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Civic Theater
performs at Prairie Days
The Darke County Civic Theater will have three performances throughout
the Prairie Days Festival weekend, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday
and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. The title of this year’s Prairie Days
Melodrama is “Save by the Serendipity Circus “or…She Was Trapped With
Ease” by Jill M. Rust and is produced by special arrangement with
Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado.
Kindhearted Miss Priscilla Purity(Sarah Murphy), owner of a wee
orphanage, has become entangled within the wrongdoings of a
weasel. The seemingly honest, yet evil Victor Vornado(Robby
Zehringer) has created a trade much in his favor. In exchange for
Miss Purity’s overcrowded home, which is a kind residence for
orphans(Rayna Hawes, Ashley Murphy, Ella Strawn & Olivia Leeper),
he will give her a huge house with a large lot, also ideal for Miss
Serendipity’s(Connie DeSchepper) ragtag circus. But the truth
comes out when two mismatched twins(Karen Hamilton & Jessica
Setser) run away to see the circus and discover that, not only is there
no abode for Priscilla and the orphans, but also the land she has
traded for has a layer of black gunk on it. Come on out to the prairie
and watch our Hero(Mike Hamilton) save the day. Rounding out this
delightful cast are the circus performers(Arianna Kinner, Jake Denney,
Austin Hill & Rachel Francis). This is a melodrama that literally
clowns around!
All melodrama performances will take place on the outdoor stage on the
festival grounds at Shawnee Prairie. More information can be found at
www.darkecountyparks.org and www.darkecountycivictheater.org.
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