Middle school thespians reenact the Revolutionary War

Grant County Middle School was a battlefield Feb. 23 and 24 as a group of budding actors and actresses presented the play, “The Entire American Revolutionary War in 40 Minutes or Less.”

Playwright Eddie McPherson’s fast-paced historical comedy hit all the high points in the colonies’ struggle for independence, covering everything from the Boston Tea Party to Bunker Hill.

“While putting this play together, we wanted to give the students the creative freedom to really make the play their own,” said director Hannah Newman.

In the rehearsal process, they “created things that might not have been implemented otherwise. The dedication they had and their flexibility allowed us to add life and energy to the production,” Newman explained.

The cast included:

King George III: Jerojia Phillips

Narrator One: Kaylee Muse

Narrator Two: Sophia Gilbert

Narrator Three: Ms. Newman

Colonist One: Sabrina Banschbach

Ms. T Leef/Hope/Colonist 4: Izabella Said

French Soldier/Paul Revere: Alexis Schoonover

Spaniard/Samuel Adams: Ethan Bordelon

James Armistead/Erving: KaNina Young

John Adams/British Soldier One: Saydy Riley

Patrick Henry/Benjamin Franklin: Teagan Britton

George Washington/General Gage: Easton Faulkner

William Dawes/General Howe: Journey Rice

Samuel Prescott/ Marquis De Lafayette:Isabella Ruth

Captain John Parker/Colonist Two: Leona Kylie Leek

British Soldier Two: Christopher Brady Barton

British Soldier Four/Newsboy: Willow Kelley

Floyd: Alyssa Conrad

Gertrude: Brooklynn Stephens

Burgoyne/British Soldier 3: Alexis Nipper

Understudy/ Cornwallis: Jenna Harmeling

Colonist 3: Wyatt Rodgers

“I am so proud of the work they put in and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for these bright young minds,” Newman concluded.