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Summer Theatre students take to the stage By Mandy Mahan mmahan@thepaperofwabash.com
Local junior high and high school students from around the county performed on stage June 25 and 26. The performances showcased the students’ theatrical knowledge and skillsets developed in Honeywell Arts & Entertainment’s 2021 Summer Theatre Camps. The camps were led by Education Media Manager Jessica Keffaber. Summer Theatre Camp provided opportunities for students to learn the basics of stage performance in an engaging, hands-on learning environment. This summer, the program had four camps. The K-2 grade camp was Creative Movement and 3-5 grade camp was Improv and Rhythm. Those camps were 2-week camps and performed in Legacy Hall on Friday, June 18. The 6-8 grade camp performed a Vaudeville show, written and directed by Ham Sadler. Vaudeville shows were developed around the turn of the previous century by traveling companies touring through cities and towns and presenting family-oriented entertainment. The shows were made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common playbill. Often the touring company was augmented by local acts to fill the bill and give local artists an opportunity to showcase their acts. Many big-name artists of the mid-20th century got their start in vaudeville. These include Jack
Addie France performed her original monologue during the 9-12 grade performance. Photo provided.
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Benny, Milton Berle, The Three Stooges, Bob Hope and Judy Garland, among many othPerformers from the 6-8 grade Summer Theatre camp share an improv exercise as part ers. of their Vaudeville show. Photo by Mandy Mahan. “It has been a real joy to direct these young ladies and gentlemen,” said Sadler. “They have been challenged to perform outside their comfort zone but have risen to the occasion. There were some interesting things about our playbill. One of the skits was written by students in the Media Arts program, which is a collaboration between Heartland Career Center and the Honeywell By Mandy Mahan Foundation. ‘The Audition,’ which preceded the Miner’s mmahan@thepaperofwabash.com Daughter script, grew out of a discussion during rehearsals about casting. I am proud to report that the S u s a n future of live theater and entertainment is in good hands. Garrett was These junior-high students are picking the torch up and installed as carrying it on in their own entertaining way.” national presiPerformers in the 6-8 grade performance were: dent of Kappa Luke Blossom, Wabash Middle School Delta Phi Caroline Catt, Wabash Middle School Sorority on Evie Collett, Manchester Jr. Sr. High School June 19 at the Allison Edmond, Sharp Creek Elementary School Embassy Suites Samantha Gornto, Peru Jr. High School Hotel in Kansas Brynnlie Gouvan, Southwood Elementary School City, Mo. Elli Hall, Wabash Middle School She was initiLanie Linkenhoker, Manchester Intermediate School ated into the Lillian Linkenhoker, Manchester Intermediate School Wabash chapMalia Mahan, Southwood Jr. Sr. High School ter, Gamma Malery McKee, Manchester Intermediate School Omega, in Jiaye Myers, Manchester Jr. Sr. High School April of 1972 Lee Palmer, Wabash Middle School SUSAN GARRETT and has served Amaya Sellers, Wabash Middle School as a dedicated Brett Shull, Wabash Middle School member, including seven years as a National Mallory Tart, Wabash Middle School Officer. The 9-12 grade camp created and performed an original “After attending my first National show. Convention in 1979 in Nashville, Tenn., as “Hope was the theme of this original, full-length stage official pianist, I knew I wanted to aspire to performance written and performed by students,” said Keffaber, director. “The students spent time during the first be National President someday,” Garrett told The Paper of Wabash County. “As the years two weeks of camp writing monologues that would bring rolled by, I was active in several other their own stories to life. They also performed songs that go National offices and also stayed active in my along with the theme of hope.” local chapter. I have worked up through the Performers in the 9-12 grade performance were: ranks and waited my turn to become Addie France, Northfield High School President.” Alexa Johnson, Wabash High School Finally, her aspirations have become a realMarcus Haynes, Wabash High School ity. Xavier Hughes, Wabash High School “Not everyone has the honor and opportuBreanna Keefer, Wabash High School nity to become National President,” said Karigan Long, Wabash High School Garrett. “My heart was overwhelmed when I Meryn Norman, Southwood High School was elected. I am now leading the sorority Jessica Parker, Homeschool forward the next two years. As you attend the Yzabelle Stangl, Northfield High School annual conventions, you make new friends Normally, the summer theatre camps spend their time throughout the United States and also savor rehearsing and performing full length musicals, but due to the friendships of past years. It’s a connecthe COVID-19 pandemic, things were a bit different this tion of sisterhood through the sorority.” year. Aside from leading the sorority, Garrett “Due to COVID, we set cap limits on our camps this year will have seven officers on her team to help out of safety,” said Keffaber. “With this change, we decided with keeping accurate histories. She will also that we wouldn’t attempt to perform our usual type of be in charge of monthly bulletins and quarshows. Our older camp in the past has performed fullterly magazine publications, appointing comlength musicals such as Thoroughly Modern Millie and
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