Notes from the Director
Last school year I had a six-month obsession with creating decorative gnomes. They seemed to appear everywhere…at home and at school. While perusing scripts for this year’s Children’s Theatre, I read this version of Hansel and Gretel and saw there was a gnome in the first scene. I knew this was the show for 2022! Hansel and Gretel, who go through some perilous times, but end up overthrowing the…(whoops! almost gave the ending away!)
In our story, while the one evil witch may be more like 2...or 8 and seemingly impossible to defeat, good finally does win over evil. And while our lives may not always be brightly colored and frosted like the candy house, and our troubles are seemingly insurmountable, we know that our final salvation is a sure thing because Jesus already won our salvation for us! And that changes everything.
It has been a joy to spend the last 6 weeks working with these awesome students in our beautifully updated facility. Whether working on blocking, characters, painting, cutting out paper gingerbread people, or marching in a parade, I can’t think of another place I’d rather be. (Now if only we could work a dog into the story!)
To God be the glory!
April Marquardt, director
Special Thanks
Katie Aumann for her help with parade coordination and float construction.
Kenyon Tess for help with set construction.
Shawnee Krueger for last-minute errand running for the director.
Kelly Little for making the bread prop.
Jim and Tamara Julian for help with the candy house.
Lucas Boehm for assisting students with various artistic endeavors.
Daisy Tang for graphic design on posters, programs and t-shirts.
SCLA Maintenance staff for assistance with various tasks.
John Dvorak in Mission Advancement for soliciting ads for our program.
Rachel Collins, Angela Trudel,Nancy Hartsock, Amy Isenberger, Debbie Weigand, and Angela Stelljes for meals and snacks.
Amy Isenberger, Angela Stelljes, Sheila McTarsney, Debbie Weigand, Rachel Collins, Angela Trudel, and Kristin Krueger for help with the bake sale.
Parent and student volunteers at the ticket and concession tables.
Mrs. Scislow and art students for their pottery sales.
