St. Joseph High School students present “Sister Act”
RED DEER- In an intimate theatre setting, high school students will perform the feel-good musical comedy “Sister Act” on March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m., including a matinee performance on March 8 at 2 p.m.
For the first time, students will be performing the full-length musical in St. Joseph High School’s “black-box” fine arts room.
“Live theatre is interesting because the venue has so much to do with the experience of the audience. You can see a Broadway version and a community theatre version of the same show and it feels completely different. Putting up ‘Sister Act’ in our own space has provided all of us with creative opportunities to make this show unique. The students have had a lot of fun figuring out ways to make the show an immersive experience. With a maximum of 100 seats per performance, audience members are sitting, quite literally, in the middle of the action,” said Director, Amie Reid at St. Joseph High School.
The theatre program has grown in the three years since the school has been open. This year there are more than 40 students actively involved in the show. For the first time, this includes a pit band made up of students from the school’s band program. Students in cosmetology and esthetics have the opportunity to learn about stage makeup and hair. Students in our food classes are supplying the baked goods that will be sold during show intermissions.