MSCS & Playcrafter Kids presents…
🌵 Could You Hug a Cactus? 🌵
A New Children’s Musical
Based on the poems by Phillip Van Wagoner
Book by Jessica Penzias and Music & Lyrics by Denver Casado
Production Team
Director & Production Manager: Deanna Mae
Student Directors: Luke West, Avenn Reisenweber & Simone Craft
Stage Assistant: Parker Cropp
Could You Hug a Cactus? is presented through special arrangement with Beat by Beat Press (www.bbbpress.com)
Performed by 13 MSCS Kids
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August (he/them) is in 7th grade. Their favorite part of the show is Buttons. August enjoys playing trumpet and video games. He would like to thank his old preforming arts teacher M. Black and their mom.
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Ava (she/he/they) is in 6th grade. Their favorite part of the show is XXX. They enjoy art outside of class. Ava would like to thank Melanie Martinez because she is a good actor in her music videos.
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Avenn (she/they/he) is in 6th grade. Her favorite part of the show is Buttons. He enjoys art and singing. Avenn would like to thank Ms Mae for being so kind during this fun process.
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Danai (she/her) is in 6th grade at Mountain Sage. Her favorite part of the show is, “I Give My Monster Ice Cream.” She enjoys the people and the games she plays in class. She would like to thank Ms. Mae for all of the things she has done for her class and Danai would also like to thank her family for all their support.
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El/Nyx (they/them) is in 7th grade. Their favorite part of the show is Buttons. Their favorite part of the class is making crafts and masks. El would like to thank Lin-Manuel Miranda for his inspiration for El to participate in a musical.
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Evelynn (she/they) is in 7th grade. Her favorite part of the show is the dancing and singing! They enjoy swimming and being out in the sun. Evelynn would like to thank her mother!
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Kiera (she/her) is in 7th grade. Her favorite part of the show is the first part of the show. She likes to read and do art. Kiera would like to thank herself and Ms. Mae.
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Luke (he/him) is in 8th grade. His favorite part of the show is the first song. He enjoys playing piano, drawing, writing, and reading books. He’d like to thank his Mom, Ryan Reynolds and all those who have encouraged him.
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Mayla (she/her) is in 6th grade. Her favorite part of the show is, “I Give My Monster Ice Cream.” She loves writing, reading and hanging out with her dog. Mayla would like to thank her friends, family and her dog, Sadie. She would also like to thank her director of her first ever show.
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Rhea (she/her) is a 7th grade. Her favorite part of the show have been all of the dances. Outside of class, she enjoys art, the bag pipes and hanging with her friends. She would like to thank her Mom and Ms. Mae.
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Simone (she/her) is in 7th grade. Her favorite part of the show is the song, “Words Are Words.” She enjoys dancing and crocheting. Simone would like to thank her mom for paying for dance classes and supporting her in theater.
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Rylie (she/her) is in 6th grade. Her favorite pat of the show is, “I Give My Monster Ice Cream.” She loves to create art, read and write stories. Rylie is proud of herself for her hard work from memorizing lines to the patience it took to learn choreography. She would like to thank her friends and fellow cast members. Rylie would also like to thank her teacher, Ms. Mae, for guiding and encouraging the cast.
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Samriddhi (she/her) is in 7th grade. Her favorite part of the show is doing the wave. Her hobbies include acting, karate and science. Samriddhi would like to thank my Mom, Dad, Brother, Grandma, and Ralph Macchio because without them she wouldn’t know what to do.
Musical Program
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Thank You!
Big THANK YOUs to the Foothills Unitarian Church team for letting us transform and add to the theater, Jenna Martin for letting us use her classroom for theater class, MSCS for their unwavering support and help in the process, and Frankie the dog for being an awesome theatre pup!
Thank YOU for coming to our show!
Are you interested in helping with any future shows?? Please reach out to Deanna and let her know.