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Lakeland H.S. presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ by Christopher Cornell ADVANTAGE EDITOR
Lakeland High School kicks off the spring musical season this weekend as the Curtain Club presents “Once Upon a Mattress” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. in the high school auditorium, 1569 Lakeland Drive in Scott Township. Tickets are $10; $5 for students and kids younger than 10 will be admitted free. Tickets are available at the door, and all seats are on a first-come-first-served basis. The family-friendly comedy is based on the beloved story of “The Princess and the Pea,” complete with a wicked queen, funny king, handsome prince, beautiful ladies-in-waiting, knights, a jester and a minstrel. It ran on Broadway for 244 performances. Lakeland’s production is artistically directed by teacher Catherine Carter and musically directed by Bryan Brophy. “Bryan Brophy and I chose ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ this year because we felt it was a good show that would showcase Lakeland talent,” Carter said. “Also, this show was a favorite choice of the students involved. Carter said the main challenge this year has been the weather, specifically in relationship to the performance dates, which are much earlier than other years. “At this point we have lost at least 10 rehearsals because of weather-related closings, early dismissals and cancellation of school activities on the weekend,” she explained. Other major challenges include working around the other activities in which the cast is involved. “We are very proud of Lakeland’s winning Mock Trial team, of which some of our cast is a part,” she noted. “They continue to rehearse
In front: Sarah Demyan stars as Princess Winnifred. In back: Miyah Pliska, Adrianna Vilgos, Kayla Burns and Michael Nally.
and perform in their mock trial competitions, even as we are coming up on our musical performance dates. “Many ladies in our cast are cheerleaders who choreograph and practice their routines before the season begins, then perform at all of the basketball games during the season, which is going on the entire time we rehearse for the musical.” Behind the scenes, William Mentz of Covington Studios is designing and constructing Lakeland’s set and lighting. The set will be delivered to the school one week before the performance dates. Cast and crew members will have that week to adjust to actual set and prop pieces and learn how/when to move the
set during the show. Carter’s team has also been hard at work finding the myriad of costumes needed. “We thank Taney’s Costumes in Scranton, as well as Lackawanna Trail High School and Dunmore High School for helping us to costume our production.” Carter noted that a large number of seventh graders joined the Curtain Club this year, and help to round out the cast. “Tyler Jones, who plays the mute King Sextimus, is joining the drama club on stage for the first time this year; normally Tyler works backstage on crew. Also, there will be several Lakeland students performing in the pit band for “Once Upon a Mattress.”
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