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Dexter Student Directors Debut Original Works at '3D' Showcase

The Dexter High School Drama Club will feature a series of short one-act plays on March 7-10.

The Dexter High School Drama Club is presenting its 2013 “3D” Series, a set of
six one-act plays directed by Dexter students, and for the first time, two alumni.

All aspects of the production — from technical design to casting — have been handled by students. The shows run March 7-10, with three one-act plays showing each night. These shows will take place at the Copeland Administration Building's auditorium.

The show starts at 7 p.m. on March 7-9. Shows on March 10 will take place at 2 p.m.

On March 7 and March 9 the 3D Series will present We’re All in This Together, directed by Samuel and Havah Roussel, a comedy where the meaning of life is discussed by a bowl of fruit. The next show, Mirror, Mirror, is directed by Natalie Burdick and Kendall Buzzelli. Its a comedy that puts a modern twist on the fairytales of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.

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Thursday and Saturday finish off with Dream Therapy, directed by Alyssa Rittinger, one of the DHS alumni directors. Rittinger is a 2012 graduate and is very excited to be directing this piece written by her mother, Deanna, stage managed by her sister, Jessica, and performed with her sister, Meg. Dream Therapy is a surreal sci-fi exploration of one woman’s attempt to face her memories.

On March 8 and March 10, the 3D Series will open with Kiss the Twins for Me, directed by DHS alum Taylor Golub. In the play, three characters attempt to uncover their mother’s secrets after their father’s death. Golub is a 2011 graduate and is currently taking classes at Eastern Michigan University for directing in theater and film.

The next play, Twelve-Pound Look, is directed by Samuel and Havah Roussel. It is a comedy involving a knighting, a typewriter, an ex-wife, and a butler.

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The last show of the series is titled Next, Please, an original piece written and directed by Jacob Dishman. It is a comedy about people waiting for a job interview, when their attempts to look professional are foiled by a confused actor. This is Dishman’s second year a part of the 3D Series, and the second time writing his own script.

The 3D series is showing at Copeland Auditorium, 7714 Ann Arbor St., in Dexter. Tickets are $5, and can be purchased at the door. The shows start at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.


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