HHS One-Act is 2011 PAC Conference Champion !
Comic Play Involves almost 30 students
by Editor
November 21, 2011
The Hemingford High School Drama Department, led by Directors Tabi Bryner and Irene Prochazka has once again put together a great cast and supporting crew for the 2011 One-Act production of, “Deus Ex Machina”.
Hemingford won top honors in this year’s Panhandle Activities Conference Contest, held in Hemingford. The cast and crew have a few more tour dates open, including Western Trails Conference at the Rushville Players Theatre on November 22nd, Districts at North Platte on November 30th, at 7:30 PM with a potential NSAA State Championship appearance that would follow a district Championship.
The play is a mixture of different plays, movies, and perceptions that actively involve the large cast and crew. As the Latin title, coined by the Greek philosopher Homer implies, machines should not be used to promote drama, yet the centerpiece of the satirical play is a pop machine!
The Teacher/Director and the students initially play a group of thespians trying to do a play that features overtones of “2001, A Space Odyssey”.
The cast and crew includes: The Director – Paige Phillips; Mrs. Blunt – Ashleigh Galles; Player 1 – Makayla Grumbles; Player 2 – Katie Heitz; Player 3 – Kaitlyn Jespersen; Player 4 – Kelsy Wood; Player 5 – Jordan Glendy; Player 6 – Alexis Phillips, Player 9 – Tanner Lembke; Juliet – Jayleen Forgey; Romeo – A.J. Jesus; Nurse – Makayla Grumbles; Jacasata – Kayla Hanson; Ismene – Kaitlyn Bergfield; Antigone – Hannah Fessler; Oedipus – Cash Weber and Chorus members: Lembke, Jesus, Wood, Jespersen, Phillips, Forgey, Bethany Fortner, Glendy, and Grumbles.
Lembke also plays Charlie Chaplin, with Weber and Forgey as Keystone Cops; Wood also plays “Dorky”, while Jespersen and Forgey are Strange 1 and 2; Trevor Benge is a super hero that pops out of the machine, with Weber also playing Pita, and Jesus playing Brother. Sister 1 and 2 are played by Fessler and Fortner, and Bergfield also plays the Good Witch as the play travels to stormy Kansas.
Heitz portrays Mrs. Smith, with Mr. Smith played by Tanner Lembke. Hansen is Pozzo, Fortner is Lucky, and Grumbles is Bedelia. The Chorus in this part of the play includes Heitz, Wood, Fortner, Phillips, Fessler, and Forgey. Trevor Benge is Spam, Glendy is Edward, and Jesus is Numbers Prime in a portion of the play that mimicks the movie, “Transformers”
Tech Crew members were Jesse Savala, Lexi Olson, Tiffany Adamson, Cali Rohrbouck, Davina Berg, Precious Campbell, Morgan Sutphen, Kohl Boone, Brandon Stites, Kaelia Nelson, and Kip Irene.
The good-sized crowd enjoyed the public performance in Hemingford on the 21st, and the cast will also perform for the K-12 students at HHS in addition to the other contest performances.
GREAT JOB !
