She continues, “I think this experience has grown our love for the stage and live theatre, and our appreciation for those working in film,” as this production will be more like “a film than a performance.”Īfter months of rehearsing virtually for A Chorus Line, the cast was finally able to rehearse together in person on April 26 while still following COVID safety procedures, including wearing masks and distancing from one another.
While there have been challenges to virtual rehearsals, Farah said she was able to learn more about the process of filming, such as the importance of camera angles and editing in producing movies. “Now the work is much more focused on individuals, their reactions, and manipulating Zoom boxes on a screen.” “I’m used to viewing the entire stage as my canvas, and creating stage pictures with up to 45 people,” she said. Putting together the musical has not only been hard on the cast: director Susan Van Buskirk has had her share of difficulties throughout the process as well. Junior Alexa Farah, who has been a member of the theater program for the past three years, explained that the musical has been a much different experience from what the cast and crew are used to, and that “i t’s definitely been a struggle to get energy and morale up in rehearsals.” With all their rehearsals taking place via Zoom, Farah mentioned how having personal or intimate scenes with a partner has become difficult, and the confusion of unmuting and dealing with internet connection issues makes the whole process much harder. With rehearsals taking place virtually for most of the season, there remains the question of what this year’s musical will look like and how students and staff will execute the performance. However, this year’s musical, A Chorus Line -about a group of Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line- is set to stream online in the beginning of June after having been repeatedly postponed due to COVID restrictions. The winter musical is always an anticipated event as students, with the help of staff, work together to stage award-winning performances. The cast rehearses outside, socially distanced.
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