Afterglow Interviews with Cast of St. Louis School's The Lion King Kids
St. Louis School is basking in the glow of their newest musical production - Disney's The Lion King Kids. It was a huge success with makeup and costumes worthy of a Broadway performance. The performances took place over April 13 - 14th after many months of preparation that started in November.
Director, Darren Benson talks about the significance of the play "when deciding on which play to perform, the choice was clear, "The Lion King" is such a great story about family, just like our St. Louis family. It is a tale of loss, mirroring our own loss of Havoc (St. Louis School's Therapy Dog) this year. It is about rising up to reveal our inner strength. The students have amazed us with their performances. Many of them have come to life on the stage as we never could have imagined. Theatre is about imagination and taking the audience to a different world to forget about our own troubles just for a moment." To hear more from Mr. Benson's afterglow interview please click on this audio file:
Under all the makeup and fur we have an amazing cast of students who played the roles of some of the main characters. We caught up with them at the school's afterglow party to talk about their experience:
Chloe Frenette - Scar
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Miguel DaCosta - Young Simba
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"My favorite part of the Lion King was getting to be evil and having a big part."Click on the audio file below to listen to Cloe's full interview:
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"My favorite part was just feeling like I have something this school can remember me by."Click on the audio file below to listen to Miguel's full interview.
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Owen Richardson - Timon
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Ella Hilhorst - Sarabi
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"My favorite part was just how silly he (Timon) is and fun to be."Click on the audio file below to listen to Owen's full interview:
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"The experience was very cool because you could see in real life all the different costume and props and you really paid attention to the actual lines and what they meant instead of watching the movie."Click on the audio file below to listen to Ella's full interview:
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Shaye Symonds - Pumba
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Maverick Wickham - Mufasa
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"My favorite part is that I got to show who I am. I became the character (Pumba)."Click on the audio file below to listen to Shaye's full interview:
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"What I love about St. Louis School is that everyone is one big happy family."Click on the audio file below to listen to Maverick's full interview:
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Large scale musical productions are a long standing tradition and trademark of excellence at St. Louis School. Every second year the entire school community is involved in one capacity or another in preparing for a musical production. Generally, there is a role for each student. It's a true community event from costume design and sewing, makeup, set design, singing and so much more. These productions are a testament to excellence in Catholic Education.