By Dan Bechtold, Editor
A Winner audience was swept away into the enchanted world of “Beauty and the Beast” this weekend as Winner High School presented this classic play.
It was absolutely wonderful, magical, colorful and full of energy.
I was amazed and so proud of this cast who put all for their energy into three nights of performances at the Winner Community Playhouse. The cast performed to a sold out crowd all three nights.
It is a large cast and each person did their part to make the play enjoyable for the audience.
Nick Blare was absolutely outstanding as the beast. He was fierce and powerful and the beast costume was just perfect.
Playing the prince who is turned into a beast was Matthew Hartley. He is just a joy to watch on the stage and he played the part of the arrogant prince to a tee.
The transformation from the prince to the beast was very good as two different persons played this role. It was a seamless transformation.
Playing opposite the beast as beauty was Elizabeth Jankauskas. In the musical, beauty is known a s Belle and the Winner senior was the perfect beauty.
And who else but John Kludt, Mason Schuyler, Isaac Naasz and Cam Irick could pull off playing a clock, masterpiece painting and a moving chair. They were having fun on stage and their enthusiasm was very evident to the audience.
Kenzie Irick is great as Madame Rondeau, a widow who owns a farm and the mother of Beauty.
Brielle Bachmann and Sadie Woods, played the princesses; Andrew Taylor was the captain, Katy Lantz as the old woman who casts the spell on the beast, Gracie Littau and Heather Rowe as servants, Hunter Shopene as the wolf, Molly Sperlich as the magic looking glass; Mary Calhoon and Shannon Duffy as sisters of Beauty; Jacob Woods as Graspo and Jack Ducheneaux as Greedo.
And Ty Bolton pulls off a wonderful performance as Brutus, the dog.
Emily Moser played Rose Legend.
Party guests were Alex Meiners, Jace Voegeli, Taylor Audiss, Tessa Mann, Maggie DeMers, Megan Brozik, Madaline Watzel, Kendyl Bachmann, Finn Bartels, Cam Irick and Liliann Jelinek.
Directing this play were Kara Connot and Kelly Assman and they did a wonderful job.
Dan Patmore did his usual great job as the technical director for this play.
Ruth Novotny was the artistic director and her design of the castle was very good.
The costuming was colorful and fit the play very well.
This was the non musical version of “Beauty and Beast.”
This classical love story showcased the wonderful talent we have in Winner High School and middle school.
Bravo to all for a job well done!
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