Director Jonanthan Joy just sent me the cast list for the upcoming First Stage Theatre Company production of James and the Giant Peach, and it's quite a talented lineup!CAST
MOTHER - Alli Bartrum
FATHER - Thomas Armstrong
NARRATORS - Ayla Edwards, Katie Fulks and Jacob Jarvis
AUNT SPONGE - Cassi Bowen
AUNT SPIKER - Hannah Stevenson
JAMES TROTTER - Samuel Collins
LITTLE OLD MAN - Zane Smith
OLD GREEN GRASSHOPPER - Abigail Turner
CENTIPEDE - Becca Stevenson
SPIDER - Rebecca Craig
LADYBUG - Emily Underwood
EARTHWORM - Sam Young
GLOW WORM - Emily Bannon
CAPTAIN - Josh Knight
FIRST OFFICER - Nathaniel Fornash
SECOND OFFICER - Danny Fulks
CLOUD MEN & WOMEN - Thomas Armstrong, Alli Bartrum, Rachel Likens, Armaan Karimpour, Grayson Smith, Karenann Flouhouse
ONLOOKERS, PASSENGERS - Brook Alexander, Madelyn Hill, Jane Claire Aulick, Baily Sanders, Erika Turner, Jensen Bird, Taranee Karimpour, Sara Allen, Shelby McKeand, Grace Adkins
2 comments:
Love, LOVE...did I say LOVE the plays in addition to the musicals from First Stage. I'm a huge muscial junkie but it's amazing to see the talent so many of these youngsters have in the pure "acting" arena. There are added benefits too which I've witnessed. After Samantha was Wilbur in Charlotte's Web she had to take a reading assessment at school. The test was orginially given before she auditioned for the role. Anywhoooooo....wtih in that 3 month span of studying lines her reading level improved 2 GRADE LEVELS!!! Her teachers and I were amazed and Samantha was quite proud of herself. Research has shown reading fluency increases with repetition. This was proof in the pudding....or in Wilburs case...the mud! :)
Now I suppose she must learn braille....she's the Blind Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach ..hahaha
Ha! It's going to be a great show - it has a fantastic director and two people are serving as co-producers. One is Becky Craig, and the other is... oh, what's his name? Some homely guy who's always blogging. I'll think of his name in a minute. ;-)
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