By Cara Martinez
Staff Writer
The Mira Costa Drama Department held The 5th Annual Holiday Beneficial on Dec. 8 to raise money for the charity organization Adopt a Family.
The holiday show consisted of a variety of 19 holiday related acts that included, monologues, duets, solos, skits, dances, singing and a lip sync. Each student played an equal role and the number of students involved differed in each act.
“It is great to raise proceeds towards Adopt a Family because it is nice to help the families in need during the holiday season,” Drama teacher Carol Matthews said.
Drama President Dana Beech, Vice President Maddy Huggins and Event Coordinator Molly Dvorkin organized the performance. The students choreographed, directed and put together their acts without any assistance from adult directors outside of school.
“I loved the responsibility of putting on the show,” Dvorkin said. “It was a great experience to be able to piece together a holiday show for such a great cause.”
In order to audition, students prepared their acts outside of class and then presented them to Beech, Huggins or Dvorkin during class or after school. The three then picked 19 acts that they liked best to be in the show.
“I think the Holiday Benefit was a huge success,” Huggins said. “The performers were amazing and definitely impressed the audience.”
The performers dressed in holiday themed outfits, varying from Christmas sweaters to Kwanzaa inspired shirts. The room was decorated with lights and festive holiday decorations.
“I enjoyed being a part of the Holiday Benefit show because it allowed me to have a performance opportunity while knowing I am still giving back to the community,” Huggins said.
The tickets were sold for $5 per person. By the end of the show, the students raised a total of $1,200 from both the benefit and Dec. 4 Comedysportz match.
“I am extremely satisfied with the turnout and the amount of money we made,” Beech said. “I believe the outcome was so great due to the performers hard work and dedication, and I am so thankful for all of the audience members for attending.”
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