By ALLI SCHIEBER
Editor-in-Chief
The Northwestern theater program along with members of the Alva community are getting ready for for their rendition of “Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.”
The production will run for three nights starting tonight at 7 p.m. they will also perform tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.
Emily Smith a senior from Holdenville and a vocal music education major plays the female lead of Ella, said this version of “Cinderella” tells the original story but also has other stories that give the musical a deeper meaning than the original “Cinderella” story.
“It’s a really cool story, with a lot of sub stories,” Smith said.
This production like most productions has had its challenges, one of the biggest challenges has been all the moving parts and having to switch the scenes so much and having a moving set. However, another unexpected challenge that occured was both the male and female leads in the show being diagnosed with Strep Throat earlier this week.
Smith said earlier this week she was having to stand on stage and have someone else read her lines for her so she could rest her voice due to her Strep Throat.
Being an understudy in the two other musicals Smith was involved in at Northwestern, she is excited to finally be the lead. Smith said that not only has playing Cinderella been magical but the whole show has been magical.
“I love it because, it is not necessarily all about Cinderella,” Smith said. “It’s about how she changes the hearts of people and of the stigmas around her, and I love it because it is not just a love story. It has a purpose behind.”
Smith also said that being part of theater has really given her a community here and a family she can come back to after being home for the summer. This production is similar to the production the theater did of “Music Man” a couple of years ago. As for this musical they are also having members of the community participate as the ensemble and other parts in the show.
Bethany Towns a senior, psychology major from Alva is a member of the ensemble for this production says that this musical is a little different for her than “Music Man” as she has no singing parts and is just singing and dancing.
“My favorite number from the musical is “The Prince is Giving a Ball” because of how high energy it is,” Towns said.
Smith has trouble picking just one musical number as her favorite in the musical. She said she is excited for “Stepsisters’ Lament” and “Me, Who am I?”
“I think those two will steal the show,” Smith said. “But I really love “Impossible.”
Tickets for the show are $15 for general admission, $10 for university employees and $5 for students witha a current student id and can be purchased online.
“My favorite part has been seeing it come together… I knew it was going to be magical coming in to this but putting it all together,” Smith said. “It’s really quite a magical show.”
