Issue 1, 2014-2015 The Colt’s Tale Cumberland Regional High School W W W . C R H S D . O R G The Man Who Came to Dinner: Interview with Ryan Crabtree By: Jordan Chester I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : The Man Who Came To Dinner 1-4 Book Reviews 5-6 Harvest Festival 7 Have you heard? The Fall Play was a great success! This year, the CRHS Drama Guild performed The Man Who Came to Dinner, the classic comedy from 1939. If you saw the show, you might want to get to know the star of the show, Ryan Crabtree, a little better. (The interview took place before the play was presented in late November.) Q: What is your character in “The Man Who Came to Dinner”? Colts Giving Back: Blood Drive/Food Drive 8-9 Tell Colt’s Tale How YOU Feel: Unit Lunch 1011 Spirit Week 1216 Ryan: I play Sheridan Whiteside, a Falstaffian radio orator and lecturer who becomes trapped in a small town in Ohio after injuring his hip. Q: On a scale of 1 to 10, how intimidated or nervous are you about how many lines you have to memorize? Ryan: 5. It would be a 4, but I can feel the deadline for memorization creeping closer. Happy Holidays to ALL! Q: If you could not be Whiteside in this show, what character would you want to be? (Interview continues on p. 2) P a g e T h e 2 C o l t ’ s T a l e Colt’s Tale Staff Staff Members: Kevin Austin Jordan Chester Lexi Christian Ryan Crabtree Morgan Davidson David Dutkiewicz Nicole Green Zaire Loatman Karie Miner Casey Phillips Deanna Richie Noah Rieco Lucas Wallace Advisor: Mrs. Wilson The opinions expressed in The Colt’s Tale articles and editorials are not necessarily those of the entire Colt’s Tale staff, faculty, administration, or Board of Education at CRHS. Ryan: I love my character, and wouldn't dare trade, but for the sake of your question I would elect to be either Mr. Stanley or Banjo if not Whiteside. Q: How many shows have you been in? Were any of them outside of school? Ryan: I have been in six shows total, all of which having been produced by the Cumberland Regional Drama Guild. I look forward to working with other community theatre companies, like OBSP, Cumberland Players, and Oakwood Summer Theater, now that I can drive and am not hindered by my parents' working schedules. Q: Of those six shows, what was the first? Ryan: Almost, Maine in 2012. That still remains one of my favorites, holding such milestones as my first show and effecting my first kiss. Q: Out of all the characters you have ever played, which one was your favorite? Ryan: My favorite would have to be a tie between Danforth from the Crucible and Whiteside. Danforth was an easier character, requiring me only to bedamn everyone, but I like the central position that Whiteside has in this show. Q: Do you plan on studying theatre after you graduate? Ryan: I plan to all my life be doing theatre, but I have no intention of formally studying it in college because it is too impractical to try to become a successful professional actor because of the superflux of talent on the market. I instead plan to study to become a teacher of Latin. Q: What words of advice would you give to someone who is auditioning for a show for the first time? Ryan: Don't worry about it. Just try not to think of all the pressure and stress. That's how people choke: thinking. Don't do that. Also, if you aren't cast, or don't get the role you want, it's okay. Try again in a few months with the next audition. As an actor especially, one cannot let rejection be crushing; just because you were rejected doesn't mean that you don't have something special to contribute elsewhere. Q: Finally, the most important question of all... If you could turn into an animal, what animal would you be? Ryan: A human. The Man Who Came to Dinner Photos by Noah Rieco and Morgan Davidson Colt’s Tale asked students about The Man Who Came to Dinner: “Did you see the play? What did you think?” It was funny! The actors were enthusiastic –Matt Scull I thought it was hilarious. There were a lot of outgoing jokes. –Kim Sanderlin I was in AV and made it snow, and I thought the play was really funny. –Jessica Fackler Noah [Athey] ran off in terror and it was pretty funny. –Casey Klein P a g e 3 P a g e The Man Who Came to Dinner Photos by Noah Rieco and Morgan Davidson Colt’s Tale asked students about The Man Who Came to Dinner: “Did you see the play? What did you think?” I really liked it, it was really funny. Carly [Jorgenson] cracked me up at the end, when she decided to quit her job. – Ashley Fackler It was really good, they did a good job. Lewie Holman really puts himself into the character. –Layne Donelson 4 P a g e Book Review: House of Hades by Rick Riordan Reviewed by Jordan Chester *THIS REVIEW HAS A LOT OF SPOILERS IN IT! ONLY READ ON IF YOU HAVE ALREADY READ BLOOD OF OLYMPUS (OR DON’T CARE ABOUT BEING SPOILED). IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ANY HEROES OF OLYMPUS BOOKS, THIS ENTIRE THING WILL MAKE NO SENSE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.* Blood of Olympus was written by Rick Riordan, so that makes it awesome by default. However, there were some points that really irked me. For one, I expected all nine demigods to have POVs, not just Jason, Piper, Leo, Reyna, and Nico. Being the last book and all, I thought that all of their thoughts about the final battle with Gaea would be included, but apparently not. Also, why didn’t Percy get a POV? The Blood of Olympus wouldn’t be happening if Percy didn’t defeat the Minotaur in The Lightning Thief. I know that Percy isn’t the main protagonist anymore, but it would have been nice to have the series come more full circle (but we do get more Percy POV in Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, so it’s not that bad). Anyway, most of the battles seemed really… anticlimactic. Like, we go through more than 2,500 pages and five years of waiting just to know that Gaea had to be rocked back to sleep in the air? And not just that battle too, but all of them were really short. Most importantly, LEO WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU??? You just DIED and came back to life, and your only concern is flying off into the sunset on a magic dragon with your new girlfriend? You’re not even going to go to Camp HalfBlood to tell them you are okay first? I’m Team Leo for life, but