Starmites: A Behind the Scenes Look
You’ve seen the intergalactic set, the cosmic costumes and the stellar performances. Now we take you to the other side of the celestial curtain.
BEHIND THE SCENES: While the actors rehearse their dances for the fall musical, Starmites, lighting head Zoe Griffith and stage manager Catie Mendivil make sure everything is running smoothly before they start running the show. This rehearsal was a four-hour brush up rehearsal, to let actors and technicians get back into the swing of things before their performance the next day. Griffith says that the process has been a lot of hard work, but “although rehearsals were long and we’re all tired, we all feel pride in how our show turned out.” Starmites runs for one more weekend: Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Photo by Bela Tapperson.
September 28, 2018
In covering the first six performances plus the final dress rehearsal of Starmites: The Musical, we feel we have documented the intergalactic set, the cosmic costumes and the stellar performances of the cast fairly well. But what about the backstage life of our out-of-this-world cast? Thanks to photojournalism students Evelyn Griffin and Bela Tapperson, we are proud to bring you this exclusive backstage pass to Starmites: The Musical. If you haven’t seen it, you still have two opportunities, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
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Viv Osterweil • Oct 9, 2018 at 9:19 am
I love the fact that Tech is getting recognition, and that readers can get a sneak peek at the back stage preparations/ workings of a show. The photos show a visual representation of the hard work put into productions.
Olivia Capochiano • Oct 9, 2018 at 9:10 am
This is a great story about the work done for MAC shows. I like that it highlights the behind the scenes story, with all the students working together. It’s nice to see well done pictures and captions about an interesting topic.
Madelynn Niles • Oct 5, 2018 at 4:16 pm
I love all of the photos in this! Along with the reporting, they give a really cool inside scoop of the show, which is always something rare and interesting to see being covered.
Arlo Sever • Oct 5, 2018 at 4:04 pm
This is a very good story with amazing writing and amazing photos taken of an amazing show with great lighting and sound.
Ivy Golyzniak • Oct 5, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Such a cool idea to show what it takes to work behind the scenes of Mac’s musicals and productions!
Henry Sandlin • Oct 5, 2018 at 2:37 pm
I really like the spot on segment because they work as hard and as long as the actors, and they’re really proud of what they have a accomplished.
luca • Oct 5, 2018 at 2:00 pm
I love how this shows pictures of all the students being involved and supporting each other. The captions and photos are all great and i loved the show.
Dashel Beckett • Oct 4, 2018 at 10:17 am
This is Great! I love seeing what we were doing from a new light, especially getting a glimpse inside the control booth, where I rarely get to go.