In contrast to common belief, Green Room does not have any connection to saving the planet from global warming; the Green Room club and the Energy Troopers do not have epic battles on who can save the most energy. It is actually named after the room where actors can relax when they are not on stage which was originally painted green. The purpose of Green Room is to “appreciate all types of theater”, said President Sarah Kaelin. The club goes on many trips throughout the school year including many seasonal favorites like the Bates Motel, the Renaissance Fair, and the upcoming trip to New York City on February 2nd. In New York they will first go to the TKT kiosk in Time Square buy tickets to Broadway matinees of their choice, go out to lunch, and each go to their perspective shows.
Other than special trips, Green Room hosts specific movie nights including classic movie night and Disney movie night. In the past they have watched movies such as The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, and Lion King. Parties are also a big part of Green Room, and in March there is a murder mystery night held at a member’s house where three different games are going on at once and guests have to figure out who the killer is. The biggest party of the year, though, is the end of the year anti pool party, because no member has a pool. Along with appreciating theater, green room also appreciates food, and every party has a lot of food involved. Green Room also collaborates with other clubs, such as the Improv Troupe, who performs at some meetings. Fundraisers are held to help BCEFA, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.
There are $10 dues to join and if you join a newsletter will be sent to your ninth period every week to tell you when the next meeting is and what the next word up is. Word up is a word specifically picked out to be used somewhere in the meeting. If you notice when the word up is used you just shout word up and you win a $10 gift card. Green Room meets the first Thursday of every month in A33, but the next meeting is on the 31st of January because of the New York trip on February 2nd, 2013.
If you have any questions about Green Room you can email Mrs. Henkels at henkelsk@npenn.org.
Sarah Kaelin • Jan 25, 2013 at 11:08 am
Thank you guys so much for expressing interest in the Green Room club! I hope to see you guys at the next meeting. I know you will all have fun. <3
Christina Baer • Jan 23, 2013 at 8:32 am
I’m a member of this club and it really is worth being involved in! There’s a lot of fun trips to go on. My personal favorite is the Renaissance Fair trip in October. Everyone else’s favorite is the NYC trip! If you’re thinking about joining you really should because it’s exciting and you don’t have to be an actor or be on stage crew to be involved in this club.
Mary Nguyen • Jan 23, 2013 at 9:10 pm
Oh wow, that seems like a lot of fun! I would love to go on a trip to NYC!
Mary Nguyen • Jan 19, 2013 at 10:44 pm
Hmm seems like an interesting club. Maybe I’ll join haha
Hayden O'Rourke • Jan 17, 2013 at 6:13 pm
I now know what the green room club is, it sounds like a very strong and exciting club with a good group of talented kids. I think there should be more stories about more clubs.
Aubrey Kenderdine • Jan 15, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Did people actually think that it was a club similar to the Energy Troopers? I’m glad that there is an article about this club now because most people don’t know about much about it! I was actually part of it during my sophomore year.