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NOVEMBER 3, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 27
Museum Plans “Trains & Troops” Event
Opposites Attract: LSHS To Stage Two Versions Of “The Odd Couple”
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg, will host the 21st annual Trains & Troops weekend event on Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7. The event honors American railroads and members of the United States military. The Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard will present the colors at 11 a.m. on Saturday and at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band will perform Americana and patriotic music on Saturday, and the Lancaster Trombone Quartet will perform on Sunday. During Trains & Troops, an array of military and military railroad service-related vehicles, uniforms, equipment, field gear, maps, books, photographs, memorabilia and collectibles will be on display from participating exhibitors, as well as items from
The Lampeter-Strasburg High School thespian society will perform two versions of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” BY COURTNEY MENGEL
his year’s Lampeter-Strasburg High School (LSHS) fall play will be two versions of Neil Simon’s classic comedy “The Odd Couple.” The original play premiered on Broadway in 1964 and resulted in a movie and a popular 1970s television series. Simon revised the play to feature a female cast in 1985 to create “The Female Odd Couple.” LSHS’ thespian society will run two performances each of the male and female plays. “The Odd Couple” follows the adventures of Felix and Oscar. Felix is neat and critical while Oscar is messy and irresponsible. Hijinks ensue and each man learns about the positive effects
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the other has on him. “The The show’s stars are Max LaguFemale Odd Couple” is based on nas as Felix, Aiden Flory as Oscar, the same story with characters Elly Bruner as Olive, and Sarah named Florence Zeigler as Florence. and Olive. The male “I think people version includes a “ T h i s s h o w i s should come out to card game with about what friends be a part of the friends while the c a n d o f o r o n e community again female version and support local s a i d theater kids,” stated switches it up to a a n o t h e r, ” game of Trivial Pur- R e t t e w . “ I n t h i s Zeigler. suit. Susan Rettew time of COVID, I “I hope people get will serve as the think we all need a positive ex peridirector. support systems, ence seeing live the“This show is a n d t h a t ’ s w h a t ater again,” said about what friends Bruner. this show is all can do for one anothOther cast memer,” said Rettew. “In about.” bers include LSHS this time of COVID, I students Kole think we all need Lawrence, James support systems, and that’s what A p p e l g r i j n , P a u l B e c k e r , B e n this show is all about.” Sutton, Angelia Bixler, Emma
Landis, Cheyenne Oberdorf, Zara Paisley, Madison Miller, Lana Dyer, Chazz Lagunas, and Joshep Velez. All showings will take place in the Performing Arts Center auditorium at LSHS, 1600 Book Road, Lancaster. Performances of the male version of “The Odd Couple” will occur on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. Performances of “The Female Odd Couple” will be on Friday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. “It has been a truly pleasant experience working with this cast,” noted Rettew. “They’re all just really nice kids.” All tickets will be sold at the door, and doors will open one hour before each performance.
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