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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.
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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?
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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.