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www.hoodrivernews.com P LAY Continued from Page A1 prone Dr. Jadin, and her friends Madame Josephine and Madame Constance and Madame Gabrielle, Countess Aurelia rules the day. Countess: “We live in the age of the Golden Calf. Do you realize that? Men now publicly worship the Golden Calf.” Gabrielle: “How awful! Have the authorities been no- tified?” Countess: “The authori- ties do it themselves, Gabrielle.” Harry said, “The theme is also one that I find relevant today, that of a large corpo- ration squandering the re- sources of a neighborhood and threatening the happi- ness of the local people.” “This was a huge under- taking, with many roles to fill, and costumes to make,” Harry said. “Jeff Lorenzen spent countless hours with a small group of students and dads in building the complex set. Kathy Peldyak and Sarah Delano, Theresa North built the many cos- tumes. Denise Mc- Cravey org aniz ed and worked on the program.” This HRVHS production employs technical aspects such as trap door and elabo- rate sets and bountiful props, as well as numerous actors in all manner of costume performing quiet but critical non-verbal activity in the background and off to the side. It’s busy and often farci- cal, just like the script, but every small piece connects to the whole. Every character’s actions, whether they are giving speeches or never speaking a line, play an im- portant part in creating a vi- brant, off-kilter world of street performers, beggars, waiters, policemen, peddlers and more. The life of every figure on stage has meaning: the painter’s gestures, a young woman’s uncertain glance, a policeman’s frown, a flower peddler’s pacing, a waiter arguing with a cus- tomer. The big speeches belong to Miguel Vasquez as The Pres- ident, Jasper Krehbiel as The Ragpicker, Olivia New- comb as Madame Josephine, and, of course, to Barbour as the Countess, but one charac- ter with no lines, spoken ones at least, is the Deaf Mute, and he has perhaps the most to say. The cast (see list, page A9) is “a huge group,” Harry said, “which means many of the sophomores and fresh- man who don’t normally get roles are included. Generally the upperclassmen have grown so much those new ones in can’t compete, but this year, with this size of group we have representa- tion from all grades. What I have overhead so much dur- ing rehearsals this year is the wonderful tradition of the theater in force, that of the elders passing on the wis- dom to the younger, less ex- perienced actors. “Over and over again I would hear gracious, kind comments from my seniors and juniors to the younger ones to help them play their roles better,” Harry said. “Growing up in the ballet world where the tradition is for the retiring dancers to pass on the choreography for the standards to the young up and coming dancers: the elders spent hours coaching the new ones,” Harry said. “I keep that tradition going with pairing my experienced techies with the new stu- dents, training them until they decide the new techs can work on their own. My senior Phoenix Theatre stu- dents play a similar role in leadership positions. So to see that happening in the winter play was truly heart- warming. This is a gracious, empathetic and brilliant cast. “If you look at movies from the 1930s and ‘40s you will find so many ensemble roles, and lots of parts with only a few lines,” Harry said. “These actors flowed in the background, to create the en- ergy of the scene, the back- ground for the speakers. It is so important. You see this in the plays of the time as well, larger than life, with a zest for everything the players do. I encourage my actors to de- liver this in that form as well. “I impress upon how im- portant their roles are, and to never judge a part by how many lines you say,” Harry said. “So the creation of many of those roles were a collaboration of the costume mistress Kathy Peldyak, the actors and myself.” Some special skills are on display. For instance, The Juggler (sophomore Lucy Fine). “Lucy is a wonderful kid who has been moved around in parts as the original cast moved. She learned juggling from her father, and was originally cast as a gold dig- ger (which she played very well) until another student realized that the time com- mitment for the play was too great,” Harry said. “She loved her part as the femme fatale, but is a real trouper and understands that it does- n’t matter what part you have, you are just grateful to be onstage.” The musicians: Pier re (Matthew McCravey) and the Deaf Mute (Elizabeth Bailey) play multiple roles, includ- ing the violin and accordion music that begins the play. “The music in the play was written expressly for the 1945 production,” Harry said. “I knew Matt is an exceptional violinist and Elizabeth was a deft pianist. I gave Elizabeth my accordion and said ‘learn it’. They both learned the music and are doing a terrif- ic job. I added the little dance, it is a mazurka after all, because whenever I can I try to add a dance number, or at least some music to my plays. Harry also noted that “the set design reflects the energy of this play as well as the col- orful characters. I re- searched photos of cafes in Paris, and chose my colors from that palate. The second act set, which takes place in the sewer, continues with the same colors but in more sub- dued tones. “My biggest lighting chal- lenge was the fact that every- one wore hats then, and I al- ways push my set out into the audience far beyond what the original lighting can handle. I had to use the pipes I put up 20 years ago in the house