BHS theater students to stage ‘Curtains!’

BRAINERD — A humorous play within a play is sure to entertain audiences this weekend as Brainerd High School theater students stage “Curtains!” “The whole thing is basically a farce,” Theater Director Karla Shepherd-Johnson said during rehearsal on Wednesday, Nov. 4. “The two lead actors are newlyweds, and the bride just found out that her husband owes money to a gangster for a bet.” That bride is played by junior Emily Pratt, who describes her character as very aloof, typical housewife in the beginning of the show. “But then as more dialogue goes on within the story, you show them that she can hold her own,” Pratt said of her character, named Cheri. “She’s got a very strong personality.” Cheri also has a Boston accent, which is especially fun to portray for Pratt, who said she loves characters with accents and playing someone different from herself. “When I go on stage, I don’t think I’m on stage. It’s the character,” she said.

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