?Leading Ladies? is the first production of the year by KHS

The Kennedale High School Theater Department under the direction of Heather Alverson has chosen the comedy ?Leading Ladies? as their maiden production for the 2014-15 year.

{{more}}

 

The Friday performance this week will be the first of three scheduled for this weekend.

“… laughter and a guiltless evening of Theatre-going.” –

Village News

The play by noted play writer Ken

Ludwig is set in the 1950?s. The setup as described on Samuel

French is as follows:

Two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces … and, that is when the farce begins.

 

“I love this play. It is just fun.”

This is Director Alverson?s first production at Kennedale High School since taking over the theater department this year. Alverson said about the production,?I love this play. It is just fun. and the kids are doing really well with it.”

 

She added that ?It really is a student production. They have done all the work from stage construction to sound and lighting to costume. I am excited.?

The cast members are all Kennedale High School students and include

• Terrance Benard as Leo
• Alex Garcia as Jack
• Kennedy Muzyka as Meg
• Alison Villaire as Audrey
• Carlos Torre as Duncan
• Hailey Green as Florence
• Cody Preston as Doc
• Noah Wyckoff as Butch

Stage Manager- Peyton Wilder

Assistant Stage Manager- Makayla Reed
Sound Board Operator- Trey Burke
Light Board Operator-Chris Laporte & Jared Davis
Backstage Crew Heads- Sequoyah Stone, Spencer Murchison

Adult tickets are $5.00. Student/Senior tickets are $2.00 each. Tickets are sold at the door.