Get hyped for February! Not for Valentine’s Day, but for the next biggest play to hit Cal High’s theaters: “Scenes from Multiplex.”

The play is about an audience sitting in a theater waiting for a movie to start. It will be performed by the Play Production class Feb. 12-13.

Senior Vincent Egawa, who will be performing in “Multiplex,” has his own take on the plot.

“‘Multiplex’ is a jumble of seemingly regular joe-schmoes spending their time in a multiplex (film cinema), and we see the passionate and wild interactions between them,” Egawa said.

Drama teacher Laura Woods also says that students should expect a great performance.

“The characters in the play are well-drawn, relatable, and laughable,” she said. “The play is also student-directed. Some of the students will also be performing monologues and will be singing.”

But what’s really exciting about this student driven production is just how edgy it is for a school play.

“[The play] contains dark humor, and is edgy and unexpecting. It deviates from the norm of traditional high school plays,” said Woods. “We of course had to censor some words.”

“Cal will also be the first high school to showcase ‘Scenes from Multiplex,’ which is pretty exciting,” added Woods.

Many of Cal’s talented students will be starring in this production.

Seniors Bryce Woodward, Kimiya Shokri, and Alex Bru will all be here to put on the show.

A few members of The Californian staff are also helping to put on the play: junior Noah Thompson and seniors Pierce Woodward, Raz Mostaghimi, Elara Gillum and Sam Gershik.

Thompson and Gershik are the assistant and main directors, respectively, for the play.

“The biggest difference between acting and directing is being responsible for everyone,” said Gershik.

He added, “As an actor, you only have to be responsible for yourself. As a director, you are concerned and focused on everyone. I love it.”

Gershik also oversees everything from lights to costumes to props.

Play Pro students will also attend the Lenaea Festival Feb. 6-7. The festival is in Folsom the week before “Multiplex” hits the stage at Cal.

They will compete against 65 other schools and Play Pro will present “Multiplex” along with a multitude of scenes, songs, and monologues.

Senior Sam McMillan, Play Pro’s Stage Manager, has high hopes for the competition.

“This is our most ambitious set yet. I really hope we win,” said McMillan.

Last year, Cal snatched six awards from the film festival in its production of “Tracks.” Cal won the bronze award overall.

During the competition, Bryce Woodward sang his way to victory, grabbing the gold award.

“This year, I’m going to try my hardest,” said Woodward. “If I win gold twice [in two years], it will mean a lot more to me. It’ll be real. It’ll mean I have real talent. This is the year to test limits.”

But for our Play Pro seniors, this will be their very last competition. Many of them have personal memories in regard to the competition, and being a part of the crew in general.

Senior Olivia Bouchet, who joined Play Pro last year, really had a connection to last year’s play.

“‘Tracks’ was the biggest thing I had ever done, and the biggest part I had,” Bouchet said. “As a class, we all grew close together. Being in a competition is really interesting. It’s truly something to enjoy.”

So mark the date for a pre-Valentine’s viewing of “Scenes from Multiplex.” Tickets are sold on the Drama website (chsdrama.org) and are $6 for students and $8 for adults.