“We had two goals for One Act” says Emilie Gauthier, the organizer of One Act Play Night, “to get our new members some safe acting experience in front of a highschool audience, and to raise 150$ for the Drama Club.”

There are often many new Grade 9 members of the Drama club, but this year is exceptionally unbalanced for the Drama Club: senior students are an almost invisible minority at the club’s Tuesday meetings. However, the club’s overall lack of experience didn’t translate into diminished performances and the shows. The line-up of performances - predominantly comedies - had the audience rolling in their seats.

It was in early October that Drama Club members organized themselves into casts and selected their scripts. After that, “all the casts were pretty much self-directed… it took a lot of initiative, leadership and teamwork to put a show together like that” says Ms. Gauthier.

Not only did KCVI’s aspiring young actors gain some positive experience from One Act, it also raised money- more than expected. The Drama Club, hoping to raise 150$ from the two nights, raised over 600$ from ticket, shirt and refreshment sales. The organizers of One Act Play Night were surprised that on both nights, the EST was overflowing capacity and people had to be seated on the floor. Perhaps it should not come as a surprise that One Act Play Night was so successful. Ms. Thompson, a KCVI teacher, aptly expressed the

appeal of One Act: “Five bucks for twelve shows? That’s incredible!”

The success of One Act Play Night is due in large part to the hard work of Ms. Gauthier, who took on the planning and execution of the night - usually a task for the entire Drama Club Executive Committee - as a leadership project.

There is however, an unsung hero of KCVI drama, who gets little recognition outside of the Drama Club Executive. Talia Harrisson-Marcassa has earned the undying respect of KCVI’s most seasoned theatre people who refer to her as “a goddess”, “a tank”, and “a hero”. Ms. Gauthier said in earnest: “Talia was a huge part of the process. She gave up hours of her time and made sure that nothing was forgotten. She was a huge help and everything she did was much appreciated.”

If there was a single highlight of the two nights, it must be the pair of Monty Python skits presented by the normally reserved Matt Robie and Luke Wojeck. The two scenes: ‘Presidential Pickle’ and ‘Fatal Beating’ were executed flawlessly and had the crowd laughing uncontrollably.