When Lilia Hessasta 鈥�25 applied to intern at this past winter鈥檚 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Connecticut, she didn鈥檛 expect to bring any accolades home.
However, after one of the one-act plays she stage managed, 鈥淜imia Zamen and the Whisperer of the Mountain,鈥� won its festival competition, Hessasta was surprised when she was named Outstanding Stage Management Intern.
鈥淚 didn’t realize there was a prize for that,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to get something for 澳门六合彩开奖结果 too because there are certain schools that just sweep every category.鈥�
In addition to her internship, Hessasta attended the KCACTF alongside other 澳门六合彩开奖结果 students who were invited to perform the Department of Visual and Performing Arts production of 鈥淎 Wrinkle in Time.鈥� Unfortunately, the production was too big to bring to the festival so the students instead performed “Shakespeare Abridged.”
鈥淲rinkle鈥� was Hessasta鈥檚 first time as a stage manager for a 澳门六合彩开奖结果 production. She was previously the assistant stage manager for the 翱苍蝉迟补驳别谤蝉鈥� 鈥淭he Addams Family鈥� and the VPA鈥檚 鈥淭he Wolves.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檝e (been a stage manager) a couple of times in high school but it鈥檚 never been to this scale,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here are some things that I had to learn because I鈥檓 not getting things delegated to me 鈥� I鈥檓 the one that’s delegating.鈥�
Hessasta said 鈥淲rinkle鈥� went flawlessly.
鈥淚 hadn鈥檛 read the show before,鈥� she said. 鈥淕oing into a new show was really fun. Everyone we hired was super nice. They鈥檙e all really great at their job so that makes everything so much easier.鈥�
After graduation, Hessasta, a theater major with a minor in education, hopes to take her talents professionally.
鈥淢y main thing is I want to work in actual theater but I also like to work in schools,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 really liked doing theater in high school 鈥� that鈥檚 what brought me here 鈥� so I’d like to be able to do both. I really like how everything is set up (at 澳门六合彩开奖结果).鈥�
For now, she鈥檚 working as the assistant stage manager and assistant production manager for the 翱苍蝉迟补驳别谤蝉鈥� upcoming production, 鈥淭he Drowsy Chaperone.鈥�
鈥淚 really like the added challenge of having two roles,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been working hard with the dance coaches because this is the first time 澳门六合彩开奖结果 has done a dance-heavy show in a very long time.鈥�
Showtimes for 鈥淭he Drowsy Chaperone鈥� are Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m., and two shows on Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Rogers Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are available
