Go Wildcats!
Shannon LeClair – Times Reporter
All of the East High favourites made an appearance when the Grade six students at Brentwood Elementary put on a production of High School Musical. As a part of the year-end celebrations the Grade six graduating students put on a production for parents, teachers, and anyone who wants to come down to see it.
“For years it’s become a tradition in our school to do a year end musical,” said music teacher Carolyn Steeves.
The students, over 50 of them, looked through a list of different musicals offered by Music Theatre International, New York. They then had to vote, and for this group of kids it was an easy choice.
“We just thought it would be really fun, and most of us already knew most of the songs,” said Britney Davidson, who played the role of Taylor McKessie, leader of the scholastic decathlon team.
“Some of the other ones (productions) we have done have been a lot harder because they had even more stuff to learn. This one, they at least knew the songs,” said Steeves.
All of the students had to audition for their roles, and six were picked to play the main roles. Despite only having six main roles, there were parts available for everyone.
“Everybody is something, there are about 20 people who speak and everybody else is in a clique. That’s one reason it’s a really good play is because there’s lots of stuff for the other kids to do,” said Steeves.
The main characters rehearsed up to twice a day, beginning in mid April, during recess and lunch.
“I have been outside two or three times (since rehearsals started),” said Caleb Johnson who plays Chad Danforth, co-captain of the basketball team. The students with the main roles are hoping next year’s graduating class will put on the second version, if it’s available.
With the help of parent volunteers the show went off without a hitch on June 24.