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Youth Theatre and More
Written By: Mary Adair Trumbly - Highlands PAC | Issue: May 2023
Highlands Performing Arts Center, 507 Chestnut Street, offers a pair of dramas at two ends of the emotional spectrum.
The Crucible
On Saturday, May 6, at 1:00 P.M., the National Theatre of London will present The Crucible by Arthur Miller and directed by Lyndsey Turner.
A witch hunt is beginning. Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta, and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial. Visit HighlandsPerformingArts.com for tickets and information.
As far removed from the Salem Witch Trials as you can get, The Highlands School and PAC Youth Theatre will present The Love Note Jr. at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 9 and 10, at 7:00 P.M. starring the Middle School students.
The Love Note Jr. is the tale of Jessie’s arrival at a new and outlandish school where there is a colorful and zany cast of characters. The ruthless bullies rule the cafeteria, the unique bookworms stick together behind their books, and the watchful Lunch Lady wields a mean soup ladle.
Meanwhile there’s a cute boy named Peter who looks Jessie’s way during math class. Jessie sits alone in her new school cafeteria but gains some comfort from the tiny pink love note that her mother packs into her lunch bag. As soon as the head bully Brittany steals her love note and bites into her tasty sandwich, Jessie knows she is in trouble.
In the musical The Love Note, Jessie and her lively friend, Airy, invent a spicy strategy to overcome the lunchroom bullies who pilfer her lunch and laugh at her precious love note. Bolstered by her ever-growing hunger, and cheeky advice from Airy, Jessie decides to take “Hot Lunch” preparation into her own hands.
Tickets are free, but please log onto HighlandsPerformingArts.com to reserve your seats.
by Mary Adair Trumbly,
Highlands Performing Arts Center
