Melody
Written by Kent Prell
Musical arrangements by Jack Grotenhuis
Directed by Mrs. Martin Batts
Assisted by Claire Kingma
In the Ottawa Hills High School Auditorium
On Dec. 5, 6, 7
Overview
The drama tells the story of Melody, a sensitive young girl from an average middle-class Christian home. Her desire in life is to become a successful concert artist, and as a result of this, she comes in conflict with her disillusioned brother, George, a veteran who has recently returned from the war. To Melody, music is ‘life… even love’and the concert career epitomizes this. But to her brother, the concert career is just a means of pulling her away from her family, her values and even God.
The Cast
- Melody Merrill
- Mary Boerema
- George Merrill
- Roger Slater
- Constance Merrill
- Frances Peterson
- Jimmy Grant
- Melvin Hugen
- David Merrill
- Byron Breems
- Professor Gilbert Fetinoff
- Milford Bentley
- Doug Linden
- James Hasper
- Muriel Linden
- Delorna Berghuis
- Jerry Masters
- Fred Brugma
- Alice Stendhall
- Ester Bouma
- Laura Jennings
- Marilyn Vande Riet
- Police Officer
- Allan Jongsma
- Dr. Steinmetz
- Melvin Dykstra
- Ambulance Attendents
- Herbert De Vries, Edwin Roels
- Special Piano Effects
- Grace VanDyk
- Background Music
- Grace VanDyk (piano), Harriet DeWaard (Violin), Grace Stevens (cello)
Crews
- Production Manager
- Bernie Van’t Hul
- Assistant
- James Hasper
- Program
- Mel Hugen (Chairman), Fred Brugma, Charles Dykstra, Joan Breisch, Lorraine Berghuis, Gert Hoogstrate
- Sets
- Ed Boeve (Chairman), Charles Dykstra, Herb DeVries, Edwin Roels, Edward Meyer
- Costumes
- Charolyn Balfort (chairman), Ella Bruins, Betty DeVries, Verna Mae Kooi, Marguerite Vogel
- Tickets
- Ted Andriese (Chairman), Kent Prell, Helen Hertel
- Music
- Jack Grotenhuis (chairman), Grace VanDyk, Marguerite Vogel
- Properties
- Dick VanderZyden (Chairman), Allan VanderPloeg, John VanderHeide, Don Bratt, Judy Steves, Dot DeLano
- Publicity
- Herb Start (Chairman), Hank VanDyk, Ronald Jager, Grace VanDyk, Jean Bushman
- Make-up
- Ardne VandenBerg (Chairman), Janet Battjes, Mary Tolsma, Shirley Pousma, Marilyn Drukker
- Lights
- Mel Dykstra (Chairman), George Slater, Edward Meyer
- Prompters
- Gretchen Bouwsma, Betty Jo Huizenga