The “60 Second Plays” production left the student body astonished due to each individual scene having their own audience appeal. The HCP Marionette chose their favorite 10 scenes and ranked them.

“Lottery“– starring Casey Quishenberry and James Wood

In this scene, Quishenberry and Wood, or known as “Marvin and “Corey,” are brothers. When Corey was sitting on the couch watching TV, Marvin walked in and told his brother about him attempting to play the lottery. After picking ridiculous numbers, they were shown on the TV screen and it turned out that Marvin won. When he hurriedly left to go tell his mom, Corey took his lottery ticket off of the table and ate the ticket. This skit in particular had the audience laughing and cheering, the Marionette ranks it 3 out of 5 lottery tickets.

“Spanish Soap Opera”– starring Gerardo Santillan and Camila Gonzalez

This scene portrayed a typical spouse argument between Santillan and Gonzalez. While Marta (Gonzalez) is watching a Soap Opera, her husband Juan (Santillan), walked into the room and yelled at Marta in disgust for watching it. They argued back and forth in Spanish, and Juan, being a guy with no interest in the non-realistic portrayals of life that Soap Operas give, breaks up with Marta. At the end she yells “I’m not having our baby!,” and Juan gains interest and watches the Soap Opera with her. At first a majority of the audience had no idea what they were saying, so after the first scene of it being spoken in Spanish, they acted it out again in English. The Marionette ranks it 4 out of 5 babies.

“Detention”– starring Casey Quishenberry, Avery Roselle, James Wood, Sofie Gutierrez, Sirisha Poudel and Nik Dawson

Roselle walked on stage timidly as the other students were sitting around her in desks. When she asked what reason they were in detention for, they all said things to make it seem like they had a bad reputation. Roselle then says nervously that she was there because she forgot her belt. Then, everyone exclaimed, “Me too!” This scene had the audience roaring because of its realistic representation of the ordinary problems students experience at HCP. We rank it 3 out of 5 detention slips.

“Passive Aggressive Notes #2-5“– starring Keith Leach and Rachel Rose

When Fred (Leach) discovered that his “delicious pastrami sandwich” was eaten, he wrote a passive aggressive email to his coworker, Karen (Rose), for taking his sandwich. A series of arguments between the two occurred, making the audience laugh at the insults they threw at each other. We rank it 5 out of 5 pastrami sandwiches.

“Cup of Tea”– starring Rachel Rose

Aside from the previous humorous scenes, the seriousness of this scene in particular added to the tensions that spread throughout the audience. Dee (Rose) gave a monologue comparing love to her daily dose of tea; she drinks coffee now. We rank it 3 out of 5 cups of tea.

“Sharted Cheese”– starring Lance Robinson and Camila Gonzalez

A mother with a heavy accent (Gonzalez) tells her son (Robinson) that she “sharted” the cheese into a bowl. The audience, knowing she was trying to say “shredded cheese,” burst out with laughter. We give this scene 4 out of 5 sharts in a bowl, because why not?

“On Repeat”– starring Nik Dawson

Following a series of humorous scenes, the seriousness of dealing with loss was highlighted in this heart-wrenching monologue. Cam (Dawson) speaks about how difficult it is for her to throw away her memories of listening to music with her best friend. We give this scene 4 out 5 albums.

“Pumped Up Kicks”– starring Gerardo Santillan and Kennedy Franklin

After seeing this scene, I was literally dead from laughter. When Santillan and his girlfriend (Franklin) were out together, he got on one knee in front of her. Thinking he was proposing marriage, Franklin freaked out and was getting herself prepared for the question that would change her life forever. However, instead of asking for her hand in marriage, Santillan pointed at her Croc shoes and yelled, “What are those?!” I personally give this skit a 5/5, and the rest of the staff seems to agree.

“Mother Nature”– starring Sofie Gutierrez and Kennedy Franklin

The horrible reality of puberty for females was portrayed in a very realistic situation in this skit. When Gutierrez was on her way to her friend’s pool party, she came across a mysterious person, who later introduced herself as “Mother Nature” (Franklin). After shaking hands, a group of girls wearing red clothing picked her up and carried her away. This visual representation of the lurid realities of all girls’ lives left the crowd dumbfounded, for the males anyway. We give this 4/5 bloody accidents. (See what I did there?)

“Body Love”– starring Nik Dawson

To sum this up, another serious scene (among the other humorous ones) brought forward a serious issue for most teens of this generation- loving yourself for who you are. In this monologue, Dawson portrayed her love for her body and brought her flaws to attention; only stating positive thoughts about them. From having to experience self-hate, I personally felt a connection with what she was saying; and I’m pretty sure many other people in the audience were too. We give it 5/5 self-esteem boosters.

These are only 10 of the many “60 Second Plays,” which one was your favorite? Feel free to comment your opinions.