(March 26, 2004) — Amongst the various seats situated in the relatively small theatrical room of A Noise Within, freshmen English classes taught by Kristina Provost, Maral Guarino and Mary Mardirosian sat down to watch about two hours of William Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night last Thursday. The students have been studying plays by Shakespeare. Around 60 freshmen and 10 sophomores attended the play, leaving after fourth period and returning during enrichment period. During the two hours they were there, students were given short intermissions and 15 minutes to have lunch in the lobby or the stairwells of the theater. The play is about a girl who people thought had drowned who disguises herself as a boy and serves a duke with whom she wants to share her love. Because she is part of a pair of twins, all becomes chaos. “The plot was interesting and parts of the play were quite funny,” said freshman Calvin Ching. “The hard part was just understanding the language used by the actors.” “It was a good experience because we could visualize the era of the Renaissance,” said freshman Angela Dancev. “But overall it taught us how important and how hard it is to really participate in the arts of the theater.” During the play students were allowed to ask questions to the actors concerning the complexities behind theatrical entertainment. The students were also able to see the clothes, hear the language and feel the atmosphere of this genre of plays. “About the only live things we have been to are concerts, and here we were able to experience the play as if we were in it,” commented freshman Karo Gabrielyan. In previous years, freshman English classes have not visited A Noise Within, but instead they have gone to the Glendale Center Theater for displays of stories by Shakespeare.