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Charlotte Jewish Day School Performs "Honk Jr."
June 2024
By Gale Osborne
Charlotte Jewish Day School (CJDS) was proud to have our first dramatic performance in April, playing to an audience of more than 200. The play, “Honk Jr.” is a musical adaptation based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling.”
The story follows the journey of an odd-looking baby duck, and his quest to be reunited with his mother.
The cast was composed of CJDS students in second through fifth grade. They practiced after school twice a week for three months. The cast built all the
props and worked together to create their costumes. Ms. Hinkelman, the fifth-grade teacher, was the production director.
The week after the performance, the cast was able to attend a workshop for school performers at the Blumenthal Center. They also performed one of the songs on stage in the Belk Theater in front of a full house of students from other schools.
Mazal tov to the cast for a wonderful performance!
