Letter to the Editor: ‘Mamma Mia!’ dedicated to lost troupers

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Front, from left, Amber Nolan, Liane Stephens, Kaila Gonzalez, Mary Gonzalez, Kelsey Hawley, Martha Nichols, Carrie Daskalos, Seawan Galbach, Barbara Solomon, Isabel Nothstine and Thomas Nothstine. Middle, from left, Jan Mayer, Katrina Hoffman, Sam Stripes, Bree Mills, Bryan Mills, Everleigh Mills, Annalee Ladd, Raegan Ladd, Gayle Groff, Pheobe Tschappat, Shannon Mallory, Morgan Saiget, Marleen Moffitt, Jessica Smyke, Ria Smyke, Alena Craig, Serena Herschleb, Barb Bailer, Sheryl Glasen and Barclay Kopchak. Back, from left, Jaqai Kinsman, Deborah Adams, Ruth Fastenau, Josh Pearson, Anita Smyke, Kim Menster, Nathan Wesely and Joseph Fuentes. Photo courtesy of Stage of the Tide/for The Cordova Times
Front, from left, Amber Nolan, Liane Stephens, Kaila Gonzalez, Mary Gonzalez, Kelsey Hawley, Martha Nichols, Carrie Daskalos, Seawan Galbach, Barbara Solomon, Isabel Nothstine and Thomas Nothstine. Middle, from left, Jan Mayer, Katrina Hoffman, Sam Stripes, Bree Mills, Bryan Mills, Everleigh Mills, Annalee Ladd, Raegan Ladd, Gayle Groff, Pheobe Tschappat, Shannon Mallory, Morgan Saiget, Marleen Moffitt, Jessica Smyke, Ria Smyke, Alena Craig, Serena Herschleb, Barb Bailer, Sheryl Glasen and Barclay Kopchak. Back, from left, Jaqai Kinsman, Deborah Adams, Ruth Fastenau, Josh Pearson, Anita Smyke, Kim Menster, Nathan Wesely and Joseph Fuentes. Photo courtesy of Stage of the Tide/for The Cordova Times

Stage of the Tide presented “Mamma Mia!” to packed houses. “Mamma Mia!” is a compendium of hit songs from the Swedish Disco group ABBA strung together with a loose story line.  Over forty Cordovans from age 4 to 64 made this show possible.

At Cathy Sherman’s retirement party this summer Anita Smyke proposed that Stage of the Tide tackle “Mamma Mia!”. Her daughter Ria would be a high school senior and would love to be a part of it. Who was I to say no? We shook hands and made it all the way to the success of the performances.

We dedicated our work to those troupers who were meant to be a part of the show, Aaron Parker, Shawn Stimson and Neil Durco, before fate intervened.

Barclay Kopchak
Stage of the Tide, producer/director

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