Photos courtesy of Edsel Ford High School
Nathaniel Booth (left), 18, as Peter Pan and Benjamin Timpf, 18, as Captain Hook will perform in “Peter Pan” at Edsel Ford High School, 20601 Rotunda in Dearborn at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. April 5 Saturday.
By SUE SUCHYTA
“Peter Pan” takes flight at Edsel Ford High School, 20601 Rotunda in Dearborn, at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday. General admission is $12 at the door, and $10 for students and seniors.
The show, which features characters flying through the air to Neverland, continues the school’s tradition of using children from feeder schools in the cast.
Teacher and parent volunteer Mary Timpf said that for the past five years elementary and middle school students have been included in the musicals. “Peter Pan” features students from O.L. Smith and Stout middle schools, and from DuVall, Geer Park, Nowlin, Snow and Whitmore-Bolles elementary schools.
Playing lead roles are Nathaniel Booth, 18, as Peter Pan; Joanna Frantz, 18, as Wendy Darling; Sarah Remily, 16, as Tiger Lily; Amen Salha, 10, of Geer Park as Michael Darling; Benjamin Timpf, 18, as Captain Hook; and Spencer Venis, 16, as John Darling.
“‘Peter Pan’ is a unique and magical theater production,” Benjamin Timpf said. “From gray and drab London to magical, colorful Neverland, your imagination will soar, and so will Peter and the Darling children. Between the flying and the delightful songs, you do not want to miss this production!”
DIVINE CHILD PRESENTS ‘LES MIZ’ STUDENT EDITION
The Fine Arts Department of Divine Child High School presents the Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schonberg musical, “Les Miserables,” the school edition, performed entirely by students, at 7:30 p.m. April Thursday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for seniors. Divine Child is at 1001 Silvery Lane in Dearborn.
Cast members include Alek Papanastosopolous as Inspector Javert, Brandon Ebert as Jean Valjean, the Rev. Jim Bilot as Bishop Digne, Mia Hutchinson as Fantine, Maddie Kaplan as Cosette, Will Dunn as Marius, Riley Klauza as Eponine, and Jonathan Lundblad as Enjolras.
‘THE THREE MUSKETEERS’ OPENS AT HFCC
Henry Ford Community College Theatre Arts presents Peter Raby’s adaptation of “The Three Musketeers April 4 to 6 and 11 to 13 at the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center on the main campus at 5101 Evergreen Road in Dearborn.
Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.
Call 313-845-9817 for more information. To purchase tickets online go to http://theatre.hfcc.edu.
Directed by Christopher Bremer, and based on the Alexandre Dumas novel, “The Three Musketeers” is a tale of heroism, treachery, close escapes and honor.
It begins in 1625 when d’Artagnan sets off for Paris with his sister Sabine in search of excitement. Sabine, posing as her brother’s manservant, quickly entangles herself in his adventures.
Soon after reaching Paris, the two team up with the famous Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis to defend the honor of the Queen of France. In doing so, they engage the wrath of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the infamous Countess de Winter.
ALLEN PARK ACTRESS STARS IN ‘CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF’ IN MONROE
Carolyn Sohoza of Allen Park stars as Maggie the Cat in Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” with the Monroe Community Players Friday through Sunday at the La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Road in Monroe.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available online at http://monroecommunityplayers.org or at the box office before each performance.
As “Big Daddy” Pollitt, a wealthy cotton planter from the Mississippi Delta approaches his 65th birthday he worries about the rocky relationship between his favored son, Brick, an aging football hero who has turned to drink, and Brick’s wife, Maggie, who is beautiful and feisty.
As “Big Mama” Pollitt tries to maintain the illusion of one big happy family, the plodding elder son, Gooper, his wife, Mae, and their horde of “no-neck monster” children compound the tension of the family gathering. As the hot summer evening unfolds, Southern charm fades as tempers fly and greed, lies and suppressed sexuality reach their boiling point.