Arts
Drama
This year’s play, Cheaper By The Dozen, will be performed on March 27, 28, and 29, 2025. Directed by Mrs. Faith Fedor, co-directed by Mr. Matt Nichols, and student directed by Erik Mitchell, this performance will charm and captivate you and your family. This play adaptation of the book by Frank B Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth is written by Christopher Sergel.
Cheaper By The Dozen is a play based on the best-selling book about the Gilbreth family who lived in New Jersey during the 1920's. Narrating the play are Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and his sister, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, now grown up and reminiscing about their childhoods together and life in the big house in Montclair. For all twelve of the Gilbreth children, growing up was a unique experience indeed. With a father and mother of international fame in the burgeoning world of factory production efficiency who were committed to experimenting with revolutionary new methods of household management, the Gilbreth dozen experienced childhoods that would always set them apart as unique.
Without question, all of their lives pivoted around Dad. He was the eternal optimist, the idealistic motivator, the browbeating enforcer and the lovable teddy bear. With charm and confidence, he could persuade just about anyone to do just about anything. When Dad was having a bad day, Mom could always be counted on for a tender word, a sympathetic ear, or a rational explanation for the ordeal of the moment. But no matter what, Mom and Dad always supported each other in their work, both out of the home and within. As Dad always said, "What works in the factory will work in the home!" And Mom (usually) agreed. Or at least she loyally said she did. The two of them joined forces to raise a completely independent and systematically educated family of no less than a dozen children functioning at academic levels two to three years ahead of their peers and proficient in everything from touch-system typing to Morse code.
Of course, this all came at a cost: normalcy. As the children approached junior high and high school, many times it seemed as if social pressures would succeed in ruining Mom and Dads' system of home education. But, as one could guess.. Dad was not to be undone. He prevailed. The oldest Gilbreth was barely eighteen when Dad (who had known for some time that he suffered from a heart condition) died from a heart attack while he was on a business trip. All of a sudden, the children understood why Dad had been so determined to create an organized home that ran like clockwork... could run without a dad... without being a burden to Mom.
This is a true story about determination and love. It is a story filled with tears, of laughter and sorrow, but mostly laughter. Dad left behind him a legacy of methods and memories that not only anchored his sailor less household, but inspired and delighted Americans everywhere. Our hope is that you enjoy our spin on this wonderful story, for its wonderful times like these (the happiest times in the world) and that Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreth sought to make available through their efforts to avoid wasted time and live efficiently. Times like these that remind us to live each moment to the fullest, no matter how many moments we are granted.
Tickets are available for purchase at the link below beginning Saturday, March 1st. Prices are $5 for students and $8 for adults with a Saturday matinee bargain showing of $5 for everyone. A Live Streaming YouTubeLive link will also be available for $8. Any additional donations will go towards future drama productions at GCCA.
Tickets will also be available at the door each night.Seating will be limited, therefore advance ticket purchase is encouraged.
The play will be held at 105 Mill St., Grove City, PA 16127.
The play will be held at 105 Mill St., Grove City, PA 16127.
Doors will open 30 minutes before each show.
Drama at Grove City Christian Academy is an exciting opportunity for students to hone their acting and public speaking skills, create a beautiful work of art, and bond with a community of peers and instructors. Each year, GCCA students from 7th-12th grade perform classic plays to exuberant audiences. These have included The Mousetrap, Harvey, Twelve Angry Jurors, Much Ado About Nothing, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Importance of Being Earnest, Little Women, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and, Murder on the Nile.
Mr. Ross Kucks, our Latin and humanities teacher, is our theater director and has been directing plays for the last twelve years. He works hard to help students reach their full potential on the stage and thoroughly enjoys the process of directing. Mrs. Faith Fedor is co-director and works tirelessly every year to create wonderful costumes, find props, and help give acting direction to the students. In the last three years, they have been joined by a student director.
In addition to the cast of the play, the theater program has students running sound, lights, and backstage. The program has also developed a drama club whose job is to set up and tear down for the shows and provide concessions. Each of these operations is managed by adult volunteers who make up the production crew. The number of people involved in the productions has grown every year, and it is their willingness to give of time and resources that makes this program so successful!
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