There's drama in Dingman- Delaware

The Drama Club at the Dingman Delaware Middle School was in the midst of rehearsing for its annual fall play last week. This year they will be presenting a musical drama titled, “Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates.” This musical takes place in the late 1800’s over a course of one month. Captain Bree and her crew of Lady Pirates come aboard the merchant ship, “Kayla May.” The ship’s crew jumps ship and the prisoner’s who are being carried by the merchant ship try to defend the ship against the Lady Pirates. There are three noblepeople on board who are being held for ransom by the Lady Pirates. Lots of music, action, and adventure ensue until the British come to fight the pirates and try to get the merchant ship back. Who will win? What will happen? For the ending to this adventure, the reader will have to go and see the show. The show is on Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ding-Del Middle School auditorium. Tickets are available at the door and are $2 for students, $3 for adults, and $8 for a family. This is the 14th year of the Drama Club at the Middle School. The club is an extra-curricular activity open to all students in the sixth through eighth grades. Students can be actors, singers, or stage, sound, or lighting crew. There are lots of ways for students to develop their particular talents or interests. Arlene Bara is the director of the Drama Club as well as a language arts teacher at the school. She has been directing the Drama Club for 14 years and Lisa Sakoutis, an art teacher at the Middle School who directed the wonderful set design and construction, has been working with Bara for all 14 years. There are many other school personnel and volunteers involved in a production of this size—with a cast and crew of about 50. The children start rehearsing in September of each year and the play opens in November. According to Arlene Bara, “Many of the students have been in the plays since the sixth grade and are now in the eighth grade. There is a different play each year. The students are learning to work together and to be there to support each other as a team. This can be a life-changing experience for many of them.” And to see the love, energy, and exuberance in the behavior of these students, there is no doubt that Arlene Bara is the catalyst for this and she is absolutely right: It is a life-changing experience for many.