B-OPS thespians, led by Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre, present ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Twenty-seven Butterfield-Odin Public School (B-OPS) thespians in grades 5-12 – led by a duo of directors/actors from the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre – will present Jack and the Beanstalk on the B-OPS school stage this weekend following an intense week of rehearsals.
Auditions and rehearsals began today (Monday, March 27), with showtimes set for this Friday, March 31, with a 7 p.m. curtain time and Saturday, April 1, beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets for the hour-long show are $7 for adults and $5 for students in grades kindergarten-12.
The audience will have the opportunity to experience the storyline of the English fairy tale as Jack travels up-and-down the beanstalk in an effort to save his village – meeting many characters along the way.
Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s pair of professional actors/directors on hand for the week include Bobby Duncalf, who also appears onstage as The Ringmaster/The Giant and Audra Giachino, who portrays the roles of the Storyteller/Lucia the Giant’s Wife.
B-OPS cast members are –
+ Jack – Danny Sanchez.
+ Jessie, Jack’s Friend – Julie Saunders.
+ Jack’s Mother – Abbey McDaniel.
+ Old Jeb – Aidan Hiebert.
+ Enoch Slumlord – Jordan Dougherty.
+ Prissy – Mckenna Steinbrink.
+ Sally – Madi Whitney.
+ The Treasures – Milky (Kali Xayaphonesongkham), Princess Harp (Jennifer Perez) and Goose (Kylie Fisch).
+ Carnies – Bobo (Norely Sanchez), Coco (Berenice Morales), Stella (Addison Hanson) and Carnie (Maggie Wegner).
+ Birds – Toucan (Devon Aguilar), Peacock (Kaiyana Xayaphonesongkham), Owl (Emerson Fisch), Turkey (Mohammed Yusuf) and Bird (Kayla Torrez).
+ The Orchestranians – Luis Morales, Mercedes Lenning, Mahryn Dougherty, Mackenzie Christensen, Victoria Navarrete and Diana Rodrieguez.
+ Trolls – Dalton Braaten and Carlos Rodriguez.
About the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre
The Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre (PFCT) is a professional touring theatre company based in Barrett, and has been bringing a theatrical experience to communities across the upper Midwest since 1987. Prairie Fire tours a variety of original musical adaptations of classic tales.
Throughout the entire year, Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre sends two professional Actors/Directors to a community for the one-week residency. Local children fill the roles, and PFCT provides everything needed to do the show. After a week of rehearsing, the cast performs the play twice on the weekend.
