Wednesday, February 24, 1988

THE REVIEW 9781-2nd St., Sidney B.C.

Broadway musical fires enthusiasm, sacrifice

By ARWEN WILLIAMS
(Special to The Review)

Lights, camera, action! Wel-

come to the exhausting, yet ex-
hilarating world of the theatre.

ARWEN WILLIAMS
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
following . article was © con-

tributed by a 12-year-old stu-
dent of North Saanich School.

ERS, Cham ate 9

North Saanich Middle School’s
Dandelion Theatre Company has
provided Peninsula theatre-goers
with a mixed bag of entertain-
ment in the last 10 years, but this
scason promises to be different
than any other. Teachers Thom
Probst and Wayne Coulson have
undertaken a production that will
involve over 150 talented young-
sters in all aspects of acting,
dancing, singing and backstage
work. ;

Sing A Song of Broadway, sct
for mid-April, is a whimsical pot-
puri of great moments on Broad-
way, . aruislically tailored by
Probst and Coulson to accom-
modate a large cast, and many fa-
miliar songs and dances.

So, what motivates these stu-—

dents to plunge headlong into
months of hard work, added re-
sponsibility, and. a narrowed so-
cial life? “‘To become an entircly
different person,’’ says Elissa Al-

len, a Grade 7 student at North
Saanich, ‘‘Each character has a
past, present, and a future.

“It’s fun to pay another person
for a while.’’

As well as a wide varicty of
talents, the cast is comprised of
equal numbers. of students in
Grade 6, 7 and 8.

“It’s something to do,’’ says
Grade 6 student Steven Bennett,
“tand it’s also a lot of fun.’’

Marie Bellavance, a Grade. 8
Student, enjoys getting involved

in such activities. ‘‘I like getting
to know people, and this is a fun
way to do it. Also, you get a feel-
ing of accomplishment.”’

So fasten your seatbelts, be-
cause Probst and Coulson are at
the wheel and with their high
speed imagination, Sing A Song
Of Broadway promises to be

nothing short of another
Dandelion Theatre Company
smash.

The show opens April 14 for a
three night run.

The Peninsula Communi-
ty Association is one step
closer to a bigger building.
The school board has ap-
proved in principle a pro-
posed addition to the PCA’
offices in the old school
board office at the corner
of Third and Bevan. in

Schneider
superintendent of physical
plant, has been asked to
work with the PCA in the
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