The cast and crew of Whispers, front row (L to R): Kennedy Lee (tech), Samantha Kruger (Hayden), Morgan Moritz (Jenny), Aliah Lymon (Marie), Mattea Fiegen (Kate), Molly Hulscher (Jessie), Nika Sapunar (Kelly). Back row (L to R): Erika Brown (Director), Amber Hulscher (Jamie), Drew Pederson (Dane), Madden Lardy (tech). Not pictured: Oliviyah Thornton (tech).
The Garretson High School One-Act play, “Whispers,” was performed for the public on Sunday. The cast consists of 8 actors and 3 tech people, telling the story of a young girl, Kate, who has lost her father to enemy fire in Iraq. She and her mother are about to move off the military base to be closer to her mother’s family, and she’s struggling telling her best friend Jamie and with the memories of her father that are being left behind. Woven within the play are the stories of other young people who have also lost their parents in the military, and the superb acting skills of the young cast bring the emotionally-powerful story of love and loss to life. More than a few tears were shed by the audience. The cast and crew, directed by teacher Erika Brown, brought the one act play to regions in Madison on Wednesday, January 29 (results unavailable at press time). If the production makes it to State, it will be performed during the State Competition at O’Gorman High School Feb 6-8.
