Niles North Theatre Presents Festival of One-Act Plays

Niles North High School will present a Festival of One-Act Plays on December 12 through 14 in the Drama Performance Center at 9800 North Lawler, Skokie. Showtimes are 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, December 13 and 2 p.m, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 14. All plays are student-directed. Reserved seating is $5. Contact the Box Office at (847) 626-2122 or visit www.seatyourself.biz/nntheatre. A free community performance will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12.

Festival schedule:

Group A

Thu, Dec 12 @ 10AM

Sat, Dec 14 @ 2PM

The Boys, the Bed, and the Balsa

Written by Will Boersma

Directed by Will Boersma

Three rowdy boys on a school trip have to survive the night in a dingy motel room.

Cast

Adrian Lorie

Rushi Padhiar

Matthew Small

In the Meantime

Written by Sharon Cooper

Directed by Catherine Antlept

In the midst of a breakup, a couple sets a timer for seven minutes, in hope of fixing their relationship. Will they be able to make amends?

Cast

Tom Henry

Lily Shield

The Exceptional Childhood Center

Written by Dylan Schifrin

Directed by Marina Foss

A group of overly competitive preschoolers believe that their time at the Exceptional Childhood Center will determine their future – until a new kid comes along and changes their point of view.

Cast

Hannah Birndorf

Joseph Byron

Aby James

Si Micari-Lawless

Sivan Orgad

Grace Stumme

One Man’s Trash

Written by Corey A. Case

Directed by Cuyler Lantry

When one janitor’s nightly cleanup is a rich couple’s wildest dream, find out how much the three can completely misunderstand each other.

Cast

Rafael Abad

Emily Bailey

Kyle Kenmatsu

Hassam Uddin

Group B

Fri, Dec 13 @ 4PM

Sat, Dec 14 @ 4PM

Platform Nine

Written by Rebecca Moretti

Directed by Kaia Wolfe

Sonny and Adelie are stuck at a train station all night. Will they be able to stand each other? Will they be able to come together on any subject?

Cast

Amelia Austria

Jacob Rausa

Pyramid Effect

Written by Marcia Dixcy

Directed by Amy Shapiro

While competing to win $2,500 in a human pyramid contest, someone gets the hiccups, and it’s all downhill from there!

Cast

Ashley Anderson

Joseph Byron

Rachel Harris

Nathan Lesperance

Noah Rosenberg

Dina Shukhman

Lunchtime

Written by Rob Marcato

Directed by Alexia Galinsky

A hilarious romantic comedy set in a cafeteria. Angela’s life is falling apart so she decides to take her frustration out on her friend Donna and a random man. Things get out of hand really quickly.

Cast

Matthew Abraham

Megan Ferguson

Lulia Woldemicael

Controlling Interest

Written by Wayne Rawley

Directed by Louie Siegel

Four successful, young businessmen gather for their weekly staff meeting. Times are changing, and the issue of girls is on the table.

Cast

Andrew Feingold-Fisher

Betty Huyn

Jacob Rausa

Noah Rosenberg

Grace Steger

Andrew Williams

Group C

Fri, Dec 13 @ 7PM

Sat, Dec 14 @ 6PM

The Philadelphia

Written by David Ives

Directed by Grey Wiviott

Everybody’s got to be some place! The only thing that you can do is learn to be happy where you are.

Cast

Keren Avidov

Claire Stan

Lily Windmiller

This is Your Life

Written by Elan Zafir

Directed by Jacqueline Bleadon

Marlon’s mother has just passed away; he seeks help with how to grieve. Along the way, he starts to see and hear things that no one else can.

Cast

Tomi Asogbon

A. Blatt

Sadie Kaminsky

Chizolum Nwanko

Maheen Sadruddin

Jonah Sendlin

Boys Gone Mild

Written by Steven Korbar

Directed by Eliana Stern

A “Girls Gone Wild” video leaves two boys with more than they bargained for!

Cast

Matthew Abraham

Gabriel Mckenzie

School of the Americas

Written by J. Holtham

Directed by Alex Titarenko

The Howard family is living a perfect life on the School of the Americas military base until a wrench is thrown into the works! Find out how the Howards deal with this “foreign” problem the American way.

Cast

Noelle Bryant

Andrew Feinghold-Fisher

Samantha Ratliff

Jonah Sendlin

A Memorable One

Written by Will Boersma

Directed by Isaac Wan

A couple goes on a romantic dinner date with the intent of having the perfect night! When the engagement ring ends up in his fiancée’s stomach, the couple’s relationship is tested.

Cast

Alex Claro

Tamanna Miah