Need to get out of Dodge? Bring the family and take a trip to Narnia.

Four Seasons Musical Theatre is putting on its rendition of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe this weekend.

MetchosinB次元官网网址檚 seven-year-old Lily Cave has landed one of the leading roles in the play, the character of Lucy.

Terry Rowsell, the showB次元官网网址檚 director and companyB次元官网网址檚 president explained that normally an 11 year old would be cast to play Lucy, as most younger kids couldnB次元官网网址檛 pull off the demanding role.

B次元官网网址淭he audience will be blown away,B次元官网网址� Rowsell said.

Precocious Cave is a triple threat in this roll as an actor, singer and dancer. B次元官网网址淭his is pretty exciting for me,B次元官网网址� she said.

As for remembering her lines, Cave has a special technique B次元官网网址� practising with her toys.

B次元官网网址淚 have miniature dolls and a doll house and I practise that way,B次元官网网址� Cave said.

A young veteran of the stage, Cave has been in several performance with Four Seasons.

B次元官网网址淪he has played little supporting roles,B次元官网网址� Rowsell said.

In the story, Lucy and her sibling are sent to live with their uncle during the Second World War due to a bomb scare.

At the uncleB次元官网网址檚 house Lucy discovers a magic wardrobe that takes her and her siblings to the land of Narnia.

Aside from being entertaining, the play delivers valuable life lessons, Rowsell said.

B次元官网网址淚t teaches the importance of courage and sticking together.B次元官网网址�

For Cave she said one of the lessons in the play that she likes is, B次元官网网址淚t teaches you to be nicer to your brothers and sisters.B次元官网网址�

The theatre company  purchased the rights to the Broadway script for $5,000, money worth spending, Rowsell said.

He has added a few adaptations of his own to the production.

B次元官网网址淚n the C.S. Lewis book there are illustrations where you can see faces on the trees. Also (in the story) the beavers raise the issue that some of the trees may be spies,B次元官网网址� Rowsell said.

To illustrate this Rowsell has created a living set with actors playing trees.

B次元官网网址淭he tress dance and exchange their branches (to symbolize the changing of the seasons),B次元官网网址� Rowsell said.

With a living set and vast array of characters, this cast consists of 32 people. On average a Four SeasonB次元官网网址檚 cast is usually around 15 people.

A professional ballerina has been cast to play the character of the white stage, a deer who dances throughout the play.

B次元官网网址淭his is not a kid show or an adult show, but a family show,B次元官网网址� Rowsell said.

All shows are at Isabelle Reader Theatre, 1026 Goldstream Ave., in Spencer middle school.

Shows are Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www.fourseasonsmusicaltheatre.com.

reporter@goldstreamgazette.com