Multiple theatrical events visit the region
November seems to be a very dramatic month around here.
In the first week of the month, the traveling staff of the Missoula Children's Theater were at the Glenwood School helping mount a production of Robinson Crusoe. Last week, the Goldendale High School Drama Club performed the world premiere of an original adaption of the film classic My Man Godfrey-with two more shows coming this Friday and Saturday at the Grange Hall at 7:30 p.m. And this weekend also features Lyle high and middle school students performing an audience-participation mystery called Trouble at the Talent Show, this Friday and Saturday at the Dallesport Elementary Multipurpose Room at 7 p.m. each night.
Following is a round-up of these events.
Robinson Crusoe
Traveling actors Addie Barnhart and Dave Smith from Missoula Children's Theater worked with the students of Glenwood School during the week of Nov. 1 to put on a production of Robinson Crusoe, held on Nov. 6. The actors auditioned students and cast the parts after school on Monday.
The cast of characters for Robinson Crusoe were as follows: Robinson Crusoe was played by Mariah Smith, Wilson by Dalton Jones, Leonard the Leopard by Mary Jorgensen. The character Friday's family included Tiffany McCoy, Whitney Feller, Rebecca Hallenbeck, Baylee Couch, Brittany McCoy, and Forrest Putnam. Oscar the Octopus was played by Bethany Putnam, Marty the Turtle by Michael Jorgensen, Polly the Parrot by Kinley Troh, Billy Goat by Michaela Enyart, Willy Goat by Kyle Dean, and Wilma by Bailey Gimlin. The Very Happy Frowny Face Tribe was played by Carmen Guzman, Max Jacobsen, Kaitlyn Masden, and Jocelyn Sampson. Chameleons were played by Emily Hastings, Lilly Molyneux, Andrew McFall, Liam McLaughlin, Nahaleigh Schuster, and Bricin Whitefield. The assistant director was Corbin Schuster, and piano accompaniment was provided by Betsy Putnam.
The Missoula Children's Theater actors worked with the students in acting workshops after school until the performance date. They expressed appreciation for the Glenwood community for the extra help received from parents and school staff for snacks after school, for meals prepared by the Glenwood community members, and the extra transportation required for practice after school.
The Missoula Children's Theater is a program that brings a fully mounted theatrical production to a commnunity and casts local children into the show.
The production arrives on a Monday for a week-long theatrical residency. The program aims to enrich children's experience of theater and have them gain self confidence through their experience on the stage.
My Man Godfrey
Last Friday. My Man Godfrey premiered at the Goldendale Grange Hall, presented by the Goldendal High School Drama Club. Director Maryanna Kruse adapted the 1936 film to the stage. Performances continue this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Trouble at the Talent Show
Lyle high school and Lyle middle school students will present their fall drama production, Trouble at the Talent Show, on Friday and Saturday nights, Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, at the Dallesport Elementary Multipurpose Room at 7 p.m.
This audience-participation play includes a lasagna dinner and a dessert bar. All proceeds will go to the 2010 senior class. Prizes will be awarded to the winning table, which will be the super sleuths who solve the play's mystery. The cast is made up of middle school and high school students, as well as staff members and some members of the Pretenders Theatre Company.
The cast includes: Louise Gruver, Dee Williams, Gabriella Casey, Karlee Roth, Tia Stuart, Chantel McGraw, Samira Zaugg, Drew Bernier, Dylan Davis, Kyle Murphy, Ron Wertz, Dillon Huffman, Keale Wiseman, Olivia Fox, Joey Carabin, Tori Wilkins, Kyle Radke, Ha Nguyen, Daniel Bliss, Corey Bernier, Kileena Matthews, Kaelin Eskeli, Jacob Zeigler, Dana Chase, Josiah Clark, AylaWells, LeslieAnn Rodriguez, Susan Carabin, Britt Becker, Diane Price, Sharon Hull, Phil Williams, Linda Beiter, Dan Chase, Mary Marvel, and Teleia Adams. The play is directed by Gail Farris.
Trouble at the Talent Show was written by Eileen Moushey, with permission by Mysteries by Moushey, Inc. Kent, Ohio.
Coalition asks Washingtonians to eat locally grown food for Thanksgiving
With a little planning, having an all-Washington Thanksgiving dinner is absolutely possible. So says the Cascade Harvest Coalition, a group that connects farmers in the state with retailers, chefs and consumers. The Coalition is asking Washington residents to sign a pledge saying they'll serve at least one locally-grown food for the upcoming holiday.
Mary Embleton, who heads the group, says that shouldn't be tough. Retailers have responded to the growing number of requests for local products, so this year they're not hard to find.
"It's easier and easier for people to find local products identified on the shelves at the store. And certainly, kind of in between the farmers' market and the retailers, there's a lot more home deliveries that are partnering with local farmers. So, there's a lot more access now to local food," says Embleton.
Embleton says the only thing you may have to improvise on is the main course. There are plenty of options, from pork, beef and chicken to fresh seafood and vegetarian alternatives. However, if you insist on a locally-raised turkey, those are in short supply.
"We do have people that raise turkeys in the state but, because of the lack of processing facilities, it's certainly not the number that would kind of meet the demand for everybody at Thanksgiving," says Embleton. She suggests placing turkey orders early if you want a Washington bird, typically during summertime.
Embleton says eating locally helps the state's economy, farmers and their communities, as well as minimizing the transportation costs of shipping food in from other areas. Or as the Coalition puts it, "Why should your food travel farther than your guests?"
About 2,500 families took the Eat Local for Thanksgiving pledge last year, and this year's goal is to double that number. The pledge, as well as details about a video contest for families, can be found online at www.eatlocalforthanksgiving.org.
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