The Chesterton High School Music Department will hold its 37th annual Madrigal Dinners on Dec. 4, 5, and 6 in the CHS cafeteria.

All seats are reserved and tickets are now on sale for $30 per person at the CHS Music Office (Entrance 31). Tickets will be sold from 7:30 to 10:45 a.m. and 12:45 to 4 p.m. through Thursday, Dec. 3.

No phone orders will be taken and there are no exchanges or refunds.

Performance times:

•8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.

•4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

•2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.

The CHS cafeteria will be transformed into a Greate Hall complete with Elizabethan settings and costumes from Ye Olde Madrigal Christmas Feasts. The Madrigal is set in the 16th century and represents the traditions of the Christmas season through spoken and musical offerings. The cast of approximately 100 CHS music students dressed in medieval costume sing, play, juggle, amuse, and serve throughout each of the four performances. The students and their directors, Tom Kennedy, Christopher Brush, Vincent Arizzi, and Julie Cardinale, all work each year to present a quality performance.

Included in the Madrigal along with the music and drama is a complete breast of chicken dinner, including a relish tray, chicken breast, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, wassail, and dessert. Special dietary needs can be met for vegetarians and those with peanut allergies at the time of ticket purchase. The meal is prepared each year by CHS cafeteria staff.

Lord and Lady of the House are Curtis Lesnick and Madaline Hunt, accompanied by Madrigal Lordes and Laydes Jordan Brown, Tyler Cerajewski, Jeremy Fabbri, Gabrielle Glauser, Nicole Green, Carolyn Johnson, Alexandra Katsahnias, Joseph Kintzel, Kendra Kolb, Eli Muller, Jenna Norgaard, Danielle Paliga, Kelsy Ralph, Katrina Roman, Bryan Stowers, Miguel Vazquz, Kelsey Virden, Jeffery Waltz, and Ben Weibl.

Lackeys: Andrew Allmon and Justin Appleman.

Jesters and Jugglers: Michelle AmRhein, Sloan Jones, Stephanie Leeth, and Courtney Sisson.

Steward and Monk respectively: Joe Johnson and Tony Crance. St. Lucy: Victoria Schroeder.

Herald Trumpets: Mark Borowiak. Recorders: Alli Witek, Bradley Levi, Kaleigh Wilder, and Kate Rinchak. Harpsichord: Elena Lutze and Hannah Newman-Jacobs.

Head Serving Girls are Kara Riggs and Amber Robinson, assisted by Hayden Dillabough, Eric Dishman, Robbi Haverstuhl, Ben Isbister, Sara Joll, Austin Krieter, Evan Mazurkiewicz, Anastasia Pikula, Alisha Richardson, Brittany Shultz, Robert Tebout, Jeremy Vasquez, and Brooke Vogedes.

Servers and Bell Players: Taylor Adams, Nicolette Adams, Kiersten Berry, Cora Bozanic-Brunty, Jessica Colbert, Olivia Diaz, Gabriel Farmer, Shay Hulquist, Elizabeth Kindmark, Anne Kosakowski, Shelby Kunes, Jasmine Maletta, Hannah Newman-Jacobs, Holly Pearson, Alyssa Randazzo, Emmie Reigel, Jacqueline Santos, Kalina Smith, Nicole Smith, Madeline Stelzer, Tamara Tarnowski, Marissa Vasquez, Nichole Waha, Aby Wolter, and Alexis Zeller.

Violins: Portia Engstrom, Sarah Fischer, Kari Krafft, Kierstin Markey, Ashleigh Marlow, Kevin Miloshoff, Rebecca Miloshoff, and Jacob Pruitt. Violas: Jordan Garza, Toni Kuziela, Sarah Moser, and Anthony Vasconi. Cellos: Christa Cundiff and Nicole Vasconi. Bass: Matt Keeley.

Posted 12/1/2009