‘Help Wanted:’ Middle schoolers answer the call of the stage

From left, Brigid Karl, Brianna Luman, Dierdra Moore and Emily Duplin in 'Help Wanted.' Photos by Josh Bodin.

From left, Brigid Karl, Brianna Luman, Dierdra Moore and Emily Duplin in ‘Help Wanted.’ Click to launch gallery. Photos by Josh Bodin.

By Josh Bodin

On Thursday and Friday, May 15 and 16,  the Green Mountain Middle School presented the play Help Wanted in the auditorium of the Chester high school, giving middle schoolers the opportunity to have a part in a theatrical production without having to compete with high school students.

“The play was about a bunch of teenagers who are entering the adult phase of getting a job so they’re experiencing different jobs throughout the play. It shows the journey with monologues of different jobs, which mount up to them realizing that they have the

From left are Sadie Wood, Sierra Kehoe, Emily Barre and Brigid Karl performing in 'Help Wanted.'

From left are Sadie Wood, Sierra Kehoe, Emily Barre and Brigid Karl performing in ‘Help Wanted.’

potential to reach their dream job,” says Cheyenne Prescott, a high school senior and one of three senior directors. The other two directors were Holly Silva and Saylor White. Rosalie McNamara did costumes.

Scenes from the play depicted comedic versions of high school jobs such as working the fast food drive-through and trying to take the order of someone who can’t hear you, babysitting children who are making a mess or being a shoe salesman whose customer won’t acknowledge that shoes aren’t made in a certain color.

When asked if he was nervous about performing on stage the night of the performance, seventh-grader Jarret Silva replied, “No … in this little town it’s like you know everybody so it makes it a lot easier.”

The full cast of 'Help Wanted' is, from left,  Maddie Harper, Brigid Karl, Brianna Luman, Paige Karl, Sierra Kehoe, Sadie Wood, Clara Martorano, Jarret Silva, Emily Barre, MacKenzie Lacoste, Emilee Duplin, Autumn Jackson and Deirdra Moore.

The full cast of ‘Help Wanted’ is, from left, Maddie Harper, Brigid Karl, Brianna Luman, Paige Karl, Sierra Kehoe, Sadie Wood, Clara Martorano, Jarret Silva, Emily Barre, MacKenzie Lacoste, Emilee Duplin, Autumn Jackson and Deirdra Moore.

Maddie Harper, an eighth grader, said about the rehearsals, “All the seniors made it really fun and entertaining.”

“My love for plays started when Cinderella happened,” eighth-grader Brianna Luman said, referring to the recent high school musical. “That’s where I got to express myself.” Like other middle schoolers, she wanted a bigger part and more practice. “I felt like when I did this play I would get more experience and I wanted to show my stripes.”

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