by Marie Moeller ’15

April 10:

I learned: a little about RRR

Last year, I got to experience my first taste of Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival (RRR). I saw the show with my friend and, finally, realized what the big hype was about. Sherwood has many talented people that contribute to putting on such a great performance. A year later, I decided to get involved in this great experience as a member of tech crew (specifically working with lights). I had a great time and lots of fun, especially when I got the opportunity to design the lights for Lia Kurihara’s original song, Burying Lies. Although, RRR has been over for a couple of weeks now, I still wanted to clear up some myths about RRR for anyone who wants to join next year.

Myth: I can’t sing very well so I can’t participate in RRR.

This isn’t the case at all. There are several other ways that you can participate in RRR. If you are still musically talented you can play an instrument, including band instruments, string instruments, percussion, and guitar (bass, electric, and acoustic). You can also audition to be a dancer although it requires a lot of work and dedication. If you remain unsure of your vocal prowess, you can still audition. Who knows? You could discover a talent you never knew you had! Or you can become a totally awesome techie (our nickname for those apart of tech crew) and help with a variety of activities from set construction to backstage help.

Myth: I won’t have any time!

A lot of work goes into putting on a great performance. The hours may be long, but learning how to manage your time allows you to have fun at rehearsals while getting all of your school work done. The schedule is very structured so you know in advance when you have to stay after school, and it mostly avoids confliction with any other activities a student might have (such as spring sports). And just a little fun fact: Mr. Evans never keeps you later than the predicted ending time. In fact, once we start the rehearsals on stage, we generally finish an hour or so before what was called for. So if you are worried about homework or conflicting schedules, don’t be! Everything usually works out just fine.

Myth: What is Tech Week? Am I going to die!?

Even though our last week of rehearsal (Tech Week) is dubbed Hell Week by the cast for its long hours, I would certainly hope not. Hell Week is in some ways a gift and a curse. During Tech Week you have to get a ride back to school for a 6 p.m. call (or stay after) giving you about four hours to do homework, get ready, and eat dinner. This will probably mean pulling some late nights with rehearsal ending roughly around 10:30 p.m. Thankfully, most of the nice teachers will cut you some slack and lessen your workload.  Yet, everyone in RRR is in the same boat. Many people bond throughout the course of RRR, talking back stage, carpooling to and fro, forming study groups to get homework done. Rehearsals during Tech Week can be tiresome but the end result is definitely worthwhile.