MOULTRIE —
A cast of 70 students is putting the final touches on their upcoming presentation of the classic “Les Miserables.”
The Colquitt County High School Choral Department, will present “Les Miserables,” in the Withers Auditorium starting Thursday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. The show will run Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10.
“There’s redemption, gunplay, a love triangle and a villain. There’s something for everyone in this show,” said Travis Kern, director.
“Les Miserables,” a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg, is based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. It is the second longest-running musical in the world and the third longest-running show in Broadway history. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010.
Set during 19th century France, the story follows Jean Valjean, a former prisoner, who tries to make a new life for himself when he is released and then, later, maintain his new life for his adopted daughter, during a time of violent uprising and rebellion.
“This show is about redemption. It’s about being able to learn from your mistakes and learn about love,” said Kern.
Kern said that he had started thinking about doing this show over the summer and contacted his “crew” and asked them what they thought about tackling the show.
“And the report was positive,” he added.
He said it also had a lot to do with the caliber of students he had this year and it was a dream of his to do the show.
“This is one that you have to mature into as a director. You have to work your way up to it,” he said, a 15- year veteran of directing musicals at the high school.
He also said that the challenges were numerous with this show — challenging music, challenging staging, challenging lighting.
“And I like a challenge,” he added.
“You want the kids to be challenged. You want them to walk away saying ‘yes, we accomplished something’,” he said.
The show includes a cast of 70 students and ten stage-crew members. Kern and his crew of volunteers and students started building the set about the first week of January but have been planning it since August.
“We had some alumni come help and build. They’re awesome,” he said.
He also said, laughing, that some of them “fussed” at him because he was doing “Les Miserables” now and instead of doing it when they were in school.
He said the he hopes that his students and his audience take away from this show a sentiment which is sung in the last song, “To love another person is to see the face of God.”
“Come. Come see the show. You will leave here uplifted and with a song in your heart,” is Kern’s message to the community-at-large.
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Colquitt County High School choral students are busy in rehearsal for 'Les Miserables,' which will open on Thursday, at 8 p.m., in Withers Auditorium at the high school. The show will run Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. In the foreground, are Johnathan Brown as Marius and Allie McCracken as Eponine. Josh Brionnes
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