WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019
DRAMA
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seamlessly and with such
conviction that it would not
have been apparent to an
audience that anything had
been left out.
The moment illustrated
why Farrell is passionate
about directing. She enjoys
preparing students to deal
with unexpected rough
spots without the audience
noticing. The opportunity to
do this is what inspires her
as she leads the resurgence
of Cove High School’s drama
program.
CHS’s drama program
was revived about a year
ago and is now prepar-
ing its second production,
“Psych,” a comedy written
by Lisa Rowe, which will be
performed Nov. 15, 16 and
17. It is about a successful
D’ANTONIO
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from one to the next, but in
her troop she allows the girls
to take the lead and fi nd their
passions and interests, while
also working to help their
community. D’Antonio’s troop
is made up of eight middle
school aged girls, but she helps
all of the other troops in the
area. D’Antonio was honored
for how she supports and
helps all the troops in her area
participate in these opportuni-
ties.
“Angela does everything,”
her co-leader, Krisandra
Kellogg, said. “She turned
around Girl Scouts in the
community.”
According to D’Antonio,
when her daughters joined
the local Girl Scouts, there
wasn’t much parent partici-
pation and the troops were
fi zzling out. Thanks to her
dedication to keeping Girl
Scouts alive, there are now
more than 100 girls from
kindergarten to 12th grade
participating in the organi-
zation in the three-county
service unit area.
THE OBSERVER — 5A
LOCAL
If you go
The performances of
“Psych” will begin at 7
p.m. Nov. 15 and 16 and
at 2 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets
are available at Cove
High School and will
also be sold at the door.
They are $5 for adults
and $3 for students and
seniors.
psychiatrist who is beloved
by many of his patients until
he is framed for a murder.
Farrell selected “Psych”
because she believes students
and parents alike will enjoy it.
“Parents want a play to be
peaceful and students want
it to be fun,” Farrell said.
She said fi nding a play
that will make both happy is
a “very diffi cult” process.
Putting on plays is still
a new experience for CHS
students, since their school,
“She got more girls in here,
and she got it organized,”
Kellogg said.
According to D’Antonio,
they could have more girls if
the get more adult volun-
teers. There are currently
fi ve leadership roles fi lled in
the service unit, and around
20 parents who are actively
involved with the troops.
In May, D’Antonio was giv-
en the Guiding Star award,
recognizing her service to
the local community. Kellogg
also nominated D’Antonio
for the national Appreciation
Pin award, which according
to GSUSA means that she
is a registered Girl Scout
adult volunteer who has
shown “exemplary service in
support of delivering the Girl
Scout Leadership Experi-
ence. This service, which has
had a measurable impact on
one geographic area of ser-
vice, helps reach and surpass
the mission-delivery goals of
the area.”
D’Antonio was presented
the award by La Grande
Mayor Steve Clements at
the service unit’s November
meeting.
until last spring, had not
produced one since at least
2011. Drama classes had
been taught until a few
years ago, said Farrell, who
is in her second year as a
teacher at CHS. She came to
Cove from Eastern Oregon
University where she was
an education professor for
six years. Prior to that she
directed student plays while
teaching high school for 10
years in Klamath Falls.
Farrell, who has a degree in
theater from Montana State
University, said teaching
drama is rewarding because
it helps students who are not
sure of themselves to blossom.
“It takes students who feel
awkward and gives them
self-confi dence. (Theater) is a
great safe vehicle. It provides
them with a safe place to be
someone other than them-
selves,” Farrell said.
Cove High School
sophomore Hayden Taggart,
a member of the cast of
“Psych,” said what he likes
about theater is that it pro-
vides people an opportunity
to escape from themselves.
“Most people have two or
three things they do not like
about themselves, and this
gives them a chance to be-
come someone else,” he said.
Taggart said he enjoys
taking on the mindset of
another character and jokes
that sometimes he and his
castmates do not totally let
go of them.
“We will call each other
by our character names,” he
said.
Taggart is part of a seven-
person cast along with CHS
students Isaac Lee, Terran
Matthews, Elise Farrell,
Amein Gallegos, Hannah
Alldredge and Cove eighth-
grade teacher Ross Hubbard,
who has a cameo role as a
pizza delivery man.
This cast will perform
“Psych” at the Coe Kerr
Community Center on the
Ascension School campus
on Church Street in Cove.
This is the same site where
CHS students rehearse
and where last spring they
put on a production of “The
Murder Room,” a crime
thriller spoof. Farrell likes
the site for production and
rehearsals in part because
her production team is able
to leave materials there at
the end of a performance or
practice.
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