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Relationships these days character before. I needed help
are hard, and for teenagers, from Ms. Blake,” he shares.
technology has created a whole “I wanted it to be perfect and
new world of challenges and authentic. I really had to think
potentially funny pitfalls. In the about the script, act out each
opening scene of this year’s word and every scene so it
Senior School production of would fit with my character. It
subText, the audience watches a was hours and hours of practice
young boy struggle to capture the and took a lot of effort.”
Susanna Cai (Grade 12) who
played Amelia, explains that
subText was a modern reflection
of dating. “In our part of the
play, we explored how two
completely different people
could remain together.” Yet, for
this spelling-bee queen, dating together or risk spending a very
Ed (Olivia Kelly, Grade 12) cold night stuck in an escape
who struggled to write perfect room. Good news, they made
texts, it was challenging. “The it out!
play highlighted how we can be Noah feels that both plays
ourselves with each other and were brilliant. “Being part of the
that we don’t have to change,” subText cast was very special as
explains Olivia. “It’s funny how it was a great way to incorporate
a text can create such a struggle teenagers. I think the audience
in a relationship.” felt our characters to be real and
perfect selfie. Trying one angle, Following a short intermission, true,” he continues. “I enjoyed
discarding the image and trying the scene shifted to Bees, an everyone and learned so much.
again from another. His aim? To original short play written by QMS I can’t wait until next year!”
garner as many “likes” as possible Alumni, Winter Koyote (‘19).
for his photo on Instagram. Bees was a complex exploration
Noah Bird (Grade 9) who of team dynamics, leadership,
portrayed Cameron, a gay the power of collaboration, and Sadly, due to COVID-19, the
teenager trying to find his surviving the throes of teenage Junior School production of
way, found the production life. Through struggle, trust Lion King Jr. originally
challenging on many levels. “The (and the lack thereof), Ace, Kid, scheduled to run in May
vignette play style was new and Champ, Lulu, Bug, Chica, and 2020, had to be cancelled.
I’ve never portrayed that type of Shrimp had to learn to work

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