The Drama Club at Osoyoos Secondary School is staging the musical Beauty and the Beast this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hannah Shiels plays Belle and Scott Aspell plays the Beast. The young actors, who have been working on the production since the fall, staged a dress rehearsal on Monday. (Richard McGuire photo)
Students in Osoyoos Secondary School (OSS) drama club have been rehearsing their production of the musical Beauty and the Beast since the fall.
It all comes to a head this weekend when they stage it in 7 p.m. performances on Friday and Saturday and a matinee at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
As they get changed for a dress rehearsal on Monday, teacher Sarah Gilchrist gives the budding actors a pep talk.
She knows they’re tired, but they’ve worked months to achieve this. Now it’s time for an extra push so it all comes together and entertains the audience.
The actors seem to know their parts and their songs and the staging is smooth. They look ready. The audience is in for a treat.
Tickets for Beauty and the Beast are $10 and can be purchased from the OSS office, Imperial Office Pro on Main Street or from drama club members.
The performance takes place in the Osoyoos Community Theatre at OSS.
RICHARD McGUIRE
Osoyoos Times
Hannah Shiels in the role of the bookish Belle reads (and sings) as she is surrounded by French villagers in the Osoyoos Secondary School drama club’s production of Beauty and the Beast. The musical will be staged Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Richard McGuire photo)
Hannah Shiels in the role of the bookish Belle reads (and sings) as she is surrounded by French villagers in the Osoyoos Secondary School drama club’s production of Beauty and the Beast. The musical will be staged Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and at a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. (Richard McGuire photo)
Hannah Shiels as Belle looks with concern at the collapsed Beast (Scott Aspell) in Osoyoos Secondary School drama club’s production of Beauty and the Beast. The musical is being staged this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Richard McGuire photo)
Hannah Shiels as Belle reads to the Beast (Scott Aspell) in Osoyoos Secondary School drama club’s production of Beauty and the Beast. The musical is being staged this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Richard McGuire photo)
Actors perform a scene from Osoyoos Secondary School drama club’s production of Beauty and the Beast. From left are Tianna Morgan as Mrs. Potts, Emma Fernandes as Lumiere and Flor Guevara as Madame de la Grande Bouche. The musical will be staged this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Richard McGuire photo)
