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RANDOLPH – The name of Randolph High’s One-Act play this year sums up what the play is about - “Chaos in Fairy Tale Forest.”
The story, written by Geff Moyer, is about Little Red Riding Hood tripping over a root, having a dream in which different fairy tale characters appear including Hansel and Gretel, the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch, Bambi, Snow White and Robin Hood, among others.
At the end, the audience will decide if Little Red was really dreaming or if it was reality.
Brecken Shearer plays Hansel while Jenna Guenther plays Gretel. Both are sophomores.
“Some of our scenes include explaining to Red how Hansel and I escaped the witch’s house, stealing food from Red’s basket and running away from the witch,” Guenther said.
In total there are 13 actors and nine students helping on stage crew for this year’s production, said One-Act director Peggy Lackas.
Students have been practicing since September before school and a couple of hours on Mondays when school isn’t in session.
“The best practices, of course, are when all the characters are present,” Lackas said. “We’ve made some good progress with lines and actions.”
Shearer said all the practice time will result in some solid performances this season.
“I feel that we will do very well this year at competitions due to us having a pretty funny play and great actors,” he said.
Shearer said the opening and closing scenes will draw the most attention from the audience and judges, too.
Guenther agreed, calling the play “very funny and energetic.”
“I think we definitely have a good group that will be very competitive against other plays,” she said.
Randolph’s student thespians will take the show on the road with their first performance Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Jaguar Festival in West Point.
“There are approximately eight plays that day and it is open to the public,” Lackas said.
Conference competition is set for Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Wausa, followed by the home public performance at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22, at the Performing Arts gym.
