Rushford-Peterson High School Theatre
Area high schools compete with one act plays. the top two move on to the next round.
Schools in this round/director are:
Houston/Gwynne Mishler
Mabel-Canton/Lindsey Harman
Fillmore Central/Jackie Whitacre
Spring Grove/Sarah J. Hooand
Rushford-Peterson/Forrest Musselman
Plays are:
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
"Caution: Politrics" by Alan Haehnel
"Relative Strangers" by Sheri Wilner
"This is a Test" by Stephen Gregg
"A Jury of Her Peers" by Burton Bumgarner
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This was probably one of the tougher years for sub-section. Most of the plays were to-notch.
"The Veldt" was well put-together and had lots of great effects, but the acting was weak.
"Caution: Politrics" was a delightful play. Well-written and well performed, this had a lot going for it. What it lacked, was some change. It was delivered a bit even. Could have used a bit more direction.
I have to be honest and say that I don't remember much about "Relative Strangers." It must have been the weakest of the shows that day as I can remember all the rest.
"This is a Test" is a popular play and I saw it performed nearly flawlessly at State a few years ago. This performance was weak and sloppy. It relied on a funny script to carry it. the lead male was okay, but the rest of the cast didn't seem to know their cues.
"A Jury of Her Peers" was a strange, slow-moving play, but it was executed quite well. Actors were strong and direction clear. A well done play.
My choice for top two would have been: "Caution: Politrics" and "A Jury of Her Peers." The two shows moving on were, in order, "The Veldt" and "This is a Test".
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