Drama students recently showcased their creativity and talent by performing four original one-act plays they wrote themselves.
Don’t Knock on Wood
In this dark comedy, Don’t Knock on Wood, Pinocchio suffers a devastating personal loss. Seizing the opportunity, Cricket manipulates him into committing disturbing acts for his own gain.
- Pinocchio: Landon Onan
- Geppetto: Colin Tiboni
- Lanette: Analise Lesutis
- Adelina: Emma Link
- Little Red: Taylor Nagy
- Cricket: Dayton Jackson
- Three Blind Mice: Aubrey Holmes, Tanya Moldavon, and Destiny Lewis
- Princesses: Leila Rae and Abby Price
Locked In
In Locked In, two friend groups find themselves trapped in an escape room. As they try to solve the puzzles together, they are forced to confront internal conflicts and long-held secrets.
- Josie: Ashlyn Fair
- Payton: Carmen Pasquantonio
- Charlotte: Bella Iera
- Marcus: Jeremiah Dewberry
- Rhonda: Kaitlyn Kerrigan
- Worker: Leila Rae
Buried Beneath the Silence
This emotional drama tells the story of Oakley, a student who takes his own life after enduring relentless bullying from a peer, Ashley. As the community processes his death, Ashley reflects on her actions, and the play explores the devastating consequences of cruelty.
- Oakley: Riley Burrow
- Ember: Alexis Lewis
- Ashley: Lily Horvat
- Narrator: Katie Cooper
- Beatrice: Danica Kuhns
- Mrs. Price: Abby Price
The Ghost of Fratmas
A humorous twist on A Christmas Carol, this play follows college student Kreig McMiller as he is visited by the Ghost of Fratmas. Through a journey into his past, Kreig learns how his choices have affected those around him.
- Ghost of Fratmas: Magnus Miller
- Esmerelda: Annie Wilcox
- Kreig: Devon Wood
- Quisha: Lourdes Sarai-Doswell
- Courtney: Emma Homan
- Young Kreig: Lashawn Hayley