Drama club brings the Yellow Brick Road to town
MILO — The Penquis Valley Middle School Drama Club, comprised of a cast of nearly 50 students and another dozen and a half working on the backstage crew, presented primetime performances of “The Wizard of Oz” on March 27-28 at the Milo Town Hall. The production, based on a play by Erin Detrick, also included a matinee for students from the Milo Elementary and Brownville Elementary schools on March 26, which gave the drama club a chance to fine tune the performance prior to the shows for the public.
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LOOK AT THE FLOWERS — The Penquis Valley Middle School Drama Club, under the direction of adviser Haley Emery with help from Candy Clukey, performed “The Wizard of Oz” for SAD 41 elementary students on March 26 at the Milo Town Hall. A cast of nearly 50 members and over a dozen students making up the backstage crew put on a pair of performances for the public on the nights of March 27-28.
“The Wizard of Oz” was directed by drama club advisor Haley Emery, with assistance from Candy Clukey.
The cast is comprised of Ainsley Ade, who played Dorothy; Katilyn Black, Scarecrow; Izaak Krause, Tin Woodsman; Alison Pardue, Lion; Austin Clukey, Oz; Angie Badger, Wicked Witch of the West; Emily Herbest, Glinda Witch of the South; Rachel McMannus, Witch of the North;
Brooke McKenzie, Harley Hall, Tenesha Trahan, Joslyn Black, Jessica Gervais and Courtney Rouleau as the Munchkins; Black and Leah McKissick, the Farmers; Marina Hussey and Clukey, Kalidahs; Shelby Jennings, Demytrius Smith and Bethany Cyr, Crows;
Justine Goodine, Guardian of the Gate; Thomas Lyford, Soldier; Brooke McKenzie, Chloe Wyman, Jessica Gervais, Trahan, Salena Goodine, Cyr and Shelby Jennings as the People of the Court; Lyford, Winged Monkey King; McKenzie and Wyman, Winged Monkeys;
Salena Goodine, McMannus, Hall, Gervais, Joslyn Black, Trahan, McKissick, Jennings, Cyr and Lily LaGasse as the Winkies; MacKenzie LaBlanc, LaGasse, Hussey, McKissick, Tabby Smith, Wyman, McKenzie, Hall and Gervais as the Flowers.
The backstage crew members are Cora Bailey, Kaden Stalter, May Horton, Karri Whitten, Trevor Saunders, Megan Valvo, Tatyanna Munoz, Katie Shaw, Madisyn Bellatty, Jeremy Martin, Lauren Bolstridge, Courtney Rouleau, McKayla Surdick-Lewis, Camryn Rolfe, Cameron Smith, Brianna Sanborn, Taylor Weeks and Mackenzi Pelletier.
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THE GOOD AND THE BAD — Being met with a round of post-performance applause on March 26 are the three witches. From left, Witch of the North (Rachel McMannus), Wicked Witch of the West (Angie Badger) and Glinda, Witch of the South (Emily Herbest).
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HELD CAPTIVE BY THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST — Dorothy (Ainsley Ade) is forced to wash a bucket by the Wicked Witch of the West (Angie Badger), but the decision shortly thereafter had an unintended consequence in the Penquis Valley Middle School Drama Club’s production.
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THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN — Austin Clukey portrays Oz.