A look behind the scenes of shorts 19

Sarah Heiden, Photo Editor|April 27, 2018

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“Upper West Side Story” directors Hannah Schwartz and Emma Kirby help actors with lines and blocking. Gwyn Seward, sophomore, who plays the role of Meredith, says a key to acting is to “Get in tune with your emotions, even if it is difficult, pull past experiences even if they are sad, or they make you angry, or really happy. But if you have those pulled up then you can apply them to different [acting] situations. Be in touch with who you are.”

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TABLE TALK. Director Keaton Straub, senior, and actress Brett Mason, freshman, discuss character development including accent work. Straub is directing “The Library” for Shorts 19 with Maria Tinio, senior, both members of Honors Theater. “We’ve been working on developing accents, because that is a big part of our show - there are six different accents,” Tinio said. There are three more performances for Shorts 19: “Apres Opera & Marred Bliss,” which is directed by Brady McDevitt, senior, “Upper West Side Story,” which is directed by Hannah Schwartz, senior, and Emma Kirby, senior, and “The Mall,” which is directed by Kendall Gordon, senior. Gordon also wrote “The Library.”