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Olympia High School presents A
Night with the Groovy 70’s
[September 17, 2026]
Olympia High School presents A
Night with the Groovy 70’s on September 24 and 25 at 6:30 PM and
Sunday, September 27 at 2:00 PM.
The evening will include two shows:
the first is Eden Prairie: 1971 by Mat Smart and the second is
Midsummerish, adapted by Danielle Welch.
Eden Prairie:1971 tells the story
of Pete Walcott (played by Leo Durheim), a draft dodger, who returns
home to Eden Prairie, Minnesota, to review the past and see his
classmate Rachel Thompson (played by Bella Galanos). They reminisce
on the evening after the Apollo moon mission and confront the pain
of the Vietnam War. Rachel’s mother, Mrs. Thompson (played by
Campbell Rummel), also plays a pivotal role in the discovery of the
pain of war on the fabric of American society in the early 1970’s.
Midsummerish is an adaptation of
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Four young people in love
and a group of amateur actors flee into a disco club. Inside the
club, a mischievous fairy named Puck uses a magic potion that causes
chaos by mixing up everyone's romantic feelings and turning an actor
named Bottom into a donkey. Once the fairy king fixes these
mistakes, the confused humans wake up, the magic is lifted, and
everyone returns to normal.
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The play features the following
actors: Ned Moore, Hanna Joy Sniff, Angela Barger, Natalie
Collins, Leo Durheim, Graham Durheim, Mia Hardesty, Zoe Hughes,
Emilee Wheeler, Evelyn Emberton, and Ella Jo Olivero. Supporting
roles include Bella Galanos, Tori Wiley, Camila Taliafaro,
Campbell Rummel, Arianna Whinna, Mya Wohlers, and Hannah Roger.
T
he plays are under the direction of
Ed Jodlowski and Megan Whitcotton. Tickets will be available at the
door.
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