Starring and directed by more than 70 Warsaw Community High School students, the Drama Department will present “An Evening Of One Act Plays” Friday at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The cost is $5 and all tickets are general seating. Tickets may be purchased in advance in the music office during the school day. There are six one-act plays during the evening, with an intermission between the third and fourth performances. Dana McAfee, WCHS drama teacher and “Evening” sponsor, provided a synopsis of each of the plays. “A Very Bad Day for Brandon Butterworth” is about a guy who shows up at the bar with his date – and then the other two women he’s dating show up. Directed by Savannah Cousins and Maralee Frush, the cast includes Jason Sager as Brandon; Annie Wray, Lucy; Maddi Hart, Constance; Kaitlain Morgan, Rebecca; Austin Lampkin, bartender; John Snyder, Kenny; and Evie Daggett, Morgan Fuentes and Laura White as extras. “Miss Havisham’s Expectations” is taken from Charles Dickens’ novel “Great Expectations,” McAfee said, and focuses on the title character of the play. Directed by Kiara Stewart and Morgan Wuchter, the cast stars Emma Bonifield as Miss Havisham; Andrew Jeffreys, Pip; Daniel Hench, young Pip; Casey Helser, Stella; Lacey Lisenbee, young Estella; Nikos Schlitt, Joe Gargery; Raja Challa, Biddy; Emily Doberstein, Sarah Pocket and Mrs. Joe; Ashlee Fosnaugh, Camilla; Jordan Fredericks, Mr. Jaggers; and Neil Lothamer as Herbert. In “I’m A Teenager Get Me Out Of This Family,” teenagers and parents interview new sets of teenagers and parents to take their places. It is directed by Patrick Jennings and Cindi Trier. In the show are Kahler Snow as mom, Beth, Diane and crying mom; Alexi Demopoulos as dad and militant dad; Shelby Perry as Julie and dancer; Bryce Mustain as Johnnie and rich kid; Nick Kauffman as Bruce; Allison Zigon as Betty and movie star; Josh Melgoza as chef kid; Kirstin Davis, politician; and Tara Rusinack as advisor. “The Barnhouse Effect” “surrounds a special power Dr. Barnhouse has, but we don’t want to give too much away,” said McAfee. Chance Parker and Colin Rea are directing the play, with the cast of Aaron Schmidt as Vaughn E. Gutt; Patrick Kelly, Prof. Arthur Barnhouse; Ashley Jones, Maude; Kendra Housel, Margaret Tharp; Kameron Reiter, George McCoy; Maegan McFarland, Sonja Kropotnik; Nicholas DiVaccarro as Barker and soldier 1; and Aaron Secaur as soldier 2 and technician. “Speed Date” is about exactly what it sounds like it’s about, McAfee said. Directed by Kristen Murdock and Lucas Thomas, the cast includes Kathy Frazzetta as Laura; Colin Groves, John; Emma Lemon, clown; Jimmy Miller, Tim; Rebecca Lemon, bear; Gus Gigous, Roland; Madison Stapleton, Nancy; Sam Daggett, Zap; Gianna Burkholder, Mary; Landen DeGraff, Sean; Analiese Helms, Kristen; Megan Dearlove, Velma; John Warner, Francois; Michael Blair, Brad; Elizabeth Brown, Pat; Matt Grothouse, Neil; and Debbie McPherson, Marina Schuh and Whitney Swafford as extras. And in “Darcy’s Cinematic Life,” a girl riding a bus on a field trip obsesses over who she will ride with and wants to sit next to the boy she likes. Connor Julian and Sarah Kerschner direct “Darcy’s.” The cast includes Mercy Coffman as Darcy; Jillian Burley, mom; Skyler Newsome, dad; Wyatt Slone, Tony; Nate Kolbe, Chad; Julia Smith, Liza; Lexie Pappas, Tiffany; Olivia Timmerman, Victoria; and Kylee Clark, Alexis Hepler, Anna Neff and Selby Poe as extras. Making up the crew for the evening are Leonard Gagnon, tech, and Olivia Wallin, stage manager.
