Photos courtesy of Travis Hairgrove, Greenville Herald Banner

The second day of school, Theatrical Production students received their first assignment: write a series of vignettes based on the word UNITED.

"At first, they kept asking, what do I do with one word? And I said, 'Use your imagination,'" Greenville High theatre teacher Sarah McKinney said.

And imagine they did!

The Mane Attraction Theatre Troupe is presenting the first annual Student Written Show. 

"Our GISD theme this year is UNITED, and I thought that was powerful," McKinney said. "The word has so many meanings. People come together in different ways to work for a common purpose can take many forms. The best part was seeing the students working together to write and edit their vignettes."

The vignettes include:

• The Game Show: Contestants compete for the most priceless prize of all: immortality.
• The Elevator Scene: Three very different people find themselves stuck on an elevator, and dramatic interactions ensue.
• The Knight's Dilemma: A Robin Hood-like tale involving a knight who has to choose between helping the poor or maintaining his status.

One student scrambled the letters to come up with the word, "UNTIED," and she wrote transition scenes with characters struggling to untying their shoes.

Here are the details for the public performance:

• When: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30
• Where: Greenville High School Auditorium (3515 Lions Lair)
• Admission is $5 for GISD students & staff and $8 for adults. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
• Golden Lions, be sure and show your Golden Ticket for your FREE admission.

Purchase online tickets here: https://bit.ly/3y6zlIH

Look for a story about the student-written show in this Saturday's Herald-Banner. The vignettes will also be aired next week on GEUS Channel 34 and will be posted on GEUS's YouTube Channel.