When it came time to pick a play for Lamesa High School student thespians to perform, drama teacher Tommy Rodgers first considered staging Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic, “The Christmas Carol.”He changed his mind since the play is two hours long and contains dialogue running a paragraph deep.Needless to say, he ditched the play and searched for another that was lighthearted and that practically everyone could relate to.He chose Ed Monk’s play, “Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up),” since it is shorter and humorous.“Play scripts are sent to me all the time. I read it and ...