Maine West Fall Festival of Plays

Maine West presents Fall Festival of Plays: Five for the price of One.

Maine West High School Drama staff and students will celebrate a diversity of playwrights' voices and a diversity of directors as they present their "Fall Festival of Plays" on Thursday, October 7, Friday, October 8 and Saturday October 9.

Led by Fine Arts teacher Brent Shaphren, Maine West students will present a quintet of one-act plays.  Directing for the evening will be three student directors, one alumni director and Mr. Shaphren.

One play is the "The Blueberry Hill Accord," in which two best friends negotiate a breakup.  

Another is "Please Have a Seat and Someone Will Be with You Shortly," which addresses that age-old question: Can love be found in a doctor's waiting room?

In "Present Tense," on the eve of prom, Norm's anxious imagination runs wild.  "Home for the Chalidays" has  a dysfunctional family finding the true meaning of the holidays.  

Finally, "The Spot" involves the making of a political campaign commercial.

"We have created a special intimate black box performing space, presenting the shows on a thrust stage, so there is a very close connection with the audience," Shaphren explained.

The Fall Festival of Plays will be presented at 4 p.m. on October 7 and at 7:30 p.m. on October 8 and 9.  Tickets, available at the door, will be $6 for adults and $4 for students.  Maine West is located at 1755 South Wolf Road in Des Plaines.