G-MU Drama Club’s production of The Little Mermaid
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GILBERTSVILLE – On Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton High School Drama Club took to the stage with their production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, written by Doug Wright, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Glenn Slater. Under the direction of Mrs. Winnie Sortman, they really stole the show!
The cast was led by Charlene Heisler and Michael O’Connor as Ariel and Prince Eric, in addition to Nina D’Amato as the sea witch Ursula. D’Amato was accompanied by Shalleigh Taranto and Anika Christensen as her minions, the eels Flotsam and Jetsam. The cast also featured Lucas Piedmonte, Timothy Picozzi, and Michael Pope as the iconic Disney characters Sebastian, Scuttle, and Flounder. Mickenson Clune played the role of King Triton, and Karli Hinman, Emily Hammond, Meredith Hammond, Scarlett Newman, Alyssa Hotaling, and Hunter Christian were the six Mersisters. The part of Grimsby, Prince Eric’s advisor, was played by Gavin Bonczkowski. The pilot of the ship and Chef Louis were both played by French exchange student Teo Sauvageon. Rounding out the cast were Maya Farwell and Kailah Davis as the castle maids and the seahorses of King Triton’s court, with Rachel Lyons as a princess at the ball.
Supporting these show-stopping 8th through 12th graders was an exceptionally talented pit orchestra conducted by Mr. Matt Oram and a very hard-working stage crew led by Makayla Lewis and Sydney Swift. Sound and lighting were by Mr. Gerrit Bakhuizen and alum Tyler Lindsley. Choreography was by Miss Bethany Sortman with Mrs. Anne Monaco and Mrs. Winnie Sortman. The beautiful and extravagant costumes were managed by Mrs. Sortman and Elizabeth French. The cast and crew also put in many hours of their free time building the set and props.
The production featured recognizable Disney tunes like Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, and Part of Your World. Less familiar pieces were also performed, such as She’s in Love, Sweet Child, and Positoovity (sung by Scuttle, a seagull with his own version of the “human language”) that were not part of the original movie.
In the past year, the drama club performed C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (dramatized by Joseph Robinette) and Elton John and Tim Rice’s show-stopping Aida, based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. This spring they will also be performing a drama production, details are yet to be announced.
The drama club would like to thank their amazing pit orchestra, their devoted directors, and their school and community for making this show possible. They would also like to extend a special thank you to the particularly enthusiastic audience who attended this production!
– Submitted by Anika Christensen
GILBERTSVILLE – On Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, the Gilbertsville-Mount Upton High School Drama Club took to the stage with their production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, written by Doug Wright, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Glenn Slater. Under the direction of Mrs. Winnie Sortman, they really stole the show!
The cast was led by Charlene Heisler and Michael O’Connor as Ariel and Prince Eric, in addition to Nina D’Amato as the sea witch Ursula. D’Amato was accompanied by Shalleigh Taranto and Anika Christensen as her minions, the eels Flotsam and Jetsam. The cast also featured Lucas Piedmonte, Timothy Picozzi, and Michael Pope as the iconic Disney characters Sebastian, Scuttle, and Flounder. Mickenson Clune played the role of King Triton, and Karli Hinman, Emily Hammond, Meredith Hammond, Scarlett Newman, Alyssa Hotaling, and Hunter Christian were the six Mersisters. The part of Grimsby, Prince Eric’s advisor, was played by Gavin Bonczkowski. The pilot of the ship and Chef Louis were both played by French exchange student Teo Sauvageon. Rounding out the cast were Maya Farwell and Kailah Davis as the castle maids and the seahorses of King Triton’s court, with Rachel Lyons as a princess at the ball.
Supporting these show-stopping 8th through 12th graders was an exceptionally talented pit orchestra conducted by Mr. Matt Oram and a very hard-working stage crew led by Makayla Lewis and Sydney Swift. Sound and lighting were by Mr. Gerrit Bakhuizen and alum Tyler Lindsley. Choreography was by Miss Bethany Sortman with Mrs. Anne Monaco and Mrs. Winnie Sortman. The beautiful and extravagant costumes were managed by Mrs. Sortman and Elizabeth French. The cast and crew also put in many hours of their free time building the set and props.
The production featured recognizable Disney tunes like Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, and Part of Your World. Less familiar pieces were also performed, such as She’s in Love, Sweet Child, and Positoovity (sung by Scuttle, a seagull with his own version of the “human language”) that were not part of the original movie.
In the past year, the drama club performed C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (dramatized by Joseph Robinette) and Elton John and Tim Rice’s show-stopping Aida, based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. This spring they will also be performing a drama production, details are yet to be announced.
The drama club would like to thank their amazing pit orchestra, their devoted directors, and their school and community for making this show possible. They would also like to extend a special thank you to the particularly enthusiastic audience who attended this production!
– Submitted by Anika Christensen
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