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BY JOHN SNYDER
OF PASCACK PRESS
PARK RIDGE, NJ—Park Ridge Girl Scout troops 6024 and 7223 enjoyed a backstage tour and a performance of “Cinderella” at the Bergen County Players’ Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell on Dec 17, 2017, earning a patch and learning lots.
According to scout co-leader Carrie Rauschenberger, the players put on a great program to introduce children to how the theatre works.
“It was super fun. Now the girls understand where the props come from, where the wardrobe closet is, how the lighting works, where the practice rooms are, and all the crazy things downstairs that you would never know about. It was so cool; it was such a nice thing,” she told Pascack Press.
Through the program, the girls, from Eastbrook Elementary School, earned a Bergen County Players patch for their uniforms.
They also got to meet the cast and stand on stage and wave to their parents in the audience.
“They were very surprised at how many things were behind the scenes, that so many people had to come together to make one big show. They thought standing on the stage was really cool—it looked so big,” Rauschenberger said.
The show was a hit with the girls too, Rauschenberger said, explaining that this version of “Cinderella,” directed by Bill Kaufman, was much lighter and funnier than the Disney version. (“Suitable for the wiggliest of kids,” BCP says on its website.)
Every year, the Bergen County Players feature seven main-stage and at least two second-stage shows. The children’s show is a December tradition.
Separately, the third-graders took a field trip to the Tice’s Corner Apple Store and participated in a program that focuses on scouts and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, earning robotics badges.
Up next for both troops, and for Girl Scouts across the Pascack Valley: Cookie sales. Look for a booth near you.
Troops 6024 and 7223 plan to donate a portion of their cookie sales to the local police and fire departments and to food pantries, which is their tradition, Rauschenberger said.
For more information on Bergen County Players Inc., now in its 85th season, visit bcplayers.org.
