Th e Pony Ex press The student newspaper of Center Hill High School
Dec. 1, 2017
Center Hill High School
Volume 1, Issue 4
AChristmasCarol Drama students to stage holiday play Dec. 1-3 By Paige Brick and Nadia Sumlar Staff Writers
The annual school production is now in the works. Under the direction of Melanie Caffee, the Center Hill High School Drama Department is spreading a little joy this holiday season with ?A Christmas Carol.? ?This play is very intimidating because it is a classic,? Caffee said. ?You have to do it right.? Though she may be the director, Caffee said she is giving her actors creative liberties. ?A lot of this is their show,? she said. ?Ideas change based on what they find and what they think. I have visions of what I want, but one of the actors might do something and I might like that idea better.? Kaitlin Moore, a sophomore, is one of the performers in the play. ?I play five different parts, a shopkeeper, a collector, an elderly woman, a prisoner and a wealthy person,? Moore said. ?I?d have to say that the hardest part of the audition process was deciding to go
Photo by Kayleigh Miron
Melanie Caffee, director of " A Christmas Carol," applies Logan Vandevender's stage makeup during a recent rehearsal.
after my friend because I was nervous.? Amanda Reese, a senior, also has multiple parts in the play. ?I play parts in the chorus,? Reese said. ?I play big business woman, Mrs. Fezziwig, a thief, pretty sister and a wealthy woman.? Reese said her favorite part about the preparation for the play was when the performers learned their roles. 1
?I liked having my costume and voice in mind before I go in for rehearsal so I can visualize what it?s going to be like,? she said. Dates for the show, to be performed in the PAC, are Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Admission is $5. CHHS students may also use their activity pass.