Interns Suit Up for a Summer of Service
BY CAT SHANNON
On a recent Sunday morn -
ing, Ryan Shepard could be found wearing a suit of armor and holding a shield while a child nearby waved a (fake) sword. It might be surprising to discover where he was doing this: in church.
Shepard, a 2024 graduate of Donegal High School who now attends Columbia International University, is one of five summer interns at Community Bible Church in Marietta. He donned the costume as part of a lesson he taught to children attending Sunday school at the church.
“I want to go into ministry and work in a church or work overseas as a missionary in the future, so I wanted to get ministry experience learning how to serve within a church,” he explained. “I also really enjoy working with kids.”
Community Bible Church has held a summer internship program since
BY CAT SHANNON
When Susquehanna Stage presents “Bright Star,” audiences will discover a musical full of the ups and downs of human emotion.
“It’s a beautiful show,” said Lakisha Welch, who portrays Alice Murphy, the woman at the center of the story. “There’s an element of fate in this show. It’s a show about being true to yourself and trying to right the wrongs of the past in the best way you know how. It’s about characters looking for redemption.”
“Bright Star” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, July 25 and 26 and Aug. 1 and 2, as well as at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31,
BY CAT SHANNON
In the few years she’s served our country, Christine C. Emswiler has made a big impact. The 2022 Donegal High School graduate, now an Army corporal, was honored for her service with a Quilt of Valor presented by the Red Rose Quilters Guild in a ceremony organized in partnership with members of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 809 on the square in Maytown last month.
More than 100 people came out for the ceremony, which was a surprise to Emswiler, home for a brief leave from duty.
“The Red Rose Quilters Guild honored her with a quilt for her outstanding service. She served in nine foreign countries in three years,” said Sara Gutshall of the American Legion Auxiliary 809. “She is so deserving of this honor, and we want to thank her for her service.”
While living locally, Emswiler demonstrated an early commitment to community service and impact. She received the American Legion Award in 2018 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Mount Joy Post 5752 Founders Award in 2022. While a student at Donegal, she was a member of the field hockey team that won the state championship in 2018, and she was inducted into the National Honor Society in 2021.
She achieved other local honors, including service as a Poppy Princess in Bainbridge, and she was a Girl Scout for 13 years, earning both her Bronze and Silver awards.
“She has done a lot of local community service,” Gutshall shared. “She planted flowers at the square in Maytown for years.
Community Bible Church interns and staff members.
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The cast of “Bright Star” includes (from left) Daniel Graf, Lakisha Welch, Zach Haines and Jordyn Johnson.
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“We really believe in our young people,” said Jim Hottenstein, associate pastor. “We think this is a win-win. It’s a win for the church, because they help out with summer programming, and it’s a win for them, because we get to invest in them for the summer. We made it paid because we wanted to attract college students, and college students need money. We put money in our budget to have a team of interns every summer, and we love it.”
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For Nissley, a 2024 Penn Manor High School graduate and current student at Liberty University, the internship has provided an opportunity to not only work with children, but also learn something new.
CHIQUES METHODIST CHURCH: 1215 E. Main St., Mount Joy. Doug Paglia, Pastor. Worship Service at 9-10 am Children’s Sunday School: 9-10 am. Refreshments & Fellowship: 10-10:30 am. Adult Sunday School at 10:30-11:30 am. Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. For more information, call: 717-653-5175.
MILTON GROVE CHURCH: 2026 Cloverleaf Road (located N. of Rt. 283 Rheems/ Elizabethtown Exit) Mount Joy. Pastor: Jamie Pietsch. Join us Sundays at 9:30 am for in-person worship and on Facebook live at www.miltongrovechurch.com
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All of the interns this summer are members of the church. They interviewed for the position at the beginning of 2025 and lead worship on Sunday mornings for up to 50 children in grades one through five - among other responsibilities - from May through early August.
Joining Shepard as summer interns are Hannah Slobozien, Allison Fry, Lauren Nissley and Ava McAlonis.
“This a church internship. We do more than just work with kids, but it’s mostly kids,” said Slobozien, a 2024 Donegal High School graduate and current Penn State student returning for her second year as an intern. “I love building relationships with the kids, investing in them, becoming someone they can look up to.”
