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Junior High Theatre Workshop
Theatre Group Rides
the Wave in WIPEOUT!
Every year the Junior High Theatre Workshop troupe diligently works to
present an exciting theatre performance for the community while
learning the basics of all facets of theatre production. This year’s
show is titled WIPEOUT, presented on February 8th and 9th at Greenville
Lighthouse Christian with over 30 students and two adult actors
actively participating.
The show kicked off before Thanksgiving with auditions and has been
running practices every day after school. The students
participate in the set design, produce choreography and even manage
ticket sales. This is truly an experience where the students must learn
to work together to bring an amazing final product to the stage.
Wipeout is set in the early 1960’s on a beach in California. The root
of the problem is the local surf shop is set to sell their business to
a ruthless businessman so he is able to turn the beach into a parking
lot. There are two groups of kids that hang on the beach, the
Cove Kids and the Avalon Kids. One group wants to save the beach
and the other wants their part of the money pie!
“Theatre is a lot of fun! It’s a lot of hard work and the outcome WILL
BE great! Theatre is a great way to express your creative side”, says
Kassidy York, second year Theatre member. Allison Baughman
shared,” Being on stage is way harder than it looks!”
The production is directed by Mr. Tory Martin. Mr. Martin explained
this is the 28th year for Theatre Workshop which was started by Mrs.
Marti Davis and Mrs. Grace Kennsinger. There have been several
amazing directors throughout the tenure of the program with Tory Martin
running the show for the last 9 years.
“Wipe Out has been the most interesting production so far!” says Mr.
Martin. “In the 9 years I’ve done this we’ve walked the yellow
brick road in Oz, we had a satirical look at Romeo and Juliet, visited
a hospital in Dr. Devaroe, had Senility, Big Foot, Hula competitions,
thrown a sheriff in Jail and now surf competitions.”
Everyone is invited to WIPEOUT – February 8th and 9th 7pm, Lighthouse
Christian Center, in Greenville. Presale tickets are available
for $4.00 each, see any theatre student or email
tmartin@greenville.k12.oh.us. Tickets will be available for
$5.00 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 pm! Special Thanks to Lighthouse
Christian, H.S Theatre, Mr. Raby and his Woodshop class for the surf
boards! We hope to see you all at the beach!
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