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“IT HAS BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING SHOW BUT THE AESTHETICS OF IT ALL ARE GORGEOUS AND THE COSTUMES
REBECCA SCHAFFER, DIRECTOR
ARE SPECTACULAR.”
reality and which parts have been exag- gerated over time.
This is Schaffer’s second show for the Whitefish Theatre Company, fol- lowing last year’s incredibly popular presentation of a Steampunk version of “Oliver!” Schaffer, who is also working with a Missoula-based theater company on a Christmas cabaret show at Crush Lounge this month, is now based out of Philadelphia and will return home at the conclusion of “The King and I.”
“It has been a very challenging show but the aesthetics of it all are gorgeous and the costumes are spectacular,” she said. “It took a lot of time and effort to get this together but we’ve got an ex- tremely talented cast.”
Casting for the production was in late September and since then the 38 cast members have been meeting almost daily to get ready for the show that opens
Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Performances contin- ue on Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 4:30 p.m. and Dec. 7, 14, and 21 at 4 p.m.
Tickets for the show are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $8 for stu- dents with reserved seating. Tickets to the Dec. 4 preview performance are just $10 and can only be purchased at the door. After that, tickets can be pur- chased at the box office, over the phone by calling 406-862-5371 or online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org.
The show’s producers promise that “The King and I” will be the musical event of the holiday season in Whitefish and they are undoubtedly ready to put the fruits of their labor on stage.
“I hope people come away with a bet- ter understanding of the story but are also highly entertained,” Schaffer said.
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Amy Chisholm, top left, plays Anna, Henry Spradlin plays Louis, Mikey Winn plays the King and Faith Arakaki plays Prince Chulalongkorn. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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