Members of the Tamaqua Middle School and High School Drama Club presented their comedy remake of “The Ugly Duckling”, called ”Honk”, on Friday (March, 21, 2014) and Saturday (March 22, 2014) at the Tamaqua Area School District Auditorium.
Tamaqua Drama Club Director and English teacher Adriane Drum said over 70 students from grades 7 to 12 were involved; to include performers, stage crews, band and so on. Assistant Director was Erika Cassell.
Both Drum and Cassell state their continued appreciation to a number of dedicated helpers. Some mentioned were Laura Makuta – who did costumes and makeup, Kim Woodward’s middle school art class and their parents – who helped with the set design, and student Jillian Franko – who organized the graphic design work.
Cost for the show is $8 per student and $10 for adults.
In addition to the show, there were games in lobby for kids to play for a quarter a play. Some games included fishing game, lollipop tree, frog bean bag toss and duck pond.
School district acknowledgements were given to Mrs. Carol Makuta, Superintendent; Mr.Raymond Kinder, Assistant Superintendent; Mrs. Ruthann Gardiner, Director of Special Education; Mr. Stephen Toth, High School Principal; Mr. Tom McCabe, Assistant High School Principal; Mr. Christopher Czapla, Middle School Principal; Mr. Steven Behr, Elementary Schools Principal; Mr. J.J. Fasnacht Assistant Elementary Schools Principal; and the Tamaqua Area School Board of Education.
Many other acknowledgements were printed on the program.
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Honk essay contest winners:
McKenna Thompson – 3rd grade, Tamaqua Elementary School.
Alec Humes – 4th grade. Tamaqua Elementary School.
Caitlin Smith – 5th grade, Tamaqua Elementary School.
Bryn Clufford – 4th grade, West Penn Elementary School.
Riley Zeigenfuss – 5th grade, West Penn Elementary School.
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Roles:
Vocal director was Kristine Betz. Costume and make-up director was Laura Makuta. Choreographer was Erika Cassell. Marketing director was Jillian Tuckett. Pit band director and accompanist was Kristine Betz. Scenic director was Adriane Drum. Sound design was Greg Semanco. Stage manager was Ruth Gardiner.
Cast members were Jacob Beers (Ugly), Aimee Hull (Ida), Jacob Gursky (Cat), Olivia Behr (Dot), Hannah Betz (Lowbutt), Abby Billig (Queenie), Andrew Delpais (Greylag), Sarah Jones (Maureen), Cody McGeehan, Jeff Stahler (Bullfrog), Laura Anderson (Old Woman), Josh Gordon (Beaky), Sophia Gursky (Fluff), Beth Kistler (Henrietta), Daniel Lee (Turkey), Alec Roseland (Downy), Micaiah Shupp (Billy), Melanie Franklin (Penny), Briana Morrison (Maggie Pie), Zach Deem (Cameraman), Emily Barrett (Barnacles), Amy Gardiner, Kasey Geren, Alicen Hull, Olivia Lattanzi (Pinkfoot), Talia Lewis (Snowy), Caryn Matz (Mother Swan), Kennedy Ritchie (Girl), Faith Roberts, Mitchell Sabol (Boy), Zoe Snyder, Kayla Zamudio, Stef Gensure, Amber Linkhorst, Nicole Prantow, Juliette Reinhart and Diedra Ressler.
Fish, goslings, froglets and additional blizzard dancers were Emily Barrett, Abby Billig, Kasey Geren, Olivia Lattanzi, Talia Lewis, Caryn Matz, Faith Roberts and Kayla Zamudio.
Barnyard ensemble were Hannah Betz, Zachary Deem, Andrew Delpais, Amy Gardiner, Alicen Hull (soloist), Briana Morrison, Kennedy Ritchie, Mitchell Sabol, Zoe Snyder (soloist) and Jeff Stahler.
Blizzard ballerinas were Stefanie Gensure, Amber Linkhorst, Nicole Prantow, Juliette Reinhart and Diedra Ressler.
Orchestra crew consisted of Kristine Betz (pianist), Jared Sharpe (clarinet), Allie Gerber (piccolo/flute), Michaela Noftz (piccolo/flute), Cailee Bittner (flute), George Hegedus (alto saxophone), Brian Ramirez (French horn), Steven Moyer (trumpet, percussion), Ivan Munoz (bass guitar), Damian Munoz (guitar) and Marc Gardiner (percussion).
Stage crew members were Becca Ansbach, Austin Cramer, Shawn Heinzman, Jesus Gomez-Hoyt, Jadde McNutt, Stefenee Mickey, Danny Rhoades, Samantha Shamonsky, Tyler Shilko, Dominique Totani and Chad Weaver.
Hair and make-up crew were Ethan Eberts, Caroline Fegley, Sierra Fenton, Michaela Hill, Sarah Howell, Heather Mease, Taylor Reinacher, Kennedy Ritchie, Amber Schadder, Abby Shumgart, Tiffany Shilko and Jaclin Valasek.
Sound technician was Greg Semanco.
Light design were Mark Beltz, Adriane Drum and Max Valentine. Light crew were Max Valentine, Kyle Weaver and Jacob Weiknser.
Graphic designer, t-shirt designer and set designer was Jillian Franko.
Playbill designers were Adriane Drum, Jillian Tuckett and Kyle Weaver.
Videographer was Jacob Gursky.
Set construction crew were Becca Ansbach, Austin Cramer, Jillian Franko, Shawn Heinzman, Kasey Green, Jesus Gomez-Hoyt, Jadde McNutt, Stefenee Mickey, Kennedy Ritchie, Tiffany Shilko, Tyler Shilko, Bronson Strouse, Justin Weiksner, Mrs. Woodward’s Art students, parents Colleen Barret, Celeste Franko, Ruth Gardiner, Marc Gardiner, Randa Hull, Beth Lattanzi, John Mickey, Carolyn Ritchie and Kimberly Woodward.
Lobby design and operation crew were Mary Cramer, Colleen Barrett, Amy Delpais, Paul Delpais, Celeste Franko, Jillian Franko, Judy Gordon, Kim Kistler, Beth Lattanzi, Carolyn Ritchie, Angela Stahler, Kim Woodward and Colleen Wuttke.
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TamaquaArea.com Video (short):

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Performers and crew:

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