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Minooka Community High School District 111 Presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella”
(Minooka) – Minooka Community High School proudly presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical “Cinderella” on Thursday, March 13 through Saturday, March 15, 2008. Each of the three performances will begin at 7 p.m. in the MCHS Performing Arts Center. Tickets, which cost $6 per adult and $4 per senior citizen or child, can be purchased through the mail beginning on February 9, or at the MCHS Box Office from March 12-15, 2008. For additional ticket information, please contact the MCHS main office at 467-2140, ext. 101, or visit www.mchs.net.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” is a timeless and magical fairy tale about the poor young girl who dreams of leaving behind the drudgery of her every day life and becoming a princess. After her stepmother denies her permission to attend the ball, Cinderella dreams of how wonderful the ball must be for the girls who are there. Then, suddenly, her fairy godmother appears and magically helps her dreams come true—she will attend the ball in a beautiful gown. At the ball, the prince is captivated by her and they fall in love. Unfortunately, as the clock begins to strike midnight, Cinderella must run away from her prince before the magic spell ends and her gown turns into her usual rags. She flees so fast that she leaves behind one of her glass slippers. The prince will use this to search the entire kingdom for the maiden that fits it. And, even though her chances don’t look good, the prince finds her and they will live “happily ever after”.
The MCHS cast for “Cinderella” includes: Cinderella - Shellie Papp; The Queen - Amy Strohman; The Stepmother - Andrea Garcia; Portia - Jessica Paramo; Joy - Juliann Puoci; Godmother - Ali Meyerhoff; The Prince - Mitch Pursell; The King - Sean O’Brien; The Herald - John Bond; The Chef - Jack Frauenheim; The Steward - Greg Alexander; Coachman - Kevin Vershay; Footman - Nathan Zarazinski; Minister - Brent Barnes; Clumsy Man - Matt Bechard; Townspeople/Ball Guests With Solos: Father - D.J. Valera; Mother - Krissy Stewart; Daughter - Mishelle Cipriani; Boy - Richard Isemonger; 1st Girl - Rachel Morman; 2nd Girl - Amanda Dobrowski; 3rd Girl - Rachel Evans; Woman - Jackie Kelly; Older Sister - Kelsey McGuire; Younger Sister - Tori Feeney; Kid Sister - Lacey Bersano; Sloppy Girl - Emily Klein; Bad Girl - Tori Fritz; Studious Girl - Alex Pocta; Grandma - Hannah Knorr; Additional Townspeople/ Guests/Guards: Carla Kundert, Kyle Newberry, Cassie Rosak, Warren Dailey, Erin Williams, Dan Sprys, Kelly Mitchell, Marty Rahn, Sarah Van Auken, and Travis White.
The MCHS crew for “Cinderella” includes: Student Directors: Alyssa Caron, Sara Jepsen, Amanda Shanesy; Props: Stephanie Engel (manager) and Kyra Salamon (assist.); Costumes: Amanda Cappel (manager), Anna Smith(assistant); Lights: George Turba (manager), Sean Rakidzic and Jake Breunig (assistants); Sound: Amy Norris (manager), Josh Manion, and Willie Brown (assistants); Stage Crew (Performance): Carissa Weyer (manager), Spencer Sullivan, Marissa Pagel, Katie Sabie, Jenny Wilkinson, Melissa Khatib, Dave Holm, Meghan Sweet; Publicity/Art: Meghan Sweet, Melissa Khatib, and Katie Sabie.
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