Putnam City North High School’s Drama Department offers Thunder on Sycamore Street at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 2. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.

Thunder on Sycamore Street is a play that powerfully confronts questions of acceptance and social conformity.

Sycamore Street is a peaceful street, yet there's an underlying excitement. Joseph Blake, a new man in the neighborhood, is not welcome. His neighbors have decided to force him out.

There are a number of reasons why such things happen. In this case, it's because the man once served a brief term in prison. Also, though his daughter is a model student, the neighbors don't want their children to associate with her. They form a mob and plan to march on the Blake house.

Only one man, Arthur Hayes, fights an inner battle. In a scene of tremendous power, Blake stands up to the crowd.

For more information about the production, please call 722-4220, ext. 2655.