Juneau Afternoon

School stages “Sockeye” by youth playwright

May 8, 2019 by Scott Burton, KTOO

Julie Coppens hosts on Thursday, May 9, 2019.

On Thursday’s show, cast and crew will preview Montessori Borealis’s production of “Sockeye.”

Students rehearse for the Adolescent Montessori Program’s performance of “Sockeye,” an original play by Montessori Borealis eighth-grader Seth Coppens. “Sockeye” plays 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, in the Marie Drake gym.Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds to support AMP’s upcoming class trip to Haines. (Photo courtesy of Julie Coppens)

Students rehearse for the Adolescent Montessori Program’s performance of “Sockeye,” an original play by Montessori Borealis eighth-grader Seth Coppens. “Sockeye” plays 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, in the Marie Drake gym.Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds to support AMP’s upcoming class trip to Haines. (Photo courtesy of Julie Coppens)

Students rehearse for the Adolescent Montessori Program’s performance of “Sockeye,” an original play by Montessori Borealis eighth-grader Seth Coppens. “Sockeye” plays 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, in the Marie Drake gym.Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds to support AMP’s upcoming class trip to Haines. (Photo courtesy of Julie Coppens)

Students rehearse for the Adolescent Montessori Program’s performance of “Sockeye,” an original play by Montessori Borealis eighth-grader Seth Coppens. “Sockeye” plays 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, in the Marie Drake gym.Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds to support AMP’s upcoming class trip to Haines. (Photo courtesy of Julie Coppens)

Students rehearse for the Adolescent Montessori Program’s performance of “Sockeye,” an original play by Montessori Borealis eighth-grader Seth Coppens. “Sockeye” plays 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, in the Marie Drake gym.Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds to support AMP’s upcoming class trip to Haines. (Photo courtesy of Julie Coppens)

Students rehearse for the Adolescent Montessori Program’s performance of “Sockeye,” an original play by Montessori Borealis eighth-grader Seth Coppens. “Sockeye” plays 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, in the Marie Drake gym.Tickets are $10 at the door, with proceeds to support AMP’s upcoming class trip to Haines. (Photo courtesy of Julie Coppens)

As part of Public Service Recognition Week, we’ll meet members of the Juneau Youth Activities Board.

UAS will give us a summer update,

and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will highlight the weekend’s arts and culture happenings with Arts Up.

That’s Juneau Afternoon on Thursday at 3 p.m. on KTOO 104.3 FM or KTOO.org, and repeated at 4 p.m. on KRNN 102.7 FM or KRNN.org.

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