On March 9-11, the WCHS Drama Department is presenting M*A*S*H. Show times are 7:30 p.m. March 9-10, and 2:30 p.m. March 11. Cost is $4 for students, and $6 for adults. Tickets are reserved seating and can be purchased at the PAC ticket booth between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the week.
M*A*S*H started as a novel by Richard Hooker, a former military surgeon. The book was published in 1968 and was about a U.S. mobile army surgical hospital in Korea during the Korean War.
Then sequels were written to the book.
Robert Altman, who died in 2006, directed the 1970 satirical American dark comedy based on Hooker's first novel.
On Sept. 17, 1972, the television series, produced by 20th Century Fox, debuted on CBS. According to Wikipeida.org, the show followed a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, Korea, during the Korean War. The series ended over 10 years later on Feb. 28, 1983.
Cast members for WCHS Drama Department's presentation of M*A*S*H, in order of appearance, are: General Hammond as played by Kyle Lowe; Private Boone, portrayed by Shay Dixon; Colonel Blake, Larry Evans; Bridget McCarthy, Erin Mills; Sgt. Devine, Travis Goodman; Louise Kimble, Kristen Schwenger; Frank Burns, Marc Eshelman; Father Mulcahy, Zach Tucker; Walt Waldowski, Lawney Francis; Trapper John, Chris Moyer; John "Ugly" Black, Tyler Akers; Radar O'Reilly, Tim Savage; Hawkeye Pierce, Ethan Bartman; Duke Forrest, Nick Haddad; Ho-Jon, John Phillips; Private Lopez, Andrew Morris; Korean women, Joanne Cheng and Kylie Dishman; Nancy Phillips, Ashley Skaggs; Margaret Houlihan, Bebhinn Priest; Congresswoman Goldfarb, Tara Akers; Dean Mercy Lodge, Ellie Dillon; Miss Randazzle, Emily Readle; Mitzi, Laura Long; Fritzi, Christina Wilson; Agnes, Ally Ferber; Connie Liebowitz, Victoria Wilson; Spearchucker, Shawn Bianchini; Lt. Fury, Ariel Howard; and Ruth Haskell as performed by Laura Eberhardt.
The play is directed by Dana McAfee, WCHS drama teacher.
