‘Beautiful’ dances, more inspired choice to do show new to area

TUCK, from Page 26

Boyer said during that number, no words are spoken and no lyrics are sung.

“And yet, an amazing story needs to be told,” she explained.

“Several guests were watching that night and we could hear their audible reactions and watch them wiping away the tears,” she said of the time that number was done in their first dress rehearsal. “That’s when we knew that we had something special. They got it — they understood what we were trying to do and they were moved and touched by the story.”

She said the cast was dedicated to the musical and determined to perform well, despite adversity.

“During Friday’s show, our soundboard died and the music stopped in the middle of the Act II ballet. The cast kept dancing and when the music returned after a few terrifying moments, they were exactly in sync and most of the audience had no idea what had happened,” she said proudly.

Erst And Crew

Jayla Lopez (Winnie Foster), Angel Maisonette (Jesse Tuck), Amarilis Tebar (Mae Tuck), Angel Ortiz (Miles Tuck) Cameron Bucher (Angus Tuck), KJ Ranck (Mother) Sam Wolfe (Nana) Micah Shively (Man in Yellow), Jace DiPerna (Hugo), Fox Laubach (Constable Joe); Ensemble: Kyra Lopez, Grace Hogan, Brooklyn Colon, Rachel Inch, Peyton Wiest, Antonio Charriez, Kaylee Jenkins, Egan Shimel, Cora Hoover, Logan Charriez, Cynette Winston, Rigo Pena, Rose Hoover, Bradyn Bouder, Allison Carper, Ehsyiah Burgos, Alex Heim; Crew: Elizabeth Furr, Trinity Carper, Lanza Adams, Basil Milheim, Juliann Klinger, Kenzie Maurer, Tristan Hummel, Chris Winston

The students at the Shikellamy High School Theatre, under the direction of Ellen Boyer, put on a fabulous production of “Tuck Everlasting” at Shikellamy High School. This show featured beautiful production values all around and a cast of strong voices and stellar young performers.

“Tuck Everlasting,” based on the children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt, tells the story of 11 -year-old Winnie Foster making a magical discovery in the woods near her home in Treegap, New Hampshire. On her way to a carnival, she meets the Tuck family who have drunk from an enchanted spring that gives them eternal life. Winnie and the Tucks must evade a carnival man who is also searching for the spring, and ultimately Winnie must make a fateful choice whether to join the Tucks forever or return to her home.

This production featured junior Jayla Lopez as Winnie and senior Angel Maisonette as Jesse Tuck, as well as Amarilis Tebar, Angel Ortiz and Cameron Bucher as the rest of the Tuck clan. Other featured performers included Micah Shively as the nefarious Man In Yellow, and comic relief was provided by the duo of Fox Laubach as Constable Joe and Jace DiPerna as his deputy, Hugo. A large ensemble of singers, dancers and townspeople made the show a treat to see and hear, under the musical direction of Brett Hosterman.

The impressive set, designed by Beth O’Connell and Steve Bucher, featured a gigantic, climbable tree, a twostory rotating house, and a giant carnival scene as well, and the lighting and sound by Stefan Eisenhower and

Above: Micah Shively leads a number as the Man in Yellow. Top: Angel Maisonette, Jayla Lopez, Angel Ortiz and Amarilis Tebar perform a scene together. costumes by Boyer and Marilyn Gresh gave the show a spectacular feel of period authenticity. The audience was delighted by the songs — from spirited choral numbers like “Top of the World” and “Live Like This” to the more intimate solos like “Time” and “Everlasting” — and the final ballet showing the rest of Winnie’s story was truly moving. Congraulations to the cast and crew of Tuck Everlasting for this joyous production!

— Jove Graham