On Sunday, April 21st at 2:30 PM, many enjoyed a matinee performance of "Hank Morgan: A Day in the Life" presented by the LHS Drama Department. The cast of Chelsea Worthington (Miss Morgan), Kaitlin Galloway (Aunt Louisa), Hope Davis (Karen), Ryan Alsbrooks (The Real Hank Morgan), Luke Barron (Hank), HartLee Pittman (Lillian), Anna Brooks (Celia), and Hannah Helms (Usher) wowed the audience with fast paced dialogue and sporadic tense shifts (yes, it took me a few minutes to catch on). The crew of Shaquera Upshaw (Director), Kamron Womack (Stage Manger), Amber Pope (Costumes), Hannah Bowles (Programs), Daniel Jones and Randall Sipper (Sound), and Mr. Pippin and the LHS Agriscience Department (Set Design) did an outstanding job as well. Kudos to Drama Sponsor, Mrs. Starla Jones for going above and beyond in providing students the opportunity.
From Brooklyn Publishers, here is a brief synopsis: Lillian Morgan has come to watch a play
based on a day in the life of her brother, Hank Morgan, but the play is utterly
wrong. Barely one detail is correct, and Lillian, as a former drama teacher and
meticulous journal-keeper, cannot bear to have the audience deceived. She
interrupts the play and demands it be ended. She is adamant, despite the
protests of the director, the actors, and her brother himself. Only when the
actress playing Lillian's younger self appears does Lillian relent, allowing it
to continue. But for the show to go on, Lillian must actually take a part. By
the end of this comedy, she learns that the accuracy of her memories may not be
as important as the feelings behind them.
