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General News: A Christmas Carol for the Community
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| Can a ghost help Scrooge save himself? |
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| Bob Cratchit's humility contrasts with Scrooge |
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| The children's choir |
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| singing Christmas carols |
December 13, 2007
A Christmas Carol returns to the stage this weekend in a production by Stormy Weather Players.
The classic story of Scrooge’s redemption in the Christmas season was a huge success last year so the players decided to bring it back again.
At a dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening at Cornwall high school, the players put the final touches on the set and talked about why they love producing theater for the Cornwall community.
“I enjoy this group and have a sense of community that I never had in my life,” explained Brian Florio, who is the president of Stormy Weather Players. He talked about how he moved here after his home in Garrison burned down in 2004. He tried out for the Stormy Weather Player’s production of The Wizard of Oz, was cast as the Cowardly Lion, and got hooked.
The theater group is a big part of his life and Florio is proud of all the children who have gotten involved.
Wynn Klotsky, who normally directs plays, donned the dress of a 19th-century woman for her first acting appearance in years. Her husband, Led, climbed a ladder to work on a fly-away door, while her son, Ledlie, looked stellar in a purple velvet frock coat, waiting to take the stage.
“The emphasis with this group is community,” Wynn said, “Brian brings in people from all walks. It’s about building a family-friendly feeling.”
A dozen or so youngsters dressed in period clothes practiced their traditional carols for the production, cherubic voices creating a heavenly choir.
Kate Benson, a village resident, says she was asked just days ago to fill in as stage manager of the production and she spent the rehearsal trying to get a handle on everything that was going on. Frank Ostrander, who also lives in Cornwall-on-Hudson, was hustling to re-position all of the sound equipment that had been taken down earlier in the day by the high school students who needed the stage.
Two weeks ago, many of same people came together for a photo shoot and song recording at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church to create a community CD to send to Cornwall troops serving overseas. That project was the brainchild of music director Valerie Ransbottom and Florio, who thought up the photo shoot. (See related story)
As for this weekend’s production of A Christmas Carol, Florio said that he loves the show and feels attached to the lead character, Scrooge. “He’s a lot like me,” Florio admitted. “He has this gruff demeanor, then is shown different things and he is turned around.”
Come see this family-friendly production this weekend at Cornwall Central High School. Click here for show times.
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