Wharton County Junior College drama students, from left, Hannah Purnell of El Campo, C'Aira Hearse of Wharton and Abigail Higginbotham of Palacios practice a unique set of warm-up exercises before rehearsing for "Dragons Love Tacos." The children's play is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Horton Foote Theatre in the Duson-Hansen Fine Arts Building on the Wharton campus. The show is free and open to the public.
WHARTON, TEXAS – Dragons, tacos and math homework will take center stage for the Wharton County Junior College Drama Department’s “Dragons Love Tacos,” scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Horton Foote Theatre in the Duson-Hansen Fine Arts Building on the Wharton campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Written by Ernie Nolan and based on a book by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri, “Dragons Love Tacos” follows the adventures of a young boy who has grown frustrated over his math homework and seeks solace from the TV. After coming across a unique “Dragonology” documentary, the boy (accompanied by his dog) soon finds his home the location for dragons intent upon having a taco party. Getting the house back in order before mom returns will prove to be quite the challenge.
WCJC Drama Instructor Greg McLarty said he wanted to do something new and refreshing.
“After doing a number of fairytale plays, I wanted to switch gears and try something different,” he said. “I came across this popular children’s story and it’s delightful, silly fun from start to finish.”
Hannah Purnell of El Campo, a theater major, plays one of the play’s “men in suits” and said she’s particularly excited for this production.
“I’ve been back stage for the past two shows as part of the crew and I’m really enjoying acting this time around,” she said.
C’Aira Hearse of Wharton plays the “yellow dragon” and said “Dragons Love Tacos” is a new experience for her as well. She, too, is a theatre major at WCJC.
“We have a dance in the play and I had the opportunity to choreograph it,” she said.
In addition to Purnell and Hearse, other cast and crew members for “Dragons Love Tacos” include Kylee Bates of East Bernard, Makaya Brown of Bay City, Valerie Brown of Wharton, Rodrigo Gutierrez of Cypress, Andrew Guyton of Richmond, Crystal Hackstedt of Needville, Danté Hancock of East Bernard, Abigail Higginbotham of Palacios, Evony Hollaway of El Campo, Karis Meek of Wharton, Luis Perez of Wharton, Johnny Rodriguez of Sealy, Emily Sotos of Rosenberg, Aiden Tarango of Sugar Land, Lisette Vargas of El Campo and Ginger Williams of Sugar Land.
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