Riley Guyette
Notre Dame Academy
Name: Riley Guyette
School: Notre Dame Academy
Area of Interest: Tech crew for school productions
Parents: Jackie and Douglas Guyette
Riley Guyette got started doing audio and visual tech for Notre Dame Academy in his freshman year.
Now entering his senior year, he’s been doing it ever since.
Guyette said he got started because his dad, a teacher at the school, wanted to make sure he got involved in extracurricular activities, so he connected Riley to a student on the technician team.
Guyette said audio and visual technicians set up and manage all of the lights and microphones you see during a show, and he’s been involved with every major event at his school.
Duties include everything from running a spotlight in musicals like Footloose and Matilda to managing all of the microphones at a choir concert.
“My favorite thing about being on the school’s tech team is that I am able to grow close with our tight-knit community of student technicians,” Guyette said. “Over time we have developed great friendships and we are all very close to each other.”
Guyette said he also likes being able to say that he was involved with so many exciting events.
“I love being able to see actors rehearse their musicals over and over until they are perfect. I am still questioning whether or not I would like to do stuff like this in the future because a career path like this seems to be quite the commitment,” he said.
What six words would you say describe you best?
Optimistic, friendly, self-centered, driven, passionate, lazy.
Do you have any hidden talents?
Sadly, no
Where do you hope to one day visit?
Japan
What advice would you have to other students considering tech crew?
Listen to those who know what they are doing and stick with it until you know what you are doing, too.
What is your favorite thing you’ve ever done on the stage tech crew?
I really enjoyed this past year’s musical, Footloose.
The music was really good and I grew closer with one of my best friends of all time over the course of it, so I have a lot of good memories attached to it.
If you had a superpower, what would it be?
To read people’s minds
What are your plans for after high school?
Unsure. Possibly something tech related, possibly something Journalism related.
Milk, white or dark chocolate?
Milk chocolate
Early bird or night owl?
Night owl
What are you listening to right now?
Gorillaz
Which statement do you agree with – the movie was better than the book or the book is always better than the movie?
The book is always better than the movie
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I remember telling my teacher I wanted to be seven different things…On that list all I can remember is Astronaut and News Anchor
Favorites:
Cereal: Fruit Loops
TV show: Wandavision
Pizza topping: Pepperoni/cheese
Marvel character: Loki
Candy: Nerds
Color: Blue
Season: Winter (but that Christmas kind of winter…not February)
Favorite ice cream flavor: Cherry vanilla
Favorite book: A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Cookie: Those sugar cookies you can buy at the store that melt in your mouth
Go-to snack: Goldfish