AJHS cast to perform Nov. 9

By Sandy Morris

Albany Junior High  one act play cast members have been rehearsing daily in preparation for their upcoming district competition on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Stamford.  

“The Magic Well” will be performed for the public on Monday, Nov. 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium.

Director Melanie Turner said rehearsals are going well with daily rehearsals during the theater class period and extra rehearsals outside of school when necessary. 

Turner also said her cast is getting more prepared for contest every day.

“The toughest job of being an actor in a play is learning the lines,” Turner said.  “We are still working on getting all our lines learned and remembering when to say each line, but every day is getting better.” 

A comedic fairy tale, “The Magic Well” is based on the problems of an unhappy King Cole who has three daughters of marriageable age with  no prospective husbands to take them off his hands. The king also has the problem as a leader of never being able to admit he is wrong. 

The kingdom is troubled with a dragon. When a  professional hunter comes to remove the dragon, he is met with a local environmentalist who thinks dragons should be protected as an endangered species. The fairy tale is complete with a well with magic powers and a frog, as well as an Old Hag who is troubled by the rising cost of lizard tongues. 

Turner said they hope to get lots of laughs at the jokes and puns throughout the play.