Behind every successful production is a hardworking backstage crew, and for Gunn it is no different. Ever wonder how chairs just seem to move themselves between scenes? It's not magic, but the work of a backstage crew.

Also known as stage technology, the backstage people work on way more than just the construction of sets. “There’s also a huge amount of costumes,” assistant stage manager for One Acts junior Dan Federman said. “There’s also sounds and lights, getting the lighting perfect.”

While this class does not meet daily in a formal classroom, they work just as hard, if not harder. The amount of work depends on the time of year but lately One Acts has been the nearing project. “We do [One Acts] in about a span of a week, until 10 p.m. on all nights,” Federman said.

Stage manager junior Laura Fraley has about 20 people in her own crew. Responsibilities are different depending on what job the student has. The crew is only required to attend class when the leaders ask them to and to follow directions. But for those in charge, like Fraley and Federman, it means communicating with fellow crew leaders and making sure things are the way directors want them.

The number of sets constructed depend on the number of directors for One Acts, usually about five to six. “You basically get whatever the director wants,” Federman said.

For those interested in working behind the scenes, students do not have to take a class to participate being backstage. Being part of the crew is all part of a volunteer basis. Theater teacher Jim Shelby is also responsible for the class but is not too involved except for being there for all meetings. “It’s basically older students teaching younger ones,” Fraley said.