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Luverne students resume one act play competition Saturday when they travel to Pipestone to perform “Supermodels in Jeopardy,” a dark comedy by Jonathan Dorf.
Joseph Stearns, the LHS one act play adviser, chose “Supermodels in Jeopardy” last year.
“I selected this piece because it has a wide range of casting options, so we would pull it off regardless of student turnout for the activity,” he said.
The production could accommodate from nine to 31 actors on stage.
There are 11 LHS students involved in the one act play.
“I am excited there are a number of new ninth-grade students interested in one act that joined this year,” Stearns said.
Senior Mia Wenzel portrays the main character named Andi, a publicity agent who controls the fate of the world’s supermodels.
The supermodels, who were attending an International Supermodel Expo, are trapped in their dressing rooms due to a partial building collapse.
Andi and her assistant, Bob (portrayed by junior Ashlyn Johnson), and intern Wendy (sophomore Alex Perkins) debate over the rescue efforts of the supermodels and whether or not their deaths would deprive the world of the guidance only beautiful people could provide.
Senior Pierce Cunningham plays the fire chief, and sophomore Steven Woods is the structural engineer.
Rounding out the cast are junior Grace Ingebretson and freshmen Brianna Kinsinger, Nora Louwagie, Hallie Pergande and Bethany Behr.
Zoey Berghorst, a sophomore, is part of the production crew assigned to sound effects.
Pipestone and Luverne students met in a pre-competition event Monday in the LHS performing arts center where the teams performed dress rehearsals of their respective 35-minute plays.
Saturday’s Region 3A One Act Play Competition begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pipestone Area High School.
The top-performing schools from each section will perform at section competition Feb. 5 at Redwood Valley High School in Redwood Falls.
The state tournament is Feb. 10-11 at St. Catherine University in St. Paul.