Before Nora even started at their new school, they were already excited about the fall play and returning to their acting roots (which had kind of fallen away during the Pandemic). When they found out the play was about magic and madness and murder set in a post-apocalypse Scotland, well that was just the cherry on top.
So they auditioned (which involved reading scenes, improv, and reciting their resume, highlighting their extensive playwriting and acting experience, thanks to Camp Shenanigans) and were cast as Lady Macbeth. While it wasn't necessarily the role they would have chosen, they were pretty psyched to have a lead. It took a long time to figure out a suitable costume (we landed on Victorian grunge), learn their lines (and even longer to stop giggling through all the "milk" references), and the first performance occurred during a lock-down due to a nearby shooting, but the show much go on, so Nora and their classmates pushed through and did an amazing job.
And while Nora has announced that it was all exhausting and that they need a break from iambic pentameter, it was a great way for them to really get to know their new classmates and make some incredible friends – even if it did involve plotting their demise.
(To see all the pictures from the performances, click here.)
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