One-act team performs student-written play

Student director Bennett creates a play within a play

The Aurora One-Act team held a dress rehearsal for its comedy production of “MAYOR” last Tuesday night. Leading the scene is Jorja Pohlmeier (left) as Dorene, the mayor’s wife.
The Aurora One-Act team held a dress rehearsal for its comedy production of “MAYOR” last Tuesday night. Leading the scene is Jorja Pohlmeier (left) as Dorene, the mayor’s wife.

For the first time in its history, the Aurora High School one-act play team will be performing a play written by a fellow student. The 45 members of the cast and crew gathered in the school’s theater last Tuesday evening for the dress rehearsal for “MAYOR!” a comedy written by student director Scott Bennett. He said the idea for the play came to him halfway through his sophomore year.  “It st…