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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, March 13, 2008, Page 11
Mount Ayr Community High School
Members of the Mount Ayr Community high school drama club include:
Front Row, from left: Jennifer Angus, Cacey Wilson, Emily Campbell, Becky Baker, Katie Byers, Courtney Flowers, Courtnie Cox, Megan Roberts, Allison
Fooken, Angelica Handy, Brandon Werner, Annie Uhlenkamp, Amelia White, Johanna Scott, Bailey Myer, Katelyn Sobotka, David Showalter, Chelsey Hosfield and
Molly Budach. Second Row, from left: Katie Kinney, Ariel Dickerson, Caleb Flowers, Cory Roberts, Charmaine Johnson, Tyler Whitson, Jensen Steward,
Becca Pennington, Tiffany Wimer, Ashley Phelps, Sheena O'Neil and Karl Kerns. Third row, from left: Jeffrey Inloes, Shea Hall, Kirk Ford, Cody
Weitzell, Tom Hosfield, Luria Staats, Johnnie Veatch, Brittni Gillespie, Stephani Brown, Allie Knapp, Elisha Doubleday, Jordyn Grose, Jordan
Klejch, Blake Michelson, Dusty Drake, Ashlie Green, Leah Clymer, Alex Wallace, Tyler Hosfield, Wesley Klejch and Cody Lame.
Not pictured were Breann Arends, Zeph Fernandez, Mayumi Fernandez, Grace Fernandez, Beth Cadle, Christian Overholtzer, Marci Sickels, Kelsey
Glendenning, Erin Budah, Amelia Becker, Ali Eltouky, Jacob Glendenning, Russell Reynolds, Tasha Drake and Maddi Stark.
Fall Production ~ "It's A Wonderful Life"
The play, made from the Frank Capra movie which has become a holiday television staple, tells the story of a small-town savings and loan officer
named George Bailey who begins to wonder if his life really matters after a series of setbacks. Clarence Odbody [played by Daniel Showalter], an angel, is sent to
help him understand what a change would come to his community without him. Directed by Shaun Kneip, the play was presented Saturday, November 17 at
7 p.m. and Sunday, November 18 at 2 p.m. in the MACHS auditorium. Cast members included:
| George Bailey | -- | Brandon Werner |
| Clarence Odbody | -- | Daniel Showalter |
| Mr. Gower | -- | Jake Glendenning |
| Young George | -- | David Showalter |
| Harry Bailey | -- | Jeffrey Inloes |
| Mother Bailey | -- | Amelia White |
| Aunt Tilly | -- | Maci Sickels |
| Violet Peterson | -- | Breann Arends |
| Bert | -- | Caleb Flowers |
| Ernie | -- | Tom Hosfield |
| Uncle Billy | -- | Cory Roberts |
| Mary Hatch | -- | Chelsy Hosfield |
| Henry F. Potter | -- | Blake Michelsen |
| Mr. Potter's Goon | -- | Kirk Ford |
| Mr. Potter's Secretary | -- | Sheena O'Neil |
| Mrs. Hatch | -- | Emily Campbell |
| Sam Wainwright | -- | Alex Wallace |
| Miss Andrews | -- | Shea Hall |
| Mrs. Thompson | -- | Erin Budach |
| Mr. Martini | -- | Dusty Kosmes |
| Mrs. Martini | -- | Becky Baker |
| Miss Carter | -- | Ashlie Greene |
| Newspaper kid | -- | Jordan Klejch |
| Pete Bailey | -- | Russell Reynolds |
| Tommy Bailey | -- | Ali Eltouchky |
| ZuZu Bailey | -- | Tasha Drake |
| Janie Bailey | -- | Tess Myer |
| Mr. Welch | -- | Wesley Klejch |
| Narrator | -- | Jen Angus |
Carols and funeral choir included Zeph Fernandez, Mayumi Fernandez, Grace Fernandez, Courtney Flowers, Courtinie Cox, Cacy Wilson, Samantha Paxson,
Katie McVey, Ariel Dickerson and Shannon Fox.Townspeople and the Martini Christmas party-goers included Jensen Stewart, Annie Uhlenkamp, Becca
Pennington, Charmaine Johnson, Ashley Phelps, Katelyn Sobotka, Ashley Wickizer, Jordyn Grose, Bailey Myer, Allie Knap and Katie Kemery. Helping as
the crew for the show were Karl Kerns, Tiffany Wimer, Elisha Doubleday, Johanna Scott, Allison Fooken, Katie Byers, Charli Schuster, Johnnie Veatch,
