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Late Monday afternoon, 95 anxious
nd excited Mason County kids ages 7
15 were instructed to form a square
a the Shelton High School Student
~nion Building. They were all given
pportunities to shine.
On Saturday, 65 of them will be in
aakeup, costumes and character and
eady to perform in the Missoula Chil-
zen's Theatre's production of "Alice
a Wonderland" at 3 and 7 p.m. in the
chool's Performing Arts Center. Ad-
aission is $5.
That magical five-day transforma-
ion is made possible by c0~directors
[ira White and Katie Farreil, who
,ulled into town in a Chevy Silverado
~aded with costumes, scenery, props
x~d makeup - everything but the
,erformers. The Shelton Kiwanis Club
,ays for the annual visit.
Three local girls will play Alice: So-
*hia Larson is the smallest version,
[eelie Madison is the middle Alice, and
~adison Gill is the tallest. The cast
]so includes Kaya Sol as Margaret,
'ully Blackstad as the King of Hearts,
,ogan O'Day as the Knave of Hearts,
',hristine Nuxoll as the Queen of
tarts, Caedyn Hayes as the Gryphon
nd Makayla Floyd as the Mock Turtle.
Shanti Sol is the March Hare, Mat-
hias Ortiz-Bishop the Mad Hatter,
~melia Floyd the Doormouse, Sophia
~akhla the Duchess, Lillian Lake the
~ook, Trinity Schutt the Fish, J.D.
~aubion the Frog, and James Murphy
Iumpty Dumpty.
Emma Hickson, Aria Brown and
~ora Wood.play Cheshire Cats. Riley
~athews is Tweedle Dee, and Taylor
~eal is Tweedle Dum.
Abigail Carnahan is the Caterpil-
ar's head, and playing the body are
maiah Choi, Kaleah Sims, Collette
~Iullen, Brynley Hutchins and Cindy
todes. Brooke Billingsley, Ellaina Car-
~ahan, Sophia Teague, Laci Hutchins,
fli Clifton and Izzy McMorris play
[owers. Sara Stevens, Holland Sol,
Vill Tworzydlo, Amelia DePoe, Mi-
:ayla Hartnett, Carter Paysse, Wyatt
'aysse, Harmony Stevens, Natalie
~lenn and Taven Gordon portray cards.
ous year.
First, the kids were grouped rough-
ly by size. They were ~old to announce
their name and age, with flair, and then
recite such lines as, "This group needs a
leader! I'll be that leader! If it's OK with
you guys." They were encouraged to
speak loudly and clearly, be expressive,
and to listen and follow instructions.
The ,Shelton Kiwanis Foundation
has sponsored the program for about 25
years. Member Mary Lou Bongert, who
chairs the event, watched the auditions.
"They're just happy," she said. "Just
look at them!"
Bongert said she's amazed how
quickly the kids memorize their lines.
"They learn how to be quiet, how to
throw their voice, how to operate with
each other," she said.
In most towns, the PTA sponsors
the theater experience, Bongert said.
'~We need to continue it." she said.
Kiwanis member Sybil Jones said
she is impressed how quickly the co-
directors can choose their cast.
Farrell, a Portland resident, joined
Missoula Children's Theatre in May
2017. The most rewarding part is "the
kids that conquer their fear and you
get to see that," she said.
Farrell, who earned a Masters of
Fine Art degree, was auditioning in
Boston when she met a representative
from Missoula Children's Theatre.
"I didn't even know what or where
Missoula was," she said.
Nevertheless, "I was perking upbe-
cause my endgame is to teach," Farrell
said.
Farrel.1 has traveled most of the
states with the program, except the
Northeast, Alaska and Hawaii. "I like
the rural, small towns," she said.
At the beginning of the audition, ~outh~ompa~ed the Missouta
Vhite told them, '~ e want to talk
~bout a big word: commitment." The
~oung performers had to promise
o show up for rehearsals every day
tom 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Olympic Middle
~chool, and pledge to be at both perfor-
aances on Saturday.
'~ e want to find a part that's right
or you," Farretl told them. She encour-
aged the kids to audition next year if
hey didn't get cast that evening.
The turnout of 95 of children was
lown from previous years. Last year,
08 kids showed up, and 120 the previ-
Children's Theatre experience to his
family's annual visit to Costco.
The biggest reward is '%ringing arts to
the communities and see them succeed,"
she said. "And to see things in them that
maybe they didn't see in themselves."
White, who hails from North Caroli-
na, started touring in 2016. She hopes
for a career in teaching or acting.
"I like what I've learned about
teaching and kids' potential," she said.
The next stop .for the "two-woman
show" is Royal City in eastern Wash-
ington.
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