March 29, 2016 • Page 14 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com A ‘Haphazard’ Offering Kelly Hertz/P&D Some classic fairy tales get the once over in the Yankton Children’s Theatre Company production of “Haphazardly Ever After,” which starts next week at the Dakota Theatre in downtown Yankton. ABOVE: In the play, two fairies (Jasmine Gill and Lily Lawrence) set the stage for the story, which features a king and queen coping with some bratty children. RIGHT: The royal brats — Prince Hairgell (Nicholas Nayopuk), Princes Cinnamon (Sydney Kaiser), Princes Peppermint (Natalie Nayopuk), and Prince Slacker (Seth Fargo) — wait to see the Royal Therapist in a scene from the play. john.hodson@yankton.net “Who doesn’t love a good fairy tale?” That is the question the Yankton Children’s Theatre Company asks as it prepares to present its magical next production. That show is “Haphazardly Ever After,” a parody of various classic fairy tales, said Richard Wright, the director of the play. The show will be presented on March 31-April 2 K2500 HD 4x4 2007 Chevy Silverado LT 6.0L, 6 spd. Auto 4x4, Full Power Remote Start, 111K 6.5’ Box Clean Truck For Call Tony Now!!! 665-3720 Salvage Title $15,500 605-665-3720 • Yankton, SD kids and adults can enjoy, Wright said. Children are best suited for physical comedy, he said, noting that they will do just about anything and love making people laugh. Wright said he is working with a particularly talented group of kids, ranging from ages 7-14 with a 4-year-old for a small role. “They are very dedicated and willing to learn,” Wright said, “I don’t call them kids anymore. I just call them performers because that is what they are.” Wright especially believes that his leading actors — including Quinn Fargo (King Barnabas), Ashli Aguirre (Queen Mildred), Sydney Kaiser (Princess Cinnamon), Natalie Nayokpuk (Princess Peppermint), Nicholas Nayokpuk (Prince Hairgell) and Seth Fargo (Prince Slacker) — have pulled out all the stops for their show. “Playing a lead role is more difficult since the per- formers have more lines to remember, as well as having the most amount of time on stage,” Wright said. One of the goals of the Yankton Children’s Theatre Company is to teach the young actors more about acting as a profession and how they can start working towards pursuing acting later in their lives, he said. Shows like this would be impossible if it wasn’t for the partnership between the Yankton Children’s Theatre Company and the Lewis and Clark Theatre Company, Wright said. “They are great partners of the children’s theatre,” he said. “In fact, they allowed us to recycle the set from the last play Lewis and Clark held.” Shellee Heinemeyer, the director of Lewis and Clark Theatre Company, said she is excited to allow the children’s theatre space this year. “These kids have been Participating Businesses Are… awesome this year and I look forward to seeing them succeed with “Haphazardly Ever After” and the future plays that will be done.” This production does face some unique challenges, however. “This year could be tough,” Wright said. “This is the first play I have directed that has had an intermission, and we are putting on this show seven times, where most plays run for four shows.” The play is sponsored by the Eagle Eye Ride and the Mary Carda Simek Memorial Community & Charity Fund. Cast list King Barnabas — Quinn Fargo; Queen Mildred — Ashli Aguirre; Princess Cinnamon — Sydney Kaiser; Princess Peppermint — Natalie Nayokpuk; Prince Hairgell — Nicholas Nayokpuk; Prince Slacker — Seth Fargo; Fairy One — Jasmine Gill; Fairy Two — Lily Lawrence; Prices Good March 29 - April 11 Rita’s ON ANY HOT OR COLD CEREAL IN THE HEALTH MARKET EARN 3¢ Purse–o–Nalities P E R OFF G A L LO Health Market Gummy Vitamins 15% Off EARN 2 Follow @JohnHodsonPD on Twitter. Change What You Eat Change How You Feel N at 7:30 p.m. and April 3 at 2 p.m. at the Dakota Theatre in downtown Yankton. The show continues the following week on April 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2 p.m. “The story is about a queen and king with three very bratty sons,” Wright said. “They try and use a book that three fairies left them to teach their sons some lessons. 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