to bring illumina- tion to their faces this year.” ‘MADWOMAN’ CAST LIST Broker – Rachel Gunner- son President/Adolph 4 - Miguel Vasguez Baronness – Madison Kern Prospector – Sam Hanni- gan Sergeant –Rebecca Wolf and Meghan Ball Ragpicker – Jasper Kre- hbiel Pierre – Matt McCravey Sewer man – Sienna Reynolds Waiter – Nick Molina Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea ‘THE PRESIDENT’ (Miguel Vasquez) and ‘The Broker’ (Rachel Gunnerson) revel in their grand plans for drilling the petroleum beneath Paris. Policeman – Claire Hama- da Doorman – Neil Hauer Peddler – Dani Hildreth Juggler- Lucy Fine Professor- Meghan Ball Dr. Jadin – Rhianna Salman Money Hung ry Man – Nathan Daniel Deaf Mute – Elizabeth Bai- ley Countess Aurelia (Mad- woman of Chaillot) – De- laney Barbour Madame Constance – Cayla Sacre Madame Jose phine – Olivia Newcomb Mademoiselle Gabriele - Emma Dexter and Lani Euwer Irma – Sophia Marbles Street Singer – Sean Gray Flower Girl – Rory Kre- hbiel Blonde Model /Woman 1- Lily Galvez Brunette Model/Woman 2 – Catelyn McAllister President 2/Adolph 1- Neil Hauer President 3/Adolph 2 – Nick Molina Press Agent 1/Adolph 3 – Rebecca Wolf and Meghan Ball Press Agent 2 –Meiling Bangalphong Prospector 2 – Catherine Kellet Prospector 3 – Emily Spezia-Swift © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 11 Fritter, the things we buy are either GOODS or SERVICES. A9 Hood River News, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 At the doggy donut shop, everything I buy is good! Yes, but goods are one thing, and services are something else. Yum! These donuts are something else! My pal Fritter is really confused. Read this page and see if you can think of a way to explain goods and services to him! THIS WEEK AT HRVHS Tuesday, Feb. 24 Frosh/JV Boys Basket- ball vs The Dalles HS 5:15 p.m. @ HRVHS Boys Basketball vs The Dalles HS 7 p.m. @ HRVHS JV Girls Basketball @ The Dalles HS 5:15 p.m. @ HRVHS Girls Basketball @ The Dalles HS 7 p.m. @ HRVHS Wednesday, Feb. 25 No activities scheduled Thursday, Feb. 26 Boys Basketball Awards 6 p.m. @ Cafete- ria Friday, Feb. 27 State Wrestling Cham- pionships Times TBD @ Memorial Colise- um Frosh/JV Boys Basket- ball vs Ridgeview HS 5:15 p.m. @ HRVHS Boys Basketball vs Ridgeview HS 7 p.m. @ HRVHS T he Madwoman of Chaillot (winter play) 7 p.m. @ Bowe Theatre Saturday, Feb. 28 State Wrestling Cham- pionships Times TBD WEEKLY SUDOKU ANSWER Sponsored by: Call 541-386-1234 to advertise here LOOK! This size ad in the HRN 9 times for only $175 50 ! Call Liana at 541-386-1234 Add up the value of these coins. Then circle all the items you could purchase with this amount. 7 4 9 3 6 5 9 3 6 2 7 8 5 1 1 2 4 8 6 2 4 5 3 8 1 7 5 4 9 6 9 3 8 2 7 1 2 8 6 1 4 9 7 3 5 5 1 3 8 2 7 4 9 6 8 9 7 6 1 2 5 4 3 3 5 2 9 8 4 1 6 7 Puzzle on Page A3 Some stores sell all or mostly goods. For example, a grocery store sells mostly goods. If it has a bakery that makes birthday cakes, then it offers goods and a service in one product! Other stores sell mostly services, such as a car wash or a barber shop. Complete the following to describe a store you go to: Name of a store I go to: Standards Link: Math: Addition using money. Goods = Objects Services = Actions How many goods can you find in this room? Color them. Draw a line from each person to the service he or she provides. Goods are things that are made or grown. B a s i c a l l y , things t h i n g s you y o u can c a n touch. t o u c h . Basically, A service e is work that one person d o e s for f o r someone s o m e o n e else. e l s e . does PUTS P UTS OUT FIRES MAKES COOKIES, CAKES AND PIES TAKES PEOPLE PLACES HELPS KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to understand the meaning of words. Who could use it? _____________________________ ____________________________________________ Is this waiter goods or a service? _____________ Goods I can buy at that store: P S E I R I X A T N R S N O I T C A M E O H E R O N S S O C V S C C O E D N B E I E W U I O E I J S D R O P O V M O E S E I R G Y T R C C A S F K N I H T E T R D E S U F N O C S Y Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Services I can buy at that store: Wants and Needs Is this dictionary goods or a service? ______________ Why would they want to use it? __________________ SERVICES CONFUSED PROVIDES NECESSARY OBJECTS ACTIONS GOODS TOUCH COINS FIRES THINK WORK PIES ROOM TAXI Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. Look through the newspaper for five or more examples of goods and five or more examples of services. Write them in the spaces below. GOODS SERVICES Things that are necessary to our survival are needs. Wants make our lives easier or more pleasant but are not critical to daily living. Look through advertisements and see if you can find more wants or more needs. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Who could use it? _________________________ Why would they want to use it? ______________ Explain the Difference ________________________________________ Is this taxi goods or a service? _______________ Who could use it? _________________________ Why would they want to use it? ______________ ________________________________________ Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use grade-appropriate words correctly. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. How would you explain the difference between goods and services? 4 6 1 7 5 3 8 2 9 Design a newspaper advertisement for the store you described above. Be sure to include some of the goods or services they offer. Look at the ads in today’s newspaper for ideas.
