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Boquet River Theatre Festival Presents “Once on This Island”

August 9, 2012 By Lakeside School Leave a Comment

Boquet River Theatre Festival’s “Once on This Island Jr.” (Photo courtesy Valley News)

The Boquet River Theatre Festival is proud to present their 19th annual summer season’s musical production, “Once on This Island“. This enchanting musical is a Caribbean adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid”, starring 32 local area kids ages 8 through 14.

[“Once on This Island Jr” is] a musical that directors Dale Mason and Alyssa Carroll said they had in mind for this years’ cast.

“We loved the music in this, and it is almost entirely music,” Mason said. “This is more of a dramatic piece, and it is something that the kids can get more of an acting experience with.”

“We are challenging them this year, and we are pleased with how hard they are working,” Carroll said. “This was something that we wanted to do because of the kids that we had coming back, and we are so happy with them and the new kids that have been added into the mix. They all fit into this perfectly.” (The Valley News)

Performances will be August 10th and 11th at 7 pm and August 12th at 2 pm, at the Whallonsburgh Grange. Ticket prices are $12.00 for adults and $8.00 for children and seniors, and can be reserved by phoning 518-412-2525 or by emailing boquetrivertheatre@gmail.com.

“I am always surprised, and I guess I shouldn’t be anymore,” Mason said. “I come in each year expecting to see children’s theater and it becomes actual theater each time. Every year I come in and expect a certain level of greatness and each year they seem to exceed it.” (The Valley News)

The Boquet River Theatre Festival’s production of “Once on This Island Jr.” boasts an enormous cast:

You’re sure to know one or two or ten of the actors!

About Lakeside School

Lakeside School is a Waldorf inspired early childhood and elementary school in Essex, NY. Learn more at www.lakesideschoolinessex.org.

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