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MARCH 31, 2021
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VOL XXXVI • NO 46
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Cavod To Stage “The Diary Of Anne Frank” BY ANN MEAD ASH
The cast of the Manheim Township High School production of “The Theory of Relativity” is preparing to stage the show both live and virtually in April.
MTHS Prepares To Present “The Theory Of Relativity”
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Yost, include Kristen Bennet, Evan Castner, Adam Cigan, JD Emig, Erin Gray, Grace Kline, Kennedy Meglic, Caleb Patterson, Nathan Perlis, Abby Piper, Maggie Spealman, Jack Turner, and Olivia Tran-Speros. While students will be live on stage for the performances, the show will be livestreamed and presented for a very limited audience. Interested individuals may purchase a single-device streaming ticket for 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 8; Friday, April 9; or Saturday, April 10. Seats will be assigned to those purchasing a ticket to attend in person. Tickets may be purchased by searching for “Manheim Township High School” at www.showtix4u.com. Tickets may be purchased for a set price, but opportunities to donate more to the program will be presented at purchase.
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“What’s awesome is that I have been able to create a culture where students talk to directors about their feelings on the material,” said Joanne Weaver, who is directing the Manheim Township High School (MTHS) spring musical, “The Theory of Relativity.” “(The students) have really been able to have a voice in making the show their own.” Weaver added that the show, which is about New York University students and graduates, is relevant to the students’ present lives. “(The show is) about what it’s like growing up, so they understand what it’s about,” she noted. The 2016 musical, which is by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, looks at how lives are interconnected in the present day. According to Weaver, during the 80-minute show, the cast of 14 will explore a
Weaver has observed gratitude number of themes ranging from rivalry to body positivity to female in both students and their parempowerment to family relation- ents for the opportunity to preships. “There is lots of comedy,” sent the musical. “I have heard said Weaver, who added that refer- students and parents thank us so ences to Albert Einstein are woven many times for allowing somethroughout the script. “It’s the thing like this to happen,” she story of the (characters) coming to said, noting that she thinks the realize who they are,” she cast and crew have become especially close-knit explained. The show includes “There is lots of because of the cirseveral musical comedy ... It’s the cumstances under which they are pronumbers, and s t o r y o f t h e ducing the show. Weaver warned audiences that there ( c h a r a c t e r s ) Protocols do not will be a few tear- coming to realize allow for touching among cast memjerkers. Sophie Yost, who they are.” bers during who plays the character of Mira, will sing “Promise Me rehearsals; however, at one point This.” “Her song is so heartfelt. It during the presentation, two will touch everyone,” said Weaver. characters will touch, and anothOther musical numbers will include er character will present them “Relativity,” “I’m Allergic to Cats,” with hand sanitizer as part of “The End of the Line,” and “Great her role. Cast members, in addition to Expectations.”
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Monica DePaul, artistic director for Cavod Theatre, considered producing “The Diary of Anne Frank,” she wondered if the actors might struggle with the material. “I thought … it would be hard for the actors to embrace the reality of the situation,” she said. Then DePaul sat in on auditions. Impressed with the quality of the actors’ abilities, she had no doubts about their ability to portray the gravity of the show. “The Diary of Anne Frank,” directed by Alicia Burton, will be presented at the Cavod Theatre, 641 W. Main St., New Holland, at 7 p.m. on Fridays, April 9 and 16; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, April 10 and 17; and at 4 p.m. on Sundays, April 11 and 18.