Piedmont High School Advanced Acting

Winter Plays

December 12-15

 A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin                       

Thursday, December 12 – 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 14  – 7 p.m.

 Two Marines are on trial in the death of a fellow Marine.  Their Navy lawyer expects a simple plea bargain, but the case is more complicated than first expected. The audience is the jury in this entertaining investigation of military morality in our modern age.  This is prolific playwright and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s debut work, which he later adapted into a screenplay for a 1992 film, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.  This play is rated PG-13 for mature language and situations.

The cast includes Eliana Bloomfield, Lucca Carr-Verramo, Jack Dunlap, Claire Fraser, Salar Jalinous, Dominic Judd, Tamir Menahemy, Suhaib Mumtaz, Zach Savage, Lane Tellegen, Jackson Temple and Kayla Wong, with special appearances by Theo Arenstam and Holden Temple. 

Puffs, or:  Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic

by Matt Cox 

 Friday, December 13 – 7 p.m.  

Sunday, December 15 – 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. 

A contemporary comedy by Matt Cox that follows a group of magic misfits during the times of a certain boy wizard. A play for anyone who has never been destined to save the world!

This new story concerns Wayne Hopkins, an American boy whose Uncle Dave informs him that he is a wizard and must attend a special school in England. Wayne is sorted into The Puffs, which he discovers is the house for the losers, rejects and nerds who never win at anything.  Eventually, Wayne and his fellow Puffs help each other get through a series of recognizable adventures including deadly snakes, a Tournament, and an attack by You Know Who. The actors play multiple roles, including Harry and his pals, as well as a series of recognizable teachers. This play is funny, intelligent, and heartwarming… and for anyone who ever felt like they weren’t the hero of their own story.   It is rated PG for wizard battle violence.

The cast includes Emily Adams, Jonah Bloom, Seth Elkins, Siavash Ford, Will Hosler, Becky Isaac, Ella Meil, Payton Morell, Lucy Richardson, Sebastien Suter-Ternynck, and Mia Webb.

Tickets for both shows are $15 for adults, $10 for students and $25 for reserved seats, and they will be available soon online.  Shows will be at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont.