Rosalie and I had a wonderful time at the
"I am really proud of the entire cast, but I think people will especially be blown away by Sam Seuntjens' performance as Reno Sweeney," Mariska said. "This is such a hard role (made famous on Broadway by Ethel Merman), yet she makes it look easy.”
Very true! I don’t know Sam personally, but, wow! What talent, and great stage presence!
Journey North’s students were no slouches, either! Karissa Lange also did a fabulous job in the role of Erma! I didn’t even realize that she was in the musical and I was thrilled to see her great acting abilities. Franklin Foster came back from his appendectomy earlier this week to pull of a great performance as a part of the sailor quartet. I didn’t see Kellen Montague as he was working sound, but I assume he did a good job as I could hear everything – which is not always the case in many student productions I have attended in the past.
The only drawback to the evening – the extremely uncomfortable seats in the aging and dilapidated auditorium. It’s really a shame that our students have to put up with such a substandard venue. The bright side – we will be voting on two referendum items on December 18 which will help fund additional classrooms, a new library and gymnasium at the Elementary School and an additional gymnasium and performing arts auditorium at the High School! If you live in the
Back to the play: Congratulations to all the students who did such a great job and all the parents and staff who supported it. You guys rocked!
Next weekend:
