This year Pack Drama created their own personal prom to account for theatre related schedule conflicts, allowing seniors to experience Prom one last time.
Prom is considered a rite of passage in high school, with a day consisting of sparkly dresses, fancy dinner and, most importantly, dancing the night away with your peers. It’s an event to remember–a final send off for the upperclassmen to celebrate their youth before moving into adulthood.
This year Fremont theater sent their students 2 hours away for a state competition running from 9 in the morning to 6 in the afternoon on April 19th (the day Fremont’s Prom was scheduled). This competition was something the students were aware of for the full school year, most of them got their pieces assigned to them early leaving for more time to prepare.
The competition referred to as “Individual Events” was where students would compete with either a small section of an already published play/musical or an original piece written by or directed from the performer themselves.
The categories the students participated in include: Classical, Pantomime, Monologues (Dramatic and Humorous), Contemporary and Musical Theater with the addition of technician related grouping.
Due to Individual Events competition being held the same day as regular prom this would prevent students from participating in day dates and provides an additional challenge of getting to the dance punctually. However holding Theatre Prom on April 12th provided a solution to this problem.
Theatre Prom was an event that was in the works since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. It wasn’t a secret either–Pack Drama was vocal with their advertisement throughout the school year. It was clear since the beginning that it would be a Masquerade-themed dance with an open invite to other theater departments within the district.
The inclusion of other schools came from the comradery of growing up as self proclaimed “theater kids”. With shared tastes of the new Wicked soundtrack to classic Queen songs, the night was full of dancing and singing alike. For the seniors final prom it only seemed fitting to host the dance on the stage, in the beloved auditorium.
Sophia Shilts, a senior and theater council’s social media manager said, “Since most of us are seniors, we wanted our final prom on our stage. We thought it would be fun, and so many things happened [while performing on stage] and the girls hated getting turf in our dresses on the football field.”
Fremont’s first theater prom was a success with a great turn out, free food and drink provided. It will be a night to remember even after the curtains close.
