by Neil Richard
You are both blessed and cursed if you missed the recent production from the Theatre Department at King George High School. Blessed that you missed the intense emotion and cursed for missing yet another great production from teenage actors. This was not the uproarious comedy of The Princess King.
In what I can only describe as the most depressing play I've seen since Shenandoah at the Riverside Center, the student actors did a tremendous job of meeting the challenge head-on. With tact and poise, the cast was able to convey nearly every emotion from humor to terror. There were moments of happiness. Moments of laughter. Moments of sadness. Moments of shock. But through it all, the cast remained loyal to the themes and were adept at making those of us in the audience feel those feelings.
The cast consisted of:
Alex, playing Anne, was able to skillfully go from acting like a little girl to being old enough to want to kiss boys. Ben and Grace, playing Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, acted like you'd expect a married couple to act. Isak, playing Anne's father, was a wonderfully calm and cool character who kept everyone, including the audience, grounded.
Just like anyone that went to see the movie Titanic, we all knew how the story would end. But we still clung to some shred of hope that the story would take a turn and everyone would survive. In the end though, reality hit and the audience was left in tears as we heard seven of the eight Jews hiding in an attic would never live beyond the concentration camps.
Despite the audience leaving in tears, there was hope on the horizon. The Theatre Department will have two more productions this season that should be funnier. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be on stage from January 22 to 25, 2020 and The Little Mermaid will be shown from April 29 to May 2, 2020. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance.
You are both blessed and cursed if you missed the recent production from the Theatre Department at King George High School. Blessed that you missed the intense emotion and cursed for missing yet another great production from teenage actors. This was not the uproarious comedy of The Princess King.
In what I can only describe as the most depressing play I've seen since Shenandoah at the Riverside Center, the student actors did a tremendous job of meeting the challenge head-on. With tact and poise, the cast was able to convey nearly every emotion from humor to terror. There were moments of happiness. Moments of laughter. Moments of sadness. Moments of shock. But through it all, the cast remained loyal to the themes and were adept at making those of us in the audience feel those feelings.
The cast consisted of:
- Alex Croce as Anne Frank
- Ally Miller as Margot Frank
- Aniyah Reynolds as Mrs. Frank
- Isak Watson as Mr. Frank
- Grace Terry as Mrs. Van Daan
- Ben Stone as Mr. Van Daan
- Jason Knott as Peter Van Daan
- Brandon Thomas as Mr. Dussel
- Kelly Hoffman as Miep
- Brandon Croce as Mr. Kraler
- Blake Ferro as a German Officer
- Andrew Denton as a German Officer
Alex, playing Anne, was able to skillfully go from acting like a little girl to being old enough to want to kiss boys. Ben and Grace, playing Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, acted like you'd expect a married couple to act. Isak, playing Anne's father, was a wonderfully calm and cool character who kept everyone, including the audience, grounded.
Just like anyone that went to see the movie Titanic, we all knew how the story would end. But we still clung to some shred of hope that the story would take a turn and everyone would survive. In the end though, reality hit and the audience was left in tears as we heard seven of the eight Jews hiding in an attic would never live beyond the concentration camps.
Despite the audience leaving in tears, there was hope on the horizon. The Theatre Department will have two more productions this season that should be funnier. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be on stage from January 22 to 25, 2020 and The Little Mermaid will be shown from April 29 to May 2, 2020. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance.
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