The Darlington High School students are currently in rehearsals for this year's spring play, "Heaven Can Wait."
This classic play tells the story of Joe Pendleton, a professional boxer and pilot who, when a plane flight goes awry, has his soul pulled from his body before he has died. In Heaven, Mr. Jordan, the chief angel, is forced to find him a new body. He ends up in the form of a rich man recently murdered by his wife. The hijinx begins when Joe as Jonathan Farnsworth, falls for the lovely Bette, reunites with his manager, Max, and avoids his "wife" Julia's attacks.
Meanwhile Jordan and his assistant 7013 struggle to keep Joe in line and find him a body better suited for his habitation.
The play is full of laughs and fun with the sincerity and working man ethics of the theater of the 1940s. Remade as a film by Warren Beatty in the 1970s, "Heaven Can Wait" is a play that smiles while it asks questions about love, destiny and free will.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 3-4 and at 1:30 p.m. April 5 in the DHS auditorium. Advanced tickets are $5 and may be purchased by calling the Darlington High School office at 776-4001. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $7.
This classic play tells the story of Joe Pendleton, a professional boxer and pilot who, when a plane flight goes awry, has his soul pulled from his body before he has died. In Heaven, Mr. Jordan, the chief angel, is forced to find him a new body. He ends up in the form of a rich man recently murdered by his wife. The hijinx begins when Joe as Jonathan Farnsworth, falls for the lovely Bette, reunites with his manager, Max, and avoids his "wife" Julia's attacks.
Meanwhile Jordan and his assistant 7013 struggle to keep Joe in line and find him a body better suited for his habitation.
The play is full of laughs and fun with the sincerity and working man ethics of the theater of the 1940s. Remade as a film by Warren Beatty in the 1970s, "Heaven Can Wait" is a play that smiles while it asks questions about love, destiny and free will.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 3-4 and at 1:30 p.m. April 5 in the DHS auditorium. Advanced tickets are $5 and may be purchased by calling the Darlington High School office at 776-4001. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $7.