The Big Foot High School drama club will be performing the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast on three different occasions for the general public. Performance dates are Feb. 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. and on March 1 at 2 p.m.Â
Over 50 student actors, musicians and crew members are involved in the performance which is being directed by Big Foot music teacher Liza Shapin. Music teacher Neal Raskin will be conducting the live orchestra soundtrack.Â
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Melissa Konkel, front, plays Belle in a Beauty and the Beast production at Big Foot High School surrounded by, left to right, Maggie Norman, Dejanira Ortiz, Lauren Glos, Itzel Ruiz, Austin Buchholz, Ethan Latilla, Lacey Klade and Tiffany Borger.
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From left to right, Jeffery Martin as Gaston, Hannh Nordmeyer as LeFou and Melissa Konkel as Belle in a dress rehearsal for the Big Foot High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast.
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Big Foot High School students Lauren Glos, left, and Melissa Konkel, right, during a Feb. 21 dress rehearsal of Beauty and the Beast.Â
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Students at Big Foot High School practice their production of Beauty and the Beast, scheduled to open at the school’s auditorium Feb. 28. See more photos of page 3B.
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Melissa Konkel playing Belle, right, and Jacob Laing playing Belle's father, left, in the Big Foot High School's production of Beauty and the Beast.Â
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Jacob Curtis puts the final touches on audio and light settings before a Feb. 21 Beauty and the Beast dress rehearsal at Big Foot High School.Â
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Big Foot music teacher Neal Ruskin conducting the musical's live orchestra soundtrack during a dress rehearsal.Â
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Cast members of Big Foot High School's Beauty and the Beast production gather around director and music teacher Liza Shapin for instruction before a Feb. 20 dress rehearsal.Â
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