In this winter’s play, Paranoia, a group of citizens gets called into the District Court of Mensa for what seems to be a normal day of jury duty. They are surely wrong. As everyone gets settled, it is revealed that one (or more) shapeshifting creatures called “Visitors” have started taking over control of our planet, and some have even infiltrated the courtroom. Before they can get their bearings, the door is locked. They have no choice but to identify the “Visitors” to survive. Will they discover the traitors? Or will the Visitors slowly infect the whole room? Come to Paranoia to support your friends and find out!
Here’s how the rehearsal process went: First, we auditioned, and Mr. Jodka and Ms. Syers determined which character was best suited to us. We memorized our lines during winter break, so staging the play will be much easier. After we returned from break with our lines memorized, we staged the play in rehearsal blocks.
This year’s winter play is exceptional in the number of students who were willing to participate. The play itself is also unique because, instead of splitting it into separate scenes, we have combined it into one smooth, flowing run-through. I hope you are all ready to be entertained by the most original winter play written by our own Mr. Jodka and Ms. Syers. In addition, we would like to give a huge shoutout to Adrian Li ’27 for his significant contribution to the script. We can’t wait to see everyone there and be prepared for a fun and intense show! Beware, don’t get too paranoid about it!
The cast is: Adrian Li ’27 as Warden, Conall Menon ’27 as Carpenter, Kaden Song ’27 as Librarian, Daniel Liang ’27 as Construction, Alex Jie ’28 as Minecraft, Bryan Zhang ’28 as Cop, Jonathan Jiang ’26 as Outlaw, Minkyu Ko ’28 as Dentist, Hugh Devine ’27 as Pokemon, Eason Li ’26 as Retired Judge, Chris Li ’26 as Ram, Johnny Cabot ’29 as Firefighter, Addie Pieroni ’27 as Restaurant, Jasper Chen ’28 as Gardener, Bear Adams ’29 as Student, William Lin ’27 as Guard 1/Twin 1, Ethan Bu ’27 as Teacher, Christian Lin ’28 as Guard 2/Twin 2, Christopher Newson ’28 as Homecoming, Kevin Hong ’26 as Kevin (Old man), Victor Oudin ’26 as Wall Street, and Shelby Jackson ’28 as Kurt.
The crew is: Ülla Williams ’26, Harvey Syers ’27, Austin Yeung ’27, Martin Gilmore ’27, and Jagger Newlin ’28. The play will be performed on January 29 and 30.