The Washington High School Playmakers hope Washington is ready for a war.
Students present “The Red Velvet Cake War” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Washington High School Performing Arts Center.
“It’s about a woman that bets her house that she can bake a cake better than her aunt,” said Sarah Vick, who plays tomboy Jimmie Wyvette in the production.
R. Travis Carter, Washington High School’s theatre teacher, said the script is a fun romp full of great characters and plenty of innuendos.
“It’s a good old Southern comedy,” he said.
Students took to the material easily. Carter said the Washington Playmakers cast has great comedic timing. Cast members also had no trouble getting into the familiar characters of a small Texas town, he said.
“They took to the characters really fast,” Carter said. “I think every one of them can find the personalities in themselves or someone they know.”
Junior Amy Arnold disagreed. She said she is nothing like the character she plays. Carter described Arnold’s role, Peaches, as someone like Molly’s sister on the CBS television show, “Mike and Molly.”
“It’s definitely the most adult one I’ve experienced,” Arnold said. Carter said Jimmie Wyvette is a tomboy who thinks the best things in the world are “NASCAR and goat roping.”
There is a matriarch who does not hold her tongue and everybody’s favorite old uncle. The cast includes a clumsy Barney Fife-type sheriff and a handful of memorable characters.
“They’re good old Southern people,” Carter said.
Carter said the show would not be competing with Smoke on the Water events. It would complement them, he said.
“The truth of the matter is it could actually help Smoke on the Water. After being outside all day, people might come see the play to get out of the heat,” he said.
Tickets to the production are $5 each and may be purchased at the door.