By Bill Canacci, Asbury Park Press
Meet Slag Heap and ‘Digging the Whole’
Brookdale Community College Performing Arts Center presents “Digging The Whole,” a family-friendly play running through Sunday.
Shows are 11 a.m., with additional performances at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Written by Mark Schaeffer and featuring music and lyrics by Rita Z. Asch, “Digging The Whole” tells the tale of Slag Heap, a soda-loving, TV-watching character who builds a home deep in the woods. However, Slag Heap’s tranquil life is interrupted when he’s visited by Raccoon, Deer, Owl, and Oak Tree, who accuse him of crimes against nature, including littering and disturbing the peace.
In this interactive play, these woodland creatures assume roles as judge, prosecutor, bailiff and court clerk, while the audience is called to serve as the jury, ultimately deciding Slag Heap’s fate.
Recommended for children ages 4 to 10, this 50-minute show allows kids to engage fully by sitting on the floor around the stage, immersing themselves in the action.
Tickets are $10, plus fees, and can be purchased at https://brookdalepac.ludus.com/index.php.
Children under 2 attend free of charge.
Go “Digging the Whole,” through Sunday, Brookdale Community College Performing Arts Center, 765 Newman Spring Road, Lincroft, $1, free for kids under 2; 732-224-2411, brookdalecc.edu/event/digging-the-whole-3.