SPOTLIGHT ON UIL ONE ACT PLAY PREVIEW

Six sweet ladies are all in love with their bachelor neighbor, the handsome, fortyish, O’Finn. To lure him to visit, they stage a homicide. But to keep him around, they must do it again.

The directors are Courtney Mendola and Tori Simpson.

SPUR: “CANDID” BY MICHAEL SCANLAN

Dramatics Magazine calls “Candid” 'One of the top ten plays in U.S. high schools.' The play is set in the present as T.J., a young student photographer, chronicles the breakup of his family after his mother walks out. The demise of the family and its devastating effect are captured in dramatic and photographic flashbacks.

The director is Brandee Hamilton.

GUTHRIE: “KODACHROME” BY ADAM SZYMKOWICZ

The play is set in the recent past in Colchester, Connecticut, a small rural New England town. Colchester is a small town where everybody knows each other and the pace of life allows the pursuit of love to take up as much space as it needs.The play’s tour guide is Suzanne, the town photographer, who lets the audience peek into her neighbors’ lives to catch glimpses of romance in all its stages of development. It’s a play about love, nostalgia, the seasons and how to learn to say goodbye.

Guthrie will compete at their One Act Play district UIL competitionThursday, March 2 in Spur. The directors are Amy Richardson and Melissa Everson.

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