{"id":206069,"date":"2026-05-20T20:29:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=206069"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:30:09","slug":"cast-revealed-for-youth-theatre-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/05\/20\/cast-revealed-for-youth-theatre-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Cast revealed for Youth Theatre play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast has been announced for the Van Wert Civic Theatre’s first Youth Theatre production, Murder on the Monkey Express<\/em>!, directed by Grace Doctor.<\/em> Packed with comedy, chaos, suspicious passengers, and one unforgettable monkey, this hilarious whodunit rolls into town June 4\u20137.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audiences can expect an evening full of twists, laughs, and over-the-top characters as a talented young performers bring this wild mystery to life aboard the most unusual train ride ever imagined. From detectives and chefs to sheriffs and secretive travelers, everyone\u2019s a suspect on the Monkey Express.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herbie Hampton<\/strong> \u2014 Marcus Kerns
Greta Gibbons<\/strong> \u2014 Annabelle Harvey
Conductor<\/strong> \u2014 Nora Eddy
Mystery Reader<\/strong> \u2014 Jettie Rammel
Sheriff Jessie Jane Johnson<\/strong> \u2014 Lily Schnipke
Adam<\/strong> \u2014 Bing Rammel
Vicki Vitrolla<\/strong> \u2014 Willow Sheets
Bertram<\/strong> \u2014 Grayson Baker
Bernard<\/strong> \u2014 Mox Sinn
Monkey<\/strong> \u2014 Adeline English
Vanessa Vanes<\/strong> \u2014 Sophia Berryman
Chef Barb<\/strong> \u2014 Reese Miller
Chef Bernadette<\/strong> \u2014 Adeline McComas
Wade Watson<\/strong> \u2014 Kaden Hurley
Dr. Alexandria Ashworth<\/strong> \u2014 Jettie Rammel
Maverick<\/strong> \u2014 Nora Hillery
Monkowski<\/strong> \u2014 Jon Caldwell
Flight Attendant Max Hanson<\/strong> \u2014 Jacob McComas
Sergeant Jones<\/strong> \u2014 Colby Tyas
Agatha<\/strong> \u2014 Olivia Welch
Monika<\/strong> \u2014 Magnolia Zeigler
Violet Valentine<\/strong> \u2014 Layla Norton
Brittany<\/strong> \u2014 Natalie Caldwell
Brianna<\/strong> \u2014 Leena Shaffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage Manager:<\/strong> Max Kaiser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showtimes June 4-6 will be at 7:30 p.m. June 7 will be a Sunday matinee, starting at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for just $10 at <\/a>vwct.org<\/a>, calling the box office at 419.238.9689.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information The cast has been announced for the Van Wert Civic Theatre’s first Youth Theatre production, Murder on the Monkey Express!, directed by Grace Doctor. Packed with comedy, chaos, suspicious passengers, and one unforgettable monkey, this hilarious whodunit rolls into town June 4\u20137. Audiences can expect an evening full of twists, laughs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-28 11:58:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206069"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206072,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206069\/revisions\/206072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}