Marcus Cruse and Morgan Barber of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School Theater Program will star in “Akeelah & the Bee,” a story about a Chicago girl who makes it to the National Spelling Bee and inspires others. The production is being presented at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at H-F High, 999 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. (Provided photo)