A cast of 24 children from kindergarten to sixth grade in the Mountain View Union Elementary School District presented “Boots- The Musical” at the Highland Center for the Arts on April 20. Cast members in the finale standing in the back are (left to right) Oscar Razionale, Amelia Rodriguez, Harvest Barsalow, Adele Barsalow (as Boots), Abby Williams, Ali Chernovetz and Alivia Hall as the rest of the cast watch. At left in front is Oscar McLean. Students from Lakeview, Hardwick, Woodbury Schools and home schoolers were included in the after-school enrichment program directed by Rosann Hickey.
The cast of “Boots- The Musical” included (from left) Fritz Nottermann, Tobin Purdy, Oscar McLean, Harvest Barsalow, Fern Hammond, Scarlet Chernovetz, Eleanor Hammond and Reia Lemery as they sing “The Gossip Song” during their presentation held at the Highland Center for the Arts, April 20.
Lakeview, Hardwick, Woodbury Elementary School students and home schoolers presented “Boots- The Musical” at the Highland Center for the Arts, April 20. The cast included Enid Hammond, Tobin Purdy, Fern Hammond, Silene LaPoint, Solace Cohen, Reece Reynolds, Reia Lemery, Nevina Felix, Fox Modry, Scarlet Chernovetz, Sophia Rich and Otto McLean as the Ogre’s workers who sing “The Ogre Song.” The musical was directed by Rosann Hickey with musical arrangement by Karen Miller.
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