'Ellen's Journey' Presented By BR Students at BRAM

Pictured above are members of the eighth grade at Black River Middle School, Ludlow as they rehearse for the play “Ellen’s Journey”. “Ellen’s Journey” will be performed on May 2 and 3, at 7 pm at the Black River Academy Museum, 14 High Street, Ludlow.

“Ellen’s Journey” is a play based on the book “Pieced from Ellen’s Quilt” by Linda Otto Lipsett, which tells the true story of Ellen Spaulding Reed of Ludlow, VT, who moves West with her husband in the late 1800s. The play features members of the Black River Middle School under the direction of Stephanie Rowe of Springfield, Vermont. The students have worked hard at learning their lines and the customs of people in 1884 in order to portray Ellen and her family correctly. This is a story of love and hardship, of a girl leaving her family and facing hard times in the West. It is a story that will touch your heartstrings.

Students pictured above rehearsing for the play are, from left to Right, Jesse Gillette as Pastor; Noah Schmidt as Thomas Bagley; Newton Rose as J. Willard Reed; Alyssa Collins as Ellen Spaulding; Lucy Gagner as Leonora Spaulding Bagley; Rachel Karner as Ellen Bagley; Rachel Brozza as Lydia Haven. Missing when this photo was taken were: Eva Daily as Arterista Spaulding and Hunter Hupp as Stedman Spaulding.

Seating is limited for both nights, so please reserve your tickets early. Admission is $8/person, $20/family (Mom, Dad and children), $5/students and seniors. Tickets for the play are available from the Black River Academy Museum,          802-228-5050       or Black River High School office,          802-228-4721       .