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One Act Festival

Empress Theatre

April 18-April 26, 2008

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Come see this fantastic series of one act plays, written and presented locally. Make sure you do not miss out on this incredible opportunity to see the community members of Magna produce their own, original works. The one acts chosen were selected from student written work from local area high schools and include: If the Shoe Fits, written by Chelsy King from West Jordan High School and directed by Sherry Smith, is a fairy tale about finding a lost princess and making sure everyone gets what they deserve. Miscommunication, written by Gabriel Spencer from Hillcrest High School and directed by Blake Heywood, features a janitor, a student and a tourist who seem to have a hard time communicating in this humorous one-act. The Casualities, written by Megan Chase from Riverton High School and directed by Sherry Smith, is about a life long secret that is revealed in an old elevator and the life changing events unfold in this one-act drama. Unforgettable, written by Eva Terra Nova from Olympus High School and directed by Trent Oliphant, is about a women who thought they would be alone for the evening but learns that having her 98 year old great aunt at home is a blessing.

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  Tickets: $7-$8/Each

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  Dates:
  April 18-April 26, 2008

  Times:
  Monday-Saturday 7:00pm

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  Empress Theatre

  9104 West 2700 South Magna, UT 84044

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  • Event Name: One Act Festival
    "Original?"
    Comment posted by: Anonymous from South Jordan, Utah, Sep 03, 2008
    

    Was it just me, or was "The Casualties" almost parallel to the pullitzer prize winning play "Rabbit Hole". If you are unsure, read it sometime. The similarities are quite suprising.

    Was it just me, or was "The Casualties" almost parallel to the pullitzer prize winning play "Rabbit Hole". If you are unsure, read it sometime. The similarities are quite suprising.

  • Event Name: One Act Festival
    "Surprisingly Delightful"
    Review posted by: Tad Wimmer from Magna, UT, Apr 20, 2008
    

    While these four one act plays, all written by local high school students, lack the polish that comes from experience and from working with a show until it progresses to a hit, they are surprisingly... Expand

    While these four one act plays, all written by local high school students, lack the polish that comes from experience and from working with a show until it progresses to a hit, they are surprisingly well written and performed. The series consists of three comedies and one drama. The first of the quartet is a fairy tale search for a missing princess, If the Shoe Fits by Chelsea King, West Jordan High. Second a study in communication called Miscommunication by Gabriel Spencer, Hillcrest. The last is a look at Alzheimers, Unforgetable by Eva Terra Nova, Olympus. All performed surprisingly well. By far the best of the series is The Casualties by Megan Chase of Riverton High School. Examining the grief, guilt, and recrimination of a hit and run driver and the victim's sister, show find themselves stuck in an elevator. The performance of this amazing drama brought tears to my eyes. The Casualties by itself is worth the drive to Magna. Collapse

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