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“There’s an element that is kind of biblical,” Lyons said. “The stepmother, as we know, chooses to treat Cinderella very badly. And so, they go to the ball and they do this game where you’re supposed to ridicule each other. So Cinderella comes and is supposed to ridicule her stepmother, but she doesn’t. She says ‘Oh you look lovely tonight,’ and the stepmother wonders why she’s not being ridiculed. And Cinderella goes, ‘That’s kindness.’ It’s funny yet touching. Then at the end, the stepmother tells her that she’s treated her rather poorly and asks for kindness. Then Cinderella says that she’ll give her the three most important words that you’ll ever hear: I forgive you.” Even in a wicked character like the evil stepmother, there is humanity and even a little bit of humility found in her actions.

“I play Madam, who is the evil stepmom,” said Ashley Essex, senior theater major. “It is honestly a lot of fun. The last show that I did was ‘Wizard of

Oz’ here and I played Glinda, so I was the direct antithesis of that. It’s a lot of fun being able to do both sides of the spectrum. Even though she is so mean, she is fabulous.”

This is just one character that is explored in a nuanced way in the production.

Cinderella is the last theater production of the season. CBU student tickets are $10 when purchased at the Wallace theater box o ce.

Opening night is March 31 at 7:30 p.m., while other times to see the play include April 1 and April 15 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as well as April 13 and 14 at 7:30pm.

“I’m really excited to see what direction they take it in,” Carter said. “I’ve never actually seen the Broadway version of ‘Cinderella,’ but I imagine it’s got to have more depth than the Disney version. So I’m really interested in watching this play.”

MARCH 31

@7:30 P.M.

APRIL 1 & 15 @2 & 7:30 P.M.

APRIL 13 AND 14

@7:30 P.M.