It is that time of the year again. Young actors and actresses are all excited for this event: the fall play.

This year’s fall play is “The Birds,” which is an ancient Greek comedy. The two main characters are Pisthetaerus and Euelpides, two men fed up with taxes, laws and bores. They abandon the city to seek out the kingdom of the bird to start a free community. They need to win over the birds and overcome the power of the Greek gods to do so.

“I chose this play because it is very funny and we have the comic talent in our students to pull it off,” said theater director Mrs. Kate Costello.

“I discovered this play while getting my master’s degree in theater at Northwestern University,” said Costello, “It is a hidden gem and the students are having a great time at rehearsals with lots of laughter”.

The fall play is a fun way to start off the new school year.

“There are two casts in which Zac Jones and Bryan Rapala play the lead roles, with Jeremy Yoder and Hugh Tully as their comic sidekicks,” said Mrs. Costello.

“I auditioned for the play because I was in the play freshman and sophomore year and I’ve always loved the community,” said junior Bryan Rapala who plays the part of Pisthetaerus.

“I chose to be in the play again this year because I have done it freshman and sophomore year, it’s a fun experience and I enjoy theater,” said junior Hugh Tully who plays the part of Eulpides.

“I’m in the play because I like acting, and the experience for auditioning for the winter musical,” said freshman Emma Abrahamian.

The young actors also say that rehearsals are extremely important for the overall performance.

“Rehearsals are really funny, the play itself is really funny, and I’m really excited to perform because people are going to enjoy it,” said Tully.

“Rehearsals are time consuming, but they are so much fun, and I’m really excited to perform,” said Abrahamian.

“From a literary and historical point of view, it shows how much we had in common with the ancient Greeks,” said Mrs. Costello.

“Rehearsals are very interesting, they’re fun, and we get to play with the material and go off script. It’s fun to mess around with the characters,” said Rapala.

“The play moves along at a brisk pace, lasting less than ninety minutes without the intermission,” said Mrs. Costello.

Tickets are $5 and will go on sale at the end of September.

The play will be a fun and interesting experience for actors and actresses, as well as for spectators.