About two months ago I was meeting with Colorado ACTS about doing a show for the 8-12 year olds. Shannon Stricker was going to be my assistant director. I'd picked out a script, but at the first class I discovered that we had seven girls, 4th-8th grade! Needless to say, the script went out the window and I had to start from scratch. Within two weeks I had researched popular "scary" stories, selected about 20 public domain jokes and tales, shared them with the cast, got to know their individual personalities, narrowed down the individual scenes, and wrote "Spooky Slumber Party." Shannon agreed to step up and direct the whole production so I could focus on serving as interim rector at Church of the Apostles in Evergreen, and lo and behold, the show has come together and opens in just a couple of weeks! I know the girls have had a lot of fun with this one, playing themselves and all the characters in the "spooky stories." There will be a LOT of laughter throughout this comedy, a popcorn AND a pillow fight, and lots of silly spookiness.
Please come and support Colorado ACTS and this production. The price can't be beat. Bring lots of young people. Be prepared to laugh.
Oh, and by the way, now I'm working on a 30 minute, all-boy sequel, "Creepy Camp Out" that will eventually be a companion piece to "Spooky Slumber Party," or a stand-alone play for drama camps and Cub Scouts who want to earn a Drama merit badge. Look for that one as part of Colorado ACTS' summer drama program.
See you at the theatre,
Patrick Dorn+
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