The Midnight Players will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 P.M., Friday, April 24 at 7:30 P.M., and Saturday, April 25 at 2:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. in the school auditorium. Other tickets for the show are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets will be sold at the school box office week days beginning Thursday, April 10 from 11:00 to 11:30 and 2:15 to 2:45. They will also be sold at the box office 30 minutes before each performance. Tickets may also be reserved on line by e-mailing Mrs. Lisa Templeton at jlh.temp@verizon.net. She needs to know which performance, and the number of adult and student tickets desired. The reserved tickets will be at the Will Call table in the lobby before each performance. They must be picked up and paid for by 15 minutes before show time. Unclaimed tickets will be sold to other theatre patrons. Because of the crowds anticipated for this popular show, procuring tickets in advance is strongly advised.
There is an additional feature for this production. Children are invited to tea with Belle at 1:00 P.M. before the Saturday matinee. Young guests are invited to come in Beauty and the Beast costumes, if they like. Reservations are required. The cost for the Tea Party and play ticket is $8. Reservations for the tea may be made on line or by calling the Drama Office at 301 972-7940.
Beauty and the Beast is usually thought of as a children’s story, but more mature audience members will enjoy the play on a different level. The themes of finding oneself, loving a person for what is inside, and appreciating what it means to be truly human will engage the mind and heart and entertain in a way that all good fairy tales should,
The cast of over 70 students will be led by Hillary Templeton and Baily Kerr as Belle, Billy Lewis and Matt Dicken as the Beast, Preston Henry as Gaston, Kevin Koeser and Ben Nichols as Maurice, Claire Jones and Krystal Stevens as Mrs. Potts, Scott Turner and Dylan Hodges as Lumiere, John Yendrey as Cogsworth, Annie Ruhl and Sneha Radhakrishnan as Babette, Celeste Kelly and Aimee Prideaux as the Wardrobe, and Bubby Jones and Bryce Taylor as Chip. Dain Knudson and Michael Knudson play Lefou and Justin Price plays Monsieur Darque.
The large tech crew, led by Mr. Matt Johnson, is working hard to build incredible sets for the show.. Mrs. Christine Pappas is teaching all the music, and Miss Michelle Orey is providing the choreography. The pit orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Daryl Clark, will begin rehearsals soon. Any students interested in playing in the orchestra should contact Mr. Clark. Ms. Nanci Niebauer is creating magical costumes with the help of Mrs. Beth Fayard Jones and Mr. Jeff Jones. Staging the show and fitting all the elements of the production together is the director, Gail H. Howard. |
