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The Unseen of Homecoming
As Mizzou prepares for its 113th annual homecoming, the workers at Jesse Hall Auditorium set up for their busiest week in the fall. Sororities and Fraternities partner up and create skits about Mizzou Homecoming with a theme. 2024’s theme year was historic movies. In a course of two days, every grouping has 1 hour and 25 minutes to rehearse on the stage. This will be the first time the Jesse staff sees the skits. Jesse staff work for the whole week leading up to homecoming to ensure it all goes smoothly.
The lights and curtain at Jesse Auditorium are set for the beginning of Mizzou’s Homecoming week on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at Jesse Auditorium in Columbia. Mizzou is called the founder of homecoming after 1911’s football game against The University of Kansas.
Sara Kate Burnett and Blake Schrand practice their skits as the MC’s while Babs Randazzo for Mizzou’s 113th Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Burnett and Schrand host the three nights of Greek life talent on homecoming week.
Babs Randazzo jokes with Jesse Auditorium staff before rehearsal as the Technical Director on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. “Homecoming is always the most stressful week in the fall. I begin to sort of live in the theater,” Randazzo said.
Blake Schrand naps on the lunch break during homecoming talent rehearsal on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Talent rehearsals begin at 8 in the morning and end at midnight on the weekend leading up to the week.
As the last rehearsal of the night, Production Dance spaces out their dance on the stage before running it through on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. Production Dance is a group filled of greek life dancers that auditioned for a special dance during homecoming.
Evie Grasinski runs through the sound board’s Qlab before the show on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. ”Qlab is a staple in any theater. It organizes all of our sound cues so we can just hit the spacebar and everything will play smoothly,” Grasinski said.
Jesse Hall’s Auditorium fills on the final night of Greek life talent on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Five groupings performed with a special guest playing the saxophone.
Andrue Naiper looks at his phone before the show begins on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. ”I’m still in high school so this was my first experience with Mizzou’s homecoming. People put in a lot of effort, it is really impressive,” Naiper Said.
Members of Pi Beta Phi sing along to the Pitch Perfect melody before the final night of talent on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Their group performed Star Wars, creating a story where The Millennium Falcon, the ship from Star Wars, led the first Mizzou Parade.
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