The youngest theatre artists at Mundelein Theatre will perform on the Mundelein High School stage at the end of October. Diamondbacks and Diamonds in the Sky, a seriocomic play by Jill Pertler, will be presented as the school’s New Faces Production. The cast is made up of 28 freshmen and sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors who have never appeared on the MHS main stage. The show will be performed on Wednesday, October 24 at 3:45 p.m., Friday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. The matinee performance on Wednesday is only $1 for MHS students. Tickets may be purchased at the box office prior to each performance.

Diamondbacks and Diamonds in the Sky starts as a simple tale of a wedding, but grows into a story about the complexities of love, with a dash and a half of humor thrown in on the side. And… just when you think things couldn’t get any more complicated, an asteroid hits. Is it the end of the world, or just the beginning?

“It is my great pleasure to once again be directing the New Faces show,” said MHS Math Instructor Jeff Harding. “Getting the chance to work with our young actors is a real blessing.”  This is the fourth year Mundelein Theatre has presented a New Faces production.  “One of the things that I am most proud of for this show is that we are tackling some serious material for the first time,” Harding explained.  “I am incredibly pleased at the way the cast, along with the student assistant directors and stage manager, have taken on the challenge of doing this show.”

Four members of the cast pictured from left:  Roy Dumblauskas, Matthew Callas, Megan Saunders and Alexis Lee.

For additional information, visit www.mundeleintheatre.org.