Looking for the future of theatre talent?
It's onstage in Burnaby this month.
Local secondary schools are staging several performances in the next couple of weeks, and theatre enthusiasts are invited to check them out.
Among them:
* Zombie Prom: Moscrop Secondary School is presenting its first-ever musical March 10 to 14. Zombie Prom is a musical comedy that brings to life a 1950s horror comic book. The story features a young rebel named Jonny (Joshua Lam), who, in the name of love, hurls himself into the town's nuclear treatment silo and returns as a teenage nuclear zombie. His star-crossed lover, Toffee (Maddy de la Rama) is heartbroken and confused, while the whole town debates the rights of the undead. The principal, Mrs. Strict (Anne Qu), bans Jonny from the prom and threatens to cancel it if he appears.
The production also stars David MacLennan as Eddie.
Zombie Prom is directed by a team of visual and performing arts teachers: Bryn Williams (producer-director), Ashley Chow (director-choreographer) and Kelly Arnold (director-vocal director).
Moscrop Secondary is at 4433 Moscrop St. Shows are at 7 p.m. in the drama room (Room 108). See moscropsecondary.com.
* Guys & Dolls: Burnaby South Secondary School is taking a walk back into the past for its presentation of this Broadway classic, which brings together the world of gamblers and those working to save souls - with the classic characters of Nathan Detroit, Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown, best known from the 1955 movie starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. This teen interpretation is onstage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre March 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $13 for students, $18 regular; at the door they're $15 and $20. Details and tickets online at http://south.sd41.bc.ca.
* Grease: Burnaby North Secondary is producing the classic teen love story of the greaser Danny and good girl Sandy - immortalized on the silver screen by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the 1978 film. It runs March 5 to 8 at 7 p.m. in the North gym. Tickets are $10 for students, $12 for adults. Burnaby North is at 751 Hammarskjold Dr. More details online at north.sd41.bc.ca/.
* The Rocky Horror Show: Burnaby Mountain Secondary School is staging the camp classic, led by Grade 12 student Isaac Caverzan, who is directing and starring as Frank-N-Furter. Caverzan is leading the production as part of an independent directed study course based off Directing 12, and he has recruited a team of students from grades 9 through 12 to take part. The production is entirely student-run, with the help of two alumni It's onstage March 5, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. Burnaby Mountain is at 8800 Eastlake Dr. See mountain.sd41.bc.ca. Tickets are $15 and $20.
* Les Belles Soeurs and 7 Stories: Burnaby Central is presenting two Canadian comedies: Morris Panych's 7 Stories and Michel Tremblay's Les Belles Soeurs (in English). Performances are March 4, 5 and 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students, $12 for adults. They can be bought at the door on show night or reserved by emailing carol.mann@sd41.bc.ca. Burnaby Central is at 6011 Deer Lake Parkway. See central.sd41.bc.ca.
