Only an Orphan Girl

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On 
October 20th and 21st, 
Northglenn High School Theater Department 
produced 
"Only an Orphan Girl"
(a melodrama!)

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In this highly entertaining production, audience members got to sing, boo, hiss and throw peanuts as they got involved in this tale of a villain who tries to steal a poor orphan girl's inheritance.

John received the role of Floyd, the piano player, who not only provided sound effects and musical background music - including themes for each character who ever walked onto the stage, but also accompanied the audience in rousing choruses during scene changes and before and after each act. Songs included "A Bicycle Built for Two", "O Susanna", "She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain", "Clementine", "Meet Me in St. Louis", "In the Good Old Summertime", "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", "Jingle Bells", "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "Camptown Races", and more!


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Joshua also got to participate in this production as part of the tech crew. 

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He got to help with building sets, including this incredible moving saw!

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You can see more pictures from this fun and entertaining production on Northglenn High School's Theater Department Facebook Page.  (Confession: I borrowed most of the pictures shown here from that page.)

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