Students stage Glacier Peak’s first musical
Published 10:31 pm Monday, April 12, 2010
There is a buzz at Glacier Peak High School.
We don’t know if the song “Lida Rose” is breaking out in the hallways, but students are preparing for both the first graduation of seniors this year and for the school’s first theatrical production.
They are starting with a classic, “The Music Man.”
The production of “The Music Man” includes junior David Jorgenson as Harold Hill, the charismatic conman who blows into town and wins the heart of the local librarian Marian Paroo, played by Anne Burdette, another junior.
“It’s really exciting to see it all come together,” Anne says. “With parents working on sets, practicing for hours everyday after school, repeatedly singing songs—I can’t wait for opening night.”
When Drew Hale steps on stage as the second tenor in the barbershop quartet, he will be reliving family history.
“My parents (Justin and Kathy Hale) met while acting in this play in high school,” Drew says. “If it weren’t for ‘The Music Man’ I probably wouldn’t be here today.”
A cast of more than 40 students will be supported by 20 student musicians in the orchestra pit. Many of the actors are part of the first graduating class from Glacier Peak High. This will be the first full-scale musical production by students at the 2-year-old school.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and April 23 and 24. All shows will be held in the school’s Performing Arts Center, 7401 144th Place SE, Snohomish.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and $8 for seniors and children.
Tickets can be ordered by calling 360-563-7500 or online at www.glacierpeakdrama.org.
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We know who one person is in the flowing gown. We aren’t sure how many times we may see her waving on street corners after the Thursday income tax deadline.
Karen Lowe and Joe Mathews own Liberty Tax Service at Murphy’s Corner in south Everett.
“Occasionally you might see me waving on the corner, dressed as Lady Liberty,” Karen Lowe says.
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The union for Machinists at Boeing is conducting a food drive this month to benefit the Puget Sound Labor Agency’s efforts to help feed unemployed workers and their families.
People can donate cash or nonperishable food at any union hall operated by the International Association of Machinists District 751, including the Everett Union Hall at 8729 Airport Road.
During the April food drive, every dollar donated or every pound of food will be matched by a donation from the Feinstein Foundation, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit that’s dedicated to wiping out hunger.
All the food and money collected will go to benefit the Puget Sound Labor Agency food bank, which provides food to unemployed workers from across Puget Sound.
District 751’s Women’s Committee is spearheading the drive. Committee members say they’re particularly in need of canned food, whole-wheat pasta, oatmeal, baby food and baby formula.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
