When librarian Russ Morrison was putting together his own ideas for Belmont secondaryB次元官网网址檚 new learning commons, he told the design team that it should be modeled after the one in The Breakfast Club.
Little did he know how true his wish would become.
The room, which boasts a large open-concept space on the lower floor and the bulk of the book shelves on the upper, will act as the set of the iconic story when Belmont students perform their version of the John Hughes-directed story beginning on June 9.
When Morrison heard that teacher Sean Cowie was planning to put on a rendition of the play, he went to him and asked if the film teacher had thought about holding the play in the learning commons, a concept that Cowie was already toying with.
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Book shelves will be rolled out of the way and a screen will drop down in order to feature a few pre-recorded scenes for the show. Space will be limited to 100 audience members for each of the seven planned performances.
As for the cast, some of the main characters say there are some parallels to be drawn between themselves and the iconic five-some that gets slapped with an all-day detention.
Just like the characters they portray, the actors in BelmontB次元官网网址檚 upcoming performance of The Breakfast Club came from different friend groups but found a connection with each other.
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Cowie will step in as principal Vernon, and was quick to praise the work of the ensemble cast, who have only been working on the production for a couple of months in order to have it ready for the June shows.
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The Breakfast Club will be on stage in BelmontB次元官网网址檚 learning commons on June 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15. All performances will start at 7 p.m., except for a 1 p.m. matinee on June 10.
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