Approximately 45 students from 6 to 18 years of age are part of the crew and cast for the presentation of the Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s production of “The King and I.” There are three performances scheduled. On Friday and Saturday, show times are at 7:00 p.m. The final production will take place at 2:00 p.m. on April Sunday.
Tickets are $6 for students and $10 for adults and can be purchased at the door.
Proceeds from ticket sales go to support the Mountain Home High School theater department in the areas of educating young artists and producing future shows.
The setting for the play is in the year 1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the king to serve as tutor to his many children and wives.
The king is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in the west, and he seeks Anna’s assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the king grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story.
Along with what has been called a dazzling score, the Jerome Robbins ballet, ‘The Small House of Uncle Thomas,’ is one of the all-time marvels of the musical stage.
Pictured from left to right: PJ Talemal, Alexa Darracq, Brandon Ruiz, Evan Matlock, Andrew Egan, Amelia Blair and Savannah Conly.
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