"Showdown at the Hoedown!"

The 6th grade performing arts play was held May 2, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.  The play was titled "Showdown at the Hoedown!: A Western Comedy by Ed Lee." The play starred the following students in order of appearance: Tristen Barnes (Mayor Palin), Harold Matthews (Calvin Stein), Maddie Koch (Widow Astaire), Maura Thomason (Rose Pickering), Elizabeth Crick (Petunia Meadows), Hannah Tucker (Betty Stein), Madison Keener (Sarah), Emma Bray (Edith Stein), Brittany George (Daisy Dandelion), Braxton Martin (Lumpy Davenport), Kenneth Holbert (Stephen Crocker), Devin Smith (Bull Bullmoose), Trey Barrett (Bill Bullmoose), Jackson Tipton (Carl Bullmoose), Alo Bray (Musician #1), Jacob Rudick (Musician #2), Brittany Kunkel (Matilda Freedom), Jacob Briley (Man #1), Stephen Lilley (Man #2), & Evan Mobley (Man #3). The play was directed by Mrs. Hana Smith. The plot of the story is as follows, "It's the late 1890's, and the little town of Astaire, Wyoming, ready to enter the new century as the "Paris of the Plains," has just elected the first female sheriff west of the Mississippi! Daisy Dandelion vows to bring about law and order with just a law book and "good ole" female common sense! The mayor, who's always looking at the "big picture," and his town council are holding a hoedown in honor of Daisy, who loves to dance. But this celebration is tap-dancing with trouble! One young woman, in a burst of defiance against husbands ruling the roost, encourages the ladies to protest! Next, Daisy is not exactly who she says she is! Suddenly, the infamous Bullmoose Brothers arrive on the scene! Will these yahoos looking for a showdown be shown out of town? Will the mysterious Widow shed any light on the situation? Will Carl finally earn his "B" name? And finally, who will win the pie bakin' contest? Because if it's not the mayor's wife, he may be sleeping in the barn!" (Lazy Bee Scripts.)