Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School’s Drama Department put
on an epic show to commemorate 200 years of Alabama history. Set on train bound
for Huntsville, a house in Tuscumbia, a public library in downtown Montgomery,
the fictional town of Maycomb, and a child’s bedroom right before bedtime, Alabama
Stories is a vignette depicting different aspects of Alabama culture and
history from all over the state. Borrowing scenes from various plays, Alabama
Stories featured actors from elementary through high school. Snippets from "Alabama
Story," "Zelda at the Oasis," "The Miracle Worker,"
"To Kill a Mockingbird," "Rocket City, Alabam'," and
"Big Fish" took the audience through high, low, and revolutionary
moments set throughout the state.
The students worked hard and had to overcome several
logistical challenges to successfully pull off the production. Elementary
students had to travel to the high school campus for rehearsals, which often
ran late into the evening several days a week. Many of the actors participate
in other activities, and there were days when football playoffs, cross country
meets, and robotics competitions conflicted with play practice. Additionally,
many of the actors had never been in a high school production before and had to
learn principles of stage presence and voice projection. In spite of all of
these obstacles, the play went off without a hitch and to great applause from
the audience.
“I am so proud of all of these students,” said Drama
Department Director, Kate Berry. “It was an ambitious production, but they
pulled it off beautifully.”
The spring drama production will be Thoroughly Modern
Millie, a story about a small-town girl who moves to New York and gets
swept up in the big city lifestyle. We look forward to that amazing
performance!
