On April 26th and Friday, April 27th, Middle School students performed in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe after rehearsing for only a month and a half- the shortest amount of time ever allotted for a Hewitt production. Despite the lack of time, this play was a huge success.
“I truly enjoyed The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The costumes were clever, the set was beautiful, and the acting was very good! I was very impressed by many of the actresses, and I am glad that Hewitt has such great future thespians,” said Zoe Stoller ’14, an audience member and fellow theater aficionado.
As a brief summary, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is about four children who have evacuated their home in London due to World War II bomb warnings. In the house they visit after evacuating, they unknowingly enter a wardrobe that leads straight into Narnia, a magical land ruled by the White Witch, a witch posing as a queen. The witch’s main goal is to keep all of the kingdom’s power to herself and away from her adversary, Aslan. Little did the witch know that these four children also pose a threat. The children are involved in a prophecy that allows them to break the witch’s power by sitting on the thrones at Cair Paravel. As the children embark on a quest to get to the thrones, the White Witch impedes their plans by putting up a fight with all the magical creatures that she controls. In the end, Aslan and the children win, the children are made Kings and Queens, and they eventually go home.
With a cast of humans, magical creatures, animals, and dancing animals, creating the costumes couldn’t have been easy. Nevertheless, audience members were impressed by the highly realistic representations of all the mythical creatures (particularly the centaurs, the stags, and the nymphs).
One of these creatures, namely ‘The White Stag,’ incorporated dance into the play. It was nice to have a quick break from the regular scenes to see dancing for the first time since Antigone. It was a welcomed addition, one appreciated by many.
On another note, the sound effects and lighting–particularly Aslan’s roar–were outstanding as usual.
And to the actresses, costumers, accompanist, volunteer parents, stage hands, techies, technology office, ticket checks, Mr. Denver, and anyone else who has not been mentioned above: you did a great job!
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