A Saanich high school is asking theater-goers to look beyond the surface with a play about an unassuming town adjusting to change.
One Stoplight Town, by Tracey Wells, takes the audience on a ride through a small community where locals are struggling with the seasons of life, from high school to mid-life, everyone in this play is confronting change.
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While Plant said their performing arts program is not quite back to where it was pre-COVID, he hopes that people will take some time out of their busy holiday schedules to attend.
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Plant said the play is appropriate for all ages and is a light-hearted and funny take on the difficulties that come with growth, with the installation of the stoplight as both a catalyst for change and a backdrop for new experiences in the town.
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The production, which is just one of the many that Claremont Secondary School has put on in the past years, involves 14 actors, 16 stage crew and nearly 50 members of the school that helped build the set.
The kids have been working to make the show a reality since mid-September.
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It also has a unique bit of the community at the heart of the show: a real, working stoplight from the District of Saanich.
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The show is a part of the studentB次元官网网址檚 curriculum for a course that teaches the ins-and-outs of theater production.
Claremont High SchoolB次元官网网址檚 winter play will show Dec.1-3 and Dec.8-10,at 7:30 p.m. at the Ridge Playhouse. All tickets will be $10 at the door.
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