State Drama

Several students participated in the Utah State Drama Festival (yes, festival. They did away with competition a few years ago.) I was much impressed with the kids performance. This is my fourth year and many are kids that I have taught since my first year and have come along with me as I have made efforts to change the way drama is done at PHS. It was exciting to see them be so successful after 4 years. (I suppose I should mention that the scores were all "Straight Superior" which is the highest any student can score at the festival.) So in the interest of me taking all of the credit for this I Pat myself on the back >pat pat<. In all seriousness, i count myself lucky to have such wonderful kids. Jeers.

Zombies are dead...really.

Our One-act "Of Zombies and Commies" performed at the Region Festival and drenched the stage in blood. While I admit the effect is very cool and the play was very funny, I feel that the gore overshadowed the actual value of the production (Which was to draw into question our consumerism and its unstoppable power) and I think that the Judges felt the same way.