you are still one of the biggest idiots I have ever read about. Now that that’s out of my system, let’s talk about why Blood of Olympus was a great book. I’m really happy that Reyna and Nico got POVs. I never really appreciated Reyna as a character before BoO, but now I love her. Reyna is the Queen of Everything. Nico is a character that I have been itching to learn more about since he was first introduced in The Titan’s Curse, so being able to read inside his mind was an amazing experience. Speaking of Nico, I am so happy with the way his story ended. He’s more confident now, and he has friends, and he’s just happier than he was before this book. And Nico/Will is now my new OTP. There were so many funny moments, as always. The fact that Gaea, an eternal, allpowerful force, was awakened by Percy’s nosebleed was just marvelous. Octavian’s death was stellar. Never before have I laughed so hard about someone dying. While the ending was anticlimactic, I love how it came full circle. It was Jason, Piper, and Leo kicking butt in the beginning of this series, and it’s those three at the end of it. And no one died. Well, at least no one important was permanently dead. Overall, Blood of Olympus was hilarious and fun. I love Rick Riordan’s books, and will read them for the rest of my life. The Percy Jackson books are so amazing, I wish that everyone has an opportunity to read them. Thank you, Uncle Rick, for writing this incredible series that people of all ages can enjoy. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars 5 P a g e 6 T h e A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay Book Review by Jordan Chester This story revolving around an ancient monster and a young boy is one of the most gorgeous and emotional books I have ever read. Everything about it is perfect. Jim Kay’s illustrations are breathtaking, and Patrick Ness’ writing gave me a book hangover that lasted for weeks. It is a short read that has just the right balance of fantastical and contemporary elements. However, A Monster Calls is not as creepy as the title and cover may imply. But there is nothing wrong with that. I could not recommend this book to you more. Rating: All of the stars C o l t ’ s T a l e The Deerfield Harvest Festival Article and Photos by: Nicole Green P a g e As per usual, the Deerfield Harvest Festival officially kicked off with “family night” on October 10th. Friday was filled with local bands, the annual SingFest contest, and unlimited rides for only $20! Surprisingly, this year, whoever plans the Harvest Festival for us decided to open up a day earlier than usual. Thursday wasn’t any different from Friday, but it was still a great excuse to get out of the house and hang out with our friends. I only started going to the Harvest Festival in eighth grade and, personally, I’ve picked Saturday as my favorite day to go. Lots of people are there and while I can’t stand crowds, I absolutely love seeing everyone get out of their houses and have a good time with their friends. My favorite part about Saturdays? The famous artists they get to play for us. It must cost a fortune to have such great artists come to Deerfield, when they could tour Europe instead. Honestly, we should be so grateful. We’re seriously lucky. Jason Michael Carroll played at the Harvest Festival when I was eighth grade. I remember begging my mom to go only for this specific reason. I mean, it was Jason Michael Carroll who opened up for amazingly talented country artists like Trace Adkins and Brooks & Dunn, with songs on the “Top 40” charts, and who has played for the CMA awards and the Grand Ole Opry, which is a pretty big deal for any country artist. It was worth it. I got to give him a high five, he hugged me, shook hands with my dad and then offered for me to go up on a lift with him. I denied the latter part, having stage fright and all. On Saturday this year, Gloriana opened up for Lonestar. They’re both really amazing country bands, and I’ve been obsessed with Lonestar ever since I was little. They both played amazing sets and I absolutely loved the entertainment. They played all of my favorite songs and some new songs that I’ve grown to love as well! And on Sunday, Uncle Kracker came back to play for us again. Should I say more? To add to the excitement, there was merchandise to be sold. Why is that exciting? The merchandise was a shirt, a bracelet and… Autographed CD’s. It can’t get much better than that! 7 P a g e 8 T h e C o l t ’ s T a l e Colts Giving Back: CRHS Blood Drive By: Jordan Chester Lots of vampires went hungry this Halloween! Instead of going to our ever-growing undead population, the blood of about 75 Cumberland Regional students and staff was donated to the Community Blood Council of New Jersey. Mrs. DuBois, the administrator of this great event, said, “For every pint of blood, the students were able to save three people.” So that means that 225 people can be saved by the over nine gallons of blood that was donated! Donating blood is a great way to help the community and to quote senior Kayla Davis, “It was really nice to help people and it was fun.” Colt’s Tale writer Jordan Chester polled CRHS students about their attitudes toward donating blood. She compiled her data into the chart and graph here. P a g e 9 T h e C o l t ’ s Colts Giving Back: The Tex Robinson Food Drive The annual CRHS Tex Robinson Food Drive is a way for CRHS staff and students to give back to families right in our own community. Run through Colt Connection, this year they were able to provide 25 baskets of food including turkeys and all of the fixings for Thanksgiving dinner, as well as pantry staples such as peanut butter and jelly. A faculty dress-down day raised $525 for the cause, and a canned food drive for students and faculty brought in plenty of food to stock the baskets, with enough left over so that there will be enough to provide for continuing needs throughout the winter. The canned food drive also included a contest for students and staff, who were eligible to win gift cards for participating. Winners included Abby DiJoseph, Reghan Coombs, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Blount. T a l e P a g e — 1 0 P a g e 1 1 P a g e 1 2 P a g e 1 3 P a g e 1 4 P a g e 1 5 P a g e 1 6
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