Show r ' Center stages ‘A Christmas Carol” South Cache bly a few surprises nactidog in the cafetorium (com- bined gymnasium cafeteria and auditorium) at South Cache wasn’t quite the sanle as practicing onstage Bailey said There were a couple of unanticipated snags ip the Thursday night performance V “Yeah last night there were some problems” said TJ Nelson whose Young Boy Scrooge sailor costume's collar was slightly askew “Ineed to learn to chess r : y Bah humbug! hive the right spirit Ebenezcr ejustdoe The tiitae of year he desses most is near He’s old he’s rich and he’s meaner than the Grinch And he did it all to himself V' ‘That’s me thing about it that is always the same’' said South Cache student and drama club member BentleyMiles “It’s die same story but there’s just younger people acting it Out” Miles who played Scrooge in South Cache 9 Center’s production of “A Christmas Carol” last week said pretty much everyone knows the tale of the man : whose love of money left f him lonely and bitter But every portrayal is different' Miles said I tall depends on ‘v who is playing it out ' “I guess oneof the main ' J things that makes pur production Unique is that it’s ' youhger kids That’s hard to said director Miles do” ai 'Mike Bailey drew Mack wrinkles on his forehead and cheeks to transform hiin into ' theprusty old miser whose ' 4 f scenes All isn’t lost whenthings don’t go as planned though!' “You just keep going” said Merlin Broadbent who played Tiny Tun “The show must go on” Indeed it must Although students were frantically running around backstage looking for loose props and articles of clothing just minutes before show time they pulled themselves together to put v' on a show for a standing-rooonly audience: Cries of “Where are my heels? can’t find my heels” and T got make-u- p in my eye" turned into words of encouragement and 1 ed excitement "This is gonna be awesome” told caroler Katana Waechtler nt Sara Ghost of Christmas-PreseHilton “We’re gonna do a great : 7-- Nerves were only an issue for some of the actors Tm just nervous’ I’ll mess up lines” Broadbent said my : “I feel nervous because I’ve got to do a good job? Hilton said " “It’s a blast though” Tjust hope I don’t screw up" y Nelson said ‘Sometimes things are going so fast that you don’t even think) When you’re off stage you are just waiting for die one word that brings you on” Odiers remained calm and collected posing for photographs and rehearsing lines A remark- : Christmas Eve adventure changes his heart : The cast ofeighth- - and ninth-grade- rs bustled around : backstage atthe'Utah Festival Opera Company’s Dansante building last Friday ' - as they prepared for their sec- ond arid filial performance' and Elsa Millar play in the foreground as Bob Cretchit (Luke Smith) Girls wearing long skirts with Wendy Macfeervleft oV (oKdMnanangb'i bustles and ringlets in their V' other’s fixed each hair maker 7 V faster I missed half of one of my scenes last night” up bows and locks: “1 wish 1 could keep this" said Elisha Burdett as die 'The costume' switch Irqiped Nelson up at Thursday :! night’s performance and almost resulted in a fiasco gently smoothed Out the wrinkles in per emerald green ' and black lace frock'": ' “I fell over and knocked some of the clothes over” Boys sat and stood up straight in their Nelson said “I had to put my pants on but the scene siiits They even wore makeup — everything from eye-was already going I almost ran out without pants on" liner to blush and lipstick No pink lipstick for boys ' ' at r Other student actors admitted to flubbing their lines though Pink is for the girls brown is for the boys and missing their cues least iii this production v “I had to change six times” said Britton Peterson With only two rehearsals and one other performance i: oh the stage 'who played Fan and one of the carolers who visits the Dansante under their belts the cast " was gearing up for an evening of excitement and proba Scrooge on Christmas Eve “I missed two caroling ’ y -- old-fashio- : ' y- ''r ‘ i I y - 4 k 'W y job”-- : i '' " m 8-- cold-heart- 8-- 9 ' V: ’ finishes a hard day of ' - ::V'TcOniiiiulMWtoli(iw time-- ' ‘' “Remember no regrets" Bailey said standing on a plastic burgundy chair looking down On the faces of his actors backstage “We’re going to give this our all No Have a prayer in your hearts and have fun'": regrets ' Places everyone” ' The Soufii Cache students Uxdt the stage for an hour- and4hhalf performance Camera bulbs flashed and ' ' video cameras rolled for their big nighf on a real stage The Christmas quit filled at least one parent’s heart feat night She stood iqifiom her seat in die back row - with fears in her eyes turned to thejrerson next to her and said “And God bless us every one” v - - ' ' |