Get ready for some acting, singing and dancing teens to dazzle audiences with a fresh new script written just for them.

Spencer middle school students are on centre stage showing you behind the scenes in The Show Must Go On.

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When it comes to Spencer theatre performances, Berenyi puts pen to the paper and writes all the scripts herself.

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There are 60 students involved in the production.

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The Show Must Go On plays March 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. at Isabelle Reader Theatre in Spencer middle school, 1026 Goldstream Ave. Tickets are $10. For more information or to purchase tickets call 250-474-1291.

charla@goldstreamgazette.com

Did you know?

B次元官网网址� Spencer middle school is adding a musical theatre course to the Grade 8 and 9 curriculum next year.