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SpongeBob musical sure to be a GHS theater pearl
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Arvada to speak on climate crisis Rep. Brittany Pettersen and professional rock climber Sasha DiGiulian discussed Colorado’s climate issues with the VP BY ANDREW FRAIELI AFRAIELI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
manager and troupe director Allie Matsuo said. “There are popular songs throughout and all the songs are written by popular music artists from the 1980s until today — a lot of wonderful nods to music and we’re having a lot of fun referencing them.” Matsou and assistant troupe director Tyler Roach admit the show wasn’t their first choice, but it has worked out nicely. “It checked all the boxes were looking for,” she explained. “We were
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Arvada with Rep. Brittany Pettersen on climate action, highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to combat climate change through a “clean-energy economy.” The March 6 discussion at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities touched heavily on water policy, as well as wildfires, droughts and equity issues stemming from climate change in Colorado and the rest of the country, highlighting the Bipartisan Infrastructure law. Lead pipes and their effects on lower-income people who cannot afford to replace the pipes themselves, bringing medical issues that can arise in pregnant women, children and the elderly was one example she gave, “And so the significance of what
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Who knew the end of Bikini Bottom would see Patrick Star, played by GHS senior Jaelynne Beaber, center, rise to the status of savior? Find out how at GHS’s Stage Right Productions performances of “The SpongeBob Musical,” March 9-11 in the Golden High PHOTO BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY School Auditorium.
Vibrant crew, cast leverage power and possibility of gender-fluid roles BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and plans to be center stage March 9 at Golden High School? SpongeBob SquarePants! And this year, Stage Right Produc-
tions presents “The SpongeBob Musical,” a 180-minute under-the-sea adventure filled with all your favorite residents of Bikini Bottom. But the stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and the gang face the destruction of their undersea home. But just when all hope seems lost, an unexpected hero rises to show how the power of optimism can save the world. “It’s a unique production in that it almost feels like a juke box musical,” GHS theater teacher, production
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