Each new school year, the pride of Drama Club introduces their annual Thespian Show to the student body. The productions showcase drama club talents and serve as an exceptional example of the things one can accomplish as a drama student, as well as provide information about the drama program to incoming freshmen.
To be a Thespian is a great honor, and exemplifies an individual’s outstanding work and dedication to the Drama program as a whole. Drama students who have become Thespians must meet certain requirements in accordance with the International Thespian Society, which base eligibility on a point system of certain values for different activities.
Point-worthy work includes participation in production, acting, writing, and directing, with many sub-categories that hold different values based on the job performed. To become a Thespian is difficult, hard work, and should be seen as a great accomplishment.
Seniors and Thespians Brian Lynch and Bailey Hutton directed this years Thespian productions, “It’s Not You, It’s Me” and “Drugs Are Bad,” respectively. Both shows were comprised entirely of drama students who have earned the title “Thespian.”
A clever comedy about the ups-and-downs (but mostly the downs) in a variety of relationships, “It’s Not You, It’s Me” watches as several different couples break up in dramatic fashion.
A recurring theme is the phrase “it’s not you, it’s me!” as dumpers frantically attempt to console their “dump-ees” after an emotionally charged breakup. While every situation is different, each spot showcases the marked similarities between relationships in every walk of life, and they all keep the audience in stitches—even as Mr. Right himself is left out in the cold.
Reverse psychology blasts onstage in “Drugs Are Bad,” as a teenager is raked over the coals by his parents for living a wholesome, fulfilling life behind their backs.
After he’s caught drinking milk, studying, and cancelling his subscription to Playboy, he finds himself in battle to be the person he wants to be—not the partying, carefree teenager his parents encourage him to embrace. The fighting culminates as he declares his admission to college and storms offstage, only to watch his parents kick back on the couch, open a carton of milk, and congratulate themselves on being the best parents ever.
Each show was a perfect example of the dedication that EHS Thespians have to their craft, and they were downright funny to boot. The audience found itself in stitches over and over again—a sure sign that these students did their jobs to a “T.”