As the curtains rise over the stage, the actors are revealed taking on characters of all ages and genres; what you do not see is behind the scenes of the Glenbrook productions. The lights that follow the characters, the sound effects, and even the set, are all run by the students of Stage Crew, Rich Winship, Stage Crew Sponsor and Auditorium Manager, said.  

Stage Crew controls everything technical, from building the set, painting it, hanging lights and controlling sound, Winship explained.  

“Stage Crew runs the show,” Winship said. “[The] Stage Manager calls light cues, the Assistant Stage Manager prepares everything to be put on stage by Stage Crew.”

All students in Stage Crew work on building the set, but specific roles are given out to help backstage, sophomore Seamus Montague, Stage Crew Member, said. Montague’s role includes control of one side of the backstage and directing other members of the crew to where they need to be. 

“During production, I’ll do extra work on problems that can arise and anything that the production needs,” Montague said. “[I’m there] if something breaks [or] goes wrong, plus whatever role I’m given.”

Stage Crew advances from building sets to the production of a play, sophomore Macie Weinberger, Stage Crew Member, said. Before Tech Week, Stage Crew and actors are separate and work on different aspects of the play, Weinberger said. 

“Tech Week is when we come together and put all the tech [together with the actors],  microphones, lighting, [and] blocking,” Weinberger said. 

Stage Crew also creates a sense of community from the many hours spent building and preparing for the production, Monatgue said. It is an inclusive space that is welcome to everyone from all different grades, he added. 

“The Stage Crew community is so open,” Montague said. “We have people [with] all different  kinds of talents. I love that Stage Crew allows everyone who wants to be in it, [to] be in it.”