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JULY 21, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 31
Lessons From “Into The Woods Jr.” Cavod Campers To Stage Fairy Tale Mash-Up BY ANN MEAD ASH
ccording to Stephanie Morales, who is making her theatrical directorial debut with Cavod’s “Into the Woods Jr.,” the woods are a metaphor for life. “We have an idea of what life should look like, but let’s look at 2020,” said Morales, pointing out the timeliness of the message. “Life was supposed to look one way, but how do you roll with those punches?” “Into the Woods Jr.” is, in Morales’ words, “a modified, condensed, and wholesome version of the show,” which has been called a modern mash-up of classic fairy tales. The show brings together main characters from “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Rapunzel,” and along with a witch, and a few pieces of other beloved tales, in a story about a baker and his wife and their wish to start a family. Nearly 30 performers ages 8 to 18 will take part in the show. Cast
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members will be part of Cavod’s “Into the Woods Jr.” camp, which is being held at Cavod Academy, New Holland, from July 12 through July 23. The show will be presented at the Cavod Theatre, 641 W. Main St., New Holland, on Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25, at 2 and 7 p.m. each day. Leads include Lucy Taylor as the narrator, DaleRose Day as Cinderella, Gwenyth Unruh as Jack, Margaret Bates as Jack’s mother, Chance Wilson as the baker, Grace Fafel as the baker’s wife, Eden Marcott as Little Red Riding Hood, Emily Rau as the witch, Foster Shrom as Cinderella’s prince, Alana Halliday as Cinderella’s stepmother, Emma Blake as Florinda, Meghan Miller as Lucinda, Josiah Brubaker as Cinderella’s father, Sarah Blatt as Cinderella’s mother, Audrey Pavlica as Rapunzel, Josiah Henne as Rapunzel’s prince, Ayla Vieland as the mysterious man, Sheridan MacKenzie as the wolf, Aaliyah Clark as Granny, and Annicka Locke as the steward. Amy Rau will be the musical director. See Lessons pg 10
Touching Lives With Joy Aaron’s Acres Holds Live And Virtual Camps
Adamstown Library Hosts Genealogy Group
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
More than 40 years ago, Ken McCrea’s father suddenly decided to retire, sell his home, and travel. “I had to rush home that weekend and let (my family) know of anything I wanted to keep,” McCrea recalled, adding that he quickly left graduate school at Purdue University to return to Reamstown. See A Search pg 7
Aaron’s Acres campers enjoy the Manheim Community pool each weekday morning during the six weeks camp is held.
“It’s so good to be back (at camp) in person,” said Aaron’s Acres executive director Risa Paskoff. During 2020, Aaron’s Acres held virtual camp for 50 campers, but this year, six weeks of weekday summer camp are being held at the Manheim Community Pool and Memorial Park, along with a two-week virtual camp. The camp has programs for children, adolescents, and adults ages 5 to 21 with developmental disabilities.
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Campers at Cavod’s musical theater camp will present “Into the Woods Jr.” at the Cavod Theatre in New Holland on July 24 and 25.