Beauty and the Beast Musical Production 2020

All Saints Anglican School Junior School Production of

Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia) All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia

Director’s Welcome The show must go on! This theatrical credo can be dated back to the 19th century, although Shakespeare, in Henry IV, Part 1 (1597), created the line ‘Play out the play’!

We are thrilled that our show, Beauty and the Beast, has been able to go on! This has only been possible due to the perseverance, resolve and resilience of cast and crew, as well as the All Saints staff, parents and community. I am deeply grateful for the patience and generous support of so many in our All Saints village. We have been chugging on for almost 12 months, and the rehearsal period has been fragmented and challenging, but there was always the determination to share the fruits of our labour with our nearest and dearest!

This “tale as old as time” is loved by young and old and is a magical tale of transformation.

It shares the important message of kindness and inner beauty.

As always, there are a multitude of people involved in our Junior School productions, and I extend my deepest thanks to each and every one of them. I particularly acknowledge the gifted and devoted, Mr Andrew Lange (Musical Director), Mrs Jane Venter for her creativity and passion as Choreographer, and Mrs Rosie Tucker for her intuitive support and unflappable demeanour. Huge thanks also to Kim Shepherd and Cyndi Missen for being generous and committed members of our team for the past 12 months. To Julianne Mutton, our costume designer, Tanya de Jager, our stage manager, Gavin Jones and Matt Dean in the theatre, Natasha Lindsay and Hayley Herselman on props, Marijke Collins, front of house: we couldn’t do it without you!

On behalf of our dynamic cast of 120 and our extraordinary crew, please enjoy the show!

Naomi Middlebrook Director

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Cast

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Babette Eloise Cooke

Belle Anika Connell, Sophia Whittle

Chip Charlotte Lindsay

Cogsworth Isaac Groux

Gaston Jake Stubbs

Lefou Micah Hendrickson

Lumiere Mia Prati

Madame De La Grande Bouche Mariana Ng

Maurice Ash Woolnough

Monsieur D’Arque Zach Terry

Mrs Potts Emily Sheerin

Bookseller Aiden Flint

Prince Isaac Bracey

The Beast Cambell Couch

Synopsis

Within the walls of the village castle lives a brooding pacing Beast, his circumstances a result of an Enchantress spell cast many years beforehand. To break it, he needs to learn to love another and have her love in return before a last petal falls from an enchanted rose.

Directors note: Keep an eye on the rose animation to the side of the stage.

It is the intelligent and beautiful Belle, having just refused the hand of the village brute Gaston, who ends up coming across the castle searching for her missing father Maurice.

He got lost sometime ago on the way to an invention fair. Imprisoned for many years within the castle walls by the Beast, Belle offers herself in exchange for his freedom but finds herself in lockdown in a castle bedroom in return.

Meanwhile, back in town, the feral Gaston and sidekick Lafou hear of Belle’s imprisonment from her father and hatch a plan to win her back.

Not everything is going too well over at the castle, with a moody unpredictable Beast on the loose. The servant’s desperate attempts to teach him the ways of a gentlemen are to no avail, and when he discovers Belle in the forbidden wing of the castle she flees in fright.

Belle finds herself cornered by an angry wolf pack in the forest. (Not the best situation for a girl to be in). Things are looking pretty dire, but right on cue, along comes the Beast to rescue her. Returning to the castle together with a little bit of chemistry brewing, Belle dresses the Beast’s wounds and they plan a date night.

The friendship develops between the two, and the Beast trusts Belle enough to release her to rescue her father (again). Upon their return to the village they discover that Gaston has arranged a one way trip to the mental asylum for Maurice. But Belle proves her father is not of unsound mind and shows the villagers the Beast in the magic mirror. In a jealous rage Gaston gathers his mob to stage an attack on the castle. He stabs the Beast and then runs away in shame. Belle arrives to declare she loves the Beast and guess what?

In true fairytale style, the Beast transforms into the Prince, the servants become human again … and they all live happily ever after!

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Cast

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Wolves Jonathan Button, Aden Amor, Anderson Flick, Jonah Angel, Keegan Loch

Villagers Piper Harris, Archie Evans, Charlotte Anderson, Jessalin Yang, William Burling, Jessica Saunders, Ivy Cole, Ash Hooper

Silly Girls Tahlia Ennis, Charlotte Pattemore, Gia von Bibra, Lily Penwarn

Narrators Hugo Webber, Zali Madrers, Lily Dawson, Hamish Slater

Enchantress & Napkin - Grace Golder Statue - Eloise Schuetze

Dance Troupe Poppy Kemm, Addison Barrett, Jessie Wallace, Sophie Windle, Shae Steensma-Collins

Dance Troupe Beverly Chen, Madi Greig, Olivia Doerr, Lara Benham, Eva Quennell, Ruby Davidson

Castle Ensemble Ava Sutcliffe, Arliya Smith, Charlotte Sulzberger, Jack Tanner-Buckland, Lola Skroblin

