Lake Oconee Academy’s (LOA’s) high school theatre troupe presents Mockingbird, a one-act play adapted by Julie Jensen from the National Book Award-winning novel by Kathryn Erskine.
Mockingbird tells the story of Caitlyn, an 11-year-old girl on the autism spectrum who used to rely on her older brother to help make sense of things. But now that he is gone, dead from a random act of mass violence, she is on her own.
With the support of her guidance counselor, teacher, father, and a new young friend, Caitlin begins to understand how to get close to people, embrace the “messiness” of emotions, and use her flourishing artistic talents to find closure and move on.
You can see Mockingbird on five different dates at three venues. It will debut Oct. 20, at Festival Hall in downtown Greensboro before taking part in the Class-A region one-act play competition Oct 27, which is open to the public at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.
Finally, daily shows will be presented Nov. 3-5, at Lake Oconee Academy.
LOA previously won the state title in 2020 with the student-written piece Life Changers and in 2019 with the musical Quilters. They also were named state runner-up in 2021 with the musical Working and in 2018 with All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
Mockingbird is appropriate for all school-age children and older and is a story that needs to be told. At just $10 for adults and $7 for students, tickets are on sale now at LOA.TicketLeap.com.
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