Dear Edwina Rocks!!

The snow couldn’t stop the show! This weekend the Middle School continued its tradition of theatrical excellence with the production of Dear Edwina. Over 150 cast and crew entertained packed houses in spite of the snow! As usual our students demonstrated beautiful voices and excellent comedic timing. Sarah Harty and Nathan Bischoff led an all-star cast where each scene was better than the next. I loved Edwin Melara and Robert Shevlin in “Frankenguest” as well as Sarah Carbain and Alana Smith in “Fork, Knife, Spoon” (Reminded me of ‘Be my guest’ in Beauty and the Beast) The full company (all 120 kids) numbers of “Paw paw Michigan”, “Dear Edwina”, “Hola Lola” and “Thanks for coming” amazed the audience. The coordination and staging to pull off the sheer size and scope of these numbers is mind boggling. As always the ensemble makes the show- special shout out to dance Captains Aileen Miller and Cara Ilchert they anchored a wonderful dance ensemble. Our Middle School production is like no other thanks to the tireless work of our parents and volunteers- thanks all of you who helped make this production a reality. Last, but not least, tremendous praise and thanks to Matt DeLuca, Brian Goldman, Don Carreras and Barbara Peters. Even faced with a 2 hour commute after shoveling out of 30” of snow the “show went on”.