'Once on this Island Jr.' to take the stage
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July 8, 2013 |
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More than 20 Boundary County kids, ages six
through 17, have been working hard since school
let out preparing and rehearsing for "Once on
this Island Jr.," an amazing musical adaptation
of "The Little Mermaid" with a Caribbean flair
and poignant story, set to take the stage at
Bonners Ferry High School's Becker Auditorium
this week.
Except for Sundays and the Fourth of July, these
troupers have been practicing, rehearsing,
building sets, singing, dancing, learning lines
and more for hours each day, spending their
summer vacation time, as young actress Lily
Blackmore says, "with people you don't normally
see."
"It's fun!" added actor Duncan Mckechnie.
An outsider can't truly get the gist of a
theatrical production such as this by watching a
few minutes of a random rehearsal; the action is
paused, the forestage strewn with scripts, water
bottles and other detritus. In a way, it's like
walking into a mansion being, built. You can
glean the general outline and imagine, but when
well crafted, nothing prepares you for the
finished product except seeing it.
"It's a story about the two most important
things, love and death," said Sean Varelman.
"It's a test to see which is greater, but it
shows how they actually go hand in hand."
With its poignant story, catchy
Caribbean-flavored score, "Once on this Island
Jr." is a true feast for the heart, mind and
soul, with almost non-stop song and dance, a
very colorful set, great costumes, and a great
cast.
Jessy Trocke, Zach Cleve, Nick Magdaleno, Jill
Alexander, Myla Mckechnie, Michael Brooks, Sean
Varelman, Samantha Barradale, Taylor Cromwell,
Mary Fioravanti and Michael Cromwell all have
cast roles, and company members are Holly
Alexander, Teigan Banning, Marissa Beggerly,
Lily Blackmore, Jamie Cromwell, Dunvan Mckechnie,
Jessie Mckechnie, Shayla Poppino, Aidan Winters,
Mattea Winters, Hanna Magdaleno, Adrianne Mangus
and Amanda Patzer.
"Once on this Island, Jr." debuts at 7 p.m. this
Thursday on the Becker Auditorium stage, with
shows at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and a
Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.
General seating tickets are $8 for adults and $5
for students, available at the door.
This is going to be a show you don't want to
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