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By: Nick Madison and Elizabeth McCarty
Of all the mishaps and hijinks that occurred
backstage, none is more infamous amongst the cast
What's in a name, a name like Earnest? After all, it
and crew than the final practice before Tech Week. “It
is a divine name that produces vibrations. This may be
was late at night and while we were rehearsing,
why Ralston High School decided to kick off the year
Jacob [Alberico] could not keep a straight face, often
with the production of Oscar Wilde’s, The Importance
breaking into laughter,” junior Katelyn Moening
of Being Earnest. Much like the play, the rehearsals
divulges. “Cassidy, for whatever reason, just thought
leading up to opening night were filled with mishaps
it was hysterical that he kept laughing, which of
and hijinks.
course, caused her to break. This ended up setting
"It was like a gunshot,” junior Marissa McCormick
off a chain reaction. Uhrm was getting frustrated, so
explains. “All of a sudden we heard a loud pop, and
he told us to get it together, and then said something
glass was everywhere. It's safe to say that we were all
really sad. It was so bizarre. Uhrm just said
scared.” McCormick recalls the harrowjiuLevent
something that was really sad, &id we all just lost it.
one of the overhead lights exploded <
That was certainly memorable.”
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snow wasn't perfect,” junior Stephen Sycuro
terrifying. Cassidy
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