By Kayla Markowitz – News Editor

The Jonathan Law Drama Club is preparing for its annual “Spooky Showcase” in honor of Halloween. The Showcase will have two performances – 7 p.m. on Friday, October 20 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 21. The club is excited to highlight all of its member’s talents while putting on a fun and creative show for the audience. 

Kayla Markowitz: What are some of the performances being prepared for the showcase?

Toni Cepalia: Some of the performances we have prepared include “Calling All the Monsters “by China Anne McClain, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, “Mother Knows Best” from Tangled, “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from “The Little Mermaid,” “Last Midnight” from “Into The Woods,” and “Pulled” from “The Addams Family.”

KM: What is the purpose of the showcase?

TC: The purpose of the showcase is to allow people to show off their individual talents through singing, dancing, and acting. It is much more inclusive than a typical school play with a small cast. In this showcase, we also have many backstage positions filled such as a stage crew, our stage manager, costume designers, and makeup. artists. It really is an opportunity for everyone to go out on stage and be themselves.

Hailey Russo: The purpose was mainly so we could start our musical process earlier. We of course would’ve loved to do a play but we have something big in store for our musical. We are also going to take more time on the musical so we can apply for the hall awards again and maybe win a bunch of awards.

KM: What can audiences expect?

TC: Audiences can expect a show filled with comedy sketches, dramatic songs, group dances, and even audience participation. If you took a stand-up comedy show and mixed it with a Broadway musical, you would have our showcase.

HR: They can expect a Halloween-themed performance. There will be a lot of musical numbers with a bunch of your different classmates in them.

KM: What’s your favorite part or the part you’re most excited about?

TC: The part I’m most excited about is the emcee commentary in between each act. The directors left it up to me as well as Sarah Ahmed to write whatever we want – they’ll probably regret that. We have lots of surprises in store, so make sure to come to see the show on Friday, October 20, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 21, at 4 p.m.

HR: My favorite part of this has got to be Tech Week. It is a long week since we are here from 6-10 p.m. but it’s a fun time with your friends and it’s all worth it at the end of the week when you perform with all your friends.

KM: How is the club preparing for the event?

TC: We have been rehearsing endlessly to put on the best show we can. The week leading up to our performance, we rehearse until 10 p.m. every day. It’s a lot of work but it’ll be worth it when we put everything together on stage.

HR: We are finding out our musical soon and auditions will be sometime in November. We are very excited and can’t wait for everyone to find out about the musical.