally enters the house, sad music, and more.
Group 3’s play was unnamed but had lots of action. A play about a man, John, and a crazy, pregnant woman, Tasha. The play starts with the couple arguing, with it ending in John trying to separate from Tasha. Tasha convinced him to have one last drink, which she would drug, causing John to pass out. She would hold him hostage, even injuring a police officer. They used important cues like door opening, red lights during sinister scenes, and more attention-grabbing sounds that had the entire audience entertained.
Group 4’s play, “I’m Not Insane” was a humorous, well-executed play. It revolves around two friends; One of the friends just got a role in the play of her life. After sharing the great news, her friend doesn’t believe her. Before the play starts, a cue goes off. Red lights indicate that a character has some newfound magical powers. This along with multiple other useful cues like red and blue lights for police sirens, a purple and red beam, indicating life and death, and more.
All of the plays were very good examples of how to use sound cues in your acting, and how much of an impact it makes on the quality of your play. This is also an example of how talented Mrs. LeJeune is at teaching, acting, and leading her class into a future in the field of theater.