De Soto High School will be performing The Man Who Came to Dinner for its play this year, following up on the successful musical performed earlier in the year, South Pacific. The play will be performed in the Little Theater at DHS on March 1-3.

The Man Who Came to Dinner is a comedy about a famous radio personality, Sheridan Whiteside, from New York City traveling for Christmas dinner to the small town of Mesalia, Ohio in the 1930s. When he gets there, he slips and hurts his hip. Whiteside is forced to stay there for a few days, and hilarity ensues.

The play practices have been going well so far according to the cast.

“It’s going really well, I think we’re getting to the point were we can start character work,” said senior Lizzi Ramsey, who is playing Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley.

Other cast members and their parts include:

Miss Preen- Julie Anderson

Richard Stanley- Jake Chappell

June Stanley- Kassidy Forshey

John- Erick Sherman

Sarah- Lindsay Everson

Mrs. Dexter- Maddie Torline

Mrs. McCutchen- Kasey Dunlap

Mr. Stanley- Greg Baird

Maggie Cutler- Caitlin Walker

Dr. Bradley- Courtney Goodin

Sheridan Whiteside- Owen Moore

Harriet Stanley- Kathleen Allman

Bert Jefferson- Jaxon Hargrove

Professor Metz- Skylar Pryor

Mr. Baker- James Newton

Luncheon Guests- Nick Hall and Cody Phillips

Expressman- Cody Phillips

Lorraine Sheldon- Stephanie Chappell

Sandy- Nick Hall

Beverly Carlton- Jake Dunlap

Westcott- Ashley Grimm

Radio Technicians- Laura Meyers and Olivia Strauser

Choir- Joselin DeLeon, Mysty Newton, Nikki Pelkey, Jessi McEndree, Amri Kilgore, Kenna Hall, Jessica Cavanaugh, Emma Jackson, Abby Cater, Katie Bussell, Rachel Howard

Banjo- Dylan Foster

Deputies- James Newton and Nick Hall

Plain Clothes Man- Cody Phillips