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COME TRUE
vation director Scott Breitbarth has heard “Cinderella” described as everything from a rags-to-riches story to a woman just looking for a night off. Though the tale has been told through BY ALLI SCHUCHMAN many a lens—from first-century Greeks, PHOTOS BY to Renaissance-era Europeans, to Sergei KEITH BROFSKY Prokofiev’s 1940s ballet, to Brothers Grimm—Breitbarth believes that it is the soul of the story that makes it worth telling and retelling: “If you are a kind, compassionate person, all you need to do is say yes to yourself and amazing things start to happen.” This December, Ovation! Performing Arts Northwest will present the slightly more contemporary Enchanted Edition of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, which features a local cast of 25. Some of the actors—including 23-year-old Carin Young, who plays Cinderella—have been performing for years, but for others this will be their first time on a stage. That’s by design, said Margaret Johnston, president of Ovation’s board of directors. She explained that the non-profit values teaching above all else, an inclusive approach that is embraced by cast, crew and the throngs of volunteers who work in 22
PNW BAINBRIDGE WINTER 2023
THEATER TROUPE PRESENTS A CHARMED CLASSIC
