MCCC Theatre Arts and the Drama Club present the world premiere of ‘The Marginals’

By Diane VanDyke
Students in Montgomery County Community College Theatre Arts Program and Drama Club will be presenting ‘The Marginals’ at the Black Box Theatre on the Blue Bell Campus, April 10-13. Photo by Eric Devlin

Students in Montgomery County Community College Theatre Arts Program and Drama Club will be presenting ‘The Marginals’ at the Black Box Theatre on the Blue Bell Campus, April 10-13. Photo by Eric Devlin

Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Theatre Arts Program and Drama Club are excited to present the world premiere performance of “The Marginals” at the Black Box Theatre, Science Center Building 107, Blue Bell. Performances will take place on April 10, 11, and 12 at 7 p.m., April 11 at 12:30 p.m. and April 13 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for students and senior citizens and $15 for general admission. Tickets are available at mc3.edu/tickets.

Written by artist, educator and creator Kate Brennan and directed by MCCC Theatre Assistant Professor Tim Gallagher, “The Marginals” follows a group of marginally magical high school students. The play delivers a powerful message about the importance of art and how, by working together, people can make a meaningful impact.

Marginals rehearsalThe student cast features Kayla Alderfer, Vic Bewley, Gabby Boone, Myles Daniels, Nick Decolli, Leila Hadjali, Hannah Hang, Dom Hernandez, Morgan Kelliehan, Haven Kortz, John Lebo, Thomas Mayes, Ethan Peyton, Belle Ragazzo, Hannah Redding-Gurczynski, Amy Reichling, Goose Rhoads, and Mya Smith.

The production and design team includes Jake Batchelder, Vic Bewley, Maeve Brennan, Ally Cole, Russell Cole, Zaki Coleman, Myles Daniels, Dash Durning, Bre Freeman, Grace Freeman-Bibbs, Dinia Hernandez, Ryan Hinderliter, Leo Inzerillo, Caleb Karlson, Elizabeth Kieser, Morgan Krause, Wyatt Lament, John Lebo, Seth Miller, Milo Morales, Ethan Peyton, Hannah Redding-Gurczynski, Nora Redmond, Amy Reichling, Gray Santino, and Steele Stevens.

Student performances are part of MCCC’s Montco Cultural Center, a hub for arts and cultural programming across MCCC’s venues, including the newly renovated, 560+ seat theater in Blue Bell, the Black Box Theatre, North Hall theater, and the fine arts galleries at both campuses.