LHS has taken on the Broadway musical, “Matilda the Musical,” for its spring performance. Based on the Roald Dahl book, “Matilda” is a childish, fun, upbeat show that leaves the audience with a strong, impactful message.
Matilda Wormwood is a five-year-old prodigy fascinated by her books and the stories contained within them. Her parents, on the other hand, are glued to the “Telly” and have many salsa dance championships to catch. Her father, Harry Wormwood, decides to finally enroll her in school, and she begins her first days of kindergarten at Crunchem Hall, run by the school’s headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull, a world-class hammer thrower. Throughout the musical, Matilda meets many different kids, all while telling her local librarian a story about a spectacular acrobat and escapologist. Finding a happy balance between her home and school life is hard, but with the help of her teacher. Miss Honey, it becomes a bit easier, especially if she develops some unusual abilities.
Under the fantastic direction of Brian Hardie, Jacob Noordermeer, Kathy Ferguson, Anna Risty and Jason Raether, the cast, crew and pit orchestra will come together to put a childhood wonder on the stage on April 10, 11 and 12. The 10-12 all have performances at 7 p.m. and an additional matinee at 1 p.m. on the 12.
Senior= *
Cast:
Matilda Wormwood – Chalease Kenyon
Miss Agatha Trunchbull – Jacalyn Bechard*
Miss Honey – Nick Kvale*
Mr. Wormwood – Grant Wiessner
Mrs. Wormwood – Ellie Quinn
The Acrobat – Chloe Pliska
The Escapologist – Bobby Parker
Mrs. Phelps – Mayble Devine*
Bruce – Josh Raether
Lavender – Jackie Erickson
Amanda – Moriah Moser
Nigel – Kenlyn Hart
Tommy – Jonah Boyd*
Eric – Aedan Wagner
Alice – Molly Abels
Hortensia – Cora Hokanson
Doctor – Mark Hajal*
Nurse – Isa Larson
Children’s Entertainer – Charli Fickbohm
Michael Wormwood – Eli Wagley
Parent/Adult Ensemble – Ellie Boehrns, Aspen Keefer, Isa Larson, Marrie Luther, James Fletcher*, Eli Wagley, Gibson Wood
Young Kids – Tabatha Balcazar, Ella Bartz, Charlotte Desmond, McKinley Glanville, Molly Leuning, Berkeley Newell, Coralin Scholl, Porter Altena, Victor Nosal, Collin Wood
Big Kids – Malia Buchanan, Charli Fickbohm, Lila Garry, Madyson Jarrott, Charlie Metzger*, Johanna Neiderhiser, Gracie Savage, Layla Smith, Zoe Stevenson
Cook – James Fletcher*
Rudolpho – Mark Hajal*
Sergei – Porter Altena
Crew:
Lighting – Sam Fletcher, Hannah Skroch*
Spot Operators – Hannah Skroch*, Aidan Thill*
Sound – Andrew Eckart, Juliet Meyers
Stage Crew – Jackson Glanville*, Gage Lantgen*, Scout Minister, Mason Perkins, Spenser Terwilliger, Phoenix Wilson*
Properties – Kaci Beckneberg, Max Bennett, Scout Minister
Costumes – Abby Anderson, Lydia Boehrns, El Spencer*
Construction Crew – Evy Abild, Abby Anderson, Kaci Beckneberg, Max Bennett, Sam Fletcher, Jackson Glanville*, Bastian Jackels, Juliet Meyers, Scout Minister, Mason Perkins, Johnathan Serrano, Hannah Skroch*, Spenser Terwilliger, Aidan Thill*, Phoenix Wilson*
Stage Managers – Ilee Neemeyer*, Gabby Larson
Student Director – Jackson Klawonn*
Pit:
Keyboard I – Kathy Ferguson
Keyboard 2 – Linda Conrad
Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax – Henry Oppenheimer
Clarinet – Sabrina Luschas
Tenor Sax – Miles Broveleit*
Bass Clarinet – Allison Johnson
Trumpet – Anya Klemme, Dorian Ness*
Trombone – Ezra Hodgins
Bass Trombone – Hudson Schumacher
Cello – Megan Smith*, Katherine Spencer
Guitar – Topher Post*
Bass – Dom Curry
Drumset – Eliot Gongopoulos
Auxiliary Percussion – Layla Brouwer
Conductor – Jacob Noordermeer
