The Wharton County Junior College Drama Department will present “Bestest Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Grandpa) (He’s Silly)” at noon Saturday, April 25, the Horton Foote Theatre on the Wharton campus. Pictured, from left, are Sammuel Robinson of El Campo, Charles Arriaga of Sealy, Mckenna Flores of Richmond and Genesis Molina of Hungerford.
WHARTON, TEXAS — The Wharton County Junior College Drama Department will close out its spring season with a production geared toward the kids. “Bestest Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Grandpa) (He’s Silly)” is scheduled for noon Saturday, April 25, at the Horton Foote Theatre on the Wharton campus. The show is free of admission and open to the public.
An earlier performance is planned for area elementary school students. WCJC Drama Instructor Greg McLarty said a children’s show is a good way to end a busy semester.
“We’re trying to get younger kids more interested in drama,” he said. “These shows are also a lot of fun for our students.”
The show follows the escapades of a grandfather tasked with putting his grandkids to sleep by reciting bedtime stories. Unfortunately, he doesn’t quite remember the precise way the stories were written. The show was penned by Ed Monk, who also wrote “Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up),” a play tackled by the WCJC Drama Department a few years ago.
“They are both fun scripts,” McLarty said.
The play requires a large number of students, many of whom must tackle multiple roles.
Cast includes Charles Arriaga of Sealy, Regina Barnes of El Campo, Cooper Claxton of East Bernard, Mckenna Flores of Richmond, Gabriel Heimann of East Bernard, Jony Hernandez of Sealy, Alex Hylton of Sugar Land, Makayla Medina of Tidehaven, Santana Medina of Tidehaven, Aiden Meek of Hungerford, Genesis Molina of Hungerford, Kezia Molina of Hungerford, Malachi Moore of Bay City, Sammuel Robinson of El Campo, Eric Rodriguez of Sabine Pass and Hailey Thorn of Katy.
Technical crew includes Ciera Hartzog of Wharton, Theodore Heard of Wharton, Ketanya Spencer of Richmond and Seth Thayne of Wharton.
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