Local cast bringing popular stage musical to eastern Idaho. Here’s where you can see it

Elysia Olson, BYU-Idaho Scroll

REXBURG (BYU-Idaho Scroll) – Rexburg Community Theatre is hosting “Matilda nan Musical“ astatine nan Madison Performing Arts Center this weekend.

The performances are happening June 21, 22 and 24 astatine 2300 University Boulevard. Shows will statesman nightly astatine 7 p.m. pinch a Saturday matinee astatine 2 p.m.

“Matilda“ is simply a communicative astir a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and faces guidance from some her parents and a vulnerable main named Miss Trunchbull. The philharmonic is adapted from Roald Dahl’s book, “Matilda,“ pinch euphony written by Tim Minchin.

While “Matilda“ was traditionally made for a mini cast, truthful galore group successful nan organization auditioned that nan formed grew to astir 90 people. Sadie Steel, nan director, explained location are astir 70 kids successful nan cast, ages 8 to 15, and 20 adults.

A ample accumulation unit is progressive arsenic well.

Steel says their lights are dissimilar what is usually seen successful a organization theatre.

“We person a batch of shape magic successful nan show successful nan communicative of Matilda, but I’ve really recovered that nan existent magic is wrong nan children telling nan communicative and wrong nan organization putting nan communicative together,” Steel said.

Managing astir 70 kids astatine a clip has been a situation for Steel, but she has welcomed it, and nan communicative of Matilda has inspired her.

On difficult days, she reminds herself to beryllium much for illustration Miss Honey and little for illustration Miss Trunchbull.

Steel says nan powerfulness successful Matilda‘s communicative comes from uncovering nan beauty successful puerility and letting retired one’s soul child.

“It’s really been a really beautiful find for me,” Steel said. “It’s really a communicative of protecting nan children, valuing nan children successful our lives and opinionated up for being childlike.”

It’s a communicative that group of each ages will enjoy, Steel says, and she invites nan organization to attend.

“It’s fun, it’s magical, it’s saccharine and loving and it’s conscionable — it’s sewage everything,” Steel said. “I ne'er wanted to nonstop a communicative that I didn’t judge in, and I judge successful this story.”

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