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Take Two - Cavod To Present “The Music Man Jr.” BY ANN MEAD ASH
Robert Rubis and Ella Stoltzfus enjoyed dinner during part two of the Night to Shine.
Celebrating People With Special Needs year, they had to completely revamp the celebration, but it still or the past five years, the coor- offered a fun night out - and in. The Night to Shine is an annual dinators of Night to Shine, Lancaster Collaboration have event sponsored by the Tim Tebow had to change the location of the Foundation to give people with speevent to accommodate an ever- cial needs a prom experience. Typigrowing number of guests. This cally, it’s an in-person event that pairs guests with a volunteer buddy for the evening, but this year looked a little different, said Joell Ketcham, event organizer. This year involved a two-night celebration, starting with a “Shine-Thru” drivethrough event on Feb. 11 at the LCBC Manheim Campus, 2392 Mount Joy Road. The following evening, a virtual Night to Shine was held to allow guests to celebrate in the comfort of their homes. “We had 195 guests registered for the event,” Ketcham remarked. “Each guest The Night to Shine “Shine-Thru” featured a drive-through event for guests, including Becky Box, to meet costume characters during the celebration. BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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Derrick Lambert will play Harold Hill in the rescheduled production of “The Music Man Jr.,” set to play at Cavod Theatre, New Holland, on two weekends in March.
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received a name tag that was taped to their vehicle, so we knew who was in there, as well as a swag bag that was filled with snacks and treats as they drove the designated route.” Throughout the route, guests were greeted by a variety of costume characters, including Minions, Elmo, and characters from “Frozen,” “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and more. “Then they were announced on the red carpet, in their vehicles, by the (disc jockeys) from Fun 101.3,” Ketcham stated. “The guests were then presented with a crown or tiara.” At the end of the drivethrough, guests received a meal to prepare on Friday night to enjoy during the virtual portion of the celebration. “This was completely different than other years, but everything went beautifully, and the guests had so much fun,” Ketcham noted. “They loved that everyone greeted them by name.”
After more than a decade bringing musicals and dramas to the New Holland area, Cavod Theatre has looked back to the organization’s roots to stage a junior version of one of the theater’s first productions - “The Music Man.” Last set to play in December 2020 but postponed due to COVID19 restrictions, the show, “The Music Man Jr.,” will be presented at Cavod Theatre, 641 W. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. on Fridays, March 19 and 26; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, March 20 and 27; and at 4 p.m. on Sundays, March 21 and 28. “It’s one of the more fun junior shows,” said director Alex Weaver, who grappled with the challenges of rehearsing under COVID-19 restrictions. Weaver divided the 36-member cast into “family groupings,” and taught the show’s lovebirds, Harold Hill, played by Derrick Lambert, and Marian Paroo, played by Soren Lefever, how to portray emotion without getting too close or looking directly at each other while singing.