Alphabet Theatre

What a show, what a cast, what a crew, what an audience!  Photo Credit: Paul Rampe  Robert Pappenhagen once again proved that with a little imagination you can turn the even the most un-theatrical setting into a live theatre. Musical accompaniment came alive through the talents of Jenny Jackson, CJ Langmack (yes - the one from DeadIron), Amy McGroarty, Bryce Schill (Sky of Chardon), and Cameron Weikart, and I'm not boasting, but for 8 weeks of rehearsal time, these kids did a phenomenal job!  Now we gear up for... Shakespeare! Not sure which show we're doing, but keep visiting the webpage and our Facebook page and we'll keep dropping hints.  Right now, it's time to clean the house, do the laundry, and maybe even catch up on some much needed sleep. Thank you to everyone who helped make this show so much fun! Photo Credit: Amy McGroarty Photo Credit: Paul Rampe

Honk is a musical retelling of the Story of the ugly duckling.  It has humor, drama, tenderness, and a sense of hope and acceptance.  In this production, Alphabet Theatre brings together a crew of 6th thru 12th grade students from 6 different school districts, to bring this story to life. Directed by Jill Pappenhagen, musical assistance from Jenny Jackson, stage managed by the fabulously faithful am Nd positively patient Laura Weikart, accompanied by Amy McGroarty, percussion from Bryce Shill, guitar by CJ Langmack, bass by Cameron Weikart, Flute by Stephanie Striegel, Reeds by Jenny Jackson; the music comes to life with the skills of these professional musicians who volunteer their time and talents to support our actors.  Professional technical theatre director Robert Pappenhagen creates magic with a shoe string budget, and costume designer Betsy Bond brings the barnyard to life in subtle ways so that you know these are animals, but they are not caricatures. This is a musical tha