Drama students impress in Seedfolks
BY CLAIRE OERTLY AND
VICTORIA WILKINSON
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Roseville High School’s Theater Company performed a production of the one-act play Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman.
The one night only production occurred on Feb. 19 and proved to be eye opening and unique.
The play involved intense emotions regarding a special garden that each character had a personal connection with.
The characters ranged from pregnant teenagers to teachers all with very diverse backstories, all tied to the garden.
The topics that were brought up were heavy and deep which is not something one would expect from a high school play. Partying, teen pregnancy, and death were all among the differing topics.
The opening act of the show involved four monologues of different genres ranging from humorous to emotional.
The intro to the play was just as good as the acting throughout the duration despite it being done in monologue form.
All actors participating in the monologues were deep into their characters and awed the crowd with their talents.
Since the play was a single act, it was much shorter than previous productions. Instead of a full storyline with a plot, it was more along the lines of a frame story, or multiple stories that all connect in some way within one larger story.
All the actors in the production were surprisingly professional never missing a beat.
The lines were all executed well and the actors never broke character.
Adding on to the dedication of the actors, junior Otter Conner-Bailey took the phrase “break a leg” seriously when he continued on with the show despite having a broken leg and being on crutches. He remained in scene the whole time and the crutches actually helped add to the character.
A unique blend of characters and meaningful plot made the play both enjoyable and innovative.