One of the unique parts of the upcoming “Into the Woods” musical will be how they put their own FHC spin on it. The FHC Theatre program holds thread art very near to them. So, these changes take the form of thread art, which can look like knit, woven, and crocheted objects. According to sophomore Ava McClary there are two styles of thread art that are extra important to the theatre at FHC.

“Crochet and knit [Creations] are really important to our theatre. We sell crocheted items to help pay for our theatre costs, and our director thought it would be a really good way to show those things in the show,” McClary said.

The thread art creations are something that is original to the spotlight players’ version of the show. But, beyond adding style, it is used for a purpose. Senior Jack Lesch said there is a meaning behind the thread art.

“The thread art is meant to show status and relationships between characters,” Lesch said. “But there are certain characters who have relationships throughout the show that are developed during the musical as sort of a reveal or a surprise. And you can see those relationships before they’re brought up through the clothing and the different stuff they have.”

But this must be shown somewhere, and that is where McClary once again comes into play. As a member of the costume department, she is partly responsible for making the costumes the actors will wear on stage. According to her,  several different costume parts can be noticed.

“I know right now I’m working on a shawl for Jack’s mom, and then Jack is also going to have a matching scarf, and then Cinderella will have a shawl. Sybil’s grandma, the narrator, has a crocheted scarf that has Morse code on it, which I think is really cool. It spells out “Into the Woods”, I believe.” McClary says.

Since the addition of the thread art is unique to the FHC theatre’s production of the musical, there will be a special display of all of the thread art in the play. Sophomore Diana Sanders appreciates how this will recognize students for their work. 

“So the thread art museum, we’re gonna have some pieces that will be on stage during show, that we’re gonna pull [out] before show, and [spectators will] be able to go through, look at them, you’ll see who created them, what they’re made from, [and] what part they have in the show,” Sanders said. “what it explains [is] why we chose to do that piece in whatever version of thread art that we chose. Instead of making it like the normal set piece, it’s just kind of our way of putting our little tidbit there and explaining why we decided to do that for [“Into the Woods].”