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The Story Of Buddy
Written By: Mary Adair Trumbly - Highlands PAC | Issue: November 2024
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” Discover for yourself – Elf Jr., The Musical launches the holiday season, November 15 and 16 at Highlands Performing Arts Center.
Highlands Middle School drama students will be presenting Elf Jr, The Musical, in November to kick off the holiday season.
The musical is based on the New Line Cinema Film written by David Berenbaum, is the story of Buddy the Elf.
The cast is made up of 27 students in grades 6-8, and they meet as a class each day for an hour. The role of Buddy will be played by eighth-grader Jayden Hughes, who is having a lot of fun bringing this character to life. He was seen previously in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), The Love Note, (Peter), and Fame Jr. (Nick Piazza).
Eighth-grader Payton Norman will be playing the role of Jovie. She was also seen previously in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Lucy. The Hobbs family are being played by Ivan Shchelgacov (Walter), Keely Bosdell (Emily), and Justin Powell (Michael).
The production is directed by Joi Chapman, music teacher at Highlands School. The rest of the creative team includes Rachael Johnson (choreographer and assistant director), Erik Bishop (set designer and tech director), and Tanya Bishop (costume designer).
The drama program started three years ago when Mrs. Chapman began teaching at Highlands, and then the PAC partnered with the school to support the youth theatre program. The students have really enjoyed doing their performances at the PAC and are very grateful for the opportunity to perform in such a beautiful theater. They continue to develop their talents and grow as performers with each production.
Performances will take place on Friday evening, November 15, at 7:00 P.M. and Saturday afternoon, November 16, at 3:00 P.M. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Highlands Performing Arts center box office at (828) 526- 9047, or on the website highlandsperformingarts.com.
This is a very upbeat and fun production that is appropriate for all ages, and will last approximately one hour, with no intermission.
Come join the fun and kick off the winter holiday season with us. You might just feel “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” right along with Buddy the Elf!!
