The students at William Floyd High School have been creating incredible theatrical productions for nearly four(!) decades. We are honored to be able to continue that legacy by producing a yearly musical in the William Floyd High School auditorium. The following are some of the ways a student can get involved with our productions.

• Acting

  • Students who audition and are cast in the production attend regular daily rehearsals to learn music, staging, and choreography for a full-length musical. Rehearsals take place over several months, and we strongly believe that our students are capable of performances worthy of Broadway, so we’re always building our students up to that level.

  • Every show has it’s own number and variety of roles for students, and for most productions a certain number of student dance captains are selected to help aid in learning the choreography.

  • Students will spend time learning the background of the show that they are performing in, including historical and biographical ties to the piece. There are often diversions into other realms of the theatre as well, sometimes working on assignments related to costuming, set building, and other facets of the profession.

• Stage Management

  • A select number of students are chosen to work hand-in-hand with the director, music director, and production team. These students are expected to attend regular daily rehearsals and will aid the team with keeping attendance, correcting students lines, managing the backstage activity, and many other varied tasks. Stage managers should be efficient, organized, and extremely responsible students.

• Pit Performers

  • Our productions include a pit made almost entirely of student musicians. Pit performers audition to fill certain seats in the orchestra, and just like stage performers, rehearse rigorously on a daily basis. The musicals we produce are the same full-length performances that professional musicians play, so this translates into great real-life experience for burgeoning instrumentalists.

• Lighting Engineering

  • Lighting engineers are chosen through the WFHS’s Sound and Light club. Students working on lighting are expected to work with our lighting designer to learn the lighting plan for the auditorium stage and for the musical itself, and to run the lighting cues for the duration of the technical rehearsals and the performances. Lighting engineers should be sharp and dedicated to their craft. There is no performance without any light!

• Sound Engineering

  • Sound engineers are also chosen through the WFHS’s Sound and Light Club. Students working on sound are expected to work with our sound designer to learn how to set up and run the microphone system, including balancing of the microphone and other output levels. Just like the lighting engineers, sound engineering students must attend and run sound for the technical rehearsals and all performances. A good sound engineer knows all of her cues, and pays great attention to detail.

• Stage Crew

  • Stage crew members are also chosen through the WFHS’s Sound and Light Club. Students in stage crew work to create the show in real time backstage by setting props and scenery, and are required to attend many rehearsals leading up to, and including, the performances. Stage crew members must be hard working students, as they are often required to complete difficult tasks in a short amount of time.

• Costuming

  • Oftentimes our costumer will choose a select number of students to help build or organize our costume collection. Costuming students should be detail oriented and able to visualize the production as a whole before it’s all put together.

• Volunteering

  • There are many other ways to get involved with the show, such as volunteering backstage or for the front of house, or helping to build or paint props or scenery. If you have not been chosen to work on a production in any of the capacities listed above, don’t feel shy about getting in contact with us about other ways you can help. Putting on a full musical production really takes a village, so we can use all of the help we can get!