St. Michael-Albertville One-Act Play Heads to Sections
The high school theater group pulled out a spot in the Section 5AA One Act Tournament with its originally-written, self-styled production that puts the one act play, itself, under the microscope.
After some tense moments in deliberation at Sub-Section 5AA meet, the judges at the winter One Act Play awarded St. Michael-Albertville High School a spot in the Section Tournament. “So You Want to Direct a One-Act: A Live Actfomercial” is the show title; the play is an original work, written by Nathan Metcalf, brother to the director, Jox Metcalf. “Trying new things in theater is always challenging. This year we are creating a live television show inside of a live theater production” Jox said. It is not just the directors, however, who create the magic on stage; the STMA students have to be solid camera people, sound operators, producers, and actors. The team took a tongue-in-cheek approach to the Minnesota State High School League …
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