CREATIVE
COMEDY
A black box theater
production at
llwaco High School
The Franklin
Apartments
Dad, played by Cole Allen, right, has set fire to the family home trying to deep-fry a turkey, so he and Mom, played by Carolina Mendez, second
left, try to cheer up their children by taking them out to a restaurant. But kids Will Murray and Holly Willing are not happy in this scene from the
comedy "Parents Just Don't Understand" being staged at llwaco High School.
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ILWACO, Wash. — Imagine Dad has
set fire to the family home because he stub
bornly wanted to try cooking the Thanks
giving turkey in a deep-fryer.
Then, imagine him and Mom trying to
make the best of it by taking their kids to an
Italian restaurant — where they are the only
customers.
That’s just one of the 10 not-so-imagi-
nary vignettes being played out by llwaco
High School students in their next produc
tion, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
The comedy about parent-teenager rela
tionships will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov.
22, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 23 and 2 p.m.
Nov. 24 in the high school’s choir room at
404 School Road, llwaco, Wash., which is
turned into a black box style theater. Admis
sion is $7 for adults and $5 for students and
seniors at the door
In the scene described, Dad is played
by Cole Allen and Mom is played by Car
olina Mendez. As their teenage children,
Will Murray and Holly Willing are not
impressed.
Joining them in the cast and crew, all
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Tickets are $20
in advance
$25 on performance day
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"Parents Just Don't Understand"
7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday
and 2 p.m. Sunday
llwaco High School choir room, 404 School
Road, llwaco, Wash.
Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for stu
dents and seniors at the door.
playing multiple parts, are Tristan Trudell,
Brendan Chabot, Patrick Reddy, Emma
Lake, Erin Hines, Jasmine Do, Aimee
Meinhardt, Kaitlyn Fisher-Pinto, Kat
Johnson, Serena Khun, Kaylynn Ward,
Alex Carper, Matthew Do and Owen
Cotrone.
“With a play set in this style, as many
students who tried out can participate,” said
director Rachel Lake, who has two teenag
ers of her own — one who appears in the
play