Cast List

BELLE Anika Connell and Sophia Whittle BEAST Campbell Couch PRINCE Isaac Bracey MAURICE Ash Woolnough GASTON Jake Stubbs LEFOU Micah Hendrickson LUMIERE Mia Prati COGSWORTH Isaac Groux MRS POTTS Emily Sheerin CHIP Charlotte Lindsay MADAME De La GRANDE BOUCHE Mariana Ng BABETTE Eloise Cooke SILLY GIRLS Gia Von Bibra, Tahlia Ennis, Charlotte Pattemore, Lily Penwarn ENCHANTRESS/NAPKIN Grace Golder MONSIEUR D’ARQUE Zachariah Terry NARRATOR/ CANDLEMAN Hamish Slater NARRATOR/ARISTORATIC LADY Lily Dawson NARRATOR/BAKER Hugo Webber NARRATOR/MILKMAID Zali Madrers STATUE Eloise Schuetze FISH MAN Ash Hooper LADY WITH BABY Charlotte Anderson BUTCHER William Burling SAUSAGE CURL GIRL Jessica Sutcliffe EGG MAN Archie Evans LADY WITH CANE Jessalin Yang HAT SELLER Ivy Cole BOOK SELLER Aiden Flint SHEPHERD GIRL Piper Harris BAKERS WIFE/CUP CAKE Paige Bolton WOLVES/VILLAGERS Aden Amor, Jonah Angel, Jonathan Button, Anderson Flick,

Keegan Loch

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Castle Ensemble Chavelle Perchard, Abbie Morrison, Jemima Moorhead, Emily Norton- Knight, Toby Pearson

Castle Ensemble Deni Hopkins, Dillon Ho, Cally Hau, Grace Harris, Allegra Innocenti

Castle Ensemble Denzel Bianchin, Henry Booth, Allie Cameron, Darcy Brooks, Parker Bale

Castle Ensemble Ella Jin, Paige Bolton, Marija Todorovic, Jerrod Henderson, Jai Fowler

Castle Ensemble Isla Ratilainen, Mia Ravening, Jaden Scott, Stephanie Rowe, Jessica Saunders

Castle Ensemble Juliette Collins, Gemma Dalton, Billy Caralis, Chloe Douglas, William Fell

Castle Ensemble Holly Snow, Dancer - Daisy Vincent, Village Ensemble - Savannah Manton

Ensembles DANCE TROUPE Addison Barrett, Lara Benham (C), Beverley Chen, Ruby Davidson, Olivia Doerr (C), Madi Greig, Poppy Kemm, Eva Quennell, Shae Steensma-Collins, Daisy Vincent, Jessie Wallace, Sophie Windle CASTLE ENSEMBLE Isla Arthur, Parker Bale, Denzel Bianchin, Henry Booth, Darcy Brooks, Allie Cameron, Billy Caralis, Juliette Collins, Gemma Dalton, Chloe Douglas, William Fell, Jai Fowler, Grace Harris,Cally Hau, Jerrod Henderson, Dillon Ho, Deni Hopkins, Allegra Innocenti, Ella Jin, Chloe Kennelly, Kylie Lai, Charlotte Le Duc, Eddie Liu Tan, Lincoln Minahan, Jemima Moorhead, Abbie Morrison, Emily Norton- Knight, Toby Pearson, Chavelle Perchard, Isla Ratilainen, Mia Ravening, Stephanie Rowe, Jessica Saunders, Jaden Scott, Lola Skroblin, Arliya Smith, Holly Snow, Charlotte Sulzberger, Ava Sutcliffe, Jack Tanner- Buckland, Marija Todorovic VILLAGE ENSEMBLE Taneka A’Vard, Sasa Cao, Harper Crane, Lucia Dore, Piper Erwin, Jesse Fydler, Madison Greive, Grace Hartnett, Tilly Hawtree, Jacob Hegarty, Samuel Herselman, Zoe Hunt, Dario Innocenti, Alekzandar Kuzmanoski, Courtney Leeds, Savannah Manton, Matilda Mitchell, Angelina Morgan, Ella Mullineux, Bridie Murphy, Eloise O’Shanassy, Mikayla Ong, Charlize Rowles, Georgia Tranter, Zahra Walker

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Castle Ensemble Lincoln Minahan, Chloe Kennelly, Eddie Liu Tan, Charlotte Le Duc, Kylie Lai

Village Ensemble Angelina Morgan, Grace Hartnett, Paige Bolton, Madison Greive, Jacob Hegarty

Village Ensemble Dario Innocenti, Courtney Leeds, Alekzandar Kuzmanoski, Tilly Hawtree, Samuel Herselman

Village Ensemble Eloise O’Shanassy, Charlize Rowles, Georgia Tranter, Ella Mullineux, Harper Crane

Village Ensemble Taneka A’Vard, Jesse Fydler, Piper Erwin, Sasa Cao, Lucia Dore

Village Ensemble Zoe Hunt, Zahra Walker, Bridie Murphy,Matilda Mitchell, Mikayla Ong

Scenes / Songs Prologue

Prologue

Prologue

Scene 1

The Village

Belle

Scene 2

The Forest

Scene 3

The Castle

Scene 4

Belle’s Cottage

Belle (Reprise)

Scene 5

The Castle

Home

Scene 6

The Tavern

Gaston

Gaston (Reprise) Scene 7

The Castle

Scene 8

The Forest

Scene 9

The Castle

Be Our Guest Something There

Human Again Scene 10

The Village

Scene 11

The Castle

Beauty and The Beast

Scene 12

Belle’s Cottage

The Mob Song

Scene 13

The Castle

Home (Reprise)

Finale

Techies Fletcher Holmes, Adam Davis, George Lind

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Production Team

DIRECTOR Naomi Middlebrook MUSICAL DIRECTOR Andrew Lange CHOREOGRAPHER Jane Venter ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Rosie Tucker ASSISTANTS TO THE DIRECTORS Kim Shepherd, Cyndi Missen VOCAL COACH Lisa Mason THEATRE MANAGER Gavin Jones HEAD THEATRE TECHNICIAN Matthew Dean SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Matthew Dean, Darren Curtis (DC Creative), Tasch Lindsay, Pam Reardon STAGE MANAGER Tanya Dejager PRODUCTION MANAGERS Andrew Cowan, Amanda Slater COSTUME COORDINATOR Julianne Mutton THEMING & PROPS Natascha Lindsay, Matt Dean, Hayley Herselman, Marijke Collins, Amani Sparks, Pat Ciafardini, Michelle Macfarlane FRONT OF HOUSE COORDINATOR Marijke Collins, DreamWeavers, Reuben Collins, Charlee Carr, Cameron Ferris, Dion Collins COSTUME ASSISTANCE Marie Keys, Jan and John Abel, Annalise Mutton, Makayla Mutton, Chantelle Flint, Marijke Collins PROPS ASSISTANCE Bec Bruhn,Tanya Chipps, Jack Lindsay, Tracey Mayoh, Sahara McCarthy, Lauren Mitchell, Emily Mullineux,

James Mullineux, Kat Pearson, Lily Pearson, Samantha Sinner, Bec Terry, Vera Todorovic, Jodi Woolnough MAKE UP Nicky Buckley, Joy Wikaire, Lily Charles, Bridgette Buckley, Lara Duggan PRODUCTION STUDENT CREW Madeleine Cooke, Adam Davis, Cassandra Dean, Bank Hill,

Fletcher Holmes, George Lind, Marie Tilgner, Emily Woolnough DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER Andrew Kassab ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Rosie Tucker, Kim Shepherd AUDIO OPERATORS Tom Simpson FLOOR AUDIO Andrew Kassab LIGHTING DESIGN Jesse Radatti (Digital Lighting Solutions) LIGHTING OPERATOR Daniel Crasto VISION & MULTIMEDIA Simon Reed, Steve Lewis PROMPT Mollie Tucker REHEARSAL SUPPORT Madeleine Cooke, Sahara McCarthy, Mollie Tucker,

Tom Simpson, Taye Grant, Sadie Melville & Junior School staff SPECIAL THANKS Junior School staff, Performing Arts Department, Dreamweavers (Harris family) SPECIAL EVENTS Adrienne Bennett, Vicki Morley, Friends of Music,

ASAS Grounds Staff GOODWILL CAFÉ Friends of Music

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Thank you “Come to the edge,” he said.

“We can’t, we are afraid,” they said.

“Come to the edge,” he said.

“We can’t, we will fall,” they said.

“Come to the edge,” he said.

They came, he pushed them, and they flew.

Guillaume Apollinaire

The memories, magic and remarkable resolve that have been so beautifully woven into every step of our 2020 Junior School musical journey have finally been breathed into life this week. It has been a year, a musical adventure, like no other and it is hard to find the words that capture the tests of endurance, the courage, conviction and tenacity that have been called upon.

Watching on I have been inspired by every member of our cast and crew as they have dug deep and embraced a myriad of challenges with our trademark All Saints ‘can do’ attitude. Apollinaire’s inspirational words capture so perfectly the simultaneous fragility and fortitude of our 2020 journey. There have been moments, many moments, where putting Beauty aside, taking an easier option would have been welcomed. Instead we have taken the road less travelled, clung to our dream of performing in the Nairn theatre and faithfully continued walking forward. I could not be prouder.

Beauty and the Beast has become our lighthouse moment of 2020. Through difficult and sometimes doubtful moments we have steadfastly clung to the dream of bringing it to the stage with loved ones present, bearing witness to a glittering triumph. And what a spectacular triumph it has been.

Denis Waitley wrote, “There are two gifts we should give our children; one is roots and the other is wings.” In the dynamic, compelling connections made through their diligence, determination and united commitment we have striven to give our children both. It has been a marathon, every twist and turn an opportunity for growth and every dance, word and song filled with the promise of blossoming potential.

I am so very grateful to all who have helped bring our Beautyful dream to life. Our Performing Arts team never cease to amaze, their ‘2020’ vision for our children unwavering and their boundless enthusiasm worth bottling. Staff from across the school, student volunteers, theatre techies, parents (special thanks to Dreamweavers and Cakalicious) and tradies – so many amazing people gave so much. Thank you.

Shelley Travers Head of Junior School

All Saints Anglican School