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Lincoln-Way East students prepare for fall play

Lincoln-Way East High School students are hard at work learning their lines to Romeo & Juliet or The Old "You-Know-I-Love-You-But-My-Father-Really-Hates-You" Blues and Oh, What a Tangled Web.

"We have such a talented group of actors here at East," said Lincoln-Way East English teacher and fall play sponsor Hilary Gansauer. "I chose One-Acts this year so that everyone had a chance to shine ... and make the audience laugh!"

The first drama/comedy, Romeo & Juliet or The Old "You-Know-I-Love-You-But-My-Father-Really-Hates-You" Blues, is based on William Shakespeare's famous tragedy but written by playwright Nancy Linehan Charles.

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The second one-act play, Oh, What a Tangled Web, is written by John Carroll. It tells the story of a young girl who makes up a story on impulse and the complications that follow.

Cast in Oh, What a Tangled Web are: Jackie Villasenor as Jan Wilson; Kim Fischer as Chris Wilson; Alex Murphy as Frank Wilson; Maria Welser as Shirley Wilson; John Bird as Mr. Quigley; Tatiana Ford as Mrs. Quigley; Jim Crumb as Tim and Ryan Vander Ploeg as Stan.

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Cast in Romeo & Juliet or The Old "You-Know-I-Love-You-But-My-Father-Really-Hates-You" Blues are: Samantha Kuebler, Peyton Young and Jake Hayes as Storytellers; Jim Crumb as Romeo; Ellyn Saindon as Juliet; Brent Dobrovits as Benvolio; Kim Fischer as Tybalt; Shannon Ueberfluss as Mercutio; Christa Kordik as Lady Capulet; Alex Murphy as Paris; Ryan Vander Ploeg as Mr. Capulet; John Bird as Mr. Montague; Nicki Perry as Nurse; Grace Tervin as Friar Lawrence; Jackie Villasenor as Gregory; Tatiana Ford as Sampson; and Maria Welser as Prince Escalus.

Both plays will be shown back to back at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7; 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8; and 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at Lincoln-Way East High School, 201 Colorado Ave., Frankfort.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

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