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![Senior Jaella Brush performs “Meet the Plastics,” a piece from the musical Mean Girls.
Brush went into cabaret with a mission in mind.
“Going into cabaret I was excited to be more involved in the production and to show people that choir’s not just about singing classic choral music,” Brush said.
The trio Brush performed in was a long-awaited partnership.
“I was thrilled to get to work with and perform with two of my best friends,” Brush said. “We’ve always known we wanted to do a trio song together our senior year, so it was exciting to finally make it happen.”
Brush gave this Cabaret her all because it was her last one. She wound up very happy with the performance.
“I definitely committed to Cabaret,” Brush said. “I put in a lot of time and effort into the show. This being my final Cabaret, I wanted to make it count, and I think the performances went as well as one could hope for.”
While some elements of the performance were very well-rehearsed, others could have used some more work.
“I think it could have been better if I had spent a little more time on the vocals, as silly as that seems,” Brush said. “There was so much energy put into the choreography and theatrics of it all that sometimes the vocal energy was lost.”
Other challenges this trip faced was picking out a song they felt was fitting.
“Choosing the song was a tough process for me and my friends,” Brush said. “We knew we wanted to do a trio song together, but it was hard to find a song that matched our energy and dynamic as a group. We settled on Mean Girls because it’s such a fun [musical], and the whole idea of us portraying the iconic trio was exciting to explore. Plus, everyone loves Mean Girls.”
Everyone in the group was good with choreography, so it was relatively quick process to put the performance together.
“Practice for ‘Meet the Plastics’ specifically didn’t take too long,” Brush said. “We all are pretty good about getting the job done when it comes to choreography because we helped choreograph five numbers in the show. We probably spent a total of three to four hours choreographing and rehearsing.”
While Cabaret may have its down moments, Brush had a good experience overall.
“Even through the stress and pressure of being so involved in the show, I had a good time participating in Cabaret this year,” Brush said. “Getting to spend time working with some of my favorite people to put on this show was really sweet.”
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