Children's Workshop performance Friday night at Playhouse

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The annual Putnam County Playhouse Children's Theatre Workshop is in full swing this week. Organized and produced by Caroline Good, the workshop allows students to learn about theater by participating in games and taking part in a full stage production.

It is being sponsored by Shuee's Great Buys Plus and by a grant from Arts Illiana.

The presentations this year are "Snow White: A New Narration," written by Alexandra Gandy and directed by Gandy and Ohenaba Akua Quarshie.

Appearing in this episode are Maggie Cooper, Ella Tischer, Alexander Bruggerman, Katie Funk, Emily Hunsinger, Clara Everett, Madison Stahl and Sarah Nichols.

Also in the cast are Gunner Reach, Maisy Isaacs-Bailey, Lilly Green, Lydia Wells, Jake Hu, Jocelyn Gardner, Josie Tischer, Samuel Welch, Jewelee Butcher, Bentley Pettit, Devin Huff and Jayden Jackson.

The second production is "Goldilocks and the Bad Idea," written by Rebecca Hebb and Isabella Green and directed by Caroline Good and Robin Schneider.

Its cast features Lara Schneider, Addalyn Brinkman, Grayson Linnewebber, Penny Cummings, Reese Query, Catherine Ryan-Schager, Maura Lazar, Lillian Welch, Bryson Worman, Jade Hu and Elyse Ensley.

Also in the cast are Josie Cox, Parker Helmer, Joey Draper, Aiden Brinkman, Harvey Cummings, Lydia Grove, Quinn Pettit and Jasmine Cummings.

Technical crew for both productions are Fiona Good and Ohenaba Akua Quarshie.

Interns for the workshop this year include Craig Robinson, Devin Huff, Grant Pettit, Fiona Good, Katie Newtown, Rebecca Hebb, Isabella Green, Samantha Funk, Boyd Ensley and Evan Lazar.

The performance will be Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. in the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

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