Students a perfect fit to perform ?Cinderella?
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The play was held Friday at Centertown School with a students-only show at 1 p.m. and a show for everyone at 6 p.m.
Rachel Mathis, who played Cinderella, gave a stunning performance with her knack for drama, singing and dance. Braxton Hillis, who played Prince Charming, presented a strong and powerful figure. The crowd was delighted by the mice who were played by Lauren Crothers, Catherine Hobbs, Alia Curry, and McKenzie Vickers.
?They did a wonderful job,? said fifth-grade teacher Regina Woodlee. ?It was great. Rachel Mathis did a great job. They all did. The mice were wonderful. I?m just so pleased.?
Without funding, everything had to be donated or made by hand, including dresses for the girls, outfits for the boys, costumes for the mice and scenery. Microphones were only made available to the students at 12:05 p.m., less than an hour before their first performance.
?We began rehearsal back in February,? said Theater Club organizer Lynn England. ?They all did their own costumes.?
The play had five scenes and lasted about 45 minutes. During the play, the children?s efforts and talent were outstanding as not one of the performers forgot their lines or missed a mark.
?When I first started thinking about doing this,? said England, ?I was told they were just kids and couldn?t do something like that. What if Shirley Temple heard that??