Play to be performed Tuesday
By Donnie A. Lucas
The cast and crew of the Albany High School One-Act Play will present a public performance next Tuesday in the high school auditorium in preparation for the district contest set for the following day, Wednesday, March 9, in Haskell.
The local performance is set for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, with the curtain going up at 6:00 p.m., according to OAP director Chanel Hayner.
The group is presenting “Tracks,” a drama by Peter Tarsi that is set on a subway platform with a group of people examining their lives as their fate hangs in the balance.
“They have arrived with limited personal belongings, their watches have stopped and they all claim to be in different cities,” according to a synopsis of the play. “Soon they learn there is no way out of the station, and an the unfortunate truth is revealed to them in time.”
Hayner says that the cast is working hard, but still has a long way to go before district next week.
“We still have a lot to do, but we will all pull together by next week,” she said.
The March 9 contest in Haskell starts at 10:30 a.m., with schools following a running schedule. Each play is allowed 40 minutes on stage.
Albany will perform in the fourth time slot at approximately 2:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend but must enter or exit the auditorium during a short down time between plays.
The following cast members were named for the production: Landon Balliew – high school boy, Lizzie Chavez – high school girl, Adam Hill – old man, Brooks Neece – businessman, Chey’Anne Weaver – business woman, Jaci Chapman – waitress, Melissa Olivarez – nun, Avery Everitt – homeless girl, Briley Tabor – lawyer, and Tyler Chapman – professor.
Sidney Russell was selected as an alternate.
Members of the crew will include Avery Kleiner, Jaheim Newton, Zane Waggoner, and Myleigh Leveridge. Ann Davis was picked as an alternate for the crew.
District 10-2A schools competing at the OAP meet include Albany, Anson, Cisco, Hamlin, Haskell, Hawley, and Stamford.
