MARYSVILLE – The Marysville-Pilchuck High School Drama Club will be presenting its fall production of “The Twilight Zone: Live on Stage!” Nov. 13-15 and 20-22 at 7:30 p.m. in the M-PHS auditorium.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students.
The evening will consist of four classic episodes of the television series presented by host Rod Serling played by M-P senior Evan Staback.
The first episode, “Time Enough At Last,” is the story of Henry Bemis, an avid reader who simply just wants time to read.
Episode two, “It’s a Good Life,” is about a little boy named Anthony who is so powerful that everyone is afraid to say anything negative against him.
Episode three, “Living Doll,” reminds us, long before “Toy Story,” that we should be nice to toys.
Episode four, “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” takes us on a plane that may or may not be terrorized by an evil gremlin.
All four episodes are based on stories from the original series, but have been adopted for the stage with some interesting and fun additions, director Roy Klementsen said.
The cast is a mix of students from M-P and Marysville Getchell, including: Sage Fairbanks, Jessica Hamilton, Atrayu Sweet, Jamar Mendoza, Derreck Vantrece, Chaquala Davis, Elizabeth Price, Chloe Larsen, Michael Richmond, Laura Koty, Skylar Van der Putten, Melanie Stagner, Mallory Ford, Megan White, Taylor Collier, Victoria Willey, Shaelyn Parkins, and Michelle Bezuglyy.
Klementsen sais: “2014 marks the 55th year since The Twilight Zone debuted on television. Doing a staged version of some of the more-famous episodes has really been a trip down memory lane. Over the past few months, many other teachers and students have come up to me to talk about their favorite episodes. Even though most of the cast was born long after the show had been cancelled, it was surprising to discover how much they knew about the show and how much they could recall even the most-obscure episodes. Many of them have told me that they discovered the entire series on Netflix and how they just binge-watched most of the show.”
The M-PHS auditorium is at 5611 108th St. NE. The performances were set back a week because of the shooting at the school Oct. 24.
