"Terrible is the temptation to do good."

- The Caucasian Chalk Circle

If you happen to be in Seymour any time this week, stop and check out the Theatre board! This week it features information on The Caucasian Chalk Circle. 

A typical day in the costume shop

"Renzo, Renzo! Just remember your sister loved you and you killed her by refusing her an apple and some water!"

- Barbarina, The Green Bird

Mya Kahler (junior) looks over her lines.

Jesse Mitchell and Chloe Luetkemeyer (both juniors) cut out the foam for the set of The Green Bird.

Sam Newport, Assistant Technical Director, and Jubilee, resident Rep Term pup

Lena Brandis (senior) tries out some make-up for the evil queen Tartagliona.

Question of the day: Given Rep Term XVI's commitment to sustainability, what are you planning to do this term to be more sustainable?

"I'm doing all my laundry in cold water and doing it in larger loads to save water!"
-- Emily Ioppolo (sophomore)

"I'm trying to remember to turn off the lights in the costume shop when no one is there."
-- Hannah Compton (junior)

"I've been using my own cups for water instead of wasting the ones in the Gizmo and throwing them away."
-- Chloe Luetkemeyer (junior)

Grusha crosses the rotten bridge

Avery Wigglesworth (senior) crosses a human bridge made of Neil Phelps (junior) and Paul Kenney (junior).

The company takes a break while sorting through furniture storage to belt out a rousing rendition of "Do You Hear the People Sing?".

From The Knox Student: "Repertory term turns students into thespians"

Check out the article in TKS!

The cast of Green Bird learns to waltz!

"Is the young lady impatient? Does she want cherries in the winter?"

-Simon, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Sc. 2 

Rep Term Chicago Trip

A behind-the-scenes look at what goes on when the Costume Shop travels to Chicago to pick out fabrics and costumes for the shows! Filmed and edited by Miranda Loeber. Featured: Hannah Compton, Paul Lurenz, Franzi Mayer, and Margo Shively. 

Question of the Day: So far, what have you done in Rep Term that you've never done before? Tools you've mastered? Things you're thinking about that you've never considered before?

"Super excited to be playing the pit orchestra. I've dreamed and dreamed of doing this and now, yay! I'm also teaching a lot, which is something that I've always been terrible at. Luckily, I have Lena to teach me how to teach and she's damn good at it. So I think I'm getting better. Here's to experience!"

-- Franzi Mayer, Senior

"I really didn't think I would be given opportunity at Knox to learn animation academically, and I am really excited that I have gotten this chance to learn alongside a professor in a subject we both care about."

-- Marina Capizzi, Senior

Week 3 is underway...

...and we're all finding solace in cuddle time - even Prof. Liz Carlin-Metz! Luckily, we have resident Rep Term pup Jubilee to keep morale high. 

In the Scene shop, Oakton Reynolds, Emily Ioppolo, and
Jacob Schneider (pictured here from L to R) discuss the set. 

Franzi Mayer observes a costume for The Green Bird.

   

The Props Crew stays hydrated while compiling a list of necessary props. Pictured
from L to R: Kathleen Gullion, Bridget Golembiewski, and Jo Neiderhoff.

Question of the day: Has Rep Term started out exactly as you thought it would? Or are things a bit different than expected?

"Honestly I didn't know how to think of it. I expected various degrees of stress and intensity, and I think that I gauged that pretty well. I can already feel a difference in the way that I think about my movements, thanks to Conservatory (is anyone else unable to stop thinking about their posture, or is that just me?). All I can say is that it's only the first week- and I'm exactly as busy as I thought I would be. It's the best kind of busy, though."

-Alyssa Gill, Junior

 

Rehearsal for The Green Bird finale. A family reunion. From L to R: Paula Castanos, Andrew Purvis, Jesse Mitchell, Emily Pasarelli, and Steve Selwa. 

Jesse Mitchell (L) stands in for a missing cast member as Tartaglia (Steve Selwa, R) faints. 

"You are lovely, but you'd be the loveliest thing

In the world if you owned the apple that can sing."

-Brighella, The Green Bird, Act III, sc i

Welcome

Welcome to the official blog of Knox College Rep Term XVI! Haven't heard from your son, daughter, or best friend in a while, and wondering whether they've dropped off the face of the planet? To see what we're up to - and how hard we're working! - check back every day to see pictures, video, and other behind-the-scenes action surrounding the infamous Rep Term.