Travel through the looking glass with Riverbend Youth Company
By Janine Leffler
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the Riverbend Youth Company presents Looking Glass Land. The moment you set foot in the theatre the colorful costumes and wonderfully designed sets will automatically transform you into a fairytale world like you’ve never seen before.
This award-winning stage adaptation by renowned playwright James DeVita takes Lewis Carroll's original Through the Looking Glass and literally runs with it. This wild adaptation highlights and improvises on the pure, unadulterated fun of the story. The play still retains some of Carroll's deeper meanings, but what it possesses most of all is a huge helping of unabashed silliness! This delightful romp through Alice's looking glass land retains all of the familiar characters such as Alice and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. It then introduces dozens of new ones: A baseball team, a gospel group called The Responsibilities, a train conductor, a peanut salesman, detectives, a Miss America pageant, star-struck tourists, plastic light saber wielding knights and much more.
The energetic cast consists of elementary and middle school age students from Amherst, Bedford, Hollis, Lydeborough, Milford, Mt Vernon, Merrimack and Wilton. Samantha Ahern, Kaitlin Bagby, Megan Bedard, Sasha Baren-Hughes, Kayla Bullwinkel, Janey Campbell, Matt Campbell, Jennifer Carson, Callie Cinque, Bekkah Clockashure, Molly Desmond, Katie Ebbert, Anastasia Ferraco, Alexandra Figueroa, Claire Foley, Camden Formby-Lavertu, Ciarri Formby-Lavertu, Catherine Hall, Helaine Hall, Megan Hammes, Jack Kane, Kailey Kane, Joey Karlon, Elizabeth Kautz, Abbie Kemmerar, Hans Kemmerar, Madison King, Nicole J. Kubishta, Alyssa Lederhos, Anthony Lopez, Jack Lowell, Sadie Lowell, Kent Maggelet, Brenna McClain, Meghan McKnight, Deveareaux Merchant, Sarah Noyce, Liz Possee, MacKenzie Possee, Maggie Regan, Heather Ries, Michael Robichau, Siobhann Saunders, Timmy Saunders, Katherine Schwope, Melissa Schwope, Jacob Sipos, Julianna Silva, Alex Taylor, Leah Troie and Emily Worral.
Julianna Silva and Sasha Baren- Hughes, who are second graders at Heron Pond Elementary School in Milford agreed that the thing that they have enjoyed the most about being a part of this production is working with all the people in the play and making new friends.
Matt Gamble stated in an interview that what he likes the best about playing his character is “Having an ensemble role is fun because you get more creative freedom with your character then the main roles have.” Memorization has been the biggest challenge for Matt Gamble and Jacob Sipos no matter if it is lines or the poem Jabberwocky. Jabberwocky is part of what adds a sense of nonsense to the show. All cast members that were interviewed shared equal sentiments of nerves and excitement about the upcoming production.
This show is bound to be delightful for all audiences so you won’t want to miss it. The show is May 12-14 at the Amato Center for The Performing Arts at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club in Milford. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Group rates are available
By Janine Leffler
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the Riverbend Youth Company presents Looking Glass Land. The moment you set foot in the theatre the colorful costumes and wonderfully designed sets will automatically transform you into a fairytale world like you’ve never seen before.
This award-winning stage adaptation by renowned playwright James DeVita takes Lewis Carroll's original Through the Looking Glass and literally runs with it. This wild adaptation highlights and improvises on the pure, unadulterated fun of the story. The play still retains some of Carroll's deeper meanings, but what it possesses most of all is a huge helping of unabashed silliness! This delightful romp through Alice's looking glass land retains all of the familiar characters such as Alice and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. It then introduces dozens of new ones: A baseball team, a gospel group called The Responsibilities, a train conductor, a peanut salesman, detectives, a Miss America pageant, star-struck tourists, plastic light saber wielding knights and much more.
The energetic cast consists of elementary and middle school age students from Amherst, Bedford, Hollis, Lydeborough, Milford, Mt Vernon, Merrimack and Wilton. Samantha Ahern, Kaitlin Bagby, Megan Bedard, Sasha Baren-Hughes, Kayla Bullwinkel, Janey Campbell, Matt Campbell, Jennifer Carson, Callie Cinque, Bekkah Clockashure, Molly Desmond, Katie Ebbert, Anastasia Ferraco, Alexandra Figueroa, Claire Foley, Camden Formby-Lavertu, Ciarri Formby-Lavertu, Catherine Hall, Helaine Hall, Megan Hammes, Jack Kane, Kailey Kane, Joey Karlon, Elizabeth Kautz, Abbie Kemmerar, Hans Kemmerar, Madison King, Nicole J. Kubishta, Alyssa Lederhos, Anthony Lopez, Jack Lowell, Sadie Lowell, Kent Maggelet, Brenna McClain, Meghan McKnight, Deveareaux Merchant, Sarah Noyce, Liz Possee, MacKenzie Possee, Maggie Regan, Heather Ries, Michael Robichau, Siobhann Saunders, Timmy Saunders, Katherine Schwope, Melissa Schwope, Jacob Sipos, Julianna Silva, Alex Taylor, Leah Troie and Emily Worral.
Julianna Silva and Sasha Baren- Hughes, who are second graders at Heron Pond Elementary School in Milford agreed that the thing that they have enjoyed the most about being a part of this production is working with all the people in the play and making new friends.
Matt Gamble stated in an interview that what he likes the best about playing his character is “Having an ensemble role is fun because you get more creative freedom with your character then the main roles have.” Memorization has been the biggest challenge for Matt Gamble and Jacob Sipos no matter if it is lines or the poem Jabberwocky. Jabberwocky is part of what adds a sense of nonsense to the show. All cast members that were interviewed shared equal sentiments of nerves and excitement about the upcoming production.
This show is bound to be delightful for all audiences so you won’t want to miss it. The show is May 12-14 at the Amato Center for The Performing Arts at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club in Milford. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Group rates are available
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