Drama Club: Fall Play

The Saint Mary High School Drama Club will present two one-act plays at 7:00pm on November 7-8, 2008. Both are directed by Mrs. Peggy Reardon and Mr. Rob Lepage, featuring sets designed by Mrs. Ellen Farley. Between the two plays, there will be an intermission featuring coffee, wine, and desserts sponsored by the Parent Involvement Committee (PIC).

Paper or Plastic?

For her first job, teenage Sarah thinks she's easily qualified to check out customers at Puritan Foods, her local grocery store. At least it has to be better than serving up greasy fast food, right? But Sarah isn't prepared for Carl, the assistant manager, who refuses to deal with unruly customers because he's too busy putting up Christmas displays in August. And she isn't ready to deal with the customer who can't put down her cell phone long enough to acknowledge that Sarah is there. Or the two dudes who use their time in the checkout line to launch into an existential argument about the environment. And what about the mysterious cowboy or, even worse, Angus, the person who Carl warns Sarah about the day she's hired. Then there are her crazy co-workers who put on camouflage to hunt down stray grocery carts or live in closets and subsist on Twizzlers to avoid Carl. All Sarah wants is the answer to the simplest question in the world: Paper or Plastic?

Whodunit?

The detectives may not know who the killer is but the audience knows! An announcer gives them the real facts. Following that, there's the fun of watching the experts as they struggle to solve the dire murder. Is it the butler? Is it Grandma? It just couldn't be sweet Alice! The wind howls, lights flicker and bloodcurdling screams are heard. This one-act farce is sure to be a hit with our Saint Mary's audience!

Both plays will be performed in the gym and are produced by special arrangements with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students and can be purchased at the door. For more information, please email Mrs. Reardon (mreardon@stmaryhs.com) or Mr. Lepage (rlepage@stmaryhs.com).