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brings color to stage |
The classical fairy
tale, with a comedic twist, will continue at middle school through Nov. 16 |
By Christie Scotty, Newberg Graphic
Reporter
Email Christie at cscotty@eaglenewspapers.com
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 Newberg High School students opened their fall musical “Cinderella”
this weekend, but don’t expect the cartoon version of magical love from childhood
memories.
“If people think of it as a sweet and sugary Cinderella, it’s
definitely not that,” said NHS drama teacher Drea Ferguson said. “The elements
of romance are there because it is the same story, but we’ve taken a slightly
different slant.”
The NHS production will be an adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical — this one set in the Renaissance period with lots of slapstick humor, termed
“comedic-del-art.”
In modern times the traditional tale of a girl meeting the prince of her
dreams and living happily-ever-after may seem a little archaic for the average teen-ager
to swallow.
“We tried to take the soppiness out of it. ... With high school students
I don’t think it would have made it through production if hadn’t given it a
slant of its own,” Ferguson laughed. “The characters are loud and obnoxious and
wonderful ... it’s definitely more comedic than romantic and it makes me howl every
time I watch it, so that’s a good sign.”
The show opened Thursday night after a week of “an army of moms sewing
like crazy” to ready the costumes, the director said.
The title role will be played by Beth Fuller on odd nights (tonight and Nov.
15) and by Sarah Anderson on even nights (Nov. 14 and 16).
The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m at Chehalem Valley Middle School, 403 W.
Foothills Drive. Tickets are $7 general admission or $4 for seniors and students;
admission for seniors is $1 on Nov. 14. Tickets may be purchased at the door or reserved
by calling the NHS box office at 503-554-5305.
A portion of production profits will go toward a scholarship in memory of
Jeremy Endicott and refreshment sales profits are being donated to feeding the needy this
winter.
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From Nov. 6,
2002, Newberg Graphic
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