NOVEMBER 13, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
McNary’s production
of Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast fea-
tures extravagant
costumes on loan
from Portland’s
Westview High
School. Left to right:
Wardrobe, Mrs. Potts,
Chip and Maurice
and Lumiere.
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He’ s no
monster
MHS stages
Beauty and
the Beast
as I can be.”
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Bomar, who has participated
Of the Keizertimes
The fi rst time Madi Zuro in choirs at McNary for his
put on her Beauty and the Beast entire high school career, said
Belle costume earlier this year, he expected the acting to be
the tough part.
part of her did a little dance.
“Funnily enough, the
“I looked at myself and
thought, ‘My 5-year-old singing part of it has been
dreams are coming true,’” hardest. The acting just kind
said Zuro, who plays one of of came along, but I have to
the two leads in McNary change how I sing. I’ve had to
High School’s production of relearn that part of it,” he said.
Cameron Engle and Josiah
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
Henifi n por-
opening this
tray the pro-
weekend.
duction’s real
Show dates
villians, Gaston
are Nov. 13
and LeFou, re-
and 14 and
spectively.
19-21 at 7
“As soon
p.m. Matinees
as we heard, I
are slated both
wanted to be
Saturdays at 1
Gaston. Then
p.m. with tea
they
posted
parties before
the cast list
the
matinee
and I was
perfor mances
bouncing off
at 11:30 a.m.
the walls. I was
Show tickets
super excited,”
are $10 for
said Engle.
adults and $7
— Madi Zuro
Henfi n had
for seniors and
the opposite
children 12 and
reaction.
younger. Tea
“I
was
party
tickets
terrifi ed,
I
are $10 for
hadn’t
sung
adults and $15
in front of
for
children.
anyone before
Advance ticket
the
audtion
purchases are
and now I
encouraged at
suddenly had a whole song
mcnarytheatre.weebly.com.
The story, for the most part, to perform,” Henifi n said.
follows the Disney animated “LeFou is just really dumb
movie of the same name and its hard to embrace that,
with a few added scenes and but you have to bring it alive
songs. Belle feels trapped in a onstage.”
Engle said the play has
provincial French town and
trades her freedom for the life continued to get better with
of her father who has been each rehearsal, but he has
imprisoned by the titular Beast. high hopes for the production
Beast must learn to love and that extend beyond what’s
be loved to lift a curse placed happening on stage.
“I always thought it would
on him many years prior. The
play is brought to life with be cool if we could make
the help of an extravagant set, the musical production a big
built by McNary students, community thing like football
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and mind-blowing costumes games and this show really
courtesy of Westview High feels like it has that potential,”
he said.
School in Portland.
Even though there will be
McNary senior Taylor
Bomar is cast as Beast but, like many in the audience familiar
all of the actors, he had no idea with the story, and those who
also planned.
Tickets are $10 for what the show was going to will be able to sing every verse
of every song, Zuro said there
parents and $15 for children. be at the time he auditioned.
“I was hoping to just be is still a bit of something for
Advance ticket purchases are
encouraged at mcnarytheatre. part of the ensemble,” said everyone.
“There’s jokes the parents
Bomar. “I had a jaw-drop
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moment and then a lot of will get and jokes the kids will
stress and worry thinking get and the whole thing is just
about it. I want to be as good beautiful,” she said.
“There’s jokes
the parents
will get and
jokes the kids
will get and
the whole
thing is just
beautiful”
McNary senior Taylor Bomar takes on the role of Beast in the production.
Be their guest at princess tea party
The McNary High School
cast and crew are hosting
princess tea parties prior to
both Saturday matinees of
Beauty and the Beast.
“It’s a party for little kids
and those young-at-heart,”
said Dallas Myers, director of
Celtic theatre arts.
Tea parties begin at 11:30
a.m. followed by matinee
performances of the play at
1 p.m.
Four costumed characters,
Belle, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts
and Cogsworth, will be in
attendance and available for
photos in front of a special
backdrop created especially
for the event.
Juices and souvenir cookies
prepared by Sweetly Baked, a
local cookie company, will
be served. A princess dance is
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Madi Zuro, as Belle, shares one of her favorite books with a vil-
lager.
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