Umatilla drama club to laugh its way through zombie apocalypse

UMATILLA — If you’ve ever worried about a zombie apocalypse, you’ll want to check out the upcoming Umatilla High School drama production, “10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse.” The production will be performed free to the public at 7 p.m. on Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 19-21, at UHS cafeteria, 1400 Seventh St. Director Clint Hill, a language arts teacher, said the show is a light-hearted comedy that should appeal to younger audiences. “It’s like a live-action cartoon,” Hill said. “Everything is over the top and very silly.” “10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse” was written by Don Zolidis. The 45-minute show will feature 10 vignettes, each one demonstrating a unique but highly unreliable method for surviving a massive zombie attack. “It covers all the tropes of zombies and post-apocalyptic narratives,” Hill said. Complicated production The director said the show will be a challenge for the 13 cast members and five crew members because it’s akin to producing 10 small plays.

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