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A Night To Remember
It’s 8pm last Saturday night. Hundreds of behinds are seated on the very same tables on which we eat our meals. We are painfully aware of the Head of School sitting only a few meters away during a dicy stand-up comedy performance as we wonder “Can I laugh at this?” Then we’re put at ease once again and delighted with the talented voices of your peers.
Java Hut has come again.
As always, Java Hut 2021 was a hugely successful and popular event where students and staff were offered an opportunity to showcase their talents at an informal performance in Crooks Hall. The audience is lucky to be entertained by the huge range of musical and vocal expertise within the Brentwood community, with smatterings of comedy, improvisation (accidental or not) and other marvelous skills thrown in.
Rory P, Mack ‘22, a co-organizer of the event, explains that putting Java Hut together “this year was challenging considering the various changes we had to make in order to meet COVID protocols. Nonetheless, the school showed the same spirit and I am delighted by the outcome.” As with all school events this year, the Brentwood community is carrying on and adapting to whatever challenges we face along the way.
Thanks to multiple volunteers from the Student Activities Council, the sanitizing rub down of microphones and equipment between each act became a natural part of the amusement. In cohort designated groups, safely 6 feet apart from the rest, “We had a lot of fun” said Charles Z, Ellis ‘21, co-organizor and gifted musician.
As a spectator and performer, Ally D, Hope ‘21 describes her experience as “nerve wracking” but “The support from the crowd was welcoming no matter what.” Java Hut was an eye-opening performance of the “mixture of beautiful voices at our school, and truly exposed people’s hidden talents.”
Amongst these voices, the ever-humble Privett boys Tommy M, Mark L, and Jacob H, “don’t want to take any credit” for their memorable and side-splitting parody of Brentwood’s daily trials and tribulations. Within a “night full of unique and brilliant people” they were simply “giving a voice to the voiceless”.
One of the greatest aspects of Java Hut is how all the performers have the freedom to artistically express themselves, creating a relaxed and candid atmosphere between peers. This event is always a huge hit and we look forward to watching budding performers take to the stage next year. “De Manu Enmanunamanum.”
Maddy West, Hope ‘21
Java Hut has come again.
As always, Java Hut 2021 was a hugely successful and popular event where students and staff were offered an opportunity to showcase their talents at an informal performance in Crooks Hall. The audience is lucky to be entertained by the huge range of musical and vocal expertise within the Brentwood community, with smatterings of comedy, improvisation (accidental or not) and other marvelous skills thrown in.
Rory P, Mack ‘22, a co-organizer of the event, explains that putting Java Hut together “this year was challenging considering the various changes we had to make in order to meet COVID protocols. Nonetheless, the school showed the same spirit and I am delighted by the outcome.” As with all school events this year, the Brentwood community is carrying on and adapting to whatever challenges we face along the way.
Thanks to multiple volunteers from the Student Activities Council, the sanitizing rub down of microphones and equipment between each act became a natural part of the amusement. In cohort designated groups, safely 6 feet apart from the rest, “We had a lot of fun” said Charles Z, Ellis ‘21, co-organizor and gifted musician.
As a spectator and performer, Ally D, Hope ‘21 describes her experience as “nerve wracking” but “The support from the crowd was welcoming no matter what.” Java Hut was an eye-opening performance of the “mixture of beautiful voices at our school, and truly exposed people’s hidden talents.”
Amongst these voices, the ever-humble Privett boys Tommy M, Mark L, and Jacob H, “don’t want to take any credit” for their memorable and side-splitting parody of Brentwood’s daily trials and tribulations. Within a “night full of unique and brilliant people” they were simply “giving a voice to the voiceless”.
One of the greatest aspects of Java Hut is how all the performers have the freedom to artistically express themselves, creating a relaxed and candid atmosphere between peers. This event is always a huge hit and we look forward to watching budding performers take to the stage next year. “De Manu Enmanunamanum.”
Maddy West, Hope ‘21