THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 // 7
Dancers Unite for a cause at Pier Pressure Productions
ASTORIA — Dancers Unite
takes the stage at 7 p.m. Fri-
day and Saturday, May 24-25 at
Pier Pressure Productions, 1015
Commercial St., as a fundraiser
for construction of a theater and
performance space. Admission
is $10.
Dancers Unite will showcase
the many talented dancers and
choreographers located in this
community. More than 15 dance
works will be performed encom-
passing a variety of music,
dance genres and age levels.
The show will include perfor-
mances by Sparrow Dance Co.,
thE company, The Spirit Moves
Dance Co., Coast Fusion Belly
Dance, Dream Circles Ecstatic
Dance, Tribal Fusion Belly
Dance, Astoria Argentine Tango,
Astoria School of Ballet, Trixie
and the Kerfuffles and Triple
Moon Belly Dance Group.
Dance is the language with
no words, where the body is the
vessel of communication. Dance
can bring a rich and transforma-
tive experience to the mind and
body and dancers are eager to
share it with the world.
Pier Pressure Productions is
building out a new black box
theater for performance art.
A black box is so called for
its design; it’s painted black
for purposes of lighting. They
are also known for multipur-
pose use. The stage and seat-
ing can be moved and situated
to contain a variety of shows.
While PPP will focus primar-
ily on plays, between shows
and during the week they will
offer performance art including
dance and music. Dancers Unite
is a perfect example of what the
community can expect from this
space. PPP is a nonprofit so all
donations are tax deductible.
Learn more at bit.ly/2VoXrIk
Photos courtesy Daric Moore
Annie Langan, Celeste Olivares and Estelle Olivares choreographed by Julia Gingerich.
Estelle Olivares, Trixie Kerfuffle and
Celeste Olivares for Dancer’s Unite.
Creepy fun, unusual family in WHS’s ‘The Addams Family, A Musical’
WARRENTON — The Warren-
ton High School Drama Department
is performing “The Addams Fam-
ily, A Musical” at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, May 24-25, in the high
school’s gym, 1700 S. Main Ave.
Tickets are $8 at the door. The
show is directed by Jim Hackwith.
The music was written for Broad-
way by Andrew Lippa.
The two-act comedy includes 23
cast members and is based on the
dark, sarcastic Addams family cre-
ated by Charles Addams in his car-
toons for the New Yorker Magazine,
and later dramatized on TV and in
movies.
Paddy McCargish plays Uncle
Fester, Anna Schenbeck is Mor-
ticia Addams, Blake Leitch plays
Gomez Addams, Robert Burk is
Lurch, Emily Bergerson plays Pug-
sley Addams, Sofia Morrill plays
Wednesday Addams and Serena
Moha is Grandma Addams.