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October 2014 | Prowler

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Remember Me
Practice
1. Lead female, senior Allee
Jackson (Bonnie Banks) shows
shock in her practice scene.
2. The cast members huddle
and discuss their roles.
3. Senior Kris Ruiz (Joe Lacey)
recites his lines in one of the
last rehearsals before opening
night.
4. Jackson gets caught in
mid-action while performing a
dramatic scene with the rest of
the cast.
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by staff reporter
Kat Weems

AShow
TO BE

Remembered

TIGER

Artisans

CLAUDIA LOZANO DEBUTS

HER SENIOR DIRECT

Fine
Arts

STUDENT
Emma
De Los Reyes, 10
What inspires you to
make pottery?
I like to make stuff,
and I love seeing
the smiles on my
family members
faces when I give
my art to them.
When did you get into
pottery making?
I got into it when
they allowed
us to do our
own projects
that didnt get

critiqued. I really
enjoyed that.
How do you feel about
your work?
I feel that there is
always room to
improve.
What are you looking
forward to in pottery
this year?
Im really looking
forward to getting
better at the
pottery wheel.
That stuff is hard.
What is your favorite
moment so far in
pottery?
I made a pretty

STUDENT
Alyza
Neuffer, 10

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cool dragon mask.

It goes rawr. The
texture is really
life like.
What are you working
on now?
A sparrow that
Im planning on
giving to my mom.

Who or what inspired

you to dance?
In eighth grade I
loved my teacher
and Intersections.
I also just get a
rush from being
on stage.
How do you feel about
your work in dance?
I really like it being
in dance. I mean,
its hard, but I try
hard and I like the
hard work while

doing it.
What are you looking
forward to this year in
dance?
The Spring show.
The dance shows
are really fun to
do.
What has been your
favorite moment so
far in dance?
My favorite
moment has
been learning
the intersection
dance. Its really
cool.
What is your favorite
part of being in dance

Listening to every word said

on stage, Production II student,
senior Claudia Lozano, takes
the lead. Its the week of tech
and dress rehearsals and, for
five weeks, her crew has worked
on the set and her cast has been
on stage practicing the lines
to Remember Me, a play she
wrote during the summer.
I wanted to be ready when
auditions came, so I started
writing in July, while I was on
vacation.
Remember Me, a senior
direct play, opened on October
17 and ran through October 18
in the schools cafeteria.
Senior directs are plays that
are produced, directed, cast
and sometimes written by the
students in Production II.
Senior directs are all student
led, teacher Sunshine Morgan
said. It is the first time that
they are getting a taste of
directing.
Lozano wrote her play,
Remember Me, about a
celebrity, Bonnie Banks, who
ends up being stalked by a man,
Joe Lacey.
I got inspired by the movie,
My Week with Marilyn,
Lozano said. Seeing how fame
affected Marilyn Monroe led
me to think about how famous
people feel when fans go to
extreme.
The lead character goes
STUDENT
Caroline
Vaupel, 9

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this year?
The difficulty in
actually learning
the dances. I try
really hard to get
them down and I
feel good when I
finally get them. I
feel accomplished.

Who or what inspired

you to start singing?
In my church we
sing a lot, and I
enjoy doing it.
When did you get into
school choir?
This is the first
year that Ive done
choir in school,
but Ive been
singing since I was
three.

through a traumatic event

where she almost gets mobbed
by her fans. Then, she is nearly
kidnapped.
The play begins a month
later after trauma in Bonnies
life. It starts with her skipping
events because she is scared to
go out.
As the cast prepared for the
opening night, Lozano had
everyone, including the cast,
crew and herself, working to
perfect the show.
We rehearsed and set up the
scene, Lozano said. We even
did a photo shoot for senior
Allee Jackson (Bonnie Banks)
and senior Kris Ruiz (Joe
Lacey). I expected for my cast
to make a beautiful show for
the audience to enjoy.
Dinner for Seven directed
by senior Carolina Naranjo
and senior Daniela Balda also
opened on October 17.
I felt way better than I
did two or three weeks ago,
Lozano said. It actually came
together. Obviously, I was
nervous for my show, but over
time I became fine and pretty
comfortable with it.
The theater department will
continue with senior directs on
December 12-13. Senior Riley
McMahon will present The
Magic Tower and senior Sarah
Ramirez will present, a play
written by her, Without You.
Senior Hunter Lewin will also
be directing.
How do you feel about
choir class?
Its one of my
favorite classes.
Both teachers are
awesome, and I
just love singing.
What are you looking
forward to in choir
this year?
Im excited to
participate in
competition
and see what it
looks like. Im
also interested to

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see what other

schools choirs
look like.
what is your favorite
moment so far?
Getting to know
the girls in class.