Two opportunities to catch MLHS one-act

MLHS thespians to present ‘Salt & Pepper’ this Friday

 

THE CAST AND crew of Mountain Lake Public High School’s one-act play entry – Salt & Pepper – into the Sub-Section 9A Contest, to be held Saturday, January 18, in auditorium of Mountain Lake Public School. Front, from left, Isaac Grev (Crew), Ethan Klassen (Crew), Eli Karschnik (Crew), Sam Grev (Grandpa), Regan Syverson (Salt) and Jae Faber (Pepper). Back, from left, Olivia Klassen (Crew), Kayla Vonk (Crew), Amy Bartsch (Crew), Jareya Harder (Crew), Liana Blomgren (Hannah) and David Hall (Andy). Not pictured are Directors Julie Brugman and Crystal Fast.

 

 

Tomorrow (Friday, January 27), there will be two opportunities for the public to catch the Mountain Lake Public High School thespians’ one-act production, Salt & Pepper.

The first curtain on the day will be at 1 p.m. for the student body and the public, with the second performance in the evening, following a 7th/8th grade boys basketball game (approximately 7:30 p.m.). Both performances will be in the school’s auditorium. The play runs about 30 minutes.

The Sub-Section 2A One-Act Play contest will be held this Saturday, January 28, in the Mountain Lake Public High School (MLHS) auditorium. Participating schools, in addition to MLHS, include Springfield Public, Sleepy Eye Public, St. James Public, Martin County West Public and Jackson County Central Public. The festival begins with the first play’s opening curtain at 10 a.m. Plays will continue throughout the day with start times at the top of each hour. Awards will be presented at approximately 4 p.m.

The MLHS play, Salt & Pepper, by José Cruz González, explores family, friendship and illiteracy.  It is produced by special arrangements with The Dramatic Publishing Company. This Saturday it will go onstage at 12 noon.

Salt’s grandfather can’t read or write. He’s ashamed to tell anyone – and his silence has had a devastating effect on the entire family.

Salt, himself, can barely read. Pepper, his new friend, reads voraciously. Together they discover a past, the secrets of which are revealed in an old box of mysterious postcards.

Illiteracy and the high price it exacts on those who can’t read, as well as their loved ones is the play’s theme.

Salt & Pepper  is a gently provocative play about aging with grace, courage and humor.

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