By: Sergio Lopez
Stagecraft students and Galvan describe what Stagecraft is and how it operates, urging people to join the class.
Stagecraft as described by Mrs. Galvan, the Drama and Stagecraft teacher is everything in theater “minus the acting portion,” with the students dealing with “sets, sound, props, and computer systems” backstage to make the shows run smoothly.
Galvan has “loved” her experience teaching stagecraft, this year having 25 students, being a larger class than as compared to previous years, with all the students “really excited” for the upcoming year, switching weekly from working on the LJ Williams theater to the Rotary theater.
America Vasquez-Lara, ‘23, describes her first year doing stagecraft so far as “pretty fun,” learning about the “color theory and all the inks” that go into creating props, along with the “basics of drilling” and using power tools, stating that if you are interested in “working with your hands” or “building” you should “definitely join stagecraft.”
Nathaniel Crabtree
Nathaniel Crabtree, ‘23, says that stagecraft gives you “the ability to be creative,” with assignments on building props or sets “not having a set way to complete them,” allowing students to be “innovative,” recommending people join the class as it lets them “explore” and problem solve situations “in a different way other than it’s normally solved.”
Rebecca Acevedo, ‘23, said she has worked on “live audio mixing” since 7th grade, having currently worked on about 3 shows at Redwood, constantly “learning and having fun,” describing the class as “the business that will never die,” as theater and technology are “always improving,” urging people to take the class to “learn about the side of theater no one sees.”
To those curious about joining the class, the class is only open to Juniors and Seniors, as Galvan states it requires trust and involves “independent work with power tools,” also having the prerequisites of being in Drama 1 or 2 prior, or through being directly interviewed by her.
In midst of the reconstruction on campus, it has also affected the productivity of the class, making the class “a little more difficult” according to Galvan, having less space to work with, but as the class deals with problem-solving, the students are just going to “continue that process” finding new ways to create sets and props under harder circumstances this year.
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