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Animal Farm
performed by the High School Ensemble Company
Adapted by Nelson Bond
From the novel by George Orwell
May 12-15, 2010 • Wachovia Playhouse
All seats $10
Children’s Theatre’s high school Ensemble Company presents a bold adaptation of the 1945 Orwell classic Animal Farm. When mistreated animals take over a farm from their human owners, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice and equality. Power corrupts however, and the animals at the top of the social and political chain begin to manipulate this noble ideology for their own purposes. Seen as a critique against Stalinist Russian when first published, the biting satire of Animal Farm continues to shed light on the importance of freedom and the dangers of totalitarianism today.
For Ages 12+/Grades 8+
Best enjoyed by Upper Middle and High School ages |
About the Ensemble Company
Children's Theatre of Charlotte provides FREE pre-professional training to high school actors who possess evident ability and a strong commitment to theatre work. Selected by audition, the students may receive school credit as part of our partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Ensemble meets for three-hour classes most Saturdays and Sundays throughout the school year to study voice, movement, characterization, script analysis, improvisation, and production. The company produces a full-scale production at the end of the season.
Many Ensemble members go on to pursue acting in college and in their careers. Students have advanced to nationally recognized theatre programs at NYU, Northwestern, Boston University and UCLA. |
