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.

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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 design, . development = of - working drawings and con- tract documents.

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