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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Bringing ‘A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol’ to life
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
It was a night of laugh-
ter, smiles and applause as “A
Fairy Tale Christmas Carol”
came to life at the John Day
Elks Lodge Friday.
Thirty-five performers of
all ages put on a show, as the
audience watched the clas-
sic story of Ebenezer Scrooge
play out with the twist of hav-
ing fairy tale characters ful-
fill the memorable roles of the
original play.
The play from Painted
Sky Center for the Arts fea-
tured icons such as Snow
White, Peter Piper, the Big
Bad Wolf and the Three Little
Pigs.
Julie Reynolds, a director
for the play, said there were
trials in making the play possi-
ble, such as having to shift the
date of the play several times
due to COVID-19 and having
to conduct a majority of the
rehearsals online. However,
she was happy the kids were
able to perform and put on a
show.
“Some of these kids are
going to be wonderful actors,
and some already are,” Reyn-
olds said. “Just watching
them work together is fun.”
Alicia Griffin, co-director
for the play, said the play went
well even with the limitations.
She said the online practices
were hard because of gen-
eral problems with broadband
affecting attendance, but the
team worked hard during the
last month leading up to the
performance.
“It all just started falling
into place, and the parent sup-
port has been tremendous,”
Griffin said. “I just want to
show some gratitude to par-
ents, Painted Sky, the Elks
Lodge and hard work from
the performers.”
Aiden Taylor, 17, who
played the lead role of the Big
Bad Wolf, said he was happy
to perform in front of a live
Eagle photos/Rudy Diaz
Members of the Charming family in Painted Sky Center for the Arts’ production of ‘A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol,’ played by, from left, Brighton Griffin, 14, Ember Dutch-
er, 11, Maddie Bailey, 14, and Landon James, 12.
From left, Silas Fansler, 10, Nick Stiner, 13,
and Collin Griffin, 12, as the Three Little
Pigs for ‘A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol.’
The Medium Wolf, played by Sam Cole, 10, and
Goldilocks, played by Tori Holland, 9, dance togeth-
er during a party scene in the play.
From left, Alyssa Catalani, 14, plays Mother Goose, who narrates
part of the life of the Big Bad Wolf, Aiden Taylor, 17.
audience and work with the
other performers.
Taylor said he had to
miss several online practices
because the connectivity was
rough with around 60 people
online at the same time, but
he added that the team pulled
through and made it work
well.
A group
of kids
dance
along
during
a party
on stage
for ‘A
Fairy Tale
Christmas
Carol.’
“It’s certainly a very nice
experience to get it right and
to have fun with everyone on
stage,” Taylor said. “It’s not
something you often get to
experience, but when you do,
it’s a great thing. We had to
postpone the play for a while,
but I’m happy we got to per-
form it.”
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