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Christ School Theater is proud to present Lord of the Flies by Nobel Prize winner William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams. This play, not often produced in the United States, is directed by Mary Dillon with Artistic Direction by Sarah Baldwin.
Lord of the Flies runs May 12-15 at Pingree Theater on the Christ School campus.
William Golding’s classic novel, a potent allegory about the loss of innocence and the decline of civilization, is brought to dramatic life in Nigel Williams’s adaptation. A plane evacuating people from mass terrorist attacks on U.S. cities crashes on a deserted island. The only survivors are a group of schoolboys. By day, it’s a tropical paradise of sun and sea; but each night, their dreams are inhabited by a terrifying beast. Myth and nature combine in a dynamic exploration of power, democracy, and the struggle between good and evil that exists within us all. Lord of the Flies brings up many issues central to the lives of today’s adolescents – peer pressure, bullying, gang rivalry – in its depiction of reason versus chaos.
The strong ensemble cast features Daniel Beale as Piggy, Alejandro Arguindegui as Ralph, Trevor Murrah as Jack, Preston Coleman as Simon, Townshend Budd as Roger, Belk McDill as Bill, George Janvier as Maurice, and Jake Johnson as Henry. Joining the cast from off campus are three young actors, Eli Dowling and Wilton Graves from local Cane Creek Middle School, and Clarke MacDonald, homeschooled. All are 7th grade students who plan to attend Christ School next year as 8th graders.
The theater artists and technicians bringing this island world to life are led by Ms. Sarah Baldwin and include Chris Schiebout, Daniel Zhang, Braxton Poole, Max Dressler, and Thomas Bolick. A new team that just formed this spring, the Journeymen, helped construct the set and solve design challenges. This group of students led by Mr. Ben Dowling and Mr. Ross Weathersbee built the elaborate set in just two weeks.
Performances begin with a matinee on Thursday, May 12 at 4:30. Evening performances are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30 pm. Admission is free to the public.
Due to the graphic and violent subject material parental discretion is advised for young children.
For more information, call 828 684-6232.
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