The St. Francis Drama Project Presents "Ten/Two"

PRESENTS

SPRING PLAY 2021

BY LINDSAY PRICE

PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY REED GABHART Goshen Campus Theater Thursday, April 22nd at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 23rd at 6:30 p.m.

Virtual Watch Party Tuesday, April 27th at 6:30 p.m. meet.google.com/cvu-dxbh-agi

2018

Cast Scenes in Order of Appearance

The Itsy Bitsy Spider or Else Businesswoman: Lucy Bogel

Delivery Person: Charley Ignatow

My Father Went to Switzerland and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Instructor: Eden Bess Farber

Student: Kennedy Julian

Quippage Boy: Jude Sleadd

Girl: Zara Farber

Santa Runs a Sweatshop Older Sibling: Locke Hargis (T) Ellorie Hood (F)

Younger Sibling: Nadya McShane (T) Tesni Bleifer (F)

Time, What Is It? Hippie: Keaton Brill (T) Lucy Bogel (F)

Teenager: Justus Murphy

The Last Dance Kari: Lillie Hale

Chelsey: Zelda Wheeler

The Big Lie Teacher: Evie Faber

Student: Sophie Renda

Pretty Girl Plain Girl Tara: Kennedy Julian

Jan: Zoë Petiprin

MISS Spitspot’s Spick and Span Play Place Miss Spitspot: Charley Ignatow

Swab: Maya Wright

Audience Participation Encouraged!

The producers/CREW Producer & Director...........................................................Reed Gabhart, ..............................................................Director of the SFS Drama Project Faculty Assistant/Costumes............................................. Angela Ponzio Faculty Assistant/Tech Support............................................. Bob Bertke Assistants-to-the Director/Stage Managers............................................ ................................ Evie Faber and Sloane Coughlin (The Dream Team!)

Lighting Designer/Operator............................................. Wyatt Reynolds Sound Master....................................................................... Rand Massey Tech Booth Trainee................................................................. Jack Norris Stage Crew................................ Tesni Bleifer, Locke Hargis, Ellorie Hood, .....Mitzhala McShane, and Nadya McShane (The “5th Grade Phenoms!”)

Understudies................. Lucy Bogel (Called into Action!), Justus Murphy, ...................................................................................... and Sophie Renda

FROM THE DIRECTOR And so, we wrap up the wildest year of theater any of us have ever seen or experienced (hopefully!). I broke an actor’s arm on stage once (he finished the show), forgot my sword for a Shakespeare scene (a fun lesson in improvisation), and saw a flat fall and land on an actor’s head here at St. Francis (hard to recover from that), but all pale in comparison to “The Year of Pandemic Theater!” But through it all, these kids have defined the meaning of “troopers” (troupers?) as they’ve remained committed to performing -- even though they had to wear foggy, clunky masks.

And finding material has been half the challenge. But, in the venerable tradition of “theater magic,” material has emerged. Ten/Two was written in 2007 and turned out to be perfect for the distancing required to perform currently. And what a novel idea of building short scenes around the arbitrary numbers of two and ten! After reading two of the scenes, I knew we had a hit. And what a fun show for middle school students! From dating to getting your driver’s license, to losing your best friend, to the conflicted emotions beauty pageants bring, to hard-driving bosses, to a less than blockbuster children’s show, these scenes are funny, poignant, and simply a joy to create. We hope you enjoy watching them live or during our Watch Party as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing them to life!

And, hopefully, next year we’ll be a little closer to normal -- whatever that means in 2021! But for now, let’s keep our TEN fingers crossed for TWO fabulous shows!

Reed Gabhart

Artwork by Maya Wright

special thanks!

• Dustin Hall and the Maintenance Staff for set support!

• Kate Renda for set support!

• Barb Beauchamp and Rosanne Conlan for photography!

• Sean Blevins for videography!

• Michelle Coughlin, Kate Renda, and Kandi Walker for the cast party!

• Nedra Bleifer and Kate Renda for dress rehearsal food!

• Marcy Jackson for tickets, program, and publicity!

• Maya Wright for show artwork!

SUPPORTING LINES Tesni Bleifer: You totally crack us up! So glad you always “keep your eyes open.” So proud of you! XOXO! Love, Your Peeps Lucy Bogel: It’s a joy to see you on the SFS stage one more time. Break a leg! Love, Mom and Dad Keaton Brill: Can’t wait to see our “Special K” as a hippie! We love you Keaton and are very proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad Evie Faber: You’re a rockstar, Evie! So proud of you! Love, Your Family Lillie Hale: We are so proud of the performer you have grown to be and look forward to many more performances. Always your biggest fans! With Love, Mom, Dad, and Isla Ellorie Hood: We are very proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad Charley Ignatow: We are so proud of you. Even though COVID put a damper on your final middle school productions, you’ve managed to shine bright! We are so proud of you and your terrific attitude. Look out high school! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Blakey, Camden, and Nannie Kennedy Julian: We haven’t taken you to Switzerland, but we promise to teach you to drive. We love and embrace your silliness. Love, Mom, Dad, and Kam Zoë Petiprin: You have given us many years of joy on the St. Francis stage. While this is your last SFS performance as a Goshen student, we can’t wait to see what is in your future over the next four years! Plainly, you are pretty awesome in our book! :) Love, Mom, Gagwa, and Your Bubbies Sophie Renda: We have loved watching you perform at St. Francis the last three years! We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad, Jack, and Alex Jude Sleadd: We’re so happy that you made the commitment to be in the cast of all the Middle School Drama Project’s performances! From your hilarious portrayal of Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to hitting the high note as Kurt in The Sound of Music, you always made us proud!

We can’t wait to see what you’ll do in high school over the next few years but, for now, break a leg! Love, Mom and Jackson Jude Sleadd: We are proud of the actor and young man you have become! Seize the day! Love, Dad

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