![Holding onto a prop check for $10,000, junior Eervis Sosniak announces game show winners, as part of last year’s spring show. During the production, Sosniak held two different roles in a variety of sketches featuring humorous situations with fictional teachers. “The plot was to see if this person was smarter than a Southwest [teacher],” junior Eervis Sosniak said. “That play was [the proudest I’ve been] because I’ve heard from the people who were there from the beginning. The drama club started very small and that was the year it started to get big. This year, it’s even bigger.”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-04-200715.png)
“Fast Food” by Tracy Wells was selected for the annual drama club play this year, revolving around student fast-food workers.
Centering the angle of the show on teenage fast-food workers, the club hopes to highlight common jobs for high school students, such as working in fast food. References and knowledge used in the show come from members of the club, combining their experiences with humor and expert-level production.
“We chose [the play] because it’s very relevant to this day and age, especially with high schoolers,” sophomore Larissa Viera said. “A lot of high school [students] are getting their first job nowadays, usually in fast food or an establishment like that. It was just a really funny and good script that we thought would resonate with a lot of the high school students.”
Since the establishment of Drama Club in 2023, members of the staff have cited seeing a significant improvement in production value.
“I would say the [show] went from like a four to a seven,” senior Dylan Grove said. “We’ve definitely amped it up this year; it’s only given more hope for the years to come. This is our third year of having our program and we’ve already done so much and we hope to do so much more.”
In addition to announcing auditions, club advisers outline what an auditioner can expect.
“The audition process, we announce it to the club about two weeks in advance, and we open it up to the public, and we give them a sample of [the] monologue,” club adviser Maritza De La Fuente said. “We gave them three set monologs, all comedy. And then they got to sign up. From there, you have two minutes max to read your monologue, and you audition! So you give us your top two characters that you would like to audition for, and then we watch you perform, and that’s it.”
Advisers and board members have expressed high expectations and excitement for the show.
“[We expect] hard work and lots of fun! Drama Club kids show up, they commit and have a blast; we’re just happy to be a part of it,” club adviser Kristina Haley said. “We do have high expectations of our board, though. Not only are our club’s leaders and experts in their specialties, but they’re the ones who plan and organize our meetings and events and work together to bring all of the hard work of our members to life.”
Following the success of last year’s show, this production has been described by members to be an even bigger improvement.
“Last year, we were going off of what we had and it was still very fun,” Grove said. “But this year we’re amping it up and we have a lot of people now.”
The production will be set in the ballroom with a 45-minute runtime. The show will be on Apr. 1, as ticket prices start at $7, with show dates and ticket prices subject to change.
“I want the audience to take away, really, that people are putting their hardest into this. And I know that we’re kind of a small club right now and this is more of a smaller play compared to Broadway,” junior January Getty said. “But everybody there is so passionate, full of such bright people. And you know, theater kids get a bad rep, but all of these people that I’ve known. They’re just amazing and the best people ever.”