Over the weekend of March 18th, The Un-Common Theatre Company will present the Young Performers' lively musical production of "The Enchantment of Beauty of the Beast" at Qualter's Middle School, Mansfield, MA.
"The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast" is a delightful adaptation of the French fairy tale about a selfish prince who is changed by a sorceress into an ugly beast in order to learn a lesson about unselfishness and love. It's a wonderful story for the entire family, bursting with zany characters, swordfights, music and dancing.
After the sorceress places a curse is on the prince, he is destined to be a "beast" until he learns to love. Years later, a poor widow plucks a forbidden rose. Though he sentences the woman to death, Beast allows her to say good-bye to her family. At the widow's farm, we meet her two distasteful daughters and greedy sons-in-law. The four of them hear her "insane" story and don't believe her. But her third daughter, Beauty, goes to the Beast and promises to stay if her mother's life is spared. The Beast falls in love with Beauty. She is like a princess to him. Unfortunately, the two sons-in-law slink into the eerie castle hoping to filch a treasure. In a hilarious and thrilling scene, not only is there a battle with the Beast, but also with the furniture, too! But could Beauty ever love Beast?
This delightful production is directed by
Maggie Dowd, a Sharon High School Senior, choreographed by
Ashley Goverman, a Mansfield High School Junior, with Music Direction by Linda Barbieri of Attleboro, Ma.
The cast of thirty three talented local first through sixth graders include:
From Easton, MA: Michael Kjelgarrd (Prince)
From Foxboro, MA:
Anya Doherty (ensemble),
Jenna Stamatov (ensemble)
From Mansfield, MA:
Maya Blodgett (Magic Looking Glass), Cameron Eddy (Wolf),
Samantha Eddy (Marguerite),
Jack Mullert (Moving Chair),
Julia Mullert (ensemble)
From Medfield, MA: Jacqueline Shortsleeve (Masterpiece Painting)
From Norfolk, MA:
Cara Dipietro (Beauty),
Louie DiPietro (Clock),
Hailey Fice (Princess Victoria),
Grace Garven (ensemble), Kate Healy (Louise), Maggie Pickard (Rose Legend)
From North Easton, MA:
Emily Barnett, (ensemble)
From Sharon, MA: Eleanor Berkenblit (ensemble), Isabel Berkenblit (ensemble),
Vini Delgadillo (Isabelle), Jackson Fawcett (Captain),
Melissa Fine (Old Woman),
Aaron Foreman (ensemble), Lucy Beth Fraser (ensemble),
Ethan Gekow (Graspo),
Remi Hirsh (ensemble),
Ben Reingold (Greedo),
Ellie Zinno (ensemble)
From South Easton, MA: Hannah Shilakowsky (ensemble)
From Wellesley MA: Nora Dowd (Helen)
From Westwood, MA:
Erin Fitzgerald (Princess Amelia),
Gabrielle Giroux (Mme Rondeau),
Jack Manning (Beast),
Gavin Swartz (Brutus)
Performances will be held at the Qualters Middle School, 240 East Street, Mansfield, MA, Friday, March 18th at 7:30pm, Saturday March 19th at 2pm and Sunday March 20th at 2pm.
General seating tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students pre-sale and $12 for adults and $10 for students at the door. To order pre-sale tickets please call Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006 or order online at www.brownpapertickets.com and search for "The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast". For Un-Common member or group sales please call The Un-Common Theatre Co. at (508)698-3098.
The Un-Common Theatre Co. is currently in its 31st season of providing a safe, exciting and creative place for children and adolescents to develop life skills through exposure to the professional theatrical experience. For more information on the Un-Common Theatre Co. and "The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast" please visit their website at www.uncommontheatre.org
