The Brownwood High School Theatre Department is getting set for their fall production of “The Little Mermaid” which opens to the public on November 4th.
The play is based on the well known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
This adaptation of the story is not what many people might expect with interesting characters and unexpected plot twists, according to director Larry Mathis.
“It’s based on the same story by Hans Christian Andersen, but it is a totally different adaptation,” Mathis said. “We wanted to get as far away from the Disney version as we could although there are some Disney-ish elements.”
The set is colorful and vibrant and features a triple video backdrop that gives the feel of being underwater from most of the production.
“We used the same video concept from last year’s production of “Peter Pan” and expanded it for this set,” Mathis said.
The play runs about 1 hour and 30 minutes and will be open to the public for 5 performances in the Dorothy McIntosh Fine Arts Center auditorium at the high school. Tickets will be available at $5 for adults and $3 for students.
Public performance dates and times include:
Monday, November 4…7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 5…7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 7…7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 9…2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Click the photo gallery below for photos from a recent dress rehearsal.
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CAST AND CREW
WOMAN (Aunt Mattie)………………………………………………..HALEY LAWSON
CHILD (Angeline)……………………………………………………. .MEGAN POINTER
SEA CAPTAIN…………………………………………………………..TANNER CROW
SAILOR (Mr. Bones)…………………………………………………..ALEX VARGAS
PRINCE……………………………………………………………………KOLTON ROBERTSON
NATHAN CLEVENGER………………………………………………TREY FAWCETT
BLUEBEARD……………………………………………………………JOSIE BORGIA
CALLIE CODFISH……………………………………………………..ASHLEY BRANHAM
MARIANA (The Little Mermaid)……………………………………FAITH BAILEY
SYRENE…………………………………………………………………..BROOKLYN BRITTON
SAYSHA…………………………………………………………………..LINDSEY MCKINNEY
SERYL……………………………………………………………………..SHANNON PARRISH
SADIE………………………………………………………………………MCKENNA MCDONALD
KING POSEIDON……………………………………………………..JOSH SOTO
RED LOBSTER…………………………………………………………KRISTEN STANKE
MAKITA……………………………………………………………………LAUREN PETERSON
LORD SQUID’o…………………………………………………………COLTON SIMPSON
PRUDENCE……………………………………………………………..KRYSTAL SAN MIGUEL
TRUDY THE TURTLE………………………………………………..AVERY MORRIS
TORT THE TURTLE…………………………………………………. MERCEDES SLIGER
SEA WITCH (Queen Lorraine)…………………………………….SHEYANNE COLE
QUEEN EVELYN……………………………………………………….COURTNEY LINDSEY
FIREFLY #1………………………………………………………………JORDAN SNAPP
FIREFLY #2/STYLIST…………………………………………………HILLARY CROFT
SEAHORSE/TAILOR………………………………………………….BRANDON GARCIA
JELLY FISH #1………………………………………………………….AUDREY MCKILLIP
JELLY FISH #2………………………………………………………… XANA HAMMONDS
REVEREND MARLIN…………………………………………………MR. FAIRCLOTH OR BRANDON GARCIA
CREW
LIGHTS……………………………..KELSEY LEON & SAWYER DODDS
SOUND……………………………..STEPHANIE THOMPSON
STAGE MANAGER……………..KYLE CUMMINGS
TICKET MANAGER…………….SHELBY CRYSLER
VIDEO SPECIALIST…………….HOPE BAILEY, CADE PATTERSON
SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR…….RACHEL ARRINGTON
SET CONSTRUCTION………..CAST AND CREW
