Despite the passing of MHS English teacher and director, K.C. Griesenbeck, the school's fall play will go on as scheduled. Griesenbeck suffered a brain aneurysm October 11th and was airlifted to Iowa City for treatment. She was taken off life support the following Tuesday morning. Practice for the play had already been underway so the assistant Director, Calvin Vo, took over the job. "It's a big project for us but it will get done. We will honor her vision for the show."
The play, Almost, Maine, runs next Thursday, October 29th, Friday the 30th and Saturday the 31st at 7pm each night in the school's auditorium. The play consists of 9 separate vignettes that deal with the different stages of love and laughter. In keeping with the love theme students, friends and alumni who were knew Griesenbeck are being asked to bring any pictures they of her to put on the auditorium wall--a so called wall of love.
The media is invited to a preview night of Almost, Maine on Tuesday, October 27th at 4:30 pm. Available for interviews are the students, the director and the assistant director. Student Director, Quinn Daley, said her sudden death at the age of 44 shocked the community but the students came together and are more serious about the production. "They want the stow to be a good one--it is being dedicated to her".
