FRHSD students prepare for opening night of fall plays

The stages are set and the lights are beginning to dim at the Freehold Regional High
School District schools as the fall drama productions get underway.

According to a press release from the school district, students at Howell High School, 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell, will present John Cariani’s “LOVE/SICK,” a collection of nine hilarious short plays. Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this romp explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in love. Performances are scheduled for Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., Oct. 24 at 7 p.m., Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Students at Freehold Township High School, 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Township, will present “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play,” a hilarious take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

In a dim laboratory, a sinister potion of three parts nitroglycerin and two parts petroleum sulphide is being concocted. The result? The answer lies in a classic story about the nature of good and evil retold in a way you never thought possible. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 1 at 7 p.m., Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Nov. 3 at 1 p.m.

Students at Marlboro High School, 95 N. Main St. (Route 79), Marlboro, will present “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The story follows almost 15-year-old Eugene Jerome as he grows up in 1937 Brooklyn. Eugene learns
about girls, family, relationships and the impending war. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.

Students at Colts Neck High School, 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck, will present “DNA” (school edition). A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover up the whole thing. But when they find the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where’s the incentive to put things right? Performances are scheduled for Nov. 21 at 7 p.m., Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. and
7 p.m.

Students at Manalapan High School, 20 Church Lane, Manalapan, will present “Noises Off,” which takes a fond look at the follies of theater folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Visit www.manalapan.booktix.com for ticket information.

Students at Freehold High School, 2 Robertsville Road, Freehold Borough, will present “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood.” It sure is hard to be humble when you’re a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero.

But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” a funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic tale. Performances are scheduled for Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Visit www.fhsdac.booktix.com for ticket information.