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WEM One Act Play to compete Saturday in Waterville

MN South News - Staff Photo -

The WEM One Act Play performers, front row, left to right: Jaelyn Wilmes, Sophia Harvey, Ryley Henning, Abigail Crosby, and Emma O’Brien. Back row, left to right: Janessa Wilmes, Leah Meschke, Isabelle Bauer, Lacey Reysack, Madalyn Hackney, and Jerimy Little.

By:
Jay Schneider, lrlife@frontiernet.net

The WEM One Act Play will have a chance to perform in front of the masses Saturday, January 24 at the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School Auditorium.

The Sub-Section 5 competition for WEM will begin at 2:50 p.m. The event itself starts at 10 a.m. with the first show, which features teams from throughout the area. There is an admission fee for the event.

WEM will perform the play Nellie by Robbie Steltz.

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