The zookeeper, distraught over the disappearance of his beloved monkeys, refuses to consider marriage proposals for his daughter. Maria, right, and Pedrito, left, plead for permission to marry, but the worried father remains focused on finding his missing animals. The scene was during an Opera in the Ozarks presentation of "Monkey See, Money Do" at the Cassville FEMA Event Center. The event was sponsored by the Cassville Branch Library Gwendylan Harmon/Special to the Cassville Democrat
Maria and Pedrito share an embrace as they devise a plan to help recover the missing monkeys and prove to Maria’s father that they deserve his blessing to marry. The scene was played out during an Opera in the Ozarks presentation of “Monkey See, Money Do” at the Cassville FEMA Event Center. The event was sponsored by the Cassville Branch Library. Gwendylan Harmon/Special to the Cassville Democrat The missing monkeys sit and pout after being denied their favorite treat, bananas, during a humorous scene in the Opera in the Ozarks presentation of “Monkey See, Money Do” at the Cassville FEMA Event Center. The event was sponsored by the Cassville Branch Library. Gwendylan Harmon/Special to the Cassville DemocratFollowing the successful search for the missing monkeys, Maria and Pedrito finally receive the zookeeper’s approval to marry during an Opera in the Ozarks presentation of “Monkey See, Money Do” at the Cassville FEMA Event Center. The event was sponsored by the Cassville Branch Library. Gwendylan Harmon/Special to the Cassville Democrat Performers from Opera in the Ozarks present “Monkey See, Money Do” at the Cassville FEMA Event Center. The interactive production encouraged student participation throughout the performance, and each child received an educational activity packet featuring information about the play and related games. Gwendylan Harmon/Special to the Cassville Democrat Cassville summer school students enthusiastically point and call out directions after being invited to help locate the hidden monkeys during the Opera in the Ozarks presentation of “Monkey See, Money Do” at the Cassville FEMA Event Center. The event was sponsored by the Cassville Branch Library. Gwendylan Harmon/Special to the Cassville Democrat