"The Actor Games" Play Performance

Rivermont's high school theater class has been rehearsing our fall play, The Actor Games. It's a one-act comedy, a parody of the popular book/movie series The Hunger Games. Ten actors, one from each "district", are competing to be the next big star. They must go through a series of "grueling drama activities", constantly facing the danger of elimination and the Fallback Wheel, which doles out their "punishments" like having to be a cook for 50 years.

In our performance, I play the role of the Host, a sort-of narrator, sort-of emcee. (Maybe like a game show host?) Basically, I announce what's about to go on and then announce the results - who got eliminated. I also get to yell a lot, which is also fun.

Tonight was opening night! The performance was pretty good, with only a couple hiccups. There was much laughter from the audience and a good deal of spontaneous applause. It should go even better tomorrow night!