A LETTER FROM THE JOURNAL NEWS:

Clarkstown Summer Theatre rocks the house

The opening night performance of "All Shook Up" on Aug. 7 was amazing, superb, entertaining and flawless! In these times of hardship for many, it brought smiles, laughter and joy too see the high schoolers on stage and the audience having the time of their lives. The students devote 20 hours a week for six weeks, rehearsing and forming endless friendships with each other. As a board member and a parent of a student in the program for the last three years, and personally being affected by the economy, I want to thank Joe Egan and the whole Clarkstown Summer Theatre professional staff for allowing me to laugh, cry and see the shining light in this world that we live in as I watched one of the best and most enjoyable performances of a show well done.
Sharon Mellion
New City

From THE JOURNAL NEWS
Rockland people in the news

CLARKSTOWN: Neil Weiss, trustee of the Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival, presented a check for $1,500 to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern and Nyack Hospital. The money was raised during a benefit that featured the Summer Theatre Festival's production of "All Shook Up" on Aug. 12. The check was presented to Fern Schwartz, vice president of development at Nyack Hospital; Mary Lichtman, director of special events at Nyack Hospital; and Tracie McLee, development officer at Good Samaritan Hospital.

2009 CAROL KENNY MEMORIAL AWARD WINNERS

The Carol Kenny Award is presented to Crew member Lindsay Wasserman by (l to r) Harold Kenny, Teresa Kenny, Lindsay Wasserman, Co-Committee chairs Vicki Liner and Jack Rosen.

The Carol Kenny Award is presented to Orchestra member and keyboard player Francis Nimick by (l to r) Harold Kenny, Francis Nimick, Lindsay Wasserman, Co-Committee chairs Vicki Liner and Jack Rosen.

The Carol Kenny Award is presented to Cast member Andrea Machlis by (l to r) Harold Kenny, Teresa Kenny, Andrea Machlis, Co-Committee chairs Vicki Liner and Jack Rosen.

FROM THE JOURNAL NEWS

CLARKSTOWN: The students from the Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival collected more than 4,000 pounds of food for People to People during a six-hour collection drive on July 26. The donations were collected from stands at ShopRite in West Nyack, ShopRite in New City and DeCicco's Marketplace in New City.

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ROCKLAND JOURNAL NEWS:

Scanno's design featured on poster

CLARKSTOWN: Danny Scanno, a 10th-grader at Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, designed the winning poster for the Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival. His artwork will be on all 2009 posters, show T-shirts, playbills and print advertisements. He will receive $100, two tickets for the Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival's "All Shook Up" and a show T-shirt.

O&R gives $1,000 for theater festival

CLARKSTOWN: The Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival has received a $1,000 grant from the Orange and Rockland Utilities Community Investment Program. The grant will defray the cost of costumes for "All Shook Up," which will be performed in August at Clarkstown South High School.

Clarkstown donates $1,300 for festival

CLARKSTOWN: Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival has been awarded a $1,300 grant from the town to help defray the cost of obtaining the rights, scripts and scores for "All Shook Up." The production will be performed in August at Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack.

Bases wins $100 theater scholarship

CLARKSTOWN: Matthew Bases from Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia has been selected as the Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival's 2009 scholarship winner. Bases has been a cast member for four years and will return in the summer for his final year. The $100 scholarship recognizes his commitment, dependability and quality of work.