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Aloysius Fisher

Thursday, December 13, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 11 





Hundreds of Back Mountain children recently learned a music-filled lesson
about the importance of love and giving during the holiday season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Northeast Junior Players held performances of "The Toys Saved
Christmas" on Sunday and Monday at the Walsh Auditorium on the campus of
College Misericordia. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Among the more than 2,000 people who attended the four performances were
hundreds of students from the Dallas and Lake-Lehman school districts. The NE
Junior Players, an acting troupe consisting of children ages 6-18, held
special performances for school students Monday morning and afternoon. Many of
the NE Junior Players are Back Mountain residents. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The Toys Saved Christmas" tells the story of animated toys living with
their evil toymaker. They want to bring joy to children, but the toymaker
refuses to sell any of them. Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Claus, finds the toys and
sets them free, and in the process teaches the toymaker that love is meant to
be shared through giving. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The 41 actors danced and sang traditional Christmas songs, as well as
patriotic and popular songs during the performances. Trucksville resident Gina
Major Ackerman directed the play. Ackerman is the director of the Major
Performing Arts Center in Trucksville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The following Back Mountain residents performed in the play. They are
listed with the character they portrayed. The area residents include Bryn
Harvey, Russian ballet doll; Dana Kinter, Uncle Sam doll; Ashley Zerfoss,
Little Red Riding Hood doll; Allison Considine, Jackie in the Box; Nicole
Clonan, Pippi doll; Michael Tonart, toy robot; Adrienne Box, prairie girl
doll; Caitlyn Metz, Shirley Temple doll; Tanner Englehart, ice skater doll;
Courtney Phillips, Wizard of Oz/Dorothy doll; Maggie Fannick, Chinese doll;
Olivia Sod, Japanese doll; Rachel Olszewski, Spanish doll; Samantha Zimniski,
Indian doll. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 FR Dawn Drumin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Eight-year-old Rosie Ivory, left, and Irena Ackerman, 10, get ready to
portray animal crackers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At to, Allison Considine plays a Jackie-In-The-Box. Above, dolls sneak into
the toymaker's chest to find the magic dust that brings them to life. At left,
Michael Tonart was a robot during the performances. At right, resident Dana
Kinter did a tap dance as a USA doll. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Nicole Clonan played Pippi, a doll made by the toymaker. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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'toys' Teach Lessons About Lov And Giving