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by Sara Turnquist

The cast of Camelot moment that sticks out in my Smigelsky said .
knew that hard work pays off. mind . I like remembering it all The cast was full of
The cast of the fall musical, because it was my last musi- encouragement for one an-
Camelot, invested effort and cal ," senior Matt Sanchelli other.
teamwork into creating a pro- said . "If we were backstage,
duction for all people to enjoy. Hours of rehearsal we usually kept up the morale
Cast members were able to was something that stuck out by giving pats on the back.
look back and reminisce about in others minds. We had to be quiet, so we
the wonderful memories and "We practiced three whispered good job or good
friendships formed during pro- nights a week for three hours. luck to each other. We were
duction. After awhile, things really be- always full of encouragement,"
The cast of Camelot came routine. The songs and junior Audrey Bostrom said .
had various memories of work- dances came to me easily af- Many of the seniors in
ing on the musical and the per- terwards," junior Brittany the musical had participated
formances themselves. Some Heald said. in the fall musical since fresh-
remember being together be- Opening night of men year.
fore performances. Camelot brought a wide vari- "I started the musicals
"Jeff Nathan gave a ety of emotion. Excitement, because my sister forced me
memorable talk to everyone eagerness, and nervousness to. I didn't have to try out
before the last performances. were just a few of the feelings either, so I gave it a try. I liked
He had us all gather around, before performances. it and kept going because of
and it is something that I'll re- "On opening night, the strong bonds between the
member," freshmen Wade everyone was positive that they cast members," senior Mike
Tracy said. would not do anything right. Mobley said.
Others could not re- Everyone knewthattheywould The cast of Camelot
member a particular moment mess up a line, mess up a developed new memories and
from the musical, but they dance, or sing off-key. In the worked together. They al-
gained lasting impressions. end though, everything was lowed the audience to go back
"I don't have a certain perfect," sophomore Meagan in time and bring Camelotalive.

Realizing that th e man he tried to ki ll was Citizens of Camelot look to see who his
seni or Mike Nickel (King Arthur), seni or gett ing out of the carriage. They are
Mike Mobley (Lancelot) begs forgiveness. waiti ng to see their new queen. photo by
It was the last musical for seni ors. photo Sandy Peterson
by Claire Brown

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