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'Harvey': A Play Even Your Invisible Friend Will Love

The play, presented by the Hoover High Drama Club, debuts Friday

Ever had an invisible friend? By chance was he a six-and-a-half-foot tall white rabbit?

Starting Friday, the  Drama Club presents a comedy about a boy named Elwood and his invisible rabbit friend Harvey. Elwood, played by Evan Arnold, starts introducing Harvey to guests at a society party, and Veta, his sister, played by Alexa Mittica, decides to commit him to a sanitarium to spare her daughter from further embarrassment. But then Veta is mistakenly assumed to be on a verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood and Harvey have caused her to see Harvey too.

The play is co-directed by physics teacher Darrell Woods and Ginny Herman.

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"The play was chosen by Ginny and myself because we wanted to do a comedy this year after performing The Paper Chase last fall (also written by Mary Chase)," Woods said. "It is a comedy based upon the original movie Harvey in which Jimmy Stewart starred as Elwood."

To prepare for their roles, the 20 actors watched the original black-and-white film to see how the characters acted and developed, Woods said.

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"Since it is based on an old classical movie, we feel that all ages will find the comedy and misadventures of Elwood a fun form of entertainment," Woods added.

The play runs Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets will be $8 at the door or $5 presale if purchased at the high school. The ticket order form is on the district's website and presale orders can be dropped off at the high school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during school hours.


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