There are a plethora of different plays and musicals that Green Hope has performed, ranging from hilarious satires to tear-inducing tragedies, and each one has told an incredible story to its audience. These tales have also inspired the acting students in Drama Club who have starred in them, and they decided to try their hand at writing a play themselves. These students have collaborated with the International Thespian Society members for months and came up with a play dubbed “Cowboys vs Aliens: the Baldening.” If that name doesn’t entice the audience, then there isn’t much that will.
This play has started to ramp up in production, with auditions happening on Mar. 25 and March 26 at 10:30 AM. Callbacks for the play will be on Mar. 27, also at 10:30. Tech interviews will take place through a Google form, which should be filled out by Apr. 1. As for the story of the play, it follows a tale of humans being invaded by a dictatorial alien population that insists upon keeping all of the humans bald. The main character, Chris P. Chicken, has decided to fight against the aliens after witnessing how brutal the alien oppression is, and he leads a posse of resistance cowboys to take back their freedom, along with their hair.
With auditions coming soon, Green Hope students are encouraged to try their hand at acting. However, some auditioning students are still feeling nervous to try and perform, which isn’t unexpected. Managing schoolwork is already a tedious task, and adding play practice on top of that would be quite stressful. Alexis Franklin (‘29) has stated, “I don’t feel like I have enough experience right now and that it’d be a little nerve-wracking being with a bunch of people who have experience.” Someone knowing that they’re being compared next to people who have much more experience than them would be an uncomfortable thought, be it in acting or any other activity.
Despite these challenges, the Drama Club members who are organizing the play encourage students to take a chance and audition in spite of their anxiety. A member of the drama club, Sarah George (‘26), suggested that students, “try it out, it’s good to push past your comfort zone and I think that you’ll find that the community here is very welcoming and this play is supposed to bring more people into theatre. It’s a very low stakes, very fun show, I promise you’ll have a great time.”
Adding to this sentiment, Danielle Sanchez (‘26), said, “Just go for it, because the Drama Club play is really just a place where everyone can be silly and learn. For a lot of people it’s their first time ever experiencing anything with theatre, so it’s very low pressure. We don’t expect everyone to be a professional actor, it’s just really a place to make a fun and creative experience with the Drama Club.”
For students who don’t want to be actors in the play, the tech support team is a great way to be involved without being in the spotlight. As for people who want to attend the production, it will be taking place on May 15 at 7 PM. No matter how this production plays out, it’s sure to be a truly unique show, and those who are helping to organize it hope that many people will attend and be able to share the experience with each other as they watch their show.
