Beauty & the Beast

“Tale as Old as Time” perfectly describes Theatre West’s spring production: “Beauty and the Beast”. Performed over a decade ago, the famous story returned to the Arganbright Auditorium once again. “It was super innovative, it allowed me to problem solve and be creative. That process is fun for me, solving the little things that appear and we can’t just fix right away. I got to meet a lot of new students and a lot of very strong individuals. I’m very happy with how it ended and very proud of everybody that participated,” Director Katy Nahra said. The production was also led by Christian Aanestad, Ann Rocarek and conducted by Jon Welch, with help from Camille Crossett, Luigi Enriquez, David Haas and Becky Dagle. The directors were in charge of a total of 200 students for a four month period; preparations began in early January and went until April 16, when the first of four performances began.

“I’m excited for the feeling of being on the stage again, it is unmeasurable, performing with all of these people is so special and creates a unique bond,” Tess DeGrazia ‘23 said. Theatre West has invited you to “Be Our Guest”.