Meatballs and Mystery: Fall Play Edition

 by Sara Davis ‘27

As November comes, so does Delone's mysterious fall play, the premise of which has been unknown to the entirety of Delone except for the cast and crew members who have tirelessly worked to bring this show together. With so many bumps in the road, who knew if the play would be as successful as they wanted?

Photo courtesy of Brienna Richelle Photography
It turns out that, through all the struggle, the show was largely successful, gaining its biggest crowd not on opening night but on the 2nd night. Perhaps the people who saw the play were so enamored that they went home and told all their friends. 

Whatever the case may be, the show was a hit in the community, and even the actors felt they pulled it all together in the end. 

Olivia Crowl said, "I think the show went well and was pretty enjoyable," and Anna Stokesbury said, “  I think overall the show went very well, which surprised me. We kind of pulled it out of nowhere because, based on tech week, it wasn't looking very promising. We did pretty well, however, and I was impressed. The play turned out better than I wanted, and nothing went completely off the rails.” 

And those were just the actors — the tech crew was also quite thrilled with how well the show went. Harrison Roth stated, “I think the show went well. There was definitely room for improvement, but overall it was good,” and even though he said there was room for improvement, firsthand, you could tell he was very happy with the turnout of the play. 

I also asked questions only about the different groups in theater tech and actors, because there were many worries and concerns across the board about their roles on the tech crew. I asked what they thought of the set, since certain props broke during the final rehearsals, and they all had something different to say. 

Harrison Roth was very happy with the final design for the set, saying, “ I liked the set. I do wish the salts were seated in a position so that their giant meatball could have stayed on stage the whole time,” which I’m sure was something all of the cast and crew members wished for due to its comedic effect. 

Lily McCoy, the prop master, said, “I liked it. I wasn't in charge of set, but I guess I would have changed the amount of props already on stage.” So even the tech members not in charge of the full set were happy with how it turned out. Finally, Jackson Shriver, one of the head set crew members, said, "I liked the set because it looked like it could be in a restaurant. I would not have changed anything about it." Overall, the set — which had been a source of worry — was a success. 

I also asked actors what they thought about their lines and whether they had them down in time, because there were quite a few hiccups during tech week. They were all content with how they handled their lines. Olivia Crowl was very happy, saying, "I wasn't that nervous about my lines; I feel I had them down pretty well," Anna Stokesbury said, 

My final question was how they thought they did, and I'm happy to report that everyone was glad to say they did well all around. How amazing that something that wasn't expected to succeed became such a profound success in Delone theater history. I think all these people should be very proud of themselves and their directors. 


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