by Mikayla Jordan // Staff Writer
A childhood classic has come to Carson High School! Beauty and the Beast is about a prince who’s entire castle was enchanted under a shape morphing spell with his servants being turned into normal household objects and he himself being transformed into a terrifying beast. Eventually a spirited village girl named Belle comes to the castle. She is kept in the Beast’s castle after the imprisonment of her father, Maurice. She and the Beast learn to love each other, learning the lesson of cooperation and friendship.
The theater students bring this classic movie to life with a twist.
“You should expect LOTS of music that you have not heard in the original film and very talented cast that have worked very hard to perform for the audience,” said Taelerr Washington, Carson High School senior.
The theater kids always find a way to out do themselves and think outside the box. They never fail to amaze us with shocking new twists. From the looks of it, expect lots of singing and dancing that’s very diverse and well developed.
We may see all of the fun and entertaining things when the students get on stage, but we never really know what goes on behind the scenes. The students sacrifice their time during the week and even on the weekends with 6 to 10 hours of rehearsals to put on an unforgettable show for us.
“…constantly being committed to the rehearsal schedule can be conflicting at times, but I make it work,” Taelerr added.
Making sure everyone is precise and on point may be conflicting at times being that there are so many dances and songs to remember. It may get overwhelming but these kids put their all into it to make sure everything is done right by the day of the show.
“Being dance captain, I have to make sure that everyones choreography is strong while also making sure I am on point as well,” said CHS senior Sydney Kilgore.
It was a big, lively, and most of all, fun. “…this is one huge musical and you wouldn’t want to miss not one bit of it,” said CHS senior Tairah Umeadi.
Everyone agress that the play was spectacular.
“I loved it and thought the students did a great job. It held true to the Disney one, and it was entertaining enough for my 6 year old to enjoy the entire time,” said CHS teacher Ms. Vernon.