LYNN – Ashlee Fiore will sit in Classical High School’s darkened auditorium next Wednesday night, surrounded by people, as she watches her imagination and creative vision come to life in a two-hour-long play she wrote and her classmates are acting in and producing.”An Uncertain Hero” is the story of a young, female thief who slowly realizes she is more hero than villain.Thirty students, many of them actors doubling as backstage crew members, will fill the auditorium’s stage with characters created by Fiore as well as some – including the Big Bad Wolf and Captain Hook – who are familiar to anyone introduced as a child to classic fiction.”This fulfills a dream of mine,” she said.Fiore, a Classical senior who turned 18 Thursday, said she would rather be working backstage when her play debuts Dec. 17.The curtain rises at 6:30 p.m. and performances are also scheduled – with the public welcome – Dec. 18 and 19. Elementary school students will attend the play’s matinee performances on Dec. 16.Fiore launched into writing her play last spring when Classical theater arts teacher Mark Ailshie challenged his Drama Club members to write an original work. She labored through the summer, juggling a full-time job at Dunkin’ Donuts and working on her play at night.The West Lynn native’s creative flair dates back to her attendance at Drewicz School and Breed Middle School. She started writing short stories and authored a “mini play” at the age of 12.Classical Principal Gene Constantino said Fiore was a shy, quiet freshman who opened up when she took a shot at trying drama.”As a sophomore, I gave her a small role in ?Treasure Island.’ She was obviously talented,” Ailshie said.Fiore went on to perform roles from “A Christmas Carol” and Shakespeare, bolstering her confidence with each new role.”When I’m on stage, I say, ?This is where I’m supposed to be,'” she said.Bringing her play to life meant a change for Fiore and for Ailshie. Production on “An Uncertain Hero” began soon after school started in September. She declined to direct the play, but overseeing the production meant Ailshie had to set aside the role of teacher and defer to Fiore on discussions about revisions and character details.Two Classical actresses – Salena Von and Sariah Vasquez – were cast to play the lead character, Anna, and Fiore said she is amazed by the way her friends have brought the girl thief to life.”They really relate well to the character,” she said.She said her parents, Jillian Ledonne and Jason Fiore, are excited about the production and brother, Nicholas, 10, is bragging about her accomplishment. Fiore is in the process of looking for colleges and drama will be her minor subject with a science discipline as her main course of study.Constantino said Fiore is a top-flight advanced placement student who holds the sixth-place academic ranking in the senior class.She has only one expectation when the lights dim next Wednesday night.”I want to see everyone in costume and hear my lines come to life,” she said.