ROMA HASHEMI: PETE PELKEY
“I'm grateful for [Mr. Pelkey] because he volunteered to be a host for MV SNL. It's a big commitment and many teachers don't like spending their lunches or after school rehearsals coming and helping out with MV Drama, but he volunteered a couple times a week at lunch, and he memorized his lines and made the show a lot better. He went out of his way so that he could host which we really appreciated, and he was a really good host. He added in his [own] personal touch, and I think everyone in Drama was really grateful. He acted as Machine Gun Kelly in one of the sketches that I directed, and I really enjoyed getting him into costume and makeup backstage during the show. It was kind of hectic with quick changes, needing to get on stage and off the stage and also needing to organize the whole cast simultaneously, but just talking to him backstage was really memorable. He would always tell everyone what a good job they were doing and he was very supportive.”