Choosing a character for her One Person Show was a last minute decision for Emma Hobday. It was not until the last possible moment when she decided on portraying the character Spock from the television series Star Trek. “It was like, okay, decide...

When Margot Day started Theater IV, she did not have any idea of who she wanted to be for her One Person Show. While some classmates had already decided what they wanted to do since their sophomore year, Day only had an idea of a story in her head. She...

Dorie Sullivan focused her One Person Show on Effy Stonem from the television series Skins. Many students come into One Person Shows knowing who they want to focus on or having some sort of appiphany about a character they would like to play.  Sullivan...

Anna Cregan focused her One Person Show on Lucy Carrigan from the movie Across the Universe. The purpose or theme of a show is very important to students as they begin to form their performances.  The way the performance makes the audience feel is...

Andrew Burkholder focused his One Person Show on Horton the Elephant from the book Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss. Many students find similarities between themselves and the characters they choose to focus on.  Burkholder certainly found this with...

Eileen Connon focused her One Person Show on the vampire Carmilla Karnstein from the web series “Carmilla.” Students frequently choose characters who they connect with, either in personality or situation.  These connections create a more realistic...

Each year, the Theater IV classes create their own 30 minute plays called One Person Shows.  They spend the entire year, and even parts of their Theater II class, working with their assigned student groups, or “outside eyes,” to write, direct and...

There are two things that senior Sean Wilner loves most: tennis and theater. When it came time for him to choose his character for his One Person Show, it was clear to him that he was going to do a tennis player. After reading some player biographies,...

In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan is never a favorite character. According to Elyse Ardaiz, everyone in her junior AP English class last year hated her. Her desire to show a different side to Buchanan, one that is more likable, led her to do her One...

The Genie from Aladdin has always been one of the most loved and cherished characters of all time. His humor and love has captivated audiences since 1992, but genies have captured attention for thousands of years. Inspired by Disney’s take on the “genie...

With “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and countless other songs constantly stuck in our heads, it is hard to forget about Taylor Swift. For senior Stephanie Werner, there was no other option for her...

Soldier, nurse and spy. Senior Sarah Fahrenkrug told the exciting, tragic and unknown story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, a woman who disguised herself as a man to join the Union army in the American Civil War, in her One Person Show this year. When searching...