The spring play, or the ‘May’ play, has been a long standing tradition at ISB. Typically, it is a time for shorter, less serious pieces of theater, and offers a great opportunity for actors to try something new. However this spring, audiences will be seeing something completely different.

This year, there is no set production. Instead being assigned a specific play, students are devising their own pieces and directing themselves. There will be a series of short, student lead pieces, allowing for endless creativity.

There seems to be quite a lot of excitement among the student body, since this change opens up an opportunity to showcase their talent to a wider audience. By having multiple pieces, more actors can be involved, giving everyone a chance to shine. Also for the first time it allows blossoming scriptwriters and directors to show their work to the school.

Austin Gallagher (12), a student who helped work on last years May play, said that “in the past the May play has been a rushed and really stressful five weeks, but by letting students work in their own time, devise original work, and perform something they truly care about, [he thinks] we will see better performances and hopefully it will be very entertaining.”

Paola Lindo (11) stated that, “It was a really unexpected and surprising change. While it is an interesting opportunity, [she is] nervous that by changing the performances to be student lead, less people are going to come and see it. [She is] still, nonetheless, excited to be involved in [her] friend’s piece, and [is] looking forward to see what [her] peers create.”

Though the May play is now something different and somewhat risky, it offers an even better way to showcase the abundance of creativity and talent that we have here at ISB.

Hanna W