On February 14th, 15th, and 16th, Wayne Middle School held a dinner theater at Loa Elementary School, and performed the play “Who Shot the Sheriff?”

The play takes place in a small town in territorial Wayne County in the late 1800’s, when someone in the town shot Sheriff Dan.  After the unfortunate shooting of the county Sheriff, Sheriff Dan, no one was quite sure what to do.  Miss Samantha, a concerned citizen, rode out of town to find a new Sheriff.  To the surprise of the townsfolks, Sheriff Sam Purdy came to their rescue.  The play’s plot progresses in an attempt to find out who shot Sheriff Dan.  Was it Miss Twitty, the owner of the Sarsaparilla Saloon, Frank the bartender, or maybe the old prospector, Smiley?  In the end, it was an unexpected character, Lily Bell, who was responsible for the shooting.  If you weren’t able to attend, you really missed out!

Twenty-nine Wayne Middle School students began working hard in December to learn their lines.  Everyone did a great job learning their parts!  The students really enjoyed putting on the show, and said they would do it again.

We express our thanks to Toni Lamb for working with the kids.  Also, thanks to Andrea Peterson and her daughter, Allie Peterson, for doing lights and sound.  Thanks to Mrs. Cherie Blackburn for allowing us to use the Loa Elementary stage.  A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the show, and to all the local businesses and people who donated prizes for the drawings at each performance.

We hope you enjoyed the Wayne Middle School play.  Someday, we hope your kids will able to join the fun adventure!

Submitted By,

Alex Christensen

Cast

(in order of appearance)

Brylee Brown, Emma Hallows, Alex Christensen, Gabi Christensen, Scottley Schvaneveldt, Kyera Allred, Kaysie Jeffery, Alayna Saunders, Emma Hickman, Lacey Ellett, Kylee Pace, Shaylee Brown, Aidan Owens, Ian Faddis, Silas James, Ethan White, Krey Bradbury, Callan Chesnut, Elena Peterson, Rayce Jeffery, Kylee Woolsey, Andrea Portman, Eddie Peterson, Makaylee Burningham

Everyone's Backup: Stetsyn Lamb

Stage Crew: Parker Hallows, Stetsyn Lamb, Ethan Petree

Sound Effects: Allie Peterson, Andrea Peterson

Backstage Assistant: Jasper James

Directed By: Toni Lamb