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NOVEMBER 6, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 23
Everything feels right about LCHS’ “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” BY JEFF FALK
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he staging of a high school fall play is more than a twomonth process. It involves improvement, character development and intricate coordination. But everything flows from the show’s original selection. “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” is the right play for Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) at the right time. “I had seen the full-length version at the Fulton Theatre,” said Christine Leonard, the fall play’s director. “I never thought we’d be able to pull it off until I saw the one-act version, but I realized that it would be perfect for our students. It’s full of physical comedy and has so many sight gags. The kids are doing a great job with it. They’re really enthusiastic and into it.” “A lot of things go wrong,”
Members of the cast and crew for Lancaster Catholic High School’s fall play, “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong”
added Leonard. “It’s a small theater troupe who is very excited about putting on this murder mystery. But things are falling off the wall; things are falling apart.” LCHS’ department of the fine and performing arts will present
www.lchsyes.org/FPA. “I think (the shows) end up being thrilling,” said Leonard. “There’s a lot of nervousness before the curtain goes up. But as (the student performers) go on, they become comfortable,
its version of “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, at the high school’s Old Main Auditorium, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster. Tickets for the performances are only available at
and it becomes fun. They’re just having a great time the days of the performances.” Thirty-eight LCHS students are involved in the presentation of “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong,” including 20 actors and actresses and 18 stage crew members. The cast includes Ashton Bruno as Max, Tre Hockley as Robert, Savannah Schaeffer as Sandra, Piper Davidson as Denise, Niki Kumagai as Chris, Sophia Romero as Detective Carter, Atticus Francey as Jonathan, Samantha Leonard as Annie and Mallory McVey as Tina. “I love doing a show with people I care about,” said Ashton. “These are students who are really dedicated and involved with a lot of activities,” said Leonard. “They’re enthusiastic about theater. They’re with their friends and having fun, which is great to see.” See LCHS fall play pg 2
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The Lancaster County Garden Club will hold a banquet to celebrate its 90th anniversary at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Willows at Historic Strasburg, 1500 Drive, Strasburg. The event will include an educational presentation from garden writer and historian Kirk Brown, door prizes, a buffet-style dinner and a vote to elect the club’s officers. The banquet will begin with a social and cash bar, and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Meal options
will include salad, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, honey-glazed carrots, chicken breast, homemade stuffing, crusted haddock and vegetarian lasagna. Dessert and beverages will include apple crisp, cookies, coffee, hot tea, lemonade and special cupcakes made to celebrate the 90th anniversary. During the presentation, “Muhlenberg Recreating Eden,” Brown will portray botanist and preacher Henry Muhlenberg to highlight his life and work. Muhlenberg served as the pastor
CBJO to honor veterans BY JEFF FALK
When we honor our veterans, we celebrate our freedoms. Music is a patriotic and inspiring way to connect the two. Since honoring veterans was one of the reasons behind the forming of Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra (CBJO), then it is fitting that the band is planning a concert to be held near Veterans Day. “When we founded the band, one of the tenets was to honor veterans and play music for veterans,” said Joe Chestnutt, one of the founders of CBJO. “We really,
Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra will be joined by America’s Sweethearts NYC for its upcoming Veterans Day concert.
truly love playing the music we play. We want to help veterans and serve veterans, and we want to bring this music to the community at large.” On Sunday, Nov. 10 - the day
before Veterans Day - at 7 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster, CBJO will present its annual Veterans Day concert. On that evening, CBJO will also commemorate
See Garden club pg 3
See Veterans concert pg 4
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