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by Charlotte Kovalchuk • charlotte@myjarrell.com image credit: National WASP WWII Museum
CURTAINS UP AT JARRELL HS Admission is free but donations are welcome. Parents of young children should use discretion as the play deals with some war-related content. Director Tara Granberry says, “I believe theater fans of all ages may gain something from the message of the power of friendship.”
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atriotism and the power of friendship will take center stage at Jarrell High School next month during the World War II play Decision Height, a celebration of the sacrifices and bravery of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who trained in Sweetwater, Texas.
THE PLAY'S THE THING Decision Height is the story of a group of ladies who became lifelong friends during the long months of flight school and basic training before volunteering their aviation skills to help bring the war to an end. For JHS Theater Director Tara Granberry, the project
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combined a phenomenal script with a phenomenal cast. “Sometimes I read a script that I absolutely love, but I have to put it in my pocket and wait to pull it out later when I have the right kids for the show. I knew we had the right actors for the roles in that particular show,” she says, especially considering the predominantly female cast. “I feel like I struck gold when I found this script that requires so many female
CATCH THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF DECISION HEIGHT 4PM SUNDAY, MARCH 6 AT JARRELL HIGH SCHOOL
