By JORDAN MCLEMORE
Staff Reporter
The Northwestern theatre program will present “Potpourri: A Night of Laughs.”
The series of short plays lasting 10 to 15 minutes will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday on the Herod Hall stage. Admission is $1 and all of the proceeds will be given to the Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
Taylor Morris, Pacoima, Calif., sophomore, will be directing “4 a.m. (Open all Night)” by Bob Krakower. This play is about a man who wants to know if there is more to life than staying at home with his girlfriend.
Trenton Judd, Sapulpa junior, will be directing “La Mouche” by Stephen Bittrich, a story of a man who finds a fly in his soup and causes a dispute between two waiters.
Michelle Penner, Cherokee senior, will be directing “Tis Not Me She Loves” by Steven Stack. When the feud between the Hatplains and McCroys falters, they are willing to do anything to get it back
Tracey Meza, St. Cloud, Fla., junior, will be directing “The Chocolate Affair” by Stephanie Allison Walker, a show depicting the everyday struggle for a wife and mother to do the right thing.
Kimberly Weast, MFA, professor of theatre arts, will be the director of “While You Were Sleeping” by Alex Brown. In this story, surprises abound when Kim opens her front door one morning.
“We wanted to do something different and comedic for this production,” Weast said. “Everything else we have done this year so far has had serious undertones. We really encourage everybody to come to ‘Potpourri: A Night of Laughs.’ The short stories are hilarious, and the money is going to a great cause.”