Aurora’s One-Act hoping to raise the bar

Director Haynes, seniors have high hopes for ’23 season

Cast members react during an emotional scene while Bartley, a lead character in “Riders to the Sea” played by Sam Elge, lies dead on the table.
Cast members react during an emotional scene while Bartley, a lead character in “Riders to the Sea” played by Sam Elge, lies dead on the table.

The curtain can’t rise soon enough on the 2023 season for Aurora’s One-Act team, a larger than usual ensemble of nearly 50 students hoping to raise the bar on the Huskies theater program. In her sixth year of coaching and fourth as the head coach, Blair Haynes said she has seen continued growth in Aurora’s One-Act program during her tenure, noting that this year’s ensemble is excited to take on se…