Zachary High School students present Lost in Yonkers
Zachary High School will present Lost in Yonkers on March 12th and March 13th at the Zachary High School Auditorium. Both performances begin at 7 p.m. and the ticket price is $7.
Lost in Yonkers tells the story of Jay and Arty Kurnitz, two brothers, who after losing their mother to illness, are sent by their father to temporarily live with their paternal Grandmother, an old German woman who is stern and cutthroat. The play is set in 1942, during the time of World War II in Yonkers, New York. The boys’ father assures them that their stay is only temporary, while he works to create supplies for the war. The boys struggle to survive living in a disjointed household with a seemingly heartless Grandmother, two dysfunctional Aunts, and a felonious Uncle.
The members of the Kurnitz family will be played by Jace Swarner (Jay), Taylor Norris (Arty), Whitney Davis (Bella), Savannah Johnson (Grandma), Caleb Enselmo (Uncle Louie), Dustin Wray (Eddie), and Emma Susano (Aunt Gert).
“It was important for us to show our school and our community that we could put on a really good dramatic play,” says Savannah Johnson (Grandma). This the drama department’s first non-musical play in five years. The students of the drama department read several other scripts before settling on this play and decided that although this play has only seven character roles, its context was superior to the other plays they’d read. “The other plays we read had several roles so more people could be casted, but they weren’t nearly as interesting as Lost in Yonkers, “says Jace Swarner (Jay).
Although Simon, has been accredited with producing popular plays including Barefoot in the Park, Rumors, and The Odd Couple, Lost in Yonkers is the only play to earn him a Pulitzer Prize.
“I believe the family- oriented community of Zachary will connect with this story because it displays family relationships and the heartaches and sorrows that families undergo, in a comedic manner,” said Arica Lavigne, ZHS drama teacher & director of the show. “The citizens of this community will be able to identify with this storyline and perhaps see bits and pieces of themselves and their families in this production,” Lavigne continued.
Lost in Yonkers tells the story of Jay and Arty Kurnitz, two brothers, who after losing their mother to illness, are sent by their father to temporarily live with their paternal Grandmother, an old German woman who is stern and cutthroat. The play is set in 1942, during the time of World War II in Yonkers, New York. The boys’ father assures them that their stay is only temporary, while he works to create supplies for the war. The boys struggle to survive living in a disjointed household with a seemingly heartless Grandmother, two dysfunctional Aunts, and a felonious Uncle.
The members of the Kurnitz family will be played by Jace Swarner (Jay), Taylor Norris (Arty), Whitney Davis (Bella), Savannah Johnson (Grandma), Caleb Enselmo (Uncle Louie), Dustin Wray (Eddie), and Emma Susano (Aunt Gert).
“It was important for us to show our school and our community that we could put on a really good dramatic play,” says Savannah Johnson (Grandma). This the drama department’s first non-musical play in five years. The students of the drama department read several other scripts before settling on this play and decided that although this play has only seven character roles, its context was superior to the other plays they’d read. “The other plays we read had several roles so more people could be casted, but they weren’t nearly as interesting as Lost in Yonkers, “says Jace Swarner (Jay).
Although Simon, has been accredited with producing popular plays including Barefoot in the Park, Rumors, and The Odd Couple, Lost in Yonkers is the only play to earn him a Pulitzer Prize.
“I believe the family- oriented community of Zachary will connect with this story because it displays family relationships and the heartaches and sorrows that families undergo, in a comedic manner,” said Arica Lavigne, ZHS drama teacher & director of the show. “The citizens of this community will be able to identify with this storyline and perhaps see bits and pieces of themselves and their families in this production,” Lavigne continued.
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