 |
|
 Nancy
and Joe are on a field trip in England and go exploring in a
forest knoll near Dover Beach. Joe discovers a boulder with a
sign on it that reads, "Whosoever removes this sword will
be the rightful King of England." Shortly after, a 1500
year old woman appears out of nowhere, claiming to be a personal
friend of Merlin the magician. It is here that she weaves the
tale of King Arthur and how he became King of England. Flashbacks
of King Arthur's court include characters such as the Archbishop
of Canterbury, Sir Hector, Pellinor, Tor, Grifeth, Lady Sybil,
and Lady Catherine. |
MERLIN and the Magic Sword is in production by Kirby Chittenden's fifth grade class and will feature 25 students in a play written by professional actress and producer Connor Snyder. The show opens on Tuesday, May 13. The 30-minute play will also be featured in the 2003 Learning Expo at Lake Hills. Students have been preparing for the production since March and invite friends and family to share in their theatrical magic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria focuses on "locking" the chicken wire around a boulder for the set before cloth strips and diluted drywall compound is applied Kristen, Lauren, and Kayla.
|
Lake Hills Elementary School 18181 Dogwood Drive Spring Lake, MI Tuesday, May 13 11:30a | 7:20p | 8:00p Wednesday, May 14 12:30p Thursday, May 15 12:30p Tuesday, May 20 12:30p Thursday, May 22 12:30p |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Set artist Bonnie Benes worked with our class on the design and painting. With latex paint, sponges, brushes, and a custom palette of colors, each student helped paint the backdrop. Scenic areas included the Archbishop's office, the forest knoll, as well as the castle.   |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 Costumes are important to this class play and our parents are very helpful in designing, measuring, and making costumes for members of King Arthur's court. In fact, we had so many costumes to construct that Mr. Chittenden hauled out his tools to help make a backstage costume rack for the cast. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Merlin, a servant, Uther Pendragon, Queen Egraine, Martha, and Merlin's gremlins gather around the infant King Arthur. |
 From the past comes Gilda to retell the story of King Arthur to Joe and Nancy who have been exploring in the forest knoll of Dover, England. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pelinor, Wendel, Tor, Grifeth, Lady Catherine, King Arthur, and Lady Sybil gather around as Arthur successfully removes it from the stone. |
 The scribes, the Archbishop, meet with Merlin to discuss his plans to introduce Arthur, the son of Uther Pendragon, as the rightful king of England. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLICK HERE FOR A CAST PHOTO |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
