Amber Solomon as Cassie Cooper (Rachel Cantrell/The Current)
by Rachel Cantrell
Missouri College Media Award: Second Place, Feature Photo, and Honorable Mention, Feature Page
Rumors, the charming play by Neil Simon, was presented by Longview’s Bobette’s Dinner Theatre on October 16, 17, 23 and 24.
“We have the pleasure of five students joining the mentorship program for Rumors,” said Joyce S. Kuhn, artistic director and Longview drama instructor.
“I love Rumors. It’s my favorite show,” said student Amber Solomon, who stars as Cassie Cooper.
The remaining students in the cast were Gregory A. Rapp as Ken Gorman, Douglas Lim as Cusack, Madalyn Weston as Officer Pudney, and Cozett Nutzman as Stage Manager. Alumna Jennifer Davis
played Chris Gorman.
Students who audition for Bobette’s plays, if they were lucky enough to be cast in the show, are part of a Mentoring in the Arts program, in which students are mentored by professional actors in the cast.
The setting of Rumors is a lovely Victorian house where everyone meets to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the couple Charlie and Mira. Mira is nowhere to be found in the house and Charlie is found with a bloody ear because he has attempted and failed to commit suicide for unknown reasons. The rest of the night is spent with the guests trying to suggest a possible scenario based on the rumors about both Charlie and Mira, while at the same time not telling anyone else what they think might have happened and keep it from reaching the ears of the police.
“I had lots of fun,” Weston said.
November 6, 2009
Campus, Entertainment