Sennica Trant as Mom, left, and Cici Hicks as Harriet in a scene from Elkhart Civic Theatre’s youth production of “Harriet the Spy,” opening Jan. 20, at the Bristol Opera House. Photos provided by Elkhart Civic Theatre.

News Release

BRISTOL — Leslie Brody’s “Harriet the Spy,” based on the popular stories by Louise Fitzhugh, opens Friday, Jan. 20, at Elkhart Civic Theatre’s Bristol Opera House, 210 E Vistula, Bristol.

Presented by the Michael Cripe Studio of ECT, the play is directed by Amberly Nichols and is assisted by Leah Tipton.

Showtimes are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22.

The cost of tickets is $16 for adults and $14 for students.

Tickets for “Harriet the Spy” are available at elkhartcivictheatre.org/harriet, or by calling (574) 848-4116 weekday afternoons from 1-5:30 p.m.

The Michael Cripe Studio is Elkhart Civic Theatre’s educational and youth programming arm and is supported by Mr. Jeff Cripe and Label Logic Inc.

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she’s written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?

“Harriet the Spy” features the following young actors:

• Harriet — Cici Hicks
• Mother — Sennica Trant
• Father — Sawyer Lilley
• Cook — Rynn Smith
• Sport (Simon) — Carter Cranor
• Janie — Maliya Matthews
• The Boy With The Purple Socks — Ryne Leaman
• Bett-Ellen Hanson — Claire Noneman
• Marion Hawthorne — Isabella Giglio
• Rachel Hennessey — Lydia Smucker
• Carrie Andrews — Lilly Giglio
• Laura Peters — Sophie Hertel
• Pinky Whitehead — Evie Craig
• Miss Elson — Ingrid Lund
• Ole Golly — Carli Hullett
• Mama Dei Santi — Mady Peat
• Papa Dei Santi — Alano Kingsley
• Beatrice Dei Santi — Madison Mickels
• Fatima Dei Santi — Amanda Lilley
• Little Jo Curry — Ania Kingsley
• Harrison Withers — Anna Smucker
• Mrs. Agatha K. Plumber — Sarah Hungerman
• Nadine — Luci Kristoff
• Miss Berry — Madeline Wagman

Cici Hicks as Harriet, left, and Carli Hulett as Ole Golly discuss the contents of Harriet’s spy notebook.

Maliya Matthews as Janie, left, and Carter Cranor as Sport in a scene.