The Brownwood High School Theatre Department is getting set for their fall production of “The Little Mermaid” which opens to the public on November 4th.

The play is based on the well known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.

This adaptation of the story is not what many people might expect with interesting characters and unexpected plot twists, according to director Larry Mathis.

“It’s based on the same story by Hans Christian Andersen, but it is a totally different adaptation,” Mathis said. “We wanted to get as far away from the Disney version as we could although there are some Disney-ish elements.”

The set is colorful and vibrant and features a triple video backdrop that gives the feel of being underwater from most of the production.

“We used the same video concept from last year’s production of “Peter Pan” and expanded it for this set,” Mathis said.

The play runs about 1 hour and 30 minutes and will be open to the public for 5 performances in the Dorothy McIntosh Fine Arts Center auditorium at the high school.  Tickets will be available at $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Public performance dates and times include:

Monday, November 4…7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 5…7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 7…7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 9…2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Click the photo gallery below for photos from a recent dress rehearsal.

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CAST AND CREW

 

WOMAN (Aunt Mattie)………………………………………………..HALEY LAWSON

CHILD (Angeline)……………………………………………………. .MEGAN POINTER

SEA CAPTAIN…………………………………………………………..TANNER CROW

SAILOR (Mr. Bones)…………………………………………………..ALEX VARGAS

PRINCE……………………………………………………………………KOLTON ROBERTSON

NATHAN CLEVENGER………………………………………………TREY FAWCETT

BLUEBEARD……………………………………………………………JOSIE BORGIA

CALLIE CODFISH……………………………………………………..ASHLEY BRANHAM

MARIANA (The Little Mermaid)……………………………………FAITH BAILEY

SYRENE…………………………………………………………………..BROOKLYN BRITTON

SAYSHA…………………………………………………………………..LINDSEY MCKINNEY

SERYL……………………………………………………………………..SHANNON PARRISH

SADIE………………………………………………………………………MCKENNA MCDONALD

KING POSEIDON……………………………………………………..JOSH SOTO

RED LOBSTER…………………………………………………………KRISTEN STANKE

MAKITA……………………………………………………………………LAUREN PETERSON

LORD SQUID’o…………………………………………………………COLTON SIMPSON

PRUDENCE……………………………………………………………..KRYSTAL SAN MIGUEL

TRUDY THE TURTLE………………………………………………..AVERY MORRIS

TORT THE TURTLE…………………………………………………. MERCEDES SLIGER

SEA WITCH (Queen Lorraine)…………………………………….SHEYANNE COLE

QUEEN EVELYN……………………………………………………….COURTNEY LINDSEY

FIREFLY #1………………………………………………………………JORDAN SNAPP

FIREFLY #2/STYLIST…………………………………………………HILLARY CROFT

SEAHORSE/TAILOR………………………………………………….BRANDON GARCIA

JELLY FISH #1………………………………………………………….AUDREY MCKILLIP

JELLY FISH #2………………………………………………………… XANA HAMMONDS

REVEREND MARLIN…………………………………………………MR. FAIRCLOTH OR BRANDON GARCIA

 

 

 

CREW

LIGHTS……………………………..KELSEY LEON & SAWYER DODDS

SOUND……………………………..STEPHANIE THOMPSON

STAGE MANAGER……………..KYLE CUMMINGS

TICKET MANAGER…………….SHELBY CRYSLER

VIDEO SPECIALIST…………….HOPE BAILEY, CADE PATTERSON

SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR…….RACHEL ARRINGTON

SET CONSTRUCTION………..CAST AND CREW