Dinner theater at Hume helps fund After Prom

The Hume English Department and After Prom is sponsoring a Dinner Theater -- "Straight From the Horse's Mouth" Saturday, March 28 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m.

The opening scene of the play "starts out as an average day at 'Dreamhouse Inc.,' a real estate agency, where Katy Biddlemeyer is teaching the ropes to new employee Dena, while Jody is closing a deal on a new house, and Florence is looking for a baby sitter for her parrot.

"Then, a day later, 'We own a horse?' Katy exclaims. Before she can say whoa she finds her office overrun with sneaky psychiatrists, anxious boyfriends, a demanding landlady and the Better Business Bureau.

"As if this weren't enough, she's trying to hide a racehorse in her conference room! The horse's trainer is on the lam because he stole the horse and a gangster shows up claiming to own the thoroughbred.

"Just when things are reaching a fever pitch, her father shows up arguing with her boyfriend.

"How did all this begin? Find out as Katy, Jody, Florence and Dena try to juggle this gang by diverting the others into different rooms, making up story after story to keep them apart and even pretending to have the hiccups!

"Lines fly faster than a speeding racehorse in this rapid-paced farce where it's not who you know but who becomes someone. At least, as long as Katy can keep it going, that is.

"This frantic farce calls for one set and a cast of 15 -- seven men and eight women. And it all boils down to just what is the truth and what isn't. And how does it all end?

"Find out when you get it all 'Straight From the Horse's Mouth.'"

The cast of students and their character:

Brooke Best -- Jody Ingersal; Rebecca Wisdom -- Marie Croberger; Megan Sutcliffe -- Ollie Croberger; Wikoff -- Florence Kessler; Madison Cannon -- Katy Biddlemeyer; Samantha Reno -- Dena Whaley; Jesse Trelease -- Pop Wickland; Colby Sisson -- Clement Caligance; Michala Lantsberger -- Roxanne "Rocky" Hope; Jordan Wisdom- Chaz Dorsey; Grant Swickhamer -- Jeff Elder; Robbie Spencer -- Mel Biddlemeyer; Jonathan Kellhofer -- Spike Tortini; Karlee Metcalf -- Penelope Binswanger; and Brianna Austin -- Mrs. Lowenstein.

Stage Crew/Help: Hope Yarick, Emily Ward, Malia McFrederick, Catie Laughlin, Kaiyah Kaiser, and Hannah Swickhamer.

Intermission: Skit by Hannah Gorda and Anna Spencer.

Ticket sales begin March 13 and end March 25. Please contact a senior: Kelsie Wikoff, Sam Reno, Madison Cannon, Robbie Spencer, Grant Swickhamer, Hope Yarick or Emily Ward for tickets or call the Hume School at 660-643-7411.

The meal will consist of pulled pork, dinner roll, baked potato, baked beans, cole slaw, corn on the cob and your choice of apple or cherry crisp with ice cream.