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Jean Valjean, played by Caleb Hauser, rips up his parole documents, changes his name, and starts a new life. This photograph is heavily edited from everything to the background to the paper shreddings and is not an accurate representation of the set onstage.

Do you hear the people sing?

Luka Pashia
November 22, 2024
Juniors Issac Cotrell and Will Maddox work on choosing which sound effects would be heard best over both the orchestra and the actors' singing. “I ran the soundboard which included running the microphones for the leads,” Cotrell said. “Turning them on and off and adjusting their volumes if I needed to.” They used websites like Soundtrap to make a lot of the battle scenes or Zapsplat for other ones like rain.

The Miserables

Lexi Vore, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2024
Projecting their voices, students from a dozen schools across the state spread awareness of the importance of theater. When advocating for theater, the students fight for every thespian in Nebraska to have equal funds to support their theater programs. “We met with our state senators to recognize theater as an important part of education, ” junior Isaiah Helenthal said. “ I contacted my senator and we asked to make an appointment to talk about theater, also how it affects us in hopes they recognize how impactful it can be, to students' lives, and the importance of theater education.”

Funding for the arts

Zianya Salgado, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2022
Sophomore Anna Reilly stands with the prize that she won at Drama Club’s trivia night. Each member of the winning team was awarded with what the drama officers had previously picked out. “It was the best prize in my opinion and it’s hanging up on my wall now,” Reilly said. “The prizes were really random and funny, which shows the atmosphere of the Drama Club really well. Everyone in it is so nice and welcoming, and you can guarantee at least one laugh throughout the night.”

A night of fun and new faces

Dana Summers, News Director
October 9, 2020
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