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Rollin’ into Fall Theater

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Brian_L_Morgan_20190925_BMG0165-751x500.jpg Eighth grader Dane Scott shows off the stolen diamond necklace. Brian L. Morgan.
Brian_L_Morgan_20190925_BMG0092-751x500.jpg Cowboys talk in front of the town saloon. Brian L. Morgan.
Brian_L_Morgan_20190925_BMG0315-752x500.jpg Eighth grader Elizabeth Hodges performs a dance for the crowd. Brian L. Morgan.
Brian_L_Morgan_20190925_BMG0503-751x500.jpg Fifth grader Addison Kane, sixth grader Katelin Browder, sixth grader Tessa Thomas, seventh grader Hardy Krehmeyer and eighth grader Daniel Lim campaign for Dusty (sixth grader Benjamin Erb) to become the town’s mayor. Brian L. Morgan.

An event that all theater fans get excited for in the beginning of the school year is the middle school fall play, especially one as engaging as this year’s “Wagon Wheels A-Rollin’.” The middle school show is always family friendly, and many people in the Wesleyan community rushed to get tickets. Like years before, Lencke Theatre sold out of seats for this show. “Wagon Wheels A-Rollin’” was an exciting and action-packed story about life in the wild western town of Vinegar Bottle. The cast consisted of a wide variety of characters, including cowboys, saloon girls and bandits. The play was directed by the middle school theater director Stephanie Simmons. Keep Reading

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Comics Come to Life in Middle School Play

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Godard-Comic-Book-Artist-Color-6-750x500.jpg The Junior Wolf Players pose after a successful show. Brian L. Morgan.
Godard-Comic-Book-Artist-Color-4-324x500.jpg The middle school play premiered Oct. 20 in Lencke Theater. Lauren Bell.
Godard-Comic-Book-Artist-Color-5-333x500.jpg Fifth grader Hardy Krehmeyer performs in "The Comic Book Artist." Brian L. Morgan.
Godard-Comic-Book-Artist-Color-1-750x500.jpg The cast’s eighth graders pose in character for the superhero-themed play. Heather Niemann.
Godard-Comic-Book-Artist-Color-3-1-666x500.jpg Eighth graders Zach Russell and Davis Olds run through a scene during rehearsals. Lindsay Godard.
Godard-Comic-Book-Artist-Color-2.jpg Cast members Naomi Niemann, Sarah Lim, William Dzikowski, Lindsay Godard, Davis Olds and Nadia Theriot rehearse their lines before play practice. Suzanne Godard.

When a comic book artist’s magical pen brings action and adventure to the Lencke Theater stage, it is up to a group of quirky middle school superheroes to save the day. The middle school fall play, “The Comic Book Artist,” told the story of D.C. Wunderman, a comic book shop owner, who accidentally brings a supervillain to life off the page of the comics.

Aspiring artist Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz, played by eighth grader Davis Olds, must save the city by creating a league of superheroes, The Fabulous Four.

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