The Washington Little Theater's Summer Drama Camp culminates this weekend 4 with two performances each of "101 Dalmatians" and "Don't Say 'Macbeth.'" Shows are at the Playhouse at 313-C N. Alexander Avenue on Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 4, at 2 p.m. All seats are $4.00 and can be purchased at the door.

The shows star 41 students from Washington, Lincolnton, Rayle, Tignall, Dearing, and Thomson. These students have participated in Drama Camp activities, including choreography, improvisation, dialects, costuming, and more.

The camp is directed by Nora Dukes and Libby Foster. Joseph Baldwin, Hailey James, Sarah Herring, April Shelton, and Hannah Sifre are assisting with the children's camp. Teresa Davis is working as costume mistress.

"101 Dalmatians" stars Payton Burriss, Jonathan Davidson, Brendan Dukes, Katherine Dukes, Sydni Edwards, Cecilia Eligio, Abby Foster, Anna Claire Gunter, Ethan Jones, Camille Lewis, D.J. Martin, Megan Miller, Presley Partridge, Sadie Partridge, Bobbie Peacock, Will Price, Ryan Pritchett, Jennifer Rice, Marisa Sifre, Marlyse Sifre, Leslie Souther, and Tabatha Welch.

In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita, happily raise their Dalmatian puppies until the monstrous Cruella De Vil plots to steal them for her new fur coat. Dukes invites everyone to "Join all the dogs of London as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. The score is delightful, characters are lovable, and the villain is deliciously evil," she said.

"Don't Say 'Macbeth'" stars Mary Clark, Emma Collins, Donna Coursey, Jacob Davis, Catie Greer, Brian Herring, Sarah Herring, Whitley Hodges, Hailey James, Yareli Lopez, Kristin Lukich, Emily McNure, Leah Powers, April Shelton, Hannah Sifre, Kevin Starbuck, Megan Starbuck, Meghan Sutton, and Amanda Wood.

A poor student is struggling to read Shakespeare's great tragedy, Macbeth, while in a coffee shop next door to a theater. The student gets a study boost from a waitress, who was an English major, and four customers, who are actors, as they act out the Scottish tragedy in a fastpaced farce. Soon, a pompous actor who has just finished a Shakespeare matinee next door, enters and tells of the "Scottish curse," and all of the unfortunate events that surround the play's past productions. Actors portray characters throughout history including Shakespeare, King James, Abraham Lincoln, Orson Welles, and Charlton Heston. "This is a wild and wacky way to enjoy both the story and the curse of the 'Scottish tragedy,'" Dukes said, adding, "Come, bring the family, and enjoy the show."