Along with leading the Sunday worship program, the interns help with Backyard Bible Clubs, the church’s program that brings lessons out into the community, as well as Junior Camp, where they spend a week with students in grades three through five. They also visit with senior citizens at the church, help with events such as the church’s Fourth of July celebration and attend staff meetings.
“The first two weeks is orientation, where we go over strength finders, so they learn their strengths and how to best work with each other,” said Cindy Gardner, director of children’s ministry. “We do a spiritual gifts course, life mapping, team building and getting to know each other. They also read two books and discuss the chapters once a week. One is a
“I’ve been super involved in children’s ministry my whole life,” she said, noting that she started assisting her mother in Sunday school classes as an elementary school student. “I want to be a teacher, so this fit into my desire to teach kids. I have also enjoyed seeing more of the inner workings of the church. I’ve gone here my entire life, but being able to see behind the scenes has been interesting.”
McAlonis just finished a year where she participated in the OneLife Institute in South Carolina, and she learned about the internship through Slobozien.
“I wanted experience with ministry, and I wanted to get more involved with the community here,” said the 2024 Elizabethtown High School graduate.
Fry, a 2023 graduate of Donegal High School who now attends Cedarville University, said she’s been enjoying working with the children and learning about the inner workings of the church she’s attended for a decade.
“We try to keep everything engaging and relevant for the ages and kids we’re working with,” she said, noting that the interns have a summer Sunday school curriculum that they use as a basis for their classes. “We want to be sure what we’re teaching really speaks to these kids and what interests them, and we want to play into our own strengths as well.”
Overall, the internship program has given young people a chance to take an active role in ministry while building skills for future success, Gardner said.
“Everybody who puts their faith in Jesus has a spiritual gift to give back to the church,” she remarked, encouraging other churches to consider an internship program. “Even if they can’t do a paid internship, they can encourage young people to use those gifts to serve the Lord.”
CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 75-133 East High Street, Elizabethtown 717-367-2786. Rev. Albert J. Domines, Jr., Sr. Pastor. Rev. Gerald R. Kliner, Jr., Assoc. Pastor. Liturgies of Holy Eucharist Saturday at 6 pm & Sunday at 9:30 am. Handicapped accessible. Morning Prayer Wed. at 8:30am. www.christlutheran-etown.com
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH: welcomes you to Love God, Love Others, and Reach Out with us! Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 a.m. We’re located at 331 Anderson Ferry Road in Marietta (off Rt 441 on Rt 772). Learn more at cbcpa.org.
ELIZABETHTOWN MENNONITE CHURCH:
300 S Spruce St. (corner of S. Spruce & E. Bainbridge) Elizabethtown, PA 17022. You are welcome to join us for Sunday School at 9:00 am and Sunday Worship at 10:00 am - in person or livestreamed on our YouTube Channel. Ph: 717-367-7089 info@etownmennonite.com Visit us online at www.etownmennonite.com
ETOWN GRACE CHURCH, 305 Anchor Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Dr. Rick A. Clark, Pastor. Sunday: SS and Adult Bible Classes 9 am, Morning Worship 10:15 am. Wed night 6:15-7:45 pm AWANA (Children’s Ministry). Website at etowngrace.com
FLORIN CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: You are welcome here! Worship service is at 10:15am Sunday mornings at 815 Bruce Avenue, Mount Joy PA 17552. Now LiveStreaming on YouTube - Search for us @florinchurch For more information, visit us at www.florincob.org Phone: 717-6531202 Email: secretary@florincob.org
GLOSSBRENNER CHURCH: 713 Church St. (located on the corner of Church & Angle Sts.), Mount Joy. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am (In-Person or Live Streamed). Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. Sunday School for all ages: 11:15 am. Pastor: Heather Hammel. Church Office: 717-653-5683. "Like" us on Facebook: Glossbrenner Church. www.glossbrenner.net
GOSPEL OUTREACH (GO) CHURCH: New facility! The barn at 266 Maytown Rd, Elizabethtown. 717-475-7551. Love God, Love People, Disciple One Another. Sunday Worship: 8:30-9:45 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30-8 p.m., Gospel Outreach Training (GOT!): 2:304 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Rev. Dr. Kara Werner, Pastor. gochurch22.com
GRACE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF MANHEIM: 1483 N. Colebrook Rd., Manheim. SUNDAYS: Adult Bible Class at 9:30am and Worship Service at 10:30am. Wednesday Evening Prayer is held from 6:30pm-7:30pm For more details, please visit http://www.gcfmanheim.org or call 717-665-7222.
MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH (A Roman Catholic Parish): 625 Union School Rd., Mount Joy. Pastor: Rev. Ted Keating. Mass Times: Saturday Vigil 4:30pm, Sunday 8:30 & 11 am; Monday thru Friday 8:30 am. Confessions: Sat 3:30pm. 717-653-4903, visit us online at www.marymotherparish.org
PROCLAMATION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA): Meeting at Kraybill Mennonite School, 598 Kraybill Church Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552. Sundays at 10:30am We Welcome You! Visit us online at www.proclamationpca.com
RUHL’S CHURCH: A growing church committed to Christ. Worship on Sunday morning at 8 am for a traditional feel. Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 am., 10:30 am. Worship led by praise band. (Nursery available. Handicap accessible.) For more information, please call 717-665-3400 or visit www.ruhlschurch.org Located at 4810 Elizabethtown Rd, Manheim.
SAINT LUKE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 209 S. Market St. at Columbia Ave., Mount Joy. Phone: 717-653-4977. Sunday Holy Eucharist at 11 am. Wednesday Morning Prayer at 10 am in the Education Building. Taize Service 1st Sat. of the month at 5 pm. stlukesmountjoy@gmail.com www.stlukesmountjoypa.org Handicap Accessible.
SAINT PAUL’S CHURCH (A united Methodist Congregation): 398 N. Locust Street (North Spruce and Oak Streets), Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Phone:717-367-1889. Sunday Worship: Traditional at 8:30am, Grace Kids (ages 0-12 yrs) at 10:15am, Contemporary 10:15am.Email:office@wearesaintpauls.com Visit us online at: wearesaintpauls.com
ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Loving, growing, and sharing JOY through Jesus! Sunday service times: 9 and 10:30 a.m. 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy 717-6535493. www.connectstmarks.com Livestream at facebook.com/ConnectStMarks
WAYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 600 Stony Battery Rd., Landisville (near Hempfield High School). Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Fritz, Pastor. Wayside enjoys one combined Summer Sunday Worship Service @ 10am w/contemporary & traditional elements. Family Ministry at the same hour for nursery, children, and youth ages. For more info, visit www.waysidepc.org or call: (717) 898-1551.
WORD OF LIFE CHAPEL: 139 Wickersham Rd., Bainbridge. 717-426-1171 Sunday Service - 10:15 am (Children’s Ministry & Nursery Care Provided). Visit us online at www.wordoflifechapel.org We welcome you!
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH/ LANDISVILLE: 85 East Brandt Blvd. 717-898-2911; adminzelc@comcast.net In-person worship at 9am. Live-stream link can be found at zionhempfield.net under the worship tab and on the Zion Lutheran Hempfield Facebook page. Adult Sunday School in-person at 10:15am. Pastor Timothy Seitz-Brown.
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Ryan Shepard teaches a lesson at Community Bible Church.
Tennis Tourney Will Serve Up Opportunities for All
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Tennis, everyone?
In addition to being a high-level, United State Tennis Association-sanctioned women’s tournament, the 18th Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge offers all a chance to be involved during its weeklong run from Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.
Admission is free to the tournament, and there is no ticketing for members of the general public. The USTA Pro Circuit event, with both singles and doubles competitions, will be held at the Hempfield recCenter, 1251 Stony Battery Road, Landisville. In addition to in-person viewing, matches will be livestreamed on the event’s website, https://hempfieldrec .com/landisville-pro-circuit/. The website also features information on the events surrounding the tournament and will include the brackets once the field has been finalized, said Wilson Pipkin, who is the Hempfield recCenter’s director of tennis and the event’s organizer.
The Koser Inspiring Women Luncheon presented by Turbo Execs will be held Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blue Collar Restaurant, Bar & Catering, 949 Church St., Landisville. There is a cost to attend, and people may register on the tournament website. From 11 to 11:30 a.m. there will be Meet, Mingle, and Mimosas. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will be able to attend the day’s matches in the box seat area. The event will pay tribute to women from the area who have inspired others. People can pay for a chance to win items donated by local businesses and the tournament community partners. All proceeds will benefit Milagro House in Lancaster. “We recognize women in the community who are doing exceptional things, and we will tell their stories,” Pipkin said.
High School Night will be held
at 7 p.m. on Aug. 6, featuring an Around the World Challenge. Teams will rotate through the court, racing to hit a ball from each spot before the next team. The winning team will receive a pizza party during the 2025-26 tennis season.
Friday, Aug. 8, will be Kids Day. The event is free for kids age 12 and under. From 10 to 11:30 a.m., games will be held before tournament play begins. Email Catherine Shaak at shaak@ms.usta.com for more information.
On Saturday, Aug. 9, the Hempfield recCenter will host its first Wheelchair Tennis Clinic and Match Play event, which is open to wheelchair athletes of all ages and skill levels. The first 25 people who register will receive a gift bag. Check-in on the day of the event will begin at 9:30 a.m. The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, and lunch and match play will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. There is a fee, which will include lunch. Go to the Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge website to register. Email Melissa Landis at mlandis11@outlook.com if there are questions.
Another opportunity for community members to participate is by volunteering. The list of openings can be found on the tournament website and includes jobs like working a shift in the players’ lounge, running the scoreboard, being a court monitor or part of the ball crew, and serving as a VIP host. “Sponsors and volunteers are what keeps the tournament free,” said Pipkin, who encourages interested volunteers to sign up early. “The key is to keep the event free, so we can promote tennis and promote a healthy sport.”
The plan is working. Last year, Hempfield recCenter won an award from the USTA for being the No. 1 facility in the country for adult programming, and it also features numerous programs for youths.
Wilson Pipkin is Hempfield recCenter’s director of tennis and organizes the annual Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge.
Photo by George Deibel
private first class. Now a combat medic, she has served in countries including Slovenia, Hungary and Germany. In 2023, she made Army history by being part of the 10th Mountain Division in Operation Northern Forest, entering a port previously unused by the U.S. military. While on this mission, she was the only senior medic to be trained in air evacuation using a Skedco, a product used by military personnel for rescue operations.
In August of 2024, she was promoted to corporal and received an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), awarded to service members who distinguish themselves through heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service.
of Valor Foundation (QOVF) program, awarding handmade quilts to service members and veterans touched by war. The guild members create the quilts, which are specifically sized and labeled according to QOVF guidelines, and present them as tokens of appreciation to military members for their service and sacrifice. Along with the presentation of the quilt, members of the American Legion Riders from Elizabethtown, Mount Joy and Marietta honored Emswiler at the ceremony.
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In March of 2025, she arrived back stateside to Louisiana, where she served with Cobra Company before joining Army headquarters company, where she is now in charge of field litter ambulances.
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“Sometimes you don’t truly realize the impact you have on people. Coming from such a small town, everyone knows everyone,” Emswiler said. “And so coming home and seeing all these faces that I haven’t seen in a while, it truly means a lot, and it brings me great joy and a smile to my face to see everyone again.”
Following the ceremony, Emswiler returned to Louisiana to complete more medic training prior to her next deployment.
Flower Club To Meet
The Elizabethtown Flower Club will meet at noon on Monday, Aug. 4, at The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St., Mount Joy. The program will be “Growing Cut Flowers” by Tracy Zeiset of Country Joy Flowers.
Guests are welcome. There is a fee for lunch. Reservations and cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, July 31, by calling Barb Mowrer at 717-684-5331.
GEARS To Offer Fall Programs
GEARS will offer fall programs to the community from September to December. Programs will include preschool programs, youth sports, special events, fitness classes, aquatic classes, continuing education sessions, and bus trips.
Registration for the fall programs will open on Wednesday, July 30, at 8 a.m. To register or for more information, visit www .getintogears.org or call 717-367-0355.
Sara Gutshall (left) of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 809 reads remarks to Christine C. Emswiler.
Christine C. Emswiler (center) receives a Quilt of Valor.
The Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge began in 2008 with a prize pool of $10,000, and that total has risen to $100,000, the maximum amount allowed for USTA circuit events. When Pipkin originally applied to host an event, the only opening on the schedule was in May. In 2013, there was a vacancy in the schedule in August, so Pipkin held two tournaments that year. The August date is advantageous for many reasons. Most significantly, the tournament takes place a couple weeks prior to the U.S. Open and is played on hardcourts just like the annual Grand Slam event in Queens, which is a
train ride away from Landisville. The surface and location help enable the Hempfield recCenter event to attract players ranked in the Top 100 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
Some of the most well-known players to participate in the Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge in the past did not win the event, including Jessica Pegula, who is currently ranked third in the world. In 2021, Emma Raducanu did not make the finals of the tournament but then went on an improbable run to capture the U.S. Open title a few weeks later.
Pipkin said he will receive the full list of entries on Tuesday, July
22. There are typically between 400 and 500 applicants, with the highest-ranked players qualifying for the draw. One player is known. Pipkin is permitted to choose one wild card entrant. This year, he selected York native Elizabeth Ionescu. “It’s great to have a local player, and she’s one of the top junior players in the country,” Pipkin said. “It’s nice to give a local girl a chance to play on the bigger stage.”
“You don’t really know who’s the next big star,” said Pipkin. “You can see players here and then see them on the biggest stage in the world (at the U.S. Open). That is really cool.”
Fair To Feature Auctions, Tournaments
The 2025 Elizabethtown Fair will run from Monday, Aug. 18, to Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds, 900 E. High St., Elizabethtown. To learn more about the fair, visit www.etownfair.com.
Three auctions will be held at the fair.
A baked goods auction featuring all the baked goods entered in the competitive exhibits will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, on the Pennsylvania Lottery Stage. These items will include the best of show decorated cake; blue ribbon apple pie; angel food cake; chocolate cake; PA Preferred junior brownie, cookie, or bar; and Mars Wrigley entries. Fair president Kenneth Myer will serve as auctioneer, assisted by John Carl.
On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the sale of champions will take place following the supreme champion events in the show ring. Rabbit meat pen, dairy feeder calves, beef, goats, market lambs, and swine will be auctioned. Harry Bachman will serve as auctioneer, assisted by Carl.
Proceeds will benefit local youths.
The annual Elizabethtown Fair auction will offer items donated by local artists, craftspeople, merchants and fair vendors. Myer will serve as auctioneer, assisted by Carl. The auction will begin on the Pennsylvania Lottery Stage at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. The auction will include Elizabethtown Fair commemorative crocks filled with arrangements by local florists. Also featured at the annual auction will be the premium book cover artwork titled “Fair Friends” on a vintage tilt-top table painted by Nancy Landis, local artist, which will be auctioned off at 9 p.m. Landis is a lifelong Lancaster County resident. She has enjoyed providing the annual premium book cover for many years.
To donate items for the auction, call Darlene at 717-330-6023 or drop off donations at the fair office on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Three tournaments will be held at the fair on Aug. 23.
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will begin at 10 a.m. Premiums will be awarded for singles at 40 feet and doubles at 40 feet.
Horseshoes will be supplied by the fair, or shooters may use their own shoes, if desired. National Horseshoe Pitching Association (NHPA) rules will apply, except as specified by fair officials. For information, contact Shawn at 717-719-1647.
A Buck Shot Tournament sponsored by Moo-Duck Brewery will be held on the Pennsylvania Lottery Stage at 3 p.m. The tournament is open to youths and adults. The youth division will include youths ages 6 to 18. For details, call Mike at 570-242-5658.
The Cornhole Tournament, with teams of two, will begin at 2 p.m. Boards and bags will be supplied by the fair, but participants may bring their own bags. For information, including how to preregister, call Dan at 717-537-8756 or Taryn at 717-9687807. Registration will also take place from 1 to 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 23.
Church To Offer Free Backpacks, School Supplies
school supplies during the church’s Tools 4 School event.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at 1290 River Road, Marietta, will hold its annual Tools 4 School giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 9 to 11 a.m. No registration is required.
Students will be able to choose a backpack and then fill it with school supplies, including pocket folders, tablets, colored pencils, crayons, markers, pencils, pens, rulers and erasers. Children may also browse used books and select a free book or two.
This is the church’s 17th year for the giveaway. More than 150 students received backpacks and school supplies last year.
Supplies and backpacks are
donated by congregation members, as well as community members and organizations. Zion’s fraternal insurance agency, Thrivent, also provides financial assistance to purchase supplies as well.
Tools 4 School is one of the main ministry programs at Zion. Another program is Prime Time, held at noon on the first Tuesday of the month.
Open to adults in the congregation and the community, the program provides lunch followed by bingo with prizes.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church holds worship services at 10:15 a.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.zionmarietta.org.
“Stellar” VBS planned
Glossbrenner Church, 713 Church St., Mount Joy, will offer “Stellar” vacation Bible school (VBS) from Sunday, Aug. 3, to Thursday, Aug. 7, from 6 to 8:15 p.m. VBS is open to children ages 4 to 13.
VBS celebration Sunday will take place on Aug. 10 during the 10 a.m. worship service, with a meal to follow.
Participation is free of charge. To register, visit www.glossbrenner.net.
PHEAA Announces Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) encourages 2025-26 college students, graduate students, and their parents to enter to win a $2,500 no-essay scholarship sweepstakes through the PA Forward Student Loan Program.
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and at 2 p.m. on Sundays, July 27 and Aug. 3. It will be performed at Susquehanna Stage, 133 W. Market St., Marietta.
Written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, the Tony Award-nominated show is loosely based on a true story. It’s set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and moves back and forth in time from the 1920s to the 1940s.
“The show is the journey of Alice,” Welch explained. “When she’s young, she falls in love with the mayor’s son. They have a child, but the mayor does not want that stigma for his son, and he says he’s going to take the baby and put it up for adoption.”
It turns out what happens to the baby is actually much darker, but the show is not just sad or depressing, said Daniel Graf, who portrays Alice’s love interest, Jimmy Ray Dobbs.
“It’s a show about grief and mourning and loss,” he said, “but it’s so much more as well.”
Lindy Keefe, who plays Lucy Grant, a co-worker of Alice’s in the later timeline, agreed with Graf’s assessment.
with a laugh, referring to Alice in the 1920s. “I’ve been working on changing the tone, pitch and inflection of my voice as Alice ages, and there’s also the physicality of it.
Alice is a young, wild and free-spirited young lady who becomes this ultra-sophisticated take-charge kind of woman.”
“Bright Star” features a cast of 20. Additional lead characters include Zach Haines as Billy Cane, a man with whom Alice shares a mysterious connection, and Jordyn Johnson as Margo Crawford, a childhood friend of Billy’s.
The score includes Americana music with bluegrass and country themes, providing the perfect backdrop to the story’s time and setting. The dance numbers also complement the plot, Keefe said.
“The dancing matches the sound and time period,” she said. “There’s swing and tap and folksy music. The dance numbers show fun, rhythmic movement in a way that really matches the tone of the show.”
“It’s a statement on grief and loss, but it’s also one of hope and reunion and connection,” she said. “I think it’s surprisingly fun as well. I’ve seen shows where you leave, and you just feel heavy, and I don’t think this is one of those shows. It balances those feelings and emotions really beautifully.”
The show’s title refers to the characters finding their way and discovering who they were meant to be, Keefe shared.
“Your bright star is the thing that guides you and what you do in life,” she stated. “Love perseveres in this show. There’s the love that Alice has as she reconnects with her romantic love, but there’s familial love as well, finding your family again or creating your chosen family.”
The storyline moves back and forth between Alice as a teenager and as a career woman who has risen to the top in the literary world.
For Welch, portraying the differences in her character has provided an opportunity to hone her acting skills.
“It is a challenge, because I am way older than 16,” she said
Like Keefe, Jared Mattson portrays one of Alice’s co-workers in the 1940s scenes. His character, Daryl Ames, only knows the surface of Alice’s story at first but begins to learn more about her past as it’s revealed to him and Lucy.
He noted that playing the comic relief in a show full of heavy themes has been fun and a unique challenge to embrace.
“‘Bright Star’ is so fun because it’s simple characters, but it’s set in a story of epic proportions,” he remarked. “It’s easy to connect with the characters, but you leave the show going, ‘Whoa!’ with this rollercoaster of emotions.”
Audiences will also walk away connecting to at least one character in the show, Graf said.
“Because there are different characters that go on different paths throughout the show, everyone who comes to see it will take something different away with them,” he said. “There are so many different character arcs in this show, and audiences get to see the development of every single character.”
For more information or to purchase tickets for “Bright Star,” visit www.susquehannastage.com.
Chiques Church, 4045 Sunnyside Road, Manheim, will host its fourth annual BBQ Competition on Sunday, Aug. 24, starting at 4 p.m. The competition will include pulled pork, brisket, ribs, chicken and a miscellaneous category. Prizes, including Yeti coolers, will be awarded. To sign up as a competitor before Sunday, Aug. 17, visit www .chiqueschurch.com/bbq or call JP at 717-824-1172.
