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I absolutely love working with plays that are adapted from books I loved as a child. I love the feeling of taking the images from my imagination and putting them on the stage. The Westing Game is one of those books, I remember reading it in sixth grade and just being awed by the complexity of the game, characters and the plot. I had always been an avid reader, but at that time in my life it was mostly The Babysitter's Club, The Sleepover Friends and The Box Car Children. This was the first time that I had read a book that required higher level thinking and I was hooked.
The script was very clear in it's description of the set. It must resemble a chess board with the players of the game, the pawns and it must use video projections. Those were very specific elements, and it was such an interesting concept, one that I was very interested in working on. It offered many technical challenges and the students working backstage on those effects deserve a lot of credit.
The cast and crew have given 100 percent of themselves to this show. I would like to thank them, as well as their parents and guardians who have driven them to and from rehearsals, helped them with their lines and have supported them.
To Holly Brewer, for her suggestions and work with the artistic elements of the show; I appreciate all you do.
To the cast and crew who showed up on many Saturdays to help paint and work on the set, thank you for all your help.
To my family, who are always there when I call for help, when I raid their closets or basements for props and costume pieces, or when I just show up with a video camera and ask them to film in their house. For you, I am truly grateful.
And finally to the audience, thank you for your support of Southwest Middle School's Theatre Department. We all appreciate your attendance this evening.
~Ms. Angela Hetz
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