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Las Cruces community theatre is presenting five works in its upcoming one-act play festival. The works will be presented through January 24.
Confessions by Mandolynn Browning Directed for LCCT by Shaun Hadfield A look at how four prison inmates view and tell their stories. The playwright sets the stories against vignettes of reality, illuminating the human factor in our self perceptions. By the end of the play one inmate is able to align his story with fact. Cast Buddy Joe Pfeiffer Howard Robert Senecal Jay Norman Duttweiler Nick Michael Riley
Also Featuring Heather Pfeiffer, Melissa Chambers, Austin Tucker, Rebekah Riley, and Nancy Clein The End, of All Things by James Jensen Directed for LCCT by James Jensen A one act play where everything is much, much deeper than it seems. The two main characters, who appear to meet in their own graveyard, explore their universe from opposite perspectives. One has accepted their situation at face value, while the other still questions everything. Together they travel to a new level of understanding as they encounter characters who challenge their previous beliefs and illuminate questions neither had thought to ask on their own. By the end it is hoped that the exploration of the actors will combine with the presence of the audience to meet somewhere neither group could have traveled to without the other. Cast Old Norman Duttweiler New James Boberg Another/Pastor Joe Pfeiffer Girlfriend Jade Diaz Boyfriend James Jensen
Hamlet in the Hood by Les Boyse Directed for LCCT by Les Boyse An updated spoof of one of Shakespeare's greatest works. Picture the great bard born and (barely) educated in the inner city. Cast Francisca and Rosie Jessica Dinsmore Bernarda and Gildie Talya Jensen Hamlet James Jensen Laertes and Death Dylan Sweet Ghost, Death 2 and Polonius Jay Furnari Gertrude and Digger Melissa Chambers Horatio Robert Senecal Claudius Bart Mendenhall Rory Les Boyse Ophelia Karen Buerdsell They're Made out of Meat from a short story by Terry Bisson When Robert Burns wrote of the need to see ourselves as others see us I doubt he had this in mind! An unusual perspective on human life. Cast Right Michael Riley Left Shaun Hadfield Nobody Sleeps by Guernsey Le Pelley Directed for LCCT by Marcus Vickers Daisy, 16, comes upon Spike, a burglar, rifling a desk drawer. "You'll never find anything in that desk. We never can." Spike could have been a weekend guest. It's that kind of family. Daisy would just as soon Spike would take her sister's money. She's saving for a guitar, and the family dreads the result. Ada says: "You ought to meet Mom. She's writing a mystery and wants to meet a good burglar." There's another sister, and Mother - and they're all full of criticisms. "Why aren't you wearing gloves? What would you give for an alibi?" Spike is left broken up, and the audience broKen Down - laughing. Cast Burglar Dylan Sweet Daisy Veronica Taleon Ava Tiffany Anastashia Glory Jade Diaz Mrs. Busby Nancy Clein
Show Dates and TimesSundays: January 17 and January 24 at 2:00 PM Ticket Prices Everybody! $5 Season Ticket Holders Free! Just Show Your Ticket - No Punch