South Middle School recently presented: Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine by Bob May, Christopher Tibbetts, and Roy C. Booth. Based on an original story by Bob May and directed by South Middle School drama teacher, Mrs. Caroline Curtis.
Beanie Boren, a science wiz who is not keen on reading, has designed a book reading machine for the science fair. It combines a computer, a video camera, and a contraption of his own design to enable one to read three books at once.
Unfortunately, the machine is neither user-friendly nor bug-free. When Beanie turns it on, lights flash, thunder booms and out pop the witches from Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and The Wizard of Oz, each set to wreak havoc! Beanie must get them back into the books with help from the good guys in the same stories. Afterward, he is eager to read about his new friends-- the old fashioned way.
Cast: Mr.Wright-Darius Hess, BEANIE BOREN-Devin Batelic, THE QUEEN-Jasmine Pinkney, CANDY-Mia Davis, THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST-Mia Joe Levy, PROFESSOR LIBRUM-Grace Musante, DOROTHY-Madison Gravel, GRETEL-Dakota Diamond, HANSEL-Xavier Miller-Shaw, SNOW WHITE-Ella Smith, HEWIE-Sienna Copans, LOUIE-Jaspreet Singh, DEWIE DECIMAL/GIDGET MAE BROWNE -Kayla Pelsue.
Stage Crew: Costumes: Oren Miller, Sarah Ramirez, Joe Soto II, Augustina White
Lighting: Zola Dennis, Cristhian Ferrera, Thomas Giorgianni, Gabriela Luna, Malia Robinson
Props: Ashley Reyes, Camryn Scalfari
Sound: Emily Porter, Maya Simms
Stagehands: Katherine Bell, Taylor Chiaramonte, Chiara Graziano, Lily Rios, Mikaela Rios, Nicholas Schmidt, Jackson Vegliando, Juny Velasquez
Technology: Ariyanna Sanders, Avantae Stewart
Props Construction Crew: Ciara Carcamo, Autumn Fincher, Kahlil Harris, Stacy Nieto, Sarah Rivera, Alexandra Rueda Rodas, Nicoletta Simoni, Lydia Tarallo, Dharma Williams, Divine Williams
Set Construction Crew: Ana Arroyo, William Arroyo, Katie Bell, Zyeyari Bennett, Chimorah Black, Emma Brown, Isabel Caldara, Allison Castillo, Taylor Chiaramonte, Cameron Conklin, Thomas Giorgianni, Miguel Gonzalez, Chiara Graziano, Jah’zye Herring, Erin Jabbour, Elijah James, Tiana Medina, Malia Robinson, Avantae Stewart, Belicia Woods
Teachers and students deeply appreciate the help and support of: Dr. Roberto Padilla, NECSD Superintendent
Ms. Lynda Keech, Director of Fine and Performing Arts
The NECSD Board of Education
South Middle School’s Administrators: Ms. Chanté Brooks, Principal Ms. Gillian Matos, Mr. Vincent Brancato, Mrs. Rhode Octobre-Cooper, and Mrs. Arlene Almodovar, Assistant Principals
SMS Faculty and Staff, Health Office, Security, and Custodians
The SMS PTG
Mrs. Elizabeth Beasley, Props Committee Advisor
Mr. Henry Costabel III, Set Construction Advisor
Mrs. Janice Greenop, Set Design & Stage Crew Advisor
Dr. John Murphy and Ms. Marisol Vazquez, House Managers
Ms. Conchetta Carbone and Mr. William Antonelli, Sound and Technology Advisors
Mrs. Lisa Curtis and Mrs. Kym Tiffany for costume creation
Fostertown School for loaning props
Mr. Kyle Marks for arranging the No-Shave-November Fund Raiser
Mrs. Shari Franco for cage and trophy loans,
Mr. Eric Greenop for Logo Design
Ms. Becky Clina for lending us her fog machine
and countless faculty and staff members who generously donated their time, energy, materials, support, flexibility, and talent.
Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, a Concord Theatricals Company.