JONESBOROUGH REPERTORY THEATRE

Jonesborough Repertory Theatre will host the AGAPE Drama performance of Robert Fulghum’s “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The play, conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia, is a comedy/drama and combines stories, improvisation and music.

“Normally this production is performed by five adult actors,” said Kathleen Buttolph, AGAPE drama teacher and co-director of the play. “JRT’s production will feature 13 wildly creative, inventive and talented students ranging between the ages of 11 and 15 from AGAPE Home School Drama.”

According to Dramatic Publishing, “ ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten’ takes a funny, insightful, heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. It’s an evening of theatrical storytelling in revue format, with monologues, dialogues and multiple voice narration, enhanced through the use of live piano underscoring, which provides fluidity, charm and emotional texture. ... These stories celebrate our very existence, from the whimsy of childhood to the wisdom of old age. ‘Kindergarten’ is a sure hit for almost any performing group.”

The cast includes Tess Evans, Will Foster, Magda Gaines, Molly Gaines, Hannah Hasch, Jessica Hayes, Melissa Jenkins, Carrie Mae Jones, William Jones, Josh O’Bryan, Rebecca Seaman, Gabrielle Sillyman and Dora Wagers. Holley Housewright will assist in lighting design, supervising Sarah O’Leary, the play’s light board operator.

In addition to Buttolph, the production is directed by AGAPE drama teacher Janette Gaines.

“The students have paved the way,” Buttolph said. “From the very beginning of this project, Mrs. Gaines and I knew we would be facing many challenges. What we learned was that we, too, had forgotten those simple life lessons and, more importantly, why we were taught them. For example, not only to look both ways, or hold hands and stick together before crossing the street when you are a young 5-year-old, but also when you are a young 30-, 60- or 90-year-old. Fulghum reminds us to look, sing, dance and draw, be aware of wonder, and well ... flush. Not just the toilet, but all of those superficial ideals in our life that we hold closer than God.”

Article courtesy of johnsoncitypress.com

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