Nov. 3-4 and Nov. 10-11 — Mean Girls, the Musical, 7 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School’s Bowe Theater. Matinee performance Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets $15 adults and $12 for students and seniors, available at the door or online.
Above, Candence Ronning as Janis, Seth Millan as Damian and Anna Southall as Cady Heron.
Damian (Seth Millan), Cady (Anna Southall) and Janis (Candence Ronning), at left, accompanied by the ensemble.
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Cady (Southall) and Gretchen (Collins) deal with the aftermath of a “burn book” with Regina George (Paloma Williams).
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A scene from the school-wide talent show features the entire cast.
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Anna Southall as Cady Heron
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Nov. 3-4 and Nov. 10-11 — Mean Girls, the Musical, 7 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School’s Bowe Theater. Matinee performance Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets $15 adults and $12 for students and seniors, available at the door or online.
Above, Candence Ronning as Janis, Seth Millan as Damian and Anna Southall as Cady Heron.
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On the table are Ivy Collins as Gretchen and Paloma Williams as Regina.
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At front, Paloma Williams as Regina; in back, Anna Southall as Cady Heron.
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On Wednesdays, we wear pink: Ivy Collins, Gretchen; Paloma Williams, Regina; Nora Larvick, Karen; and Anna Southall, Cady Heron.
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Anna Southall, Cady Heron; Dylan Henehan, Kevin G.
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She's not like a regular mom, she's a cool mom: At right is Lola Wall as Mrs. George and Anna Southall as Cady.
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Looking at the slam book: Anna Southall as Cady, Ivy Collins as Gretchen and Nora Larvick as Karen.
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Ben Bauman as Aaron and Anna Southall as Cady.
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Nora Larvick, Karen; Ivy Collins, Gretchen; Anna Southall, Cady Heron
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Paloma Williams as Regina, center.
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In the principal's office: Caden Tubbs, Mr. Duvall; Nora Larvick, Karen; Ivy Collins, Gretchen; Anna Southall, Cady Heron.
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Paloma Williams as Regina, center.
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Ben Bauman as Aaron and Anna Southall as Cady.
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Left to right: Nora Larvick, Karen; Ivy Collins, Gretchen; Candence Ronning, Janis; Anna Southall, Cady Heron; and Paloma Williams, Regina.
HOOD RIVER — If you have seen the 2004 movie “Mean Girls,” then you know roughly how this year’s fall musical unfolds: We have Cady (played by Anna Southall), who has been homeschooled her entire life, navigating the new world of cliques and bullies. We have Regina George (Paloma Williams), the most popular girl in school, and her friends Gretchen (Ivy Collins) and Karen (Nora Larvick), known collectively as “The Plastics.” And we have Damian (Seth Millan) and Janis (Cadence Ronning), two best friends low on the social ladder.
Longtime Hood River Valley High School Theater Teacher and Director Rachel Harry said she chose this musical because “it’s something we need right now. Our students deal with the apex predators on a daily basis, and while they have remarkable coping skills to deal with this struggle, they need to be heard,” she said. She also found empowering messages in the show’s many musical numbers.
Cady (played by Anna Southall) talks to new friends Gretchen (Ivy Collins) and Karen (Nora Larvick).
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“Twenty years later, the story still resonates,” she said. “Bullying is still pervasive in our schools and in the workplace.”
HRVHS Music Teacher Dan Kenealy provides musical direction, with a pit band providing live music to accompany the singers. “As an avid fan of the story since the film debuted in 2004, I am honored to have the opportunity to tell the story through the musical numbers, many of which have preserved the hilarious and infamous lines from the film,” he said.
A scene from the school-wide talent show features the entire cast.
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Harry said that her cast is so nice, she had to coach them how to be mean, as required by the script. On that note, she recommends the musical for adults and students in middle school and above — maybe fifth grade if accompanied by a parent. There is some language and the portrayal of bullying.
Mean Girls
Book by Tina Fey
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Cast
Anna Southall, Cady Heron
Candence Ronning, Janis
Seth Millan, Damian
Paloma Williams, Regina
Ivy Collins, Gretchen
Finley Smith, Gretchen (Oct. 29 and Nov. 5)
Nora Larvick, Karen
Ben Bauman, Aaron and Var
Lola Wall, Mrs. George
Dylan Henehan, Kevin G
Caden Tubbs, Mr. Duvall
Addi Wagner, Ms. Norbury
Leo Patrizio, Martin J
Enrique Chavez, Tyler K and Tony
Delaney Hackett, Mrs. Heron
Sage Stephenson, Mr. Heron
Michael Kenna, Mr. Buck
Geo Tate, French Teacher and Rachel Hamilton
Mack Yasui, Coach Carr and Christian
Zane Peterson, Jason W
Siva Patton, Lizzie Therman
Faris Faud, Glen Coco and Marymount mathlete
Gus Reed, Shane O
Abby Carsley, Dawn Schweitzer
Finley Smith, mathletes moderator
Zane Peterson, mathletes moderator (Oct. 29 and Nov. 5)
Sophia Koelker, Caitlyn Caussins
Tatum Wyatt, Caroline Krafft
Eva Davis, Grace A and Gangsta White
Jay Grajeda, Sonja Acquino and emo girl
Lola Wall, Caden Tubbs, Addi Wagner, Mack Yasui and Chloe Tubbs, show choir
Lola Wall, Siva Patton, Chloe Tubbs and Sofia Rodriguez, quartet
Caden Tubbs, Mack Yasui and Zane Peterson, varsity jocks
Leo Patricio, Enrique and Michael Kenna, math geeks
Delaney Hackett, Finley Smith and Remmie Russo, dance team
Sage Stephenson, Gus Reed and Abby Carsley, band geeks
Sophia Koelker, Tatum Wyatt and Casey Parson, debate team
Geo Tate, Siva Patton and Sofia Rodriguez, bippy backups
Siva Patton and Faris Faud, rich stoners
Pit Band
Daniel Kenealy, conductor
Duncan Krummel, keyboard 1
Kathy Hannen-Smith, keyboard 2
Linda Taylor, keyboard 3
Drums, Kurt Schneider
Chari Harrington, auxiliary percussion
Anthony Peters, bass
Larry Wyatt, guitar
Kate Dougherty, trumpet
Bob Smith, trombone
Dawn Rankin, flute/piccolo
Courtney Richards, clarinet
Anna Agreda, clarinet (HRVHS student)
Jerry Concienne, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone (HRVHS student)
Abraham Santillan Guzman, alto saxophone and baritone saxophone (HRVHS student)
Crew
Rachel Harry, director and choreographer
Daniel Kenealy, music director
Finley Smith, Sofia Rodríguez and Caden Tubbs, dance captains
Rachel Davidson, house manager
Jeff Lorenzen, set design and construction
Kathy Peldyak, Shawna Ronning and Tay Camille Lynne, costumes
Jenna Kennedy and Jayce Heimbinger, sound technicians
Makenna Champion and Savannah Abbot, assistant sound technicians
Leah Sandoval, assistant stage manager
Sashenka Plascencia and Brenton Stillwall, light board operators
Luca Fordoski, Wren Carlson and the Intro to Theater Tech class, set painters
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