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The Tale of the Wreck of the Black Squall: 2017 Arts Partnership & Arts Week:
When the Black Squall wrecked off of Ocracoke Island in April of 1861, the storm washed ashore the remnants of a Nixon’s circus troupe, including giant tents, silk ribbons, dancing ponies, and a menagerie of animals. Walter Howard wrote an account of this wreck in the 1950s, as he learned it from Old Kade Williams, who was 17 in 1861. Nixon’s Circus, sometimes called Nixon’s Royal Circus and Menagerie of Living Animals, was en route from a performance in Havana, Cuba to Philadelphia. The 2017 Arts Partnership and Arts Week included elements of performing arts from juggling and steel drums, to singing and tumbling. Each group of students (preK-High School), had an opportunity to showcase what they have learned as part of a retelling of this fascinating Ocracoke story. The show opens with Old Walter Howard & young Philip walking the beach, and then flashes back to when Walter was a boy, listening to Old Kade Williams tell the story of the Black Squall. For a video interview with Philip Howard on the Black Squall visit http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news032113.htm For Walter Howard’s Story visit www.villagecraftsmen.com/news072507.htm Production/Arts Week/Partnership Instructors Direction and Script Adaptation ~ Desiree Ricker School Arts Week Coordinator ~ Nancy Leach Show Producer ~ David Tweedie, & Ocracoke Alive Puppeteering ~ Donovan Zimmerman Circus Arts ~ Jef Lambdin Steel Drums ~ Scott Paulson & Barb Smith Set/Props ~ Mark Brown, Kitty Mitchell, Jeff Schleicher Dance Choreography ~ Courtney Conner, Desiree Ricker Arts Week Jewelry Class ~ Janet Harriman Recorded Music ~ Paul McKibbons Hula Hooping ~ Naomi Brown Lighting ~ Charles Temple, Jef Lambdin Sound ~ Gary Mitchell Quilting ~ Sundae Horn Fig Cake Baking ~ Lauren Strohl Ocracoke Squaredancing ~ Philip Howard Print Making ~ Robert Chestnut |
Donations
Ocracoke Alive relies upon your donations to fund the estimated $15,000 that the Arts Partnership and Arts Week cost. Tax-deductible contributions can be made here online or mailed to Ocracoke Alive, PO Box 604, Ocracoke, NC 27960.. 
Made Possible By
Ocracoke Alive NC Art Council Grassroots Funds Arts on the Pamlico Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Ocracoke Civic & Business Ocracoke School Ocracoke United Methodist Church John Charles Saunders Sharon and John Brodisch Liz Saylor William Struve ~ Metal Adventures Susan Collins & Other Community Donors |
Cast
Character ~ Physical Performer ~ Voice Performer
Kade ~ Mariah Temple ~ Starr Ely
Granny ~ Elsie Kattenburg ~ Lupita Martinez
Walter ~ Joey Dow ~ Carson O’Neal
Philip ~ Ronald Contreras ~ Alan Dosier
Young Walter ~ Christian Stevens ~ Colby Austin
Master of Ceremonies ~ Jayden West ~ Jordi Perez (English Voice), Juan Morales (Spanish Voice)
Other Voices ~ Vanessa Lora
“Come Sail Away” Singers ~ 4th & 5th Grades
Elephants ~ PreK & K Grades
Acrobats ~ 4 - 8 Grades
Storm Dancers ~ 3 & 4th Grades
Parachute Dancers ~ 1st & 2nd Grades
Character ~ Physical Performer ~ Voice Performer
Kade ~ Mariah Temple ~ Starr Ely
Granny ~ Elsie Kattenburg ~ Lupita Martinez
Walter ~ Joey Dow ~ Carson O’Neal
Philip ~ Ronald Contreras ~ Alan Dosier
Young Walter ~ Christian Stevens ~ Colby Austin
Master of Ceremonies ~ Jayden West ~ Jordi Perez (English Voice), Juan Morales (Spanish Voice)
Other Voices ~ Vanessa Lora
“Come Sail Away” Singers ~ 4th & 5th Grades
Elephants ~ PreK & K Grades
Acrobats ~ 4 - 8 Grades
Storm Dancers ~ 3 & 4th Grades
Parachute Dancers ~ 1st & 2nd Grades
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Puppets Team
Chandler O’Neal Hayden Austin Julian Bennink Jackson Strange Jade Lopez John Brodisch Karen Jordan Gisselle Perez Wyatt Giagu Juan Morales Katie Kinnion Dirk Ely Mason Fuller Maggie Evans Starr Ely Osiris Trejo Taylor Fuller Ingrid Contreras MacKenzie Novak Katie O'Neill Jayden West Teresa Hadley Jonathan Martinez Dylan Esham Corey Yeatts Joey Dow Kalai Samick Lillian Perez Cole Gilbert Jesus Morales Sam Evans Randy Logo Preston Mason Ethan O’Neal Cody Pinter Becky Boos Iris McClain Daniela Garcia Samantha Sutton Abel Dalgleish Reese Gaskins Christian Stevens |
Props/Set Team
MacKenzie Novak Katie O'Neill Jayden West Odalys Garcia MacKenzie O'Neal Samantha Sutton Emily Trejo Abel Dalgleish Vanessa Lora Russell Stevens Jesus Morales Edwin Perez Marlene Tellez Alexander O’Neal Alan Deslier Chandler O’Neal Jade Lopez Hannah Belch David Styron Colby Austin Becky Boos Perry Austin Teresa Hadley Karen Jordan Jesi Franklin Preston Mason Gisselle Perez Cole Gilbert Maggie Evans Osiris Trejo Savannah Hodson Paul Jordan Caroline Novak Fatima Garcia Adam Sitterson Taylor Fuller Makina Widener Starr Ely Max Elicker John Brodisch Alston Belch Jeyson Resendeliz Joey Dow J. Vanvleck |
Circus Arts Team
Ethan O’Neal Randy Logo Starr Ely Osiris Trejo Savannah Hodson Paul Jordan Caroline Novak Preston Mason Jonathan Martinez Dylan Esham Reese Gaskins J. Vanvleck Kalai Samick Jesus Morales Iris McClain Wyatt Giagu Jackson Worthy Daniela Garcia Odalys Garcia Makina Widener Cody Pinter Max Elicker Sam Evans Alexander O’Neal Alston Belch Katie Kinnion Dirk Ely Parker Gaskill Ingrid Contreras MacKenzie O'Neal Edwin Perez David Styron Colby Austin Perry Austin Katie O'Neill Jayden West Teresa Hadley Brandt O'Neal Emily Trejo Russell Stevens Mason Fuller Mila Ortiz Django Meacham |
Steel Drums Team
Becky Boos MacKenzie Novak Perry Austin Sam Evans Cody Pinter Iris McClain Daniela Garcia Jackson Worthy Corey Yeatts Jeyson Resendeliz Joey Dow Cole Gilbert Mila Ortiz Christian Vanessa Lora Hayden Austin Brandt O'Neal Marlene Tellez Russell Stevens Fatima Garcia Paul Jordan Randy Logo Adam Sitterson Juan Morales Reese Gaskins Mason Fuller J. Vanvleck Alan Deslier Odalys Garcia Karen Jordan Julian Bennink Jackson Strange Dylan Esham Hannah Belch Katie Kinnion Chandler O’Neal MacKenzie Novak Dirk Ely Parker Gaskill Kalai Samick Lillian Perez |