Bridge City ISD Spring 2023

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\\ By Matt Malatesta Theatre in Good Hands with Haynes Family 2023 Bridge City Theatre Troup ALL IN THE FAMILY

do their research and get the context for the characters they are auditioning for. Then it goes to building sets, costumes and chemistry. You have to become a family. I know that is a term used in sports, but you have to know each other ’s good, bad and ugly. They end up loving each other as they begin to function as a well oiled machine.” While the productions are the equivalent to a game day, theatre is about much more. Everyone who wants to belong, belongs,” Aliceson said. “Theatre might not be for you, but everyone who wants to be a part...fits. I’ve never seen another organization in a high school setting like it. These people are each other ’s people, if that makes sense.”

get into political science, but I realized I wasn’ t quite done with the stage.” Everyone who wants to belong, belongs. “ ” The Cardinals are currently in production for their one-act play, and are preparing for the competition season. “There is so much that goes into theatre,” she said. “Before auditioning, the students have to

IT’S ALL IN THE FAMILY ON STAGE FOR BRIDGE CITY THEATRE. Mom, Aliceson Haynes, and daughter, Katelynn Haynes, are bringing the energy to the arts community in the southeast Texas town. “It ’s been a real blessing for us to be able to work together in something we are both passionate about,” Aliceson said. “It ’s a God thing, really.” Aliceson runs the middle school program, while Katelynn directs the high schoolers. It hits close to home for Katelynn, who is a recent college graduate and Cardinal alum. “Theatre was everything for me when I was a student here,” she said. “I went to college to

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