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students, giving them the chance to apply technical knowledge they <br /> may have learned in school and take on full leadership positions <br /> usually regulated by school staff members. One Song's annual summer <br /> show provides many of the same opportunities as the main shows, but <br /> also gives local high school and college students outside of the Board <br /> of Directors the opportunity to choose and direct a show. Additionally <br /> it provides a way for students to remain involved in theatre over the <br /> summer, when the schools' departments are not active. <br /> The February 48 is also designed to push boundaries, especially <br /> the boundary of time. Unlike One Song's three main shows and <br /> summer show, The February 48 is not a full-length show, but rather a <br /> series of one-act plays, all of which are written, rehearsed, and <br /> performed by students over the course of a single weekend. Students <br /> are assigned to groups on a Friday night. Student writers are then given <br /> the beginning and ending lines of their plays and are asked to write a <br /> script over the course of that night. Scripts are passed out to groups on <br /> Saturday morning, after being reviewed by the Board of Directors, and <br /> each group is sent off to rehearse for the day, during which all technical <br /> aspects for each show are coordinated. Groups load into the <br /> performance space on Sunday afternoon, and rehearse in the space <br /> until their performance Sunday night. <br /> The goal of The February 48 is to provide unique opportunities <br /> to both experienced and prospective actors and technicians, as well as <br /> to provide a fun, adrenaline-filled weekend for local students. Those <br /> with experience are challenged to take all of the work and quality of a <br /> full-length production and condense it into a single weekend, while <br /> students who are new to theatre can explore it through an exciting and <br /> short production process. <br /> In addition to opportunities provided by shows, One Song also <br /> provides those students who join the Board of Directors with business <br /> and production experience. Board members see and experience what <br /> goes into running a theatrical production company. They set budgets, <br /> handle finances, write grant proposals, fmd and book rehearsal and <br /> performance spaces, and maintain legal documents. One Song <br />