This year the Drama Club is taking on the challenge of putting on “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” in a little over a month. Auditions were on Oct.1 and opening night was on Nov. 21.

“We chose to do a Christmas-themed musical, so it only made sense for it to be performed around that time,” Drama Club sponsor Nicole Boschert said. “We had to schedule the fall play much earlier because we had to work around football and other events, and we couldn’t schedule the musical in December because there are lots of concerts.”

The process of putting a show on is an arduous task on its own with various jobs that hold responsibility for all students and adults involved.

“This show is very near and dear to my heart, as I was in it in high school,” director Brooke Villhard said. “We have six weeks to put the show together, which I think is plenty of time. Rehearsals are a lot more productive, and everyone is ready to go.”

A major part of every production viewers watch is the technical aspects; the things you cannot see that make the magic happen. These include the usage of lights, sound equipment, a functioning set and a fully polished wardrobe.

“The technical aspects of a show are absolutely vital to its success,” production assistant, assistant stage manager and sound crew head Grace Morgan said. “You can’t have a good show without lights, sets, sound or props. My job has been to research everything from the time period to ensure accuracy, make the programs and posters along with marking down everything that needs to be done during the show. This includes when the actors need to be changed, where they are on stage as well as the light and sound cues, etc.”

Another aspect that is specific to musicals is that not only are the actors being taught to act, but they are also being taught to sing. Choir director Patrick Dell took on the responsibility to help the students.

“Being the music director for ‘White Christmas’ is so fun,” Dell said. “I try my best to make the rehearsals light and fun using my sarcasm. But seriously, I really like it and I wouldn’t be doing this job if I didn’t like teaching.”

Along with the actors needing to act and sing, they need to dance as well.

“I love musicals because of the inclusion of both singing and dancing,” junior Ava Mainer said. “Sometimes choreography can be hard, but we always pull it together and it’s just super fun.”

The show turned out to be a huge success and all of the hard work that the students and teachers put into it really paid off.