‘Carnival!’ comes to life in Exeter

The Exeter High School cast of 'Carnival' during their dress rehearsal for senior citizens of Exeter Township.
Twins Dolores Hildebrand and Margaret Christ, 85, of Exeter, Pat White, of Exeter, Gavin Wenberg, 2 1/2, of Mt. Penn, and Richard White, of Exeter, enjoy the breakfast provided by Exeter High School before the senior performance of the school musical "Carnival."
Left to right:Exeter residents Torry Schlegel, Gail Culmer, Larry Culmer, Tom Schlegel, Earl Sheetz and MaryFrances Sheetz, at the senior breakfast offered by Exeter High School.
News photos by Emily Thiel Richard and Elaine Furbeck, of Exeter, with Christina and Jack Freese, of Exeter, as they enjoy the breakfast before the performance of "Carnival" presented by Exeter High School students.

PUBLISHED: April 15, 2013 at 3:22 p.m. | UPDATED: August 22, 2021 at 4:25 a.m.

What could be a better way to spend the morning than breakfast and a musical? Senior citizens were invited to Exeter High School for a free presentation of the 1961 Bob Merrill Broadway production ‘Carnival!’ as presented by the students last week. 150 senior citizens came out to enjoy breakfast and the spring show.

The cast of over fifty talented students brought ‘Carnival!’ to life in a colorful way. Students juggled, danced, sang, twirled, rode a unicycle, dazzled the crowd with magic and a puppet show. Exeter’s production of the musical ran from April 11 through 13. ‘Carnival!’ is the fifth musical production presented out of a total of 20 productions on the school’s stage.