Neligh-Oakdale To Present Musical Friday, Saturday Nights

Neligh-Oakdale High School students will premiere an original musical this weekend. 

Performances are set for 7 p.m. on Friday, March 20 and again on Saturday, March 21 in the gym.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. You can buy a ticket in the first 4 rows by calling the school office at 887-4166 for $10, or you can buy a general ticket at the door for $5 for adults or $4 for school age students.

"Battle Crown: The Legend of Princess Pink (an 8-bit musical)," was written by Amanda Miller Dills, daughter of Neligh-Oakdale music teacher Patricia Miller. The show is inspired by video games of the ‘80s. 

The production is directed by Patricia Miller and Nate Metschke with assistance from Sharra Lutjens and Nicole Parker.

Cast in order of appearance:

(modern-day real-life Gamer Kids)
MELBA - Ringleader Kelsey Green

JAX - clumsy sidekick Wynter Fulsaas

HUSH - Silent Tech Guru Bryce Frey

(video game characters)
PRINCESS PINK - Retro Video Game Princess/Heroine Danae Smith

PINK’S GUARDS - bumbling but well-meaning
Jakub Raspl and Zachary Chance

RIBIT - Pink’s froggy friend Rachel Higgins

SCOOTER - Pink’s other best friend Zacharie Miller

BEEGEE - Video Game Bad Guy (two-headed monster) Blake Heithoff and Will Paul

BEEGEE’s GOONS - Kayla Wright,Chase Vleck, Megan McWhorter, Jordan Neely, Gabriella Linares

GRANDY GRAY - Elderly wizard Matthew Ervin

ANDY J - Grandy’s young apprentice Noelle Ervin

CASTLELANDERS - 6 ‘royals” of the Castleland Castles - Leslie Linares, Brittney Marshall, Gabriella Linares, Celina Knievel, Brittany McConnell, 

THE VOX - Kaitlyn McKirdy, Jade Schultz, Natilee Payne, Krystal Carr, Jayda Chance, Zia Moore, Tia Smith

SET CONSTRUCTION: Nicole Parker, Aaron Wilson, Rachel Higgins, Kelsey Green, Danae Smith, Zach Miller, Jayda Chance, Brittany McConnell, Jakub Raspl, Celina Knieval, Zia Moore, Wynter Fulsaas, Brittney Marshall, Jade Schultz, Tia Smith, Kaylee Chance, Leslie Linares, Gabriella Linares, Adrienne Parker, Camry Kittleson and Myles Kittleson. 

LIGHTS:  Ashton Krebs and Nate Buck