Bah Humbug!

By Ellen Lupkes

“When I walk outside, it had better be snowing,” said Jessica Deuel, an Interstate 35 junior at the conclusion of Bah Humbug! on Friday, November 4. While the production was in the Interstate 35 Performing Arts Center (the high school gym) for only two nights, the play did an absolutely wonderful job of putting Scrooge and the audience in the holiday spirit.
Justin Pontier did very well and was very dedicated in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. With white hair and the face of an eighty year old man, Pontier left people wondering who is going to fill his role next year following his graduation in May.
Another outstanding performance is to be credited to Marie Bosworth, who played the role of Beth Cratchet. With the shyness and sweetness of a lamb, Marie pulled off the secretary vibe with glasses and sincerity.
Tanner Daniels led a cast of elementary students. Playing Tiny Tim, Daniels was very convincing from his costume all the way to his limp.
“For being so young I thought did a really good job,” said Staci Morris, a play goer.
In addition to these three, despite a lack of functioning microphones, the whole cast did a phenomenal job acting, singing, dancing, and speaking in old English accents.
“The hardest part was to be a ghost and English so for my part it was like a double accent, which made it more difficult. Another thing was to sing and dance while focusing on the double accent,” said Mariah Lewis, the ghost of Josie Marley.