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Theatre’s ‘All in the Timing’ hits the stage tonight

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Katy Daugherty
The theater is performing “All in the Timing” on Sept. 30 and Oct 1. This is theatre’s first show of the year.

The theater department is putting on the play “All in the Timing” tonight and tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. “All in the Timing” is a sextet of one-act comedies written by playwright David Ives.
“I feel like we’ll all come together,” said sophomore actress Audrey Bolen. “It’s a fun show. It’s a great show. I got to direct a scene, so I’m really excited to watch that. In general, [you make sure] you get enough sleep for rehearsals at night, [learn] your lines at the correct timing and [mark] your scripts so you have your acting moments solidified.”
Because the department has more girls than boys, most girls could only be in one scene while some guys got to be in three. To make up for the imbalance in roles, the ladies got to direct at least one scene each.
“I’m spending a lot of extra time on [directing] because it’s really complicated,” sophomore director Clare Christenson said. “We’re coming early to do extra rehearsal so that we can get everything done, all the lighting cues recorded, stuff like that.”
The cast and crew have been preparing for opening night by having rehearsals before school for the past month. For tech week, the week before the play opens, they have after-school rehearsals until 8 p.m.
“I’m just excited to see it all come together,” Christenson said. “We’re finally starting to run through everything. Before now, everyone’s been separate working on their own scenes, but we’re coming together as a company to make this whole end product. For my scene that I’m in, I’m mostly just working on my character choices and making sure [my lines are] super memorized and stuff.”
In the days leading up to the play, the theater department is pulling the final strings to set the production in motion. Students come in before school, after school and sometimes in their free time to work on the play.
“I think that it’ll go better than we think it will,” Christenson said. “We always manage to pull it together because we always push super hard in the days leading up to it, so it ends up being a good show. Honestly, I just want [the audience] to enjoy it. A lot of the scenes are comedic, so I want them to be laughing during the show and just [be] very locked in.”
Senior set director Elizabeth Esposito comes in every day during Leopard Time to finish up anything that needs to get done.
“Everybody is pretty experienced, so I think it’ll be a good show,” Esposito said. “I think it’ll be pretty interesting to watch. We just have to know our lines and all the tech has to know when to call their cues. All the acting is fairly easy, it’s just kind of difficult to get the exact cues and get everything timed perfectly.”
Tickets are still available for purchase starting at $10 for adults and $7 for students, adults and seniors.
“The whole theme is about being present,” said Esposito. “In the moment. It’s all about the timing- part of the name- it’s about appreciating where you are now and how it could affect you later.”

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Cora Blasko, Staff Writer
Cora Blasko is in her sophomore year of high school. She loves to dance, draw, read and write. Her top three favorite books are "Percy Jackson," "Felix Ever After" and "You Should See Me In A Crown." She loves all types of mythology, both fiction and nonfiction. Blasko’s main dancing style is ballet and contemporary, but she also enjoys lyrical and hip hop. 
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Katy Daugherty is entering her junior year and second year on staff. She is excited to do graphics and social media for The Red Ledger. Daugherty loves to travel, and her favorite places are Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Hawaii. Katy is involved in FCA, the rock climbing club and powerlifting. Daugherty enjoy spending time with friends and family, eating spicy popcorn, tubing at the lake, Jesus and her beautiful blue Jeep. Katy has 2 sisters, Ryann and Shae. Ryann is 18 and entering her freshman year at Texas A&M and and majoring in architecture. Katy has two rat dogs, Bear and Phoebe. They love going on walks, eating and taking naps. Katy is excited for this new school year and ready for her second year on staff. 

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