PORT ANGELES — The East Park Avenue Players Drama Club at Port Angeles High School will present “Queens” at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
The one-act play will be staged at the school’s Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles.
Tickets are $10 per person, $8 for seniors and students, and free for children 6 and younger.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. to exhibit ekphrastic artwork inspired by the settings and themes of the play and created by students in Bonnie Clark’s art class.
The play, which was written by Kristen Doherty and directed by Kelly Lovall, imagines what would might happen if King Henry VIII of England had to review, relive and repent his wrongs.
Doherty used original source documents, poems, songs and other citations to tell the story.
The ensemble of court gossips serve as a chorus to give the audience an historical account of his indiscretions and their consequences, and each queen makes an appearance to reenact the moments that led to her ill-fated end.
Cast members include high school freshman Elsie Kilmer, sophomores Layla Corpuz and Madison Egnew, juniors Sophie Schies, Sally Kasten, Allyson Jackson, Allyson Jackson, Zoey Howe and Felix Bubb, and seniors Jayden Luabena and Madison McIntyre.
Crew members include Zaniyah Walker, stage manager; Ella Ebalo, choreographer; McHenry Miller, sound designer; and Peter Schiess, light designer.
