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Did the shoe fit?: Cinderella Recap written by: Sammy Binning
ast month, Liberty North High School’s 3 day run of with partners, and we especially don’t do slow-ish dances. That Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella came to a close. presented some challenges,” Whitsitt said. Full of magic, romance, humor, dancing, and a little bit Not only were Whitsitt and Pickard both in the ballroom scene, of political satire, Cinderella was an amazing production. Many but they were both understudies for principle roles. Whitsitt was of the actors and actresses thought the show went really well. the understudy for Prince Topher and Pickard was the understudy “I think [the musical] went really well. I feel like the energy the for Gabrielle, one of the stepsisters. cast has was really infectious and I feel like the audience could “The uncertainty that an understudy role brings can bring about feel it. Everyone in the crew and cast worked together,” Senior some confusion and stress because you don’t know what’s going Simon Whitsitt said. to happen on any given night. I could’ve had to go on at any given Cinderella was an ensemble and tech-heavy show. With dance time, so I needed to make sure I was prepared. It was a really good numbers like The Prince is Giving a Ball, the ensemble was learning experience for sure,” Whitsitt said. never bored. The show had many technical elements such as The understudies worked very hard, and despite not performing transforming dresses, a giant, Past group dances have been seen as a challenge for some. This years ballroom for an understudies show, puppets, and more. their hard work paid off dance held new challenges in some dancers eyes, “I think it really went well with “I think it went pretty good. the costumes once we adapted and changed things. I think the dancing looked in experience. I was kind of nervous in the really good,” Pickard said. “I think it was a really last few weeks for how it was cool opportunity to get going to turn out, but in the to show the directors end, it came together and I’m what I could do. I really really proud of everyone,” enjoyed learning the part Freshman Alayna Pickard said. and getting the chance Pickard and Whitsitt were to have the experience part of the ballroom scene of performing a role,” where Cinderella and Prince Pickard said. Topher dance together. All Gabrielle was played around them, masquerade by Freshman Madison dancers dance in pairs. Tucker. Gabrielle is The ladies wore beautiful one of Cinderella’s ballgowns with hoop skirts stepsisters. She is a and the gentlemen wore comedic character with photo by: Ashton Overby detailed suits. an affination with the “It was a little bit scary because we didn’t get our ballroom color pink. costumes until the week of the show. I think it really went well “I really enjoyed my character and getting to interact with people with the costumes once we adapted and changed things. I think on stage. I liked being able to build those character relationships. the dancing looked really good,” Pickard said. I loved playing a comedic character because you can do so much The ballroom dance scene contained complicated moves such with it. Making people laugh is really fun,” Tucker said. as lifts, which were complicated by the added hoop skirts. The cast and crew of Cinderella put in a lot of effort for the show “I think it went really well. I think we were consistently and grew together because of it. improving every night. We made sure we were always running “I feel like the bond that everyone involved in the production it, always polishing it, always perfecting it. It really turned out had really allowed the show to be as good as it could be and the well. The type of dancing we had to do was different than any fact that we all liked each other and really worked well together off type of dancing we’ve done before. We usually don’t do dances stage really translated into the show,” Whitsitt said.
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