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Fun, energetic play All Shook Up will
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3 March 2018 |
"If music be the food of love, play on . . .
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Thus says the very first line of William
Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
So, take some story lines loosely based on
Shakespeare's immortal play of the 1600s, and
logically of course you will want to mix in 20+
rockin' hits of Elvis Presley, re-imagine it
taking place in bobby-soxer days, and there you
have the the fun and energetic production staged
last night by the Boundary County School
District Theatre Troupe: All Shook Up.
So how many couples were mixed up trying to fall
in love with the wrong person—was it three
couples? Was it four?----who knows? The audience
all knew who was really the right match for each
person, or at least we thought we knew, and it
wasn't until the last scene of the fun play that
we got to see how the jumble of love finally
worked out.
But in the meantime, lots of great Elvis songs,
lots of wowsa bobby-soxer jitterbugging, and fun
performances by talented students ranging in age
from age 6 - 18, all of whom could sing and
could dance, and could act. That sounds like a
Triple Threat!
Shakespeare says music is the food of love, so
how appropriate is it that the music for this
show is the music of Elvis? His songs are
expertly intertwined throughout this production,
in fact it almost seems at times that they were
written intentionally for the plot of this play.
These students, did we say they range from 6 to
18, are so good in this play. Director David
Carpenter and his trusted assistant Dawn
Carpenter have worked together with the troupe
to produce a work that showcases their wonderful
acting, singing, and dancing talents.
Did we say this play was a lot of fun to watch?
You can count on it.
Many behind-the-scenes volunteers, both students
and parents and others were involved in set
production, lighting, assisting with teaching
dance moves, putting costumes together, lending
artistic and other skills. Thanks to everyone
for a fantastic evening of entertainment
Shakespeare / Presley / Boundary County style.
Shakespeare / Presley / Boundary County----hey,
that's another triple threat!
If you haven't yet seen this play, there are two
performances at Bonners Ferry High School today,
a matinee at 1:00 p.m., and a final evening
performance at 7:00 pm.
Take a look at these action photographs from the
performance:
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