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In this adaptation four actors in an attic retell Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. Using found objects from across time (balloons, hula hoops, ribbon dancers, and more), the players create scenes of love, loss, and the ever glowing warmth of the March family hearth.

The second studio show this session highlights the work of Horton Foote, academy award winning author of the screenplay for To Kill A Mockingbird.  All three short plays are set in the fictional town of Harrison, Texas.  We begin with the comic "Blind Date," in which the blunt and truculent Sarah Nancy must endure her genteel Aunt Dolores' determined efforts to get her married off as her bemused Uncle Robert watches while craving a dinner his wife has been too busy to cook. Next is "The One-Armed Man," which packs a great deal of observation about class and economic disparities into its 15 minutes as it details the story of McHenry, a cotton-gin worker who lost an arm in an accident on the job and wants his ex-boss, C.W. Rowe, to restore it. "The Dancers" tells the story of a high school graduate going to his first dance with a girl before he heads off to college. The show movingly conveys the joys and woes of average lives in the titular Texas small town. "Harrison, TX" is definite proof of that old adage that good things can come in small packages.-Variety 

Apex Theater Studio in partnership with the theatre program at Alan D. Nease Highschool will present the Broadway musical Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's beloved youth novel.  Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!

Apex Theatre Studio in partnership the theatre program at Alan D. Nease Highschool will present the Broadway hit Matilda April 9th thru the 11th. Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher M [...]