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Charter school denied TriCity Academy backers plan to appeal to state By Tom Munds
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Renata Puccini, left, volunteered to play the cat and Christi Cordova played Alice in the library-sponsored production of “Alice in Wonderland” in which members of the audience became cast members. Photos by Tom Munds
Audience becomes part of Wonderland POSTAL ADDRESS
Library gives crowd a chance to participate in production By Tom Munds
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The families may not have known they would become members of the cast when they attended the Oct. 31 performance of “Alice in Wonderland.” The event was held in Hampden Hall and the only person initially on the stage was Seth Misel from the Littleton Town Hall Arts Center. “This is a participation play and I will want members of the audience to volunteer to become cast members,” he said. “I have costumes for the volunteers and I will help them with their lines. So, please don’t be shy and join me on stage.”
There were about 50 people in the audience. Misel selected 18 individuals to join him on the stage so they could play roles ranging from the Queen of Hearts to Alice. Then he told the remaining members of the audience they too would participate in the play as the chorus helping sing the song and providing sound effects. When he called for volunteers, many children eagerly raised their hands. He selected the child he thought would be right for a particular part. Then he enlisted three adults to fill the remaining spots in the cast. Misel read the story from a book, calling on each cast member as needed to step to the front of the stage and take part in the play. Deb Cates volunteered to play the Queen of Cast continues on Page 9
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Seth Maisel of Littleton Town Hall Arts Center reads “Alice in Wonderland” as Christi Cordova, playing Alice, awaits the cue to say her lines during the Oct. 31 library-sponsored performance of Lewis Carroll’s famous work.
TriCity Academy supporters announced they would appeal to the state board of education almost immediately after the Englewood School Board denied the academy’s application to establish a charter school in Englewood. The school board held a special meeting Oct. 28 to render a decision on the charter application. Board members unanimously voted to deny the application. Duane Tucker, school board president, read a motion that included a number of reasons for not approving the request, including a lack of community interest in a charter school and a budget he deemed unworkable. “The charter application to the district was the first step and the second step will be our appeal to the state board of education,” Englewood City Councilman and charter-school applicant Rick Gillit said after the Oct. 28 meeting. “We feel we will Charter continues on Page 22
DeGette gets a 10th term Incumbent picks up two-thirds of the vote By Tom Munds
tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Diana DeGette (D-Denver) will once again represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She will begin her 10th term in Congress in January when she takes the oath of office. DeGette picked up 65.5 percent of the vote Nov. 4. Republican candidate Martin Walsh received 29.5 percent, while Libertarian Frank Atwood got 3.2 percent and unaffiliated candidate Danny Stroud got 1.8 percent. “I stand here not in sad defeat, but with optimism about the State of Colorado and the state of the Republican Party,” said Walsh from a GOP watch party at the Hyatt Regency Denver DeGette Tech Center. “Despite our differences, we both share a love of Colorado and America.” DeGette, who was not immediately available for comment, graduated from Denver South High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from Colorado College in 1979. She went on to earn her law degree from New York University Law School in 1982. She served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives before being DeGette continues on Page 4