‘Picnic’ at Shorewood

  • <br>Enterprise staff
  • Monday, March 3, 2008 11:28am

The Shorewood High School drama department will present William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama during five performances, beginning March 17.

Challenging gender roles, Inge’s story explores the classic struggle between security and love. The story begins on a Labor Day weekend as Hal Carter (Cooper Harris-Turner) comes to a small town in Kansas looking for a job from his wealthy college friend, Alan Seymour (A Jon Kerr). He arrives in the backyards of two women: Helen Potts (Kaitlin Carver) and Flo Owens (Gretta Stimson) who lives with her two teenage daughters, Madge (Katelyn Berreth) and Millie (Hollyann Duskin), and a boarder, Rosemary Sidney (Amy Beth Lindvall).

Hal’s unrefined energy disturbs the female atmosphere, causing the women to question what they lack in their lives. Will Millie flourish with the attention of a handsome young man? Will Rosemary ask for more than a casual relationship with her boyfriend Howard (Yasin Warsame)? And will Madge sacrifice her chance for a safe marriage to Alan?

“Picnic” is directed by Seattle University Master’s candidate, Jacob Crouch, and produced by Shorewood drama teacher, Barb Lachman. The production also features Stephanie Malinowski, Peter Montzingo and Teela Ryan. Sophia Yackshaw is the stage manager and Molly Gasperini is the assistant stage manager.

“Picnic” is appropriate for mature middle-school-aged students and older.

Tickets are available at Beach House Greetings, located at 626 NW Richmond Beach Road. Tickets are $6 for children, seniors and students with ASB cards or $7 for adults.

The Shorewood Theater is located at 17300 Fremont Ave. N. in Shoreline. For more information call Shorewood High School at 206-361-4372.

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