The Vienna High School Madrigal performances were on December 16th and 17th. The cast, dressed in period costumes, portrayed participators in a royal Christmas feast. The Madrigal included a dinner, skit, and concert. The Madrigal began with the Wassail Toast and Boar’s Head Carol. After the meal, guests were treated to a small skit and dances with the cast. The skit, "Handel and Gretzky-A Tale of Two Kiddies," is a take- off of "Hansel and Gretel." The concert featured six medieval songs, sung in English, Portuguese, and Italian. The singers ended the performance with Silent Night and the jester bid the audience farewell. The cast practiced three days a week, and every day the week of the performance.

    Lisa Riley, a Junior, said, "I think this Madrigal went awesome. We all did a great job. The Madrigal is a fun and great experience."

    Laura Treat, a Senior, commented, "I like spending hundreds of hours with the people I love most, dressing up in the crazy costumes, setting up in not enough time, and, of course, doing the boy’s makeup. Considering all the setbacks we had, I’d say that this was our most successful year. The dedication the 22 of us put out was really nice. I really am sorry for those that quit or never tried out. They had no idea about all the fun they missed out on!" Ms. Brown, the band director, said, "The Madrigal was amazing. The students put forth a lot of effort."

Cast List:

King - Credence Mott; Queen - Lisa Riley; Jestress - Laura Treat; Merton - Phillip Hosfeldt; Bob - Ben Chamness; Six and Three Quarters - Aaron Chamness; Handel - Matt Bellamy; Gretzky - Becky Richardson; The Witch - Keesha Mattingly; The Friar - Clint Collins; The Greeter - Alyssa Conner; Town Crier - Steven Blackman ; Courtier - Rebecca Johnson; Trumpet and SFX - John Pirtle and Ethan McGinnis; Royal Court : Ludonna Craig, Brandi Fisher, Tara Garret, Kenzie Bradshaw, Shanelle Beasley, Daniel Kerley, Katie Morris

  - article  from the VHS Talon