by Alim Bilal

Staff Writer

Everyone has seen a play before, but have you seen this one? Lost Girl is showing on November 5th. The Journalism Team interviewed Ms. Tobiason, the Theatre teacher and director, about who to look for and what to expect for this year’s fall play. She said her favorite moment from this year’s play is the last scene where Wendy confronts Peter Pan. “It’s very emotional and confronting.” When asked how she has been training her actors for this play, she said that they have been rehearsing for two months, four days a week. When asked about the expected turnout, she is hopeful the play can gather around 200 people a night. “It would be awesome if we had like 200 people.” This would be over 800 people over the four performances. Lastly, when asked which student has stepped up into the spotlight, she mentioned the main lead, Maizy Hurbert, who plays Wendy. In this play, Wendy does not leave the stage and will be present for the entire runtime: “She’s on stage the entire show; it’s a really big ask, but she’s risen to the challenge.”

Taking center in Lost Girl is Maizy Hurbert, a junior who will be playing Wendy. In an interview, when asked how she prepares for such a big role, she answered with staying on top of deadlines and memorizing lines for the role. “The second I got my role, I started immediately learning all my lines.”

Then, when asked how it feels to be on stage for the entire runtime and always being the center of attention, she said, “If there’s no saying something, it’s probably my line. So it’s kinda confronting knowing I’m not missing a cue or a line.” When asked for her favorite scene in this play, she mentioned that any scene with the lost boys or Peter, because they play as her friend group, so they are fun to interact with. “My favorite scenes are definitely the ones with Slightly and Peter; they bring joy to the performance.” Lastly, when asked how knowing who you’re acting with impacts your performance, she said that it’s nothing but a positive impact because you have to trust who you’re working with. “I trust every single person in the process that I’m working on, and that has helped so much to get to the point I’m at right now.”

Playing Slightly in Lost Girl is high school senior Jimmy Szewczyk. When asked how he prepared for the play, he said practicing with other cast members and rehearsing. “Nothing helps you get more prepared than rehearsing.”

When asked for his favorite scene or moment, he said smearing goop on Wendy’s face was his favorite scene. “I liked rehearsing putting the goop on Maizy’s face.”

Then, when asked how knowing who you’re working with impacts the play and changes some dynamics, he said it has nothing but a positive impact because you know how to get the best out of a person: “I think being comfortable with people can give you a more authentic performance, leading to a better scene.”