Liberty Silliman, Katelyn Sobotka [rest of article clipped off]
Cast and crew members include:
| Stage manager | -- | Daniel Showalter |
| Assistant director | -- | Blake Michaelsen |
| Announcer | -- | Wesley Klejch |
| Actress, page 7 | -- | Maddi Stark |
| Act I | | |
| Stagehand | -- | Courtney Cox |
| Narrator | -- | Brandon Werner |
| Male Thespian | -- | Cory Roberts |
| Female Thespian | -- | Chelsey Hosfield |
| Tom | -- | Jeffery Inloes |
| Carrie | -- | Breann Arends |
| Logan | -- | Alex Wallace |
| Noel | -- | Ashley Greene |
| Craig | -- | Dusty Drake |
| Teena | -- | Tess Myer |
| Hamlet | -- | Dusty Drake |
| Marlowe | -- | Caleb Flowers |
| Shakespeare | -- | Tom Hosfield |
| Barkeep | -- | Dylan Lame |
| Grad Student | -- | Emily Campbell |
| Male Lead | -- | Jordan Klejch |
| Female Lead | -- | Mayumi Fernandez |
| Extra | -- | Leah Clymer |
| Meg | -- | Becky Baker |
| Jo | -- | Amelia White |
| Beth | -- | Shea Hall |
| Amy | -- | Jennifer Angus |
| Male Meg | -- | David Showalter |
| Male Jo | -- | Tyler Hosfield |
| Male Beth | -- | Jake Glendenning |
| Male Amy | -- | Kirk Ford |
| Act II | | |
| Scrooge | -- | Ali Eltoukhy |
| Ghost | -- | Caleb Flowers |
| Tiny Tim | -- | Jake Glendenning |
| Emily | -- | Beth Cadle |
| George | -- | Tyler Whitson |
| Tom Jones | -- | Cory Roberts |
| David Copperfield | -- | Tom Hosfield |
| Juliet | -- | Tasha Drake |
| Romeo | -- | Russell Reynolds |
| Puppeteer | -- | Zeph Fernandez |
| Rachel | -- | Katie Kinney |
| Paula | -- | Annie Uhlenkamp |
| Billi | -- | Courtney Cox |
| Rebecca | -- | Johanna Scott |
| Kimberly | -- | Melissa Haveman |
| Corey | -- | Angel Handy |
| Fern Arable | -- | Charmaine Johnson |
| Mr. Arable | -- | Tyler Hosfield |
| Mrs. Arable | -- | Megan Roberts |
| Wilber | -- | Jordan Klejch |
| Avery | -- | David Showalter |
| Messenger 1 | -- | Brittni Gillespie |
| Messenger 2 | -- | Stephani Brown |
| Messenger 3 | -- | Katelyn Sobotka |
| Drama Teacher | -- | Mrs. Kneip |
The Baseball Women
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| Kelsey Glendenning
Erin Budach
Maci Sickels |
| Children's Theatre | | |
| Narrator 1 | -- | Katie Byers |
| Narrator 2 | -- | Bailey Myer |
| Narrator 3 | -- | Ashley Phelps |
| Cinderella | -- | Allie Knapp |
| Hazelnut | -- | Jordyn Grose |
| Fairy Godmother 1 | -- | Courtney Flowers |
| Fairy Godmother 2 | -- | Becca Pennington |
| Fairy Godmother 3 | -- | Ariel Dickerson |
| Butternut | -- | Jensen Stewart |
| Butler | -- | Grace Fernandez |
| Queen | -- | Cacey Wilson |
Just for the Halibut and Jokes
Jennifer Angus, Becky Baker, Amelia White, Leah Clymer, Shea Hall, Emily Campbell and Sheena O'Neil.
Crew
Allison Fooken, Christian Overholtzer, Molly Budach, Johnnie Veatch, Elisha Doubleday, Karl Kerns and Tiffany Wimer.
Mount Ayr Community high school team of freshman and sophomores which headed for state large group speech contest included (left
picture, from left) Jacob Glendenning, Katelyn Sobotka, Alex Walland and Russell Reynolds.Mount Ayr Community high school individual speech contest
entires advancing to state speech contest this year included, right picture, from left) Alex Wallance and Allie Knapp. Allie received three division I ratings
for her poetry interpretation performance and a division II rating of her storytelling performance at the state contest in Nevada. Alex received a
division II rate for his performance in improvisition. MAC high school drama coach is Bethany Knox.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2015
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