Meet the Moppets



Meet the Moppets


Hi. We're the Moppets of Stevens County, Minnesota
(Alissa, Angie, Ashley, Brenna, Emma, Heather, Kelsey, Megan, and Whitney)
and we'd like to welcome you to this preview of our show on

June 26, 1998 at 12:15 pm
in Edson Auditorium
at the University of Minnesota, Morris.




But first, a word from our sponsor.

A word
from our 
sponsor
"This show was sponsored in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature."

And our thanks to Suzanne Vold for playing Miss Hannigan!



Dance to
Waltzing
Matilda
Can you say "swagman?" How about "billabong?"
Waltzing Matilda





Scrub
scrub
 scrub!
Name that number.
Actually, this isn't rehearsal at all... we're just helping UMM custodian Tom Swenson keep the place clean. Now please excuse us while we review our mantra. "Observe! Concentrate! Observe! Concentrate!"





Bagging
Polly
"Little pig droppings! Nobody loves you!"





Shut-eye.
The Ritz it aint. "Clean sheets once a month, whether you need them or not!"





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Class instructor Rebecca Webb here.

In 1977/78 I took a P.E. class at Fort Riley Junior High School that included a section on interpretive dance. We were supposed to pick an instrumental song, come up with a theme, and choreograph a number to it. Ridiculous. We portrayed "a storm at sea" to "A Fifth of Beethoven." Ridiculous. The current hit was a cliched song choice and we were no storm at sea. "But at least no one else will do any better with this silly assignment," I assured myself. The cheerleaders went last. What could cheerleaders possibly come up with?

I learned something that day about artistic possibility. And human potential.

The only specific dance move I remember is the celebratory dance of the citizens at the end. But the idea will remain with me forever.

Rebecca Webb, June 1998. ******************************************************************************

Community Effort

An interpretive dance piece


Community
Effort
1
A little dance...



Community
Effort
2
A little grace...



Community
Effort
3
A little outlaws in your face...





That's all, folks!




Around
the
Piano
Thanks for dropping by. And thanks, Judy Riley and Student Activities, for the use of the room, and Joyce Amborn for the key, and Tom Swenson for keeping the place prepped for us, and the Theatre discipline for the use of the blocks, and Cindy Perkins from Community Ed for the class, and our parents for the schlepping, and Computing Services for this file space for this page!

The creator of this page can be reached via e-mail at: webbrl@morris.umn.edu

This page created: June 1998.