Theatre teacher Nick Saubers and the cast of “The Thirteenth Chair” are all very excited for this year’s fall play. Saubers has been teaching at SCHS for 15 years and said that choosing an all-time favorite production is hard to do.
“Oh my gosh that’s like picking a kid,” he said.
His favorites that the school has done are “The Tempest,” “Arsenic and Old Lace,” and “Our Town.”
This year’s play, “The Thirteenth Chair”, is set to be exciting, thrilling, and dangerous. Sauber’s advice to those looking to join the play in the future is to just do it. He says for students to just be brave enough to go on stage and audition and step out of their comfort zones. If they don’t want to do that, then he suggests they fill out a crew form because he feels that some of the backstage stuff is the most rewarding. Saubers loves getting to know and interact with students.
“Learning more about them, their idiosyncrasies, and just… the way they move through the world makes me laugh.”
Jessie Morehead, a senior cast member of this fall’s production, started doing the plays and musicals because she loved singing growing up. Her favorite part of the play is the character work and getting to make the role come alive. Morehead’s favorite tradition in theatre is the warm ups. She also loves the community in theatre.
“I think… the bonds you make and the inside jokes and the memories you make during theatre are by far the best part,” she said.
Her advice to newcomers is to not be afraid. She also says to not worry about what other people are thinking. This is because they are too busy thinking about themselves to judge how others are doing.
Emerson Luetkenhaus is a sophomore cast member of this year’s production and this will be her first high school play. Luetkenhaus decided to audition because of her previous love for SCHS’s summer theatre camps and participation in little kids plays. Her favorite part of theatre is the people because she enjoys being around them.
“It’s just going to be really fun… I’m super excited to do this as a high school thing instead of just an elementary school thing.”
