Kat Yo ’17
Assistant Stage Manager
“My amazing experience starts with
time commitment and dedication. As an
Assistant Stage Manager (ASM), I came
to every audition, production meeting, rehearsal, and build for
the show. The stage managers practically live in the theatre for
three months! After spending all that time in the theatre, we get
to know the cast and crew pretty well. A strong sense of friendship and community is quickly formed among everyone involved
with the show. We bond with the actors, orchestra, and even the
parent volunteers and teachers. By the end of the show, everyone
is hugging each other and crying about how it’s over. The best
part about the whole experience is the second family that we all
gained in the end.”
Kat has been on the tech crew for multiple shows and events,
on and off campus. Her favorites include “Mary Poppins,”
Winterfest, and “One Acts” performed at the Lenaea Festival.
She loves the SF Techies because they have taught her a great deal
in the art of stage crafting, and have been some of the best friends
she has ever had. After St. Francis, she plans to major in Biology
and eventually study neurosurgery in medical school. She has been
on the St. Francis dive team for three years, participated in every
St. Francis art show since freshman year, and enjoys playing the
guitar and ukulele in her free time.
Sydney Bembry ’17
Assistant Producer
“What I love most about participating
in the St. Francis theatre department is
working with my fellow Troubies to put
on the best show possible. It’s really great that the staff allows
students to run the shows and teaches them whatever they want
to learn about the theatre. From working so closely with our
Arts Producer, Mrs. Danielson, I love the business and creative
aspects of theatre. I hope to become a Producer in film or theatre
in the future.”
Sydney helps make the programs, organizes the box office, sets up
the foyer, maps out seating for outreach shows, trains new front
of house students, and any additional work that needs to be done.
Each performance night, she trained the parent volunteers and
helps guest with tickets and seating.
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