The Pennekamp PTA hosts three cultural arts assemblies each year.  The first was Will & Company's presentation of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" which incorporated budding Pennekamp thespians.  

Students quickly learned that in a small company, you have to learn how to play more than one role.  In the question and answer session after the play, we learned that most of the company started acting at age 9 or 10.

Actors spend a lot of time waiting for their part, but when the time comes, they need to be ready to go!

Good actors draw their audience into the scene...

and when they perform, no one dares to look away.

We learned that actors convey emotion to the audience using many different means including changes in volume, facial expressions 

and body language.  Dying scenes are always so dramatic!

There are no small parts.  The moon, a tree, even a wall can be an essential part of any play.

We saw that teamwork is as essential on the stage as it is in any sport.

And of course, having fun makes all the difference!