Redhound Theatre presnting encore performance of ‘Paul’s Case’ as fundraiser event Friday

Corbin High School senior Dakota Dean, left, and Evan Baylor play leading role in "Paul’s Case," a moral tale being performed by the Redhound Theatre Program this Friday.

If you missed the Redhound Theatre’s production of "Paul’s Case" this season, then you are in luck.

An encore performance of the state championship play will be performed this Friday evening at the Corbin High School Auditorium as a fundraiser event to help fund the program’s trip to the Southeastern Theater Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn. March 7-11.

"People really enjoyed it when we did it the first time," said Schann Mobley, Artistic Director for the Redhound Theatre Program. "This is sort of an opportunity for the city and the community to come and see the state winning play and support the kids. They have worked really hard on this. All the money will go directly to fund our trip."

Corbin took top honors last November at the Kentucky Theater Association State Conference. The program’s performance of "Paul’s Case" was judged as best in the state. Individual students also won three of the top four acting honors.

The win qualifies Corbin for the larger regional competition in Chattanooga. The program will compete against high school drama programs from 10 southern states.

"Paul’s Case" is an adaptation of a short story by Willa Cather that was first published in McClures Magazine in 1905.
The main character is a suspended high school student in Pittsburgh who is a non-conformist, unsatisfied with his middle-class life.

It is a very dark and cautionary moral tale that can easily be categorized as a tragedy.

Mobley said even though the play is set at the turn of the century, the themes in it are relevant today.

"Paul is dealing with the pressure of what his father wants and what his teachers want and can’t really seem to please anyone," Mobley said. "There are a lot of themes in the play."

Mobley said "Paul’s Case" is very technically difficult to perform because students have portions of choreography, play multiple characters and have to move around elements of the set while onstage.

The encore performance of "Paul’s Case" will begin at 7:00 p.m. Friday. There is no cost for admission, but donations will be accepted at the door.

The play takes about 45 minutes to perform. Mobley said after the show, there would be an auction for some donated gift baskets and a meet and greet with the student actors.