For two nights only, the Bellevue High School Drama Department will present the “Sara Hunt Blackbox Show.”

Started almost fifteen years ago by a group of students who wanted “more of an artistic” kind of show, the purpose of the blackbox show is to feature student actors and writers in productions that tend to lean more edgy.

Every year the drama department honors Sara Hunt, one of the founders of the blackbox shows who died in her early twenties from leukemia – with the “Sara Hunt Blackbox show.” As part of the annual showcase, the drama department presents the Sara Hunt award to the student in the cast who most demonstrates and practices the virtues of ensemble and theatre.

The theme of this year’s showcase is “Oddities” and will include 14 scripts about the odd things that happen around us. All scripts performed at Bellevue’s Blackbox show are original and entirely student-written.

“It is very much like Saturday Night Live,” said Drama Director David Kline. “Some of the scripts are funny, some are of a more serious tone and some are musical.”

But no matter the story line, Kline said, the Blackbox shows are always high energy and a lot of fun.

The “Sara Hunt Blackbox Show” will take place tonight, Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Bellevue High School’s new theatre, located at 10416 SE Wolverine Way.

The show costs $5 w/ASB and $6 for the general public. All proceeds support Bellevue’s Theatre program; some portion of the money will be put toward the department’s trip to Scot land this summer, where they’ll participate in the Fringe Festival.

To learn more about the Scotland trip check out our previous story or the drama department’s Kickstarter page.