EDGEMONT – The Edgemont High School will be presenting the play “Anchors Aweigh! A Farce at Sea” on Friday and Saturday, March 19-20 at 7 p.m. both nights in the Edgemont Gymnasium. The play is by Craig Sodaro and made available through Pioneer Drama Publishing.

Cost to attend the production is $7 for adults and $6 for students, which includes a Dessert Bar sponsored by the Junior Class.

The cast of student members involved in the play, and their characters, include:

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HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Schools Drama Department has been busy rehearsing for the past several weeks to bring a fun new musical comedy to the community entitled “All Shook Up,” which will be performed next Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12 at the Mueller Civic Center Theatre, beginning at 7 p.m. each night.

This play is being presented in cooperation with the Southern Hills Community Theatre.

Unlike the school’s fall play, this spring performance is unable to be broadcast by...