MLHS thespians to present ‘Salt & Pepper’ in One-Act Play Contest
+ The thespians will be giving a performance of Salt & Pepper for the student body on Friday January 27, at 1 p.m., in the Mountain Lake Public School auditorium. The public is invited to attend. The play runs approximately 30 minutes.
The Sub-Section 2A One-Act Play contest will be held on 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.
Cast
+ Hannah – Liana Blomgren.
+ Grandpa Holcomb (Hannah’s father) – Sam Grev
+ Salt – Regan Syverson.
+ Andy – David Hall.
+ Pepper – Jae Faber.
+ Letter – Amy Bartsch.
+ Letter – Eli Karschnik.
+ Letter – Isaac Grev.
+ Letter – Olivia Klassen.
+ Letter – Ethan Klassen.
Crew
+ Sound/Trumpet – Kayla Vonk.
+ Lights – Jareya Harder.
Directors
+ Julie Brugman and Crystal Fast.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
+ 10 a.m. – Exit by Martin County West.
+ 11 a.m. – Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death by Jackson County Central.
+ 12 p.m. – Salt & Pepper by Mountain Lake Public.
+ 1 p.m. – Tears of Zion by Sleepy Eye Public.
+ 2 p.m. – Oz by St. James.
+ 3 p.m. – The Cry of the Peacock by Springfield.
Awards will be following the final play of the day. The top two schools advance to Section 2A competition. That Sub-Section 2A contest will be held in LeSueur-Henderson Public High School on Saturday, February 4. The first- and second-place plays from Sub-Section will advance to the Section 2A contest.
The Minnesota State High School League’s State One-Act Play Festival is being held in St. Paul in the O’Shaunessey Auditorium on the campus of the College of St. Catherine. The “AA” schools perform on Thursday, February 9, and the “A” plays on Friday, February 10.
