Temporary Heroes: Clarksville High School Play

In life, anyone can be a temporary hero, and that’s a lesson Shelby Santella (Cordelia Lundgren) and Salvatore Visconti (Cael Negen) learned at Vinnie’s Coffee Shop in Little Italy, New York City.
     During a cold January, Shelby and Sal talk with their regular customers, Mrs. Lloyd (Bethany Negen) and Frank Nucci (Christopher Nelson), who give them sage, and sometimes humorous, insights on life over newspapers and crossword puzzles.
     Newlyweds George and Tina Brew (Carter Leerhoff and Credance Lundgren) provide comic relief as quite the opposite of the ideal couple.
     A new waitress, Victoria Sheppard (MaKenna Popham) helps lessen the workload on the overworked Shelby and Sal, who want desperately to build better lives for themselves after working for five years in the coffee shop.
 
Read more in the April 19 edition of the STAR.