This year’s Fall Play, “If Only,” written by M.W. Lonetree and directed by Mike Willis, reached the Sectionals portion of competition this season. The members involved included Ivan Acierno (‘16), Frenchy Bisi (‘16), Danielle Dillon (‘16), Eleanor Clement (‘17), Rachel Schaefer (‘17), Rachel Ababio (‘18), Brook Gassman (‘18), Michael Prestegard (‘18), Cloe Seickman (‘18), and Lucy Tian (‘18); they all were proud to be enlisted in the cast and crew. They began rehearsing two weeks after the commencement of the school year.
All that hard work seems to have paid off. There are three levels to perform at: Districts, Sectionals, and State. This year, our performers made it to Sectionals, with one of the three judges wishing to send them on to State. Two judges need to be on board for the group be to sent on.
If you recall from when the group performed for the school, “If Only” is about a young girl, Sydney, age 17, who is comatose due to an accident caused by texting and driving. The play shows the concern and pain Sydney’s family is experiencing while Sydney, somehow up and walking outside of her body, tries to convince them that’s she’s really there. I’ll save the rest - no spoilers!
After reaching Sectionals, the play was recognized by and is now in the process of being published by Brooklyn Publishers. The author changed the names of the current characters to those who played the actual parts - something to be extremely proud of since this was the first time it has ever been performed.
Congratulations! It was so well earned!
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