Based on the smash hit 1991 Disney movie and dating back to a late 18th-century classic French fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast tells the story of Belle, a beautiful and intelligent young woman who feels out of place in her provincial French village.
The Big Foot High School Drama Club is in the final stages of preparation and dress rehearsals because next weekend, Feb. 28-29 and March 1, it will be performed on the local high school stage.
According to the synopsis, when Belle’s father is imprisoned in a mysterious castle, her attempt to rescue him leads to her capture by the Beast, a grisly and fearsome monster, who was long ago trapped in his gruesome form by an enchantress.
The only way for the Beast to become human once again is if he learns to love and be loved in return.
There is a time limit, too: once a magical rose loses all of its petals, all hope will be lost and he will stay a Beast forever.
The Beast’s enchanted household – populated by such beloved characters as Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Chip – watch anxiously as Belle and the Beast grow to understand and befriend one another.
Their feelings grow ever deeper as the clock ticks and petals continue to fall off the enchanted rose–will they confess their love for one another before it is too late?
Beauty and the Beast presented at Big Foot High School Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and 29 at 7 p.m, and Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. The matinee performance Sunday, March 1 will be proceeded by a Tea Party at noon featuring treats and cast members.
Tickets for the musical are $10 for adults and $7 for students and are available online at bigfootfinearts.ticketleap.com or at the door.
The cast and crew
Cast members include: Belle – Melissa Konkel; Beast – William Volmar III; Gaston – Jeffrey Martin; Lefou – Hannah Nordmeyer; Maurice – Jacob Laing; Lumiere – Nathan Birdsall; Mrs. Potts – Maya Torrez; Cogsworth – Ethan Jackowski; Babette – Madelynn Cascone; Madame De La Grande Bouche – Rylie Emmerich; Chip – Amamda Miller; Silly Girls – Tiffany Borger, Maggie Norman, Sara Dominquez, Lindsay Paulsen; Monsieur D’Arque – Dejanira Ortiz, Lauren Glos; Enchantress – Chloe Weborg; Ensemble – Itzel Ruiz, Val Lopez, Kahley Hernandez, Graci Milligan, Alexa Clary, Lacey Klade, Lauren Glos, Gus Foster, Chloe Weborg, Austin Buchholz, Ethan Liatilla, Dejanira Ortiz; Dance Captains – Jeffrey Martin, Tiffany Borger, Val Lopez; Director’s Assistant – Ricardo Ocampo
Crew members include: Stage Manager – John McHugh; Lighting Design – John McHugh and Liam Gerard; Sound Design – Jacob Curtis and Declan McHugh; Backstage Manager – Delilah Payton; Stage Crew – Lilah Wojick, Haley Taylor, Taylor Oltrogge, Lauren Miller and Aiden Sallee.
