The Westmoreland Jr./Sr. High School Drama Department was excited to, once again, be able to perform its fall play in front of an in-person audience!
The department presented the production, The Canterbury Tales or… Geoffrey Chaucer’s Flying Circus, on November 5 and 6 in Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. The play was also livestreamed both nights. 
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Synopsis:
Many believe that Chaucer’s literary masterpiece revolutionized English literature. Toss in a good helping of Monty Python-styled humor, and you get an incredibly silly, yet educational comedic soup. You’ll meet many of the pilgrims whose tales are most likely to be studied in high school (along with a few Thanksgiving pilgrims that ended up in the wrong play!), including the Knight, the Miller, the Parson, the Pardoner, the Nun’s Priest and the Driar. Even the Wife of Bath has cleaned up her act for this adaptation and is now a nagging woman who sells self-help DVDs! The Miller, too, makes an appearance, though nobody wants to hear anything she has to say! Game show host Alexa of Trebek and talk show host Ellen of DeGeneres contribute a huge dose of additional irreverent fun, as do Geoffrey Chaucer himself, Harry Bailey and his wife, the Stage Manager, and the Sign Changer.
Cast (listed alphabetically):
Meghan Brewer - Wrong Pilgrim 3, Young Lady, Old Man, Tax Man
Madalyn Charbonneau - Wrong Pilgrim 2, Emelye, Citizen 2, Animal
Ashlynn Clanton - Greed, Kazoo Player, Citizen 5, Animal, The Friar
Madison Crossland - The Miller
Allison Davis - Boring Scholar, Coconut Guy 1, Kazoo Player, Alex of Trebek
Owen Davison - Stage Manager
Maggie Edwards - Geoffrey Chaucer
Alessandra Feldman - Wrong Pilgrim 1, Thief 3, Pertelote
Gavin Haggerty - The Knight, Naughty Knight
Mackenzie Hayes - Sloth, Citizen 4, Mandy, Animal
Julia Hutchins - Ugly Old Woman, Thief 1, Old Widow
David Huyck - Arcite, The Parson, Chanticleer
Wesley Larish - Gluttony, The Pardoner, Farmer
Carter McGregor - Palamon, Guard 1, Frankie
Bailey Metzger - Coconut Guy 2, Anger, Kazoo Player, The Cook
Ella Perrault - Pride, Citizen 1, Animal, The Lawyer
Kaleigh Plumb - Mrs. Bailey, Queen, Animal
Natalie Robinson - The Wife of Bath, King Larry
Dakota Saxe - The Sign Changer
Jase Smith - Wrong Pilgrim 4, Theseus, Envy, Bob
Lauren Stephens - Lust, Thief 2, Devil
Ann Sweet - Citizen 3, Fox, The Physician
Victoria Williams - Guard 2, The Nun’s Priest
Matt Yaddaw - Harry Bailey
*Monks - Shannon Migliore, Dean Abraham, and Kristyn Cutler
*Horses - Josh Saxton and Gianni Notaro
Great job by all!