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Crimson Company Takes on Shakespeare in “As You Like It”

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Crimson Co. Fall Play - PosterUPDATE: Due to the Dunmore Buck’s recent win on the football field, the performance schedule for As You Like It has been adjusted.

Shows will now only take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (November 14th, 15th and 16th) at 7PM.

There will be no matinee or evening performance on Saturday, November 17th.

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Shakespeare’s comedy of love and laughter comes to the Dunmore High School auditorium stage later this month.

The Crimson Company will present As You Like It on November 14, 15, 16 and 17. Curtain rises at 7 p.m. sharp each evening. On Saturday, November 17th, the cast and crew will also take the stage for a 1 p.m. matinee.

Tickets cost $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for students and seniors, and $5.00 for children under the age of five.

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Forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love and mistaken identity that turns traditional rules of romance upside down. Disguises and secrets get in the way of true love and result in hilarious love triangles that only a ‘magical transformation’ can fix.

A firm favorite among Shakespeare’s comedies, As You Like It has some of the bard’s best loved characters, pastoral romance, love notes, music, satire, slapstick, passion and even the famous “All the World’s a Stage” soliloquy.

This will be the final fall Crimson Company production under the direction of Brian McGurl.

Crimson Co. Fall Play - Brian & Dawn McGurlBrian, an 7th grade geography teacher, will retire as both an educator and Crimson Company director at the end of this school year.

He and his wife Dawn have spearheaded the high school drama club since 2005.

Brian and Dawn will take their final bow following the run of the Crimson Company’s spring production, “Beehive: The 60’s Musical.”

Members of the cast for As You Like It are as follows: Kaitlin Ahern, Ben Amaya, Matthew Behler, Patrick Burke, Lily Conboy, Ariana Costanzi, Colby DeSando, Madison Eagen, Raj Gandhi, Ian Gratkowski, Sam Hanna, Louis Hanni, Julia Ingargiola, Brigid King, Ally McNeff, Jake McNeff, Julia Pasko, Bell Pendon, Marquette Pendon and Isabella Stanco.

Stage managers for this production are Spencer Asman and Max Burke.

Crimson Company to Hold “Pirate and Princess Tea”

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Crimson Company Princess Pirate Tea POSTER

Dunmore High School Crimson Company will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid for two weekends in March at the High School Auditorium. Leading up to the production, the Crimson Company will host a “Princess and Pirate Tea Under the Sea.”

This fundraiser, which will benefit the Crimson Company and its future endeavors, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th in the Dunmore High School Cafeteria.

All young pirates, princes and princesses from surrounding kingdoms are invited for a morning filled with fun activities, games and prizes. Dressing up as your favorite prince, princess or storybook character is encouraged.

Rich Banick will also be on hand to take professional photos of the children with Ariel, Prince Eric and some of your other favorite Disney characters.

There will be awesome baskets to take a chance on. Every patron will receive a free raffle ticket to enter in a “Little Mermaid” basket, which includes free tickets to the Crimson Company’s upcoming production of the Disney classic.

Admission is $10 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Advanced reservations can be made by sending an email to mcgurld@gmail.com.

Crimson Company Officers

 

The 2017-2018 Crimson Company officers are shown from left: Luke Gratkowski. treasurer; Will Meade,  secretary; Lauren Brown, president; Matthew Valunas, public relations; and Jack Culkin, vice president.

Missing from photo: Joe Ferguson, vice president.

DHS Crimson Company to Present Aquatic Disney Classic

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Little MermaidDunmore High School Crimson Company will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid for two weekends in March at the High School Auditorium. Tickets will be $12 for adults; $10 for students/seniors, and $5 for children under five.

Performances will be on March 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23 and 24 with curtain at 7 p.m. each evening and a matinee performance on Sunday, March 18, at 1 p.m.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated Disney film. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”

Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.

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Leading up to this year’s spring musical, the Crimson Company will host a “Princess and Pirate Tea Under the Sea.”

princesThis fundraiser, which will benefit the Crimson Company and its future endeavors, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th in the Dunmore High School Cafeteria.

All young pirates, princes and princesses from surrounding kingdoms are invited for a morning filled with fun activities, games and prizes. Dressing up as your favorite prince, princess or storybook character is encouraged!

Rich Banick will also be on hand to take professional photos of the children with Ariel, Prince Eric and some of your other favorite Disney characters!

Admission is $10.00 per person. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Advanced reservations can be made by sending an email to mcgurld@gmail.com