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Crowds Attend Saturday Performances Of ‘Robin Hood'
Over 650 people attended the two performances of Robin Hood on Saturday. Martha Greer Arts Council Administrator says, “We were so thrilled to see so many people come to support the youth of our area! It was a really wonderful performance. The kids worked so hard and did a great job. We are looking forward to Missoula Children's Theatre coming back next year.” Area Students
Will Take The Stage For Robin Hood Performance Saturday The story is this: Hero Robin Hood, and his Merry Band of colorful characters seek the help of the foresters, manage to waylay the aristocrats and set out to rescue Maid Marion and Marion's maid. Prince John tries to stay calm as his sheriff, guards and horsemen botch Robin's arrest thanks to the aromatic skunks. Wacky humor and an original score add to this fresh new look at a legendary outlaw in a legendary time. Over 50 area students have been cast for this special presentation which will be performed this Saturday, Jan. 28, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The production is part of Missoula Children's Theatre's unique international touring project, and is presented in Chillicothe by the Chillicothe Area Arts Council with funding assistance from local foundations and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. Ticket prices are $6 for adults, and $4 for students and children 12 and under. Tickets will be available at the door on the day of the performance. Close This Window CHS
Players To Present ‘The Glass Menagerie'
The CHS Players have been rehearsing their roles since mid-December and in just a week, will present a drama “The Glass Menagerie,” at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The play, which runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday, begins at 7 p.m. each day and tells the story set on St. Louis during the 1930s. According to Crystal Jones, Chillicothe High School drama instructor, the story centers around a family who all live in a dream and struggle to live in the reality they all must face. There are four cast members in the play, including Jessica Morgan, Matt Oleson, Jacob Vadnais and Patricia Moore. Jones explains that the character, “Amanda,” played by Morgan, is stuck in her past as a southern debutant; the character “Laura,” played by Patricia Moore, is wrapped up in her world of her glass figurines she keeps; and “Tom,” played by Matt Williams, lives in stories and movies. Jacob Vadnais plays “Laura's” gentleman caller “Jim O'Conner.” Kelly Tharp is stage manger for the play and John Martin and Michael Cook are the lighting and sound technicians, respectively
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The cast of “Robin Hood” performed before large audiences on Saturday at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. Sixty area children were cast in the Missoula Children's Theatre play and rehearsed all week prior to the performances. 
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The CHS Players will present “The Glass Menagerie,” by Tennessee Williams next week in the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The play opens on Thursday, Feb. 2 and runs through Saturday,
Feb. 4 with performances beginning at 7 p.m. each night. Pictured above is “Amanda,” played by Jessica Moore, who is commanding her son, “Tom,” played by Matt Oleson, to chew his food instead of swallowing it whole. 
