The following was sent to the Fountain Hills Theater by Dave Park, son of Barbara Park, the author of the Junie B. series. Park gave permission for it to be submitted as a letter to the editor in praise of the recently wrapped production of Junnie B. In Jingle Bells, Batman Smells.

I've seen a few different showings of that play over the years and yours was the best I've seen.

I was really impressed with the talent in your cast and the overall quality of production. Yours was the first I have seen that used a cast of young actors, which I think really enhanced the show, particularly when they were as talented as your group.

I also really liked that you used an actor to play the role of Phillip Johnny Bob. The other times I had seen it, a stuffed animal was used with a narrator doing the voice over the sound system. The use of a live actor in that role made those scenes even funnier.

My mom was always very hesitant to allow others to control her characters, and turned down a number of requests for TV or movie adaptations of her work for just that reason. She would have loved your show.

Thank you again for having us and please thank everyone involved in the show for all of their great work.