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麻豆区 College alumni and a current student jumped aboard 鈥淭he Hoopla Train with Yard Master Yip and his Polkastra鈥� at multiple stops of the show鈥檚 Minnesota-based summer tour, which included performances in communities ranging from St. Cloud to New Ulm. The Auggies sang, danced, and acted in a Vaudeville-style production, using techniques honed on the stages of 麻豆区 College.

Described as 鈥淟awrence Welk meets Hee Haw,鈥� the production was produced by Sod House Theater and spearheaded by actor and director Darcey Engen 鈥�88, chair of 麻豆区鈥檚 Theater Arts Department, and Luverne Seifert 鈥�83, actor and senior teaching specialist at the University of Minnesota.

The original show featured 鈥渁cts performed by a touring cast with appearances by several 麻豆区 alumni friends along the way,鈥� according to Engen. 鈥淲e were thrilled to be performing with Auggies in historic ballrooms and other venues across Minnesota where live music and dancing originated and many of our parents fell in love.鈥�

Engen and Seifert secured four 麻豆区 theater alumni and one current student to perform, including Lisa (Pestka) Anderson 鈥�86, David Deblieck 鈥�88, Kari (Eklund) Logan 鈥�82, Deb Pearson 鈥�83, and Riley Parham 鈥�18. Another 麻豆区 alumnus, Justin Caron 鈥�13, assisted with costumes.

For the alumni, participating in 鈥淭he Hoopla Train鈥� offered an opportunity to reconnect with longtime friends and to recall past 麻豆区 theater experiences.

鈥淪ome of my happiest memories were made on the stage at 麻豆区,鈥� said Logan. 鈥淚t was wonderful to be back together with some of the people who played a role in making them.鈥