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Astor Street Opry Company’s 13th annual
‘Scrooged in Astoria.’
Dec. 6 through Dec. 22
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
ASOC Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria
Tickets available online at asocplay.com
or at the box offi ce, which opens one hour
before each performance.
From left: Molly Lindstrom plays Saint Lucia,
Nate Bucholz plays Ghost of Christmas Future
and Patricia Von Vintage plays Ethel Krooke in
this year’s production of ‘Scrooged in Astoria.’
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played by children.
“It was really hard to fi nd places for all
of them,” Osborn said, “because I didn’t
want to turn anybody away or discourage
anyone.”
Using theater tricks to age the cast
including, makeup and costume pieces,
along with coaching on voices and physical-
ity, “is proving to be really fun,” she added.
A new take
Olsen, a character typically played by a
more mature woman. As Boggs is accus-
tomed to playing younger roles, including
Maid Marian in the opry company’s youth
production of “Robin Hood: The Musi-
cal” earlier this year, she had to develop
a different way of walking and talking
onstage to embody the elderly Mama Olsen.
Although it can be challenging at times,
Boggs believes the experience will help her
become a more versatile actor. She wants to
avoid being typecast as one sort of role and
“not being able to do any character roles,”
she said.
‘Scrooged in Astoria’ features a cast comprised predominantly of children, many of whom have
roles in the ‘Band of Angels.’
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Celebrating the holiday spirit
Although he is one of the handful of
“Scrooged in Astoria,” a three-act play
adults in the cast, 20-year-old Ryan Takko
written by Judith Niland with original music is also experimenting with a new type of
by Phil Morrill, is an adaptation of Charles
character by assuming the lead role of Max
Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The local
Krooke Jr., the opry company’s equivalent
show pulls in iconic characters from the
of antagonist-turned-protagonist Ebenezer
opry company’s long-running “Shanghaied
Scrooge.
in Astoria.”
“I’ve never played an old character,”
One of those characters – the bawdy,
Takko, who is acting in his fi rst show since
salacious Miss Macie – becomes Yul
doing high school theater in Oregon City,
Macie, the Ghost of Christmas Present, in
said. “Right now, I’m just being loud and
“Scrooged.”
obnoxious and trying to see if that can be
When casting 15-year-old Sadie Black-
my take on (the character).”
sten to play the role,
The melodrama cap-
however, the direc-
tures the heartwarming
‘IT WAS A
tor knew she needed to
sentiment of the well-told
LOT OF FUN
make adjustments. Com-
Christmas tale, but with
TO KIND OF
pletely departing from
more humor mixed in.
RECREATE IT.
the Miss Macie persona,
“It has a nice buildup,
she created a new char-
and it has a very funny
IT’S NEVER
acter – Holly Berry the
and great resolution,”
BEEN DONE
Christmas Fairy – whose
Takko said.
BEFORE.’
puerile, bubbly attitude
Besides seeing several
Stephanie Osborn
makes her more akin to a
iconic Shanghaied char-
sprite.
acters “come to life in a
“It was a lot of fun
different story,” Osborn
to kind of recreate it,” said Osborn, who
said, the atmosphere cultivated at the opry
played Yul Macie is last year’s production.
company – where audience members can
“It’s never been done before.”
throw popcorn at the villains and sing along
When she auditioned, Blacksten never
with well-known jingles – creates a different
imagined she would get the role, but she
type of theater experience.
was thrilled to take it on once she saw the
“It’s such a nice, fun atmosphere to be
new replacement character.
in,” Haase, the assistant director, agreed.
Brooklynn Boggs, 14, also had her work
“It’s totally a family show, and it does bring
cut out for her when she was cast as Mama
everybody together.”
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