Hernando students to star in 'High School Drama'

HERNANDO-Hernando High School Theater students are gearing up to take the stage as the star of their own play.

Next month, the group will unveil “High School Drama,” a compilation of six, one-act plays written and directed by none other than each other.
Each play was chosen for the production from a pool of 36 judged in a student playwright contest at the school in October.

The winning plays are:

“Pretty Down to Your Bones” by Leerin Campbell. The play has been granted permission to use music by “The Hush Sound,” an Indie quartet originating in DuPage County, Ill. The name of the play is the title of one of the quartet’s songs.

“First” by Karina Popp is a reflection of four different people’s perspective of their first kiss. The play features James High, an HHS chemistry teacher who was heavily involved in his high school theater some 20 years ago.

“Judgment Day” by Amber Sims. The play takes place in a courtroom setting and is loosely based on Biblical characters Adam, Eve and the serpent, who were at fault from taking from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Book of Genesis.

“Principles of Enforcement” by Justin Veech is a parody based loosely on three HHS principals.

“Kiss by the Book” by Kylee Chisolm. The play takes place in a classroom setting and tells the story of two students who perform a piece from “Romeo and Juliet,” and through the words of Shakespeare, find true love themselves.

“Mr. Huxtable’s Super, Fantastical, Wonderous Adventure” by Brandon McAninch is a Monty Python genre production full of silly antics and intelligent humor.

The plays will be performed in the student titled “High School Drama” production March 5-7 at Hernando Performing Arts Center on the HHS campus. Performances begin at 7 p.m.