On April 8, 9 and 10, be ready for some of the best high school theater talent to knock your socks off with the 2nd Annual All District One Act Play Festival.
Students from Flathead and Glacier high schools will perform four different one-act plays ranging from 10-30 minutes presented each night. The festival celebrates six playwrights of the past, present and future.
Here’s a breakdown of the schedule and description of the plays:
Thursday, April 8:
“The Omelet Murder Case” by Tim Kelly
“Come and Go” by Samuel Beckett
“Pullman Car Hiawatha” by Thornton Wilder
“The Devil & Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent BenétFriday, April 9:
“Pyramus & Thisby” by William Shakespeare
“Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg
“Come and Go” by Samuel Beckett
“The Omelet Murder Case” by Tim KellySaturday, April 10:
“The Devil & Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benét
“Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg
“Pyramus & Thisby” by William Shakespeare
“Pullman Car Hiawatha” by Thornton Wilder“Come and Go” by Samuel Beckett
Hailed by some critics as one of his most perfect plays, Beckett crafted each line in “Come and Go” until they exactly matched his creative vision. This short productions shows us a tiny moment in the lives of three childhood friends who have met for the first time (and quite possibly the last) in many years.
The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét
Newlywed and farmer, Jabez Stone, is dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that having sold his soul to the devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Daniel Webster defends his friend Jabez and challenges the devil to a courtroom trial over the right to take Jabez’s soul.”“The Omelet Murder Case” by Tim Kelly
This far-out and very funny farce imagines how “Hamlet” would have fared in the hands of a trashy, pulp fiction crime writer. From Ophelia to Hamlet himself, all the iconic “Hamlet” characters are present. But the hilarious twists and turns of plot are not quite what Shakespeare had in mind.
“Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg
In this poignant one-act two women share a polite social visit while their less-than-polite primal selves speak the truth. This ground-breaking work by Gerstenberg features for the first time on stage, the interplay of two characters, and their alter egos.“Pullman Car Hiawatha” by Thornton Wilder
Wilder’s 28-character one act show is a story detailing one night on a Pullman car train called Hiawatha. Filled with a variety of unique passengers, this short work hints heavily at what Grover’s Corners (of “Our Town”), would be like set in motion.“Pyramus and Thisby” by William Shakespeare
Found in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this short production is a comic recapitulation of the classic tragedy “Pyramus and Thisbe.” As a play within a play and enacted by a group of misfit craftsman “Pyramus and Thisbe,” is an awkward and hilarious performance offered to entertain the Duke at his wedding.