HEBER CITY — Tal Hughes is directing his original play for the second time.

Hughes, 21, wrote “The Girl in the Yellow Dress” when he was still in high school. He saw a play called “Yellow,” and it gave him an idea about a boy who was being helped through life by a young girl in a dress, who only he could see. He told his friend Ethan Scott, and they started writing a play.

“For about a year and a half, we just were writing the thing and showing it to our friends. And we were doing shows together at our community theater. And we had the crazy idea to pitch it to the community theater … we knew it was kind of a long shot,” he said.

Hughes was shocked when Timpanogos Valley Theatre said “yes.”

“That’s the most amazing part. … These two teenagers came into the community theater and said, ‘

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