John Lennon and Me will be performed at Westerville South High School September 6 - 8 at 7:00 p.m.; and on September 9 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets cost $6 and can be purchased at the door or in advance at www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/5348.
The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted by author Cherie Bennett from her popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend (Harper Paperbacks, 1993). Hollywood-wannabe Star, the ultimate Beatles fan, has her path stymied by cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that assures a young death. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts fate with imagination by surrounding herself with MTV-inspired bodyguard flunkies and “morphing” her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler. Then, Star gets a new roommate, Courtney, who is Star’s opposite – a pretty cheerleader and apparently not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other’s world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. This is a powerful play about living life to the fullest. South’s Matt Wolfe directs.