Pegasus Theatre Project, the professional resident theater company of the West Windsor Arts Council, is raising funds for Alzheimer’s New Jersey during its production of Neil Simon’s autobiographical romantic comedy Chapter Two, running from Sept. 15 to 24 at the West Windsor Arts Center.
During the production run of Chapter Two, Pegasus Theatre Project will accept donations by taking up a collection at the end of each performance on behalf of Alzheimer’s New Jersey.
Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 500,000 people in New Jersey. Committed to providing local support and services, Alzheimer’s New Jersey has been a resource and advocate for New Jersey families dealing with the disease and has worked to advance Alzheimer’s research since 1985.
Chapter Two features performers Peter Bisgaier, Heather Plank, Frank Falisi and Sarah Stryker. The creative team includes production design by Judi Parrish; stage management by Lili Timmes; assistant direction by Jonathan A. Martin; costume design by Chrissy Johnson; and assistant stage management by Gavin Knox.
Chapter Two will be perfomed at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays at the West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Rd. Tickets are $22 to 26 and can be purchased online at pegasustheatrenj.org or by calling (609) 759-0045.
Teen wins writing contest
Kristen P. Kelly of Plainsboro, 13, received first prize in Cricket magazine’s April 2017 League Cricket league writing competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit an original story about a great escape. Kelly’s story, “Escape to the Wild,” appears in the Cricket League section of the September 2017 issue and is posted at cricketmagkids.com/contests.
Cricket features the best short stories, poems and articles by the world’s finest children’s authors and is illustrated by the best artists from here and abroad.
In each issue, Cricket sponsors a different and unique writing or art competition, with hundreds of entries pouring in each time from readers all over the world. Winners receive recognition and a certificate, and the best entries are published in the magazine and on its website. Read her story at cricketmagkids.com/league/contest/winners/333920.
Deaths
Frank Paul Ficarro Jr., 70, of Hightstown died on Aug. 26. Born in the Bronx, New York, he grew up in West Windsor before moving to Hightstown, where he resided for the remainder of his life. A graduate of Princeton High School, Ficarro went on to serve in the U.S. Army. Following that, he joined the U.S. Postal Service and became the longtime postmaster of the U.S. Post Office in Cranbury before retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ficarro (Becker); daughter Andrea Ficarro and husband Jerome Cupples; son Lawrence and wife Vicki; and daughter Alita Lopez-Ficarro and wife Rachel.
Netta Mae Drummond, 86, of Franklin, Tennessee, died on Aug. 22. Born in Dutch Neck, she raised her family in Grover’s Mill, before eventually moving to Tennessee in 1995. Survivors include her son Alexander Boyd Drummond, Jr. and wife Marie, of Moorestown; daughters, Heather Lynn Demkowicz and husband John of Canton, Georgia, and Beth Ann Drummond of Primm Springs, Tennessee.
Virginia L. Zulker, 86, of Shapleigh, Maine, died on Aug. 7. Born in Princeton and raised in Princeton Junction, she was a a Sunday school teacher as well as a deaconess at Westerly Road Church in Princeton. An accomplished pianist, she served with her husband, Chuck, as a resident musician at the Montrose Bible Conference and radio station WPEL in Montrose, Pennsylvania from 1960-1964. She was also involved in the founding of radio station WCHR in Trenton. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Chuck; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie Lee and the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Bosse of Shapleigh, Maine; and a son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Timothy S.C. and Cynthia K. Zulker of Barrington, Rhode Island.
Kathleen M. Riehl, 64, of Hamilton, died on Aug. 10. She worked at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School for 31 years.
Martin Sachs, 88, of Lakewood, died on Aug. 9. He was a former resident of West Windsor. Sachs was a graduate of New York University, earning a degree in electrical engineering and a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. During the Korean War he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corp.
After the war, Sachs worked as an electrical engineer on several military projects. He was an attorney at law specializing in intellectual property law for over 25 years. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Samuel and Regina Sachs and Bruce and Kimberlie
