The Chapel Drama Club will present two one-act plays on Saturday, June 7 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. and on Sunday, June 8 at 11:30 a.m. Tracks by Peter Tarsi takes on the idea of the afterlife with themes similar to those in No Exit by Sartre and The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. Ten strangers find themselves in a subway station and come to realize that they have all died and are on the platform to take them to their final destination. The trouble is they don’t know which direction the train will go. As they compare lives, they try to figure out if they are on the right side of the tracks.
It’s Our Town, Too! by Susan Miller is a modern homage to Wilder’s classic play. Emily and Elizabeth fall in love in a small town, and then flash forward to the wedding of their son to their neighbors George and Louis’ daughter. Homophobia, fear and death still persist, but do not completely overcome in this witty and nostalgic exploration of love, loss, grief, commitment and friendship as seen through the course of everyday life.
These productions are free and open to the public; a collection will be received to support the youth ministry. This theater group is dedicated to exploring classical theater while tackling theological issues within our human experience.