Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Scarlet Pimpernel

They seek him here, they seek him there, and if you saw the Scarlet Pimpernel you should know the rest! If you didn’t get the chance to watch this year’s musical production you missed out! It got great reviews from all who saw it.
Maddison Johnson said, “I’m going again for sure. They all have great voices and they all did so good!”From the very beginning of the performance it was very professional and well thought out. The actors in the production were much rehearsed and it ran smoothly. Taylor Thredgold was a participant in the peasant ensemble. She said, “It was so much fun! We came together like a family. We felt that feeling of being together everyone talks about. We practiced so much that it felt so natural everyone was so in sync with each other.”Along with the performance in general, it was very entertaining to see the costumes. They were very authentic and interesting. In the scene “Creation of Man” the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel start their act by dressing up in ridiculous costumes, even for at the time, to make them appear like complete nincompoops so they won’t even look suspicious as the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
The singing and acting in the production was absolutely amazing. The whole cast had very strong vocals to bring together the passion of the performance. Paul Wuthrich as Percy Blakeney, Mikelle Memmott as Marguerite St. Just, and Isaac Wilkinson as Chauvelin as well as the entire group made a great lead together. The cast was absolutely amazing.
Along with the acting, the music performed by the pit orchestra, conducted by Steven Hendricks really added to the feel just like what real background music should.
Overall the performance was definitely worth the watch and very professional. Can’t wait till next year!

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