Elizabethtown townlively.com
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 40
Comedy And Chaos In “The Curious Savage” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“This is a comedy, but it’s also a mystery,” said Tori Bressler, who plays Lily Belle Savage in Elizabethtown Area High School’s fall play, “The Curious Savage.” “You can expect some laughs, some chaos and tons of fun.” The show will be performed in the high school auditorium at 600 E. High St. on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1 and 7 p.m. “This play is about an older woman, Ethel P. Savage, who is deemed crazy by her stepchildren, and they move her into a place where a lot of other crazy people live,” explained Keli Georges, a senior who portrays Ethel P. Savage. Her character is an elderly widow who has inherited $10 million from her husband and who intends to give it all away to people who wish to pursue their foolish dreams. Her family has her committed to a sanatorium called The Cloisters to prevent her from giving up their family fortune. “You can expect to leave this
show with a different perspective than you had when you came in,” Keli stated. “This is a play that will get you thinking.” Bryan Murray plays Jeff, one of the residents of The Cloisters. He said he wasn’t familiar with “The Curious Savage” before he signed up to audition, but he’s happy to be a part of the show. “It’s full of a bunch of fun characters who we could really dig our teeth into,” he said. “Each character has his own quirks, and it’s been really fun to get to explore that. … We had the chance to do a lot of character work early on in the rehearsals, which was great. It gave us a chance to understand who we are playing and really flesh out the characters.” Tori noted that the show is full of a wide range of characters, from serious to snooty to goofy. “You’re going to see a lot of different personalities on stage,” she stated. The show features a cast of 11 and a crew of six. Stage managers are Abigail Franz, Emma Dixon and Emma Weaver. Technical managers are Connor Alspaugh and Emma Martin. See Comedy pg 7
The cast of “The Curious Savage”
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ping,” said Stacy Moore, describing the Craft and Vendor Show she’s organizing at Durham School Services. “We will have a wide variety of items.” The Craft and Vendor Show will be held at Durham School Services, 2202 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
BY COURTNEY MENGEL
As of Nov. 2, the top five requests for 2-1-1 assistance in Pennsylvania were housing and shelter at 42.1%, utilities at 17%, health care and COVID-19 assistance at 10%, employment and income 8.7%, and food at 6.2%. Hundreds of nonprofit organizations exist in Lancaster County specifically to meet these and other needs. For instance,
one who crochets, someone who makes cocoa bombs. It’s really a little bit of everything.” Food and beverages will also be for sale at the event, including hot dogs, chili, chips and soda. Moore said the idea for the show came about after a group of Durham employees started planning for their participation in the GEARS holiday parade, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11.
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