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Polk County News 18A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 24, 2016 ACADEMIC HONORS Costa named to president’s list FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Lucas Costa, of Monmouth, was named to the Randolph-Macon Academy’s president’s list for the sec- ond quarter of the 2015-16 school year. To be named to the president’s list, a student must earn a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher. Costa is a junior at the academy. Deptula named to MBC honors list STAUNTON, Va. — Wendy Deptula, of Monmouth, was named to Mary Baldwin College’s Honors list for fall 2015. To be named to the Honor List, students must earn a grade-point av- erage of 3.75 to 4.00 and must have earned at least 12 semester hours for the grading period. Dallas woman named to dean’s list ELMIRA, NY — Gwendolynn Coons, of Dallas, has been named to the Elmira College dean’s list for term one, 2015. Students who earn a 3.6 or greater grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for the academic term are recognized on the Elmira College Dean's List for academic excellence. WOU announces fall honor roll JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Aunt Florence yells at her doctor for misdiagnosing her in a scene from DHS’s production of “Leading Ladies.” All for money, boys don dresses Dallas High presents ‘Leading Ladies,’ a comedy where not all is what it seems By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Think about it, $1 million. That amount of money is on the minds of the leading women — err, men — of Dallas High School’s pro- duction of Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” running Thursday through Saturday. Leo (Zac Parnell) and Jack (Isaac Monroe), later known to the rest of the cast of characters as Max and Steve (really Maxine and Stephanie), will go to great (dress) lengths to get their hands on that fortune. Down on their luck actors, the pair read about an ailing elderly woman with a $3 million estate to pass on. She’s looking for her sister’s long-lost daughters to in- clude in the will, except Leo and Jack are convinced by t h e n a m e s “Ma x” a n d “Steve” that the would-be It’s such a ‘drag’ What: Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies.” When: Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and Satur- day at 2 p.m. Where: Dallas High School’s Bollman Auditorium, 1250 SE Holman Ave. Tickets: $5, available at DHS oice or at the door. For more information: 503-623-8336. heiresses are men they can impersonate. When they find that is not the case, they are so fixated on the money that Leo and reluctantly, Jack, dress in drag to pull off the scam. They don’t make for a pretty picture as women, but that only adds to the fun. “It is a farce,” said director Aaron Fawcett. “It’s a com- plete farce.” “Leading Ladies,” set in 1952, borrows from “Some Like it Hot,” and Shake- speare’s “Twelfth Night” in the use of cross-dressing as a means to an end. But there is much more to making a successful comedy than put- ting characters in ridiculous costumes. “Comedy is very hard work. It’s very hard to do well,” Fawcett said. “A lot of people could come out and yell and scream and be very dramatic.” Though it may look easier, comedy takes extra effort, especially for young actors. “It’s about timing and pace and physicality,” Faw- cett said. “They know what is funny, but doing it is dif- ferent.” Sophomore Molly Bucher, who plays Meg, said learn- ing the right way to play comedy has been challeng- ing. “I think the hardest part is getting the timing right and knowing when people are going to laugh and try to keep a straight face through most of it,” she said. That is especially true for the actor playing the only character that isn’t supposed to be having a good time. It seems that Leo and Jack aren’t the only ones looking to make a fortune from dear Aunt Florence. Rev. Duncan Woolsey (Luke Disney) is engaged to Florence’s niece, Meg, in hopes of eventually inherit- ing all $3 million for his foundation. “There is one scene where I’m laughing maniacally. That’s all the laughing I do through the entire play,” Disney said of his character. See LADIES, Page 14A MONMOUTH — Western Oregon University announced its honor roll and president’s list students. To make the honor roll, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99. Presi- dent’s list honors are given to those students who earn a GPA of 4.0. Students who made the honor roll: Dallas: Baylee Jordyn Andersen, Blake Thomas Bauer, Bethany Blancher, Regina Derise Bliven, Grant Michael Bollman, Tyler Jacob Dankenbring, Ariana Michelle Davis, Emily DuMond, David Elphic, Melissa Garcia, Michelle M. Howard, Kyle Jefrey Kuust, Kelsey Renee Linn, Jacob Tyler Martin, Maria Mei-Li Mc- Carthy, Jessica Reimer, Matthew Steven Schafer, Jordan Allen Schrock, Alan James Smietana, Bethany Marion Steele, Tyler Jerome Unger, Christina Nicole Wakinyan and Jesse James Wilcoxon. Independence: Kevin Salvador Alejandrez, Guadalupe Becer- ra Becerra, Michael Newman Becker, Alondra Mariso Bocanegra, Daisy S. Chavez Guzman, Jefery Wayne Clinton, Aleysia Eliza- beth Hauge, Karina Lopez, Erick Roberto Martinez, Ambre Jean McKee, Belen Selinda Rodriguez, Cindy Rosales and John Arthur Wood. Monmouth: Kegan Terrence Allen, Aaron Adaly Carmona, Lucas R. Castanon, Jef Aaron Collet, Quincie Marinda Engle, Alexis Amanda Garcia, Elaina Joy Glasscock, Ryanne Renee Huf- man, Kevin James Hutt, Megan Elizabeth Johnson, James Martin Masnov, Erin Mathews, Ty Mamoru Phillips, Mykel Jefree Presler, Janie Ramirez Manzo and Tori Ann Stutzman. Students who made the president’s list: Dallas: Emmaly Sue Basaraba, Mitchell John Bollman, Josh Brehm, Emily J. Koons, Elizabeth Ann Kowash, Brittany Newman, Julie Ann Postma, Olivia Marie Preciado, Megan Raschel Reynolds, Parker Neal Smith and Tyler A. Sommerfeldt. Independence: Zarrah Lynn Buitron, Celene Garcia-Murillo, Isaac Cory Golden, Dana Ruth McLean, Rahevin Slade Potter- Clark and Raina Kae Smith. Monmouth: Thomas Leif Anderson, Frank Adelbert Asay, Dil- lon Michael Blinn, Adam Dutton and Havilah Mary Esther Sutter. What’s YOUR neighbor up to? Find out in the Itemizer Observer. You may find your neighbor, your boss, your friend or yourself in the pages of the Itemizer Observer. Local stories on local people - that’s our specialty.
