Despite The Venue, The Show Must Go On
Theatre students at Apex High School are getting their feathers all in a line and warming up their vocal cords for the spring musical production of Honk!
“Honk is the musical story of the ugly duckling. It follows Ugly from the barn yard through his journey as he tries to find himself,” said Apex senior Alyssa Brown.
More than 60 students produce the play; from the actors on stage, to the ones behind the scenes, to the nine student musicians, they all have a major role to play.
Gina Winter, the school’s drama teacher, said the show is in the students hands. She gives them the pointers and guidance they need and sends them on their way to let their imaginations craft the finished product.
“I tell them ‘break a leg’,” she said.
The students even have to make sure their auditorium looks good, because it’s the only one they’ve got.
“We very badly need a new auditorium,” said Ian Peterson, a senior. “We keep our auditorium patched together through whatever means necessary.”
Winter agrees with Peterson about the auditorium’s condition.
“Other auditoriums in the county, they’re systematically going through and updating them. Now the economy hit and we just haven’t got to the top of the list yet. But we make do with what we have,” she adds with a smile.
And like the old saying “The show must go on”. And these students hope their performance leaves a lasting impression on the audience.
“I really want the audience to have a good range of emotions ’cause that’s what a good show is,” said Brandon LaBerteaux who plays “Ugly”.
The Apex Fine Arts Peak Players will present Honk! on Thursday May 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Apex High School auditorium.
Tickets for Honk! are available by clicking here. Advance purchase tickets are $8.50 for adults, $7.50 for students/seniors and $5.00 for children 10 and under. Tickets at the door are $10.00 for adults, students and seniors, and $5.00 for children 10 and under.
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Apex High’s Peak Performers give great performances in one of the worst auditoriums in the county. It is a shame that a school this size and with this much talent can’t have decent facilities, even in tough economic times. The theater was in horrendous shape when the economy was booming and it was neglected then as well.