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MARCH 27, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 8
TVHS to stage “The Pajama Game” Connecting to the BY FRANCINE FULTON
community: EPC at 70
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Hannah Kurtz, who plays Babe Williams, the union leader, and Patrick Skoniczin, who plays Sid Sorokin, the superintendent. Patrick said that he is currently working hard to “get comfortable” with his character, noting that he was one of the few TVHS students who had previously heard of the
Over the past seven decades, Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) has grown from one couple producing one paper to a company that employs 150 people, distributes 16 community newspapers and multiple specialty publications to close to 200,000 people, and provides printing services for numerous clients. Although the scope of the business has changed, one thing has remained constant: community. “We want to make that connection to our local merchants and to our community members,” said Charlie Engle, company president. As EPC marks 70 years in business this year, Charlie and his daughter Jocelyn Engle looked back on what started in 1954 in the basement of Alvin and Pauline Engle’s Mount Joy home. “My dad bought his own little press and put it in our basement,” Charlie said of Alvin. “He was working full time in the printing business, but he always wanted to do his own thing.” In 1959, EPC purchased its first community publication, the Merchandiser, and by 1960, Alvin had quit his day job to
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The cast includes (back, from left) Ben Scott, Sam Donnellan, Jenna DiFabrizio, Sara Blankenbiller, (front) Patrick Skoniczin and Hannah Kurtz.
a really good challenge,” said Weaver. “The show itself is paying true homage to what was important in the 1950s. The women are fighting for their equal rights to be paid well.” She noted that in the past, TVHS has done more familiar shows, like last year’s performance
of “Grease,” but this year’s show will be equally entertaining. “It’s a fun love story. What would draw people into this show is that there are great songs, great dances and a really cute love story,” Weaver said. “It is family friendly, and it will leave people feeling happy.” The stars of the play are seniors
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he Twin Valley High School (TVHS) Theater Arts Club will present “The Pajama Game” as its annual spring musical. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, April 4 to 6, as well as 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7. To coincide with the musical, there will be a designer bag and pajama bingo at TVHS on April 6. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., and bingo will start at 2 p.m. “The Pajama Game” is a 1954 Broadway musical that is based on the novel “7 1/2 Cents” by Richard Bissell. Noted choreographer Bob Fosse made his choreography debut with this musical. According to TVHS play producer Jessie Miller, the story line follows workers in a pajama factory who form a union and defend their rights to earn a better living. “The girls who are the employes form a union because they are not getting paid enough. They find out that surrounding companies are paying higher, so they demand a 7-and-ahalf-cent raise,” explained Miller. “There is a new superintendent in the pajama factory, which is called the Sleep Tite Factory, and a love interest forms between the president of the union and the new superintendent.” Both Miller and play director Nicole Weaver noted that most students had not heard of the play, but they are now familiar with its message. “This year is a challenge for the kids, but it’s