RLT: Wonderful Wonders

Kasey Rogers

The Tales of Wonders 2 was a play full of different Christmas stories. All of the actors had to play many different roles. The RLT players worked really hard to memorize the script, and then practice it to put on four performances, during December 1-3^rd, at Penang Pac.   

They took a lot of time out of their lives to get everything ready beforehand. They had to get the timing right. They had to make sure the props were in the right places. Then there were the light cues; they had to make sure the lights were in the right places, at the right times. Then there was the music cues that had to play the correct songs at the perfect time, notifying the actors that they had to make their entrance or exit with the music. Also, while speaking about sound, they had to check if the mics were too loud or not loud enough. Could they be heard over the music?

This show continued to be challenging with costume changes. People were running around backstage trying to get into their places. Along with this, the actors experienced stage fright and worried about forgetting their lines, increasing the “anything can happen”—or “nothing can happen”—atmosphere. The hope was that, after hours upon hours of preparation, the whole thing would just flow into place with everyone putting 100% effort into it, and the performance working out beautifully.

And this was the final result.

Everyone played his or her part with passion, whether acting or working backstage or working the lights and the sound. I believe that the RLT group did great. Everyone in the group brought their own talent and uniqueness. Everyone had their own strengths and weakness, but they all came together to work and support each other.

As Mr. Sasse reflected, “This group was the most meaningful and dramatic group I have ever worked with.”

And after all their hard work, it must have been worth it to hear the audience clap and cheer for them. Overall, the RLT did a really good job on this play; they made us laugh, they brought out everyone's inner child, and they helped us remember what Christmas is really about and what we should be thankful for.