Students from Grades Seven and Eight at Niverville Collegiate are preparing for their debut of their Christmas program, a musical version of the classic Cinderella fairy tale.
The Return of the Glass Slipper will be a two-night performance, opening on Wednesday, December 12 and ending on Thursday, December 13. The performances start at 7:00 p.m. and tickets will be available for $5 (adults) and $2 (those under 18). Cookies and cider will be sold at intermission.
Deanna Wiebe, the school’s guidance counsellor, says that the middle years students put on a Christmas production every December, and the senior years students present a spring drama every May.
“The kids audition in general and then Mrs. Hinton and I assign the roles based on acting and singing abilities,” Wiebe explains.
The students have been rehearsing The Return of the Glass Slipper for two months and are ready to show off their hard work. Wiebe does most of the behind-the-scenes work, directing, organizing costumes and props, handling media, and creating the programs. She is joined in these efforts by Judith Hinton.
This will be Wiebe’s last middle school performance, as she will be transferring to the new high school next year.
“We have such talented kids and I love being able to give them a place to shine,” Wiebe says. “We went with a musical this Christmas because this group is especially gifted in singing.”
