Nothing Could be Finer Than Watching the Diner
October 24, 2022
NOTHING COULD BE FINER THAN WATCHING THE DINER
The opening night of the Greenway Theater’s production of ”The Diner,” was September 21. It took the whole school by surprise by announcing the play so early. Mr. Losenicky better known as Mr. L and his crew shared their struggles and achievements. Given only four weeks to finish a whole play production, the Greenway Theater deserved a round of applause from its audience. So, what happened behind the curtains, and was the effort acknowledged by the rest of the school?
“Definitely the more intense scenes at the end with Henry and Cleo and the whole daughter-father dynamic we had there,(were highlights of the play)” Senior Corina Allen said.
The play was overall comedic, yet they were not afraid to handle harder topics. The tension between some scenes was high because you had a daughter confronting a mother on one side, and then an absent father meeting his daughter on the other end. There was a brief period of time to develop their roles, many of the actors found it a struggle to get into character. However, the actors were able to give their characters much personality when it came to performing in front of an audience. Every character had their own special personality, and some definitely charmed the audience.
Sophomore Adrian Mendoza said it was a challenge to put together a play in four weeks. Demon Drama will be given more time to work on their next play; given that time the audience can expect more exaggerated sets, plot, characters, and tech. Again, it was impressive that Demon Drama could pull off a performance like this in such a short period of time.
The final product of the play followed the stories of a wide variety of characters. Some of the included lessons were of acceptance of who others love, standing up for your opinions, being there for people, and acceptance.
Sophomore Steven Mata expressed how he gives props to the technical design that went behind the play. Not only was there an inclusive story, but the tech and set design were executed well. Although not many appreciate the other aspects of theater, besides the acting, there are fanatics in the crowd who could have appreciated the effort the crew put into the play to make it more alive. The lighting crew was amazing and put in a lot of their time to give an outstanding product.
Drama put in lots of hard work for their fall play, and overall succeeded in getting laughter from the audience. Without a doubt, Demon Drama did an amazing job with a very short amount of time to prepare.
Mariathna Avila Arroyo • Oct 28, 2022 at 6:44 pm
I love the pictures, this pictures showing the set up and back stage show how well it was done in a short amount of time.
Atianna Flores • Oct 28, 2022 at 3:56 pm
I really liked how you mentioned the jobs of some of the people.
Matthew Vargas • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:27 pm
The pictures are amazing and goes really well with the story. They show how much work goes into a couple of days preforming the acts they put on
Mackenzee • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:24 pm
I didn’t really realize how short the amount of time to set for the play was, wow.
Jose Gonzalez • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:17 pm
Honestly did not know how much of a crunch time they were under. I really liked how you showed off just how talented the crew are to be able to pull something like that off.
Zoie Brant • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I like how the pictures show us what the set looked like
Brisney Ibarra • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I really enjoyed the read about the Demon Drama it talked about what really happens behind stage and showed how students come together to make an amazing play.
Miranda Ortiz • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:14 pm
“So what happened behind the curtains, and was the effort acknowledged by the rest of the school?” I liked this because it made me want to continue reading about what really happened.
Joshua Pace • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:13 pm
I like how you explain what the jobs are of the students in the crew, and how they put a lot of their time in giving an outstanding product.
Kihlee Amaral • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:13 pm
The photos of them setting up the stage and getting props ready is so amazing because it shows how not only do they have to act out a play they also have to set it all up.
Akhil Choda • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:12 pm
“Although not many appreciate the other aspects of theater, besides the acting, there are fanatics in the crowd who could have appreciated the effort the crew put into the play to make it more alive.” I like this quote because it encourages the audience to support the not just the actors in Theater but also the people workin g being the scenes.
Aaron Bingham • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:10 pm
I like this article because it acknowledged everyone who worked on the sets and acted in the play. The article also went over how long it took for the production to be put together.
Jenna Clark • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:10 pm
I like how the pictures portrayed everything that went on behind the scenes and all of the hard work they put in
Mia • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:09 pm
I think the pictures were awesome. I feel like a lot of people don’t get an inside look on the Greenway’s theater club and the kids just work so hard and have a fun time with it.
Xavier Kelly • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:07 pm
The pictures are very good and it gives me an idea of what one of the plays would be like if I went.
Adriana Sparks • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:06 pm
I’m glad you were able to describe what made this play so unique for being put together in just four weeks, because this feat was commonly overlooked.
Daanika Curiel • Oct 27, 2022 at 4:02 pm
I love that you really honed in on the cast and crew’s perspective of the show. I feel like that’s a point of view that doesn’t usually get explored, as people tend to focus on how the audience received it.
Jessica Hodges • Oct 27, 2022 at 3:58 pm
This article does a good job at detailing all aspects of theater, and its production of The Diner.
Lucy Longo • Oct 27, 2022 at 3:52 pm
The pictures are very good.