Cast & Crew of Sister Act

By rdnewsNOW staff

LIVE MUSICAL THEATRE

St. Joseph High School students present “Sister Act”

Feb 28, 2020 | 6:54 AM

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.

“This production has not only forged new friendships, but new collaborations within the school, as well as new partnerships within the community,” said Reid.

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Tickets are available at the school’s office: $25 for VIP seating, $20 for adults and $15 for students/seniors. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the 2020 Grad Service Project charity, the Red Deer Hospice Society.

“Teamwork is really important, even if you are in a scene by yourself you are building off of everyone else. I want to become a teacher, so I think theatre will help me,” said Grade 12 student Emily Cassels.

“I have learned to put myself out there more. This role is really out of my comfort zone and broke me out of my box that I had. This is my first school theatre performance that I have been a part of. This is going to kick off a lot of shows that I hope to be a part of in the future and it’s been a really positive experience so far,” said Cora Gulliver, Grade 11 student at St. Joseph High School.

“What I have learned is different ways to use my voice in my singing especially. I am doing a song with really high vocals,” adds Grade 11 student Alex Whyte.

A bit about the show: “When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find them up against Deloris and the power of her newly found sisterhood.”