The Fairview High School theatre program is busy preparing for their latest production, and members of the community will have only one chance to see the students perform. 

This spring’s play, Lauren Gunderson’s “I and You,” is a two-person play starring Fairview’s Macie Burgin and Matthew Baughman. 

Fairview theatre teacher Mark Dobbs said the story follows a girl named Caroline, who is homebound by a terminal illness and is surprised one day by the arrival of Anthony, who is partnered with her for an English project. Caroline doesn’t allow herself to get too attached to anyone due to her illness, but they grow closer as they work on the project. 

“There’s a little bit about living and dying and possibly a little about love,” he said.

“I and You” will be performed in front of the community just one time, on Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m., with $5 admission. 

The admission fees make up most of the theatre program’s funding, so attendance from community members means the program will have more money for future productions, Dobbs said. 

“We run a tight budget and we stretch everything we have,” he said. 

Fairview’s theatre program isn’t as large as some others in the area, but the students work hard and always put on a good show, Dobbs said. 

“For the size of the school and the size of our program, I think we’re pretty good,” he said.

For the two actors in the play, Burgin and Baughman, getting ready for the play has been a time-intensive process because they are on stage for the entire play. 

He said they first got their scripts in late October, and have not been in any other productions while preparing for “I and You.”

“It takes them a while to get ready for it,” he said. 

Along with “I and You,” Dobbs said the theatre program will be performing a fairy tale play for elementary students in May, and he is already planning next year’s performances of “Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother’s Tale” in the fall, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” for the holiday season and “Steel Magnolias” for next spring. 

Dobbs said the reaction to the school’s previous plays has been good, and he hopes more people in the community hear about them and come to see the good work that Fairview’s students have been doing.

“I think if more people come to see us one time, they’ll come every time,” he said.

Fairview High School Theatre’s community performance of “I and You” will be Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. with $5 admission