No Clue

Samantha James shares all of the emotions throughout her student directed play Clue

Samantha James sat in the booth in the Rocklin High School theater, waiting for the show to start and feeling a bundle of emotions. It was a fall day, with clear skies outside. She was wearing pajamas because the more comfortable she felt, the more professional she could be, calling the names of the kids that needed to be called. James was wondering if something would go wrong, she said, “if the lights didn’t change. If the wrong sound was being played. if someone didn’t move something correctly, or if like an actor messed up, but mostly it was so exciting for the whole thing just being behind the scenes, seeing how the whole thing played out. every night there was something different that happened and so I was ready to jump on that.” After everything was over, she thought back to how it went. James remembered how the community supported each other. This moment changed her perspective on directing she said, “I saw a whole different side, cause I’m usually either acting, or im watching the production, and so actually being behind the scenes is really cool.” It changed her in a lot of ways, the way she presented herself in the theater, she got to know a lot of the actors which helped in many ways. This experience made her feel more confident in herself, because she wants to be a director. The whole experience was so much fun for her.