HILLSDALE COUNTY'S COMMUNITY THEATRE

Sauk Shorts 2025

featuring short plays by Tom Block, Deirdre Girard, Sarah Gray, Scott Mullen, Tiffany Thatcher, G.M. (Bud) Thompson and Jacob Weldon. ​


April 24-26 at 8 p.m.
April 27 at 3 p.m.

Sauk Theatre, Jonesville, Michigan


All tickets $10. 
Pay What You Can Night is Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m.

(Tickets are not sold in advance to Pay What You Can performances.)
​Tickets available by clicking here or by calling 517-849-9100. 

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This production is sponsored by 

Sandi Miller

​Breakfast Meditations
By Sarah Gray
Directed by Kira Nelson

No matter which planet they're from, men and women think differently But, in the end, it's all breakfast!

  • Shannon – Meghan Bryant

  • Adam – Jeff Webb

  • Inner Shannon – Hanna Ritchey*                  

  • Inner Adam – Josh Lightner

  • Serenity – Connor Ganzel



Checking The Ice
By Scott Mullen
Directed by Trinity Bird

Four brothers go down to a pond to check if the ice is thick enough, and they disagree over how reckless that process is. But it turns out that the older brother has things well in hand.

  • Jamie – Ezra Hutchinson

  • Kris – Jonathan Comiskey

  • Sam – Whittaker Maas

  • Max – Parker Falke



Finding the Feel

By Scott Mullen

Directed by Sarah Gray

A man in a fishing contest isn't happy when a teenage boy starts fishing near him.

  • Doug – Trinity Bird
  • Charlie – Jacob Gray



Guts 
By Sarah Gray 
Directed by Ellie Gray

​When friends are more like family, what would you do for them? Would you have the guts?

  • Georgia – Audrey Blackham
  • Anastasia – Lorelei Stemme 
  • Mr. Curtis – Brent Falke



Just the Door
By G.M. (Bud) Thompson
Directed by Trinity Bird

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by life events. Be careful who...and what...you listen to. 

  • Signer – Savannah Bruton
  • Citizen – Ethan Thomas
  • Police Officer – Nathan Johnson
  • Woman – Cara Baker



M.A.S.H.-ed
By Tiffany Thatcher
Directed by Jennifer Ambrose

Four women reunite to discover the game they played at a sleepover as kids has shaped their entire lives in absurd ways.

  • Kelly – Allie Tappen
  • Jessica – Shannon Chen
  • Steph – Lexie Stump
  • Heather – Gianna Green



Mollie and Harry
By Tom Block
Directed by Andy Anderson

​At the end of their lives, Harry visits Mollie, his one and only true love from high school who he hasn’t seen in nearly 70 years, to see if he can rekindle what has been lost.  But Mollie has slipped into dementia: Harry is too late.

  • Mollie – Sandi Miller
  • Harry – TBA



Pasta Fasul!
By Sarah Gray
Directed by Tim Ambrose

​Photo recreations take a turn when the baby of the family learns what photos he's agreed to take again. His older siblings are all too eager to make him oblige!

  • Maria – Tiffany Thatcher
  • Tony – Nate Nelson
  • Joey – Tori Bruce



Soulmate
By Deirdre Girard
Directed by Josh Hall

​The mysterious Lorna no longer uses her psychic ability on stage, but Jerry tempts her into one last reading that changes the course of his life.

  • Lorna – Whitney Swance*
  • Jerry – Bruce Crews 



The Great Debate
By Tiffany Thatcher
Directed by Andy Anderson

​Which is the superior holiday Christmas or Thanksgiving? Esther and Ezra come together to argue the finer points of each when they are interrupted by Parker who is championing an unlikely third option.

  • Esther – Brianna Tuckerman
  • Ezra – Atticus Maas
  • Parker – Belle Ambrose



This Date is Going So Well
By Jacob Weldon
Directed by Tim Ambrose

​An overworked barista goes on a date with the most superstitious person there is.

  • Puck – Noah Bryant
  • Reilly – Kaylee McCoy



PLEASE NOTE: This production contains some minor adult language and adult content.


RUN TIME: TBD


The Crew

Production Coordinator - Trinity Bird

​Production Stage Manager - Joella Hendrickson

Marketing Materials/Photography - Patrick and Lisa Cook


Special Thanks to...

Hillsdale First Baptist Church, Jonesville District Library. We wish to thank the families of our cast and crew for their patience, support and encouragement. 


​The Sauk wishes to express our gratitude to The Print Shop of North Adams for a generous donation toward this season’s programs.