Senior high theater troupe stages Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Thursday through Saturday

Princeton Senior High School's theater troupe brings Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" to the school auditorium this week, with three performances Thursday through Saturday.

Varsity Theatre Troupe 177 performs at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, Nov. 14, according to the Princeton Herald. Theater instructor Lisa Nalls directs.

The district's weekly Express News newsletter, which also announced the show, lists the same dates but gives an evening time for Saturday as well, so families planning on a Saturday night seat should confirm the schedule with the school.

The Herald's cast list runs to more than 30 students, many of them doubling as maidens, footmen, townspeople and the mice and horses that carry Cinderella to the ball. A student technical crew handles stage management, LED and area lighting, sound and projections.

Also on the Princeton ISD calendar

Dance clinic: The Claw Crew dance team holds a mini clinic from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Princeton Senior High for ages 4 to 14. The $30 fee includes a shirt, walk-ins are welcome, and participants learn a routine they can perform at the team's winter showcase, set for 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in the main gym. Showcase admission is $5.
Food drive: Every campus is collecting donations for the district's annual holiday food drive, which benefits Princeton Gives, through Nov. 20.
Yearbook deadline: Families of seniors have until Friday, Nov. 13, to buy and submit senior recognition ads online through Jostens. The district says ads must be created and paid for online and not sent to the school.
Thanksgiving break: All Princeton ISD schools and offices close for the full Thanksgiving week, Nov. 23 to 27, and reopen Nov. 30.

Sources

princetonherald.com

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