Thursday, January 28, 2010
Honk will star a cast of 42
The St. Paul Drama Club finished the fourth week of rehearsals on Thursday for its production of Honk, an award-winning musical based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling.”
“Honk!” tells the story of an odd-looking baby duck, Ugly, and his quest to find his mother.
The play, featuring a cast of 42 students, will be staged March 19, 20 and 21 in the Parish Activity Center.
Honk is being directed by sixth grade and science teacher Judson Hartman. The producer and Drama Club advisor is fourth grade teacher Janet Hazlett. Assisting are eighth grade teacher Sean Collins,
Spanish teacher Anne Wright and seventh grade teacher Kathleen Bean. Tom Liggett is handling music and sound and there are many orher parent helpers.
Playing the starring role as the Ugly Duckling is Ally Bachmann, an “anything but ugly” sixth grader.
Other roles are Kendra Alexander, Ida; Marco Colant, Drake; Shannon Lloyd, Maureen, Jacqueline Wammes, The Cat; Sean Horrigan, Greylag; Amanda Wightman, Dot; Sami Woodill, Penny; Austin Leslie, Father Swan; Sierra Robinson, Mother Swan; Allie Joyner, Bewick, Lexi Chisolm, Grace; Isabelle Miller, The Turkey; Sydney Sloan, Henrietta; Anna Liggett, Maggie Pie; Emily Roberts, The Bullfrog.
Geese and fish are played by Nikolas Ruiz-Lopez, Nick McInturff, Sam Smith, Kemar Parmer, Gabe Lidderdale, Nadia Timofeev, Paige Harbarger and Jaclynn Wood. The ensemble by Amanda Owens, Maddie Peters, Erika Jordan, Nichole McCullars, Katherine Neugebauer; Regina Neugebauer, Keiara Sanford, Kaiti Thomas, Haley Boatwright, Maris Sarlouis, Kimberly Maxwell, Faith Chrostowski, Cindy Preston and Daisha Hawkins.
Honk has won multiple awards including the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical (beating the Lion King and Mamma Mia for the prize).
Click on the headline to see photos from Thursday's rehearsal.
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