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Smithfield High student urges dedicated budget for theater department, cites unsafe stage and failing equipment
Summary
A Smithfield High student urged the school board to allocate recurring funding for the high school theater program, citing a rough stage, malfunctioning microphones and rising production costs that the student said hamper student learning and outside events.
Logan McAleer, a Smithfield High School drama student, told the school board March 13 that the high school’s theater department lacks a dedicated budget and is operating with outdated and unreliable equipment. McAleer said the auditorium stage surface was “rough, patchy, and able to give splinters” and that of 16 lapel microphones, only two are reliably working while six do not work properly and eight require an additional receiver.
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