Jr. high play cast to compete

By Kathy Thomson

Theater art students from Albany Junior High School will present Jerome McDonough’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in the district one-act play competition taking place in the Albany High School auditorium Thursday, Nov. 14.

The public is welcome to attend the UIL one-act play competition, but guests are only allowed to enter and exit the auditorium between performances, not during a play.

“The one-act plays will start at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday and will have a rolling start,” said director Melanie Turner. 

Stamford will perform first, followed in order by Roscoe, Haskell, Hawley, and then Albany. 

The Albany troupe gave a performance for students and the community last Friday morning.

Cast members include Brooklyn Abbate – Narrator, Tyler Chapman – Scrooge, Adam Hill – Bob Cratchit, Lute Wheeler – Marley’s Ghost and Christmas Yet to Come, Zane Waggoner – Nephew and Fiancee’s Husband, Ayden Balliew – Tiny Tim and Boy Scrooge, Cole Read – Young Scrooge and Ragseller, and Cason Fairchild – Cratchit Boy and Ignorance.

Also in the cast are Ayana Molina – Charity Lady 1, Christmas Present, and Merchant 1; Ashtyn Liming – Charity Lady 2, Ellen, and Mrs. Cratchit; Kaedyn Nowell – Fanny, Cratchit Girl, Poverty, and Girl in Sunday Clothes; Robyn Trail – Martha Cratchit and Merchant 1; Kiana Roberson – Nephew’s Wife and Merchant 2; Sidney Russell – Housemaid and Bearer of Tombstone; and Houston Heatly – Christmas Past and Nephew’s Friend.

Alternates are Cooper Edgar, Robert Diaz, Braylyn Abbate, and Ashlyn Holson.

The crew members are Lanxton Viertel – lights, Maci Hatchett – sound, Cort Peterson – stage manager, and Callan Edgar and Kolt Koemel – backstage helpers.

Director’s helpers include Jaci Chapman, Cambree Clegg, Robin Lucas, Emma Shack, and Bryson